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AI guru Susskind wins new Commonwealth role

Richard Susskind, one of the UK’s best-known experts on legal market technology and artificial intelligence (AI), has been appointed to a new position of special envoy for justice and AI to the secretary-general of the Commonwealth, Patricia Scotland KC. Susskind’s focus in this new role will be on helping the 56 Commonwealth countries use AI […]

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Clients are yet to see AI benefits, Deloitte survey claims

Clients are yet to see AI benefits from law firms, a report from Deloitte Legal has revealed. A new survey undertaken by Deloitte Legal has shone a light on the client sentiment behind the legal AI buzz. It stated that clients have yet to see any significant change or benefit in their law firms’ use […]

Newcastle

Clifford Chance’s Newcastle boss exits firm

The head of Clifford Chance’s office in Newcastle has left the firm after six years in charge. Lucy Nixon left the firm last week. She joined in 2018 when Clifford Chance acquired Carillion Advice Services, the paralegal and managed legal services arm of the contractor. Nixon joined Carillion in October 2007 as an operations manager, […]

Harvey for all: Ashurst rolls out genAI tool worldwide

Ashurst is rolling out the generative AI tool Harvey to all staff, following a successful global trial. The firm’s announcement means that employees worldwide will be able to use Harvey on aspects of work that includes document review, due diligence, drafting and market research. This applies to all lawyers and business services employees in a […]

Warsaw Poland

Clifford Chance launches third operations hub

Clifford Chance has launched its third global operations division- this time in Poland. The hub in Warsaw comes after similar launches in India and Newcastle, which already support teams across the world on innovation and improving client service delivery. There are two sites in India – in Gurugram and Hyderabad – meaning this is the […]

Olivia Wyld, Freshfields

Freshfields’ client delivery group head exits firm

The global head of Freshfields’ client delivery group, based in Manchester, has left after 20 years at the firm. Olivia Wyld joined Freshfields in 2004 as a trainee and continued to work as an associate in the corporate team until 2015. Wyld then relocated to Manchester and took on the role as head of the […]

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