Bloomberg Law
Jan. 16, 2019, 7:31 PM UTC

New Breed of Law Firm Execs Drive Innovation to Next Level

Sam Skolnik
Sam Skolnik
Reporter

In late 2018, one of the first tasks of the new chief innovation and value officer at Blank Rome, Linda Novosel, was to work with associates and practice groups to spur legal innovation ideas.

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner’s top innovator, Katie DeBord, in November co-founded Cantilever, a legal operations consultancy designed to support in-house legal teams.

And over the last year, Orrick’s Wendy Butler Curtis and her 50-person-strong innovation group worked on a wide range of artificial intelligence-infused projects for clients, and hosted a large law firm hackathon with the goal of “reinventing and streamlining legal processes.”

Wendy Butler Curtis
Wendy Butler Curtis
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe

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