Trusha Kachhela appointed as Head of Legal Business Solutions by PwC UK

PwC has appointed Trusha Kachhela as the UK firm’s new Head of Legal Business Solutions from 1 July 2023. Trusha is a Corporate Tax Partner at PwC and has been with the firm for almost 30 years, holding the position of Central Region Tax Leader since 2018. Trusha succeeds Teresa Owusu-Adjei, who has held the role of Head of Legal Business Solutions in the UK since 2021.

As Head of Legal, Trusha will lead a legal business that comprises around 300 lawyers and other legal professionals in the UK and forms part of PwC’s multidisciplinary practice of services.

Teresa has been appointed as PwC’s Global Tax and Legal Services Clients and Markets leader. She will transition from the Head of Legal Business Solutions role to focus on the clients and markets strategy for PwC’s global Tax, Legal and People services.

Trusha Kachhela, Head of Legal Business Solutions at PwC UK, says:

“I am delighted to be asked to lead our growing multidisciplinary legal services business. We have been successful across the legal business practice over the past few years, especially in our alternative delivery models for legal services, and I am looking forward to driving the next phase of our plans forward. Our aim remains to focus on those areas that complement the services PwC provides to give our clients holistic, innovative legal and business solutions to their issues.”

“I would like to take this opportunity to thank Teresa for the outstanding contribution, and innovation she has made over the last two years as Head of Legal, and look forward to working with her as a key global partner in our wider legal business.”

Teresa Owusu-Adjei, Global Tax and Legal Clients & Markets leader, adds:

“I feel privileged to have had the opportunity to lead our legal business through a period of growth, in terms of the size and the scope of the services we provide. I am delighted to pass on the leadership role to Trusha and wish her every success in the role.”

Laura Hinton, PwC UK’s Tax, Legal and People & Organisation leader, says:

“Our Legal Business Solutions continue to be an important area of growth for PwC. We are investing in our legal practice, for example through our recent alliance with Harvey AI, as there is a significant opportunity for us to support our clients to deliver cutting-edge innovative legal solutions. As businesses continue to transform, we are taking this opportunity to align the leadership of our legal business with an experienced partner who will continue the innovation we are providing clients across our legal business.”