BCLP’s NewLaw arm Cubed has introduced a new client-focused role to boost expansion in the EMEA region, following new ambitions for the development of the business driven by positive financials. Cubed has brought in a head of account management for EMEA in the form of Kirsty Dougan, who was previously head of Asia-Pacific for Vario, […]
Linklaters‘ in-house tech startup Nakhoda is launching its first new platform, five months after an overhaul of its innovation function. The firm’ venture is debuting a new contract automation platform, CreateiQ, that speeds up and the drafting of new contracts and transform each document into a bank of data that client companies can tap in […]
Legal operations guru Maria Passemard has left Lawyers on Demand (LOD) to join the burgeoning consulting arm of EY Law. Passemard has left her role at the flexible lawyer service after one year to become a senior manager at EY. She joined LOD last March as its first UK director of innovation and design, working […]
Two former Linklaters and Simmons & Simmons lawyers, who recently launched their second venture after the $10m sale of their first business, are looking to bolster their headcount with a new programme aimed at turning lawyers into startup gurus. The Lawyer reported last September that Stephen Scanlan, formerly a supervising associate at Simmons & Simmons, and Travis […]
A team of lawyers and technologists from Ashurst’s NewLaw arm is set to take on teaching duties as part of a module launched by the firm with the University of Stirling in Scotland. The firm is working with the university on a strategic partnership aimed at cultivating talent that will be able to populate the […]
Allen & Overy wants to increase collaboration between its lawyers and participants of incubator Fuse, while also expecting to run a “hybrid model” of working once a new cohort of start-ups are chosen. The incubator of the magic circle firm is set to start taking applications for its fifth cohort, with both emerging and established […]
PwC legal head Ed Stacey is to stand down from his role, handing over the reins to partner Teresa Owusu-Adjei. As UK head of legal, Owusu-Adjei will lead 400 lawyers and other legal professionals. She has been with the accountancy firm since 1995, and a financial services partner since 2008 Stacey was appointed head of […]
Shoosmiths‘ chief operating officer and board member is to leave the business after little more than a year in the newly-created position. Ben Bennett was hired in late 2019 as the firm’s first COO. Reporting to chief executive officer Simon Boss, he came in to support strategic growth and drive operational improvements. As part of […]
Clifford Chance has recruited a new chief people officer, while also appointing a global partner for talent from its City employment team. Grant Eldred joins as chief people officer, having worked as global head of HR transformation at Goldman Sachs. He starts at Clifford Chance in April, with the remit of implementing a new strategy and […]
Allen & Overy has hired its new global chief marketing and communications officer from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. Lucy Murphy joins the firm in July after over a decade at Freshfields. At A&O, she replaces Richard Grove, who is retiring from the firm after nearly 14 years. The new role means Murphy will have now held […]
DAC Beachcroft is cutting down the time it takes to onboard new clients with a revamped system, as the firm prepares for a more digital environment after the pandemic crisis. The firm is embarking on a pilot to automate the identification and verification steps included in its client acceptance process with the help of a […]
Slaughter and May has concluded an extensive review of its secretarial function, part of an effort to broaden its scope and shift to new ways of working. The review officially started at the beginning of 2019, but the arrival of the pandemic in 2020 hampered its progress. The changes came into effect early this year. […]
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