Special Counsel Continues Expansion With Raleigh Office

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Special Counsel(R), the legal staffing unit of MPS Group, Inc. , today announced the opening of an office in Raleigh, North Carolina. With this new office, Special Counsel now operates in 39 locations across the United States.

"Raleigh has a significant corporate presence and is home to a number of regional law firms that Special Counsel already services throughout the Carolinas," stated John Marshall, president of Special Counsel. "We are pleased to be able to provide a local presence to our existing clients in Raleigh and to offer additional services, such as our dedicated document review facilities in major markets throughout the United States, and Concise(R), our Internet-based transcript summary service."

"Special Counsel was the first full-service legal staffing firm in the Carolinas, and we have serviced the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area of the Carolinas for over ten years from our Charlotte office," added Terri Williams, senior vice president of Special Counsel. "With the new office in Raleigh, we will be able to better serve clients across the eastern half of the state."

About Special Counsel

Special Counsel is the largest provider of legal staffing services to corporate legal departments and law firms nationwide, including 99 of the 100 largest law firms in the United States. Special Counsel services include customized staffing and project management for e-discovery and document review projects of any size and location, as well as providing experienced legal professionals for general workload management, litigation support, and business transaction support. Specialized services include permanent placement of legal professionals at all levels, medical document review, Concise(R) deposition digesting, and court reporting services through Alderson Reporting. For more information, visit http://www.specialcounsel.com/.

About MPS Group

MPS Group is a leading provider of staffing, consulting, and solutions in the disciplines of information technology, finance and accounting, law, engineering, and healthcare. MPS Group delivers its services to government entities and businesses in virtually all industries throughout the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Europe. A Fortune 1000 company with headquarters in Jacksonville, Florida, MPS Group trades on the New York Stock Exchange. For more information about MPS Group, please visit http://www.mpsgroup.com/.