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Ariana Vojvodic interviews Molly MacGregor Molly MacGregor Dear readers, it is with great pleasure that we introduce you to the story of Molly MacGregor, the Customer Success Specialist at Juralio . Molly had, initially, the best of intentions to follow the traditional career path, however, after graduating from her law degree in Dundee, she decided to embark on an alternative career journey, which she says is: “even better”. We are delighted to share Molly’s story. The refle

How easy is it for people to have a career in legal innovation these days? Do you think there are any entry barriers to being a legal technologist? Jon : I would say now it’s easier than ever. And in Rhys and myself you’ve probably got two very real examples of that. I’ve spent the first 15 years of my career as an employment lawyer. And whilst I’m still very much so, I have been able to work the transition into incorporating legal innovation/ops into my role. That is not say

Technology helps tax and legal teams to be more prepared for changes I work as Tax and Legal Technologist at PwC Finland. Together with my colleagues from diverse backgrounds (for example, law, business, software engineering, data science), we work on solving complex challenges with the help of technology.  As the legislative landscape and business environment get increasingly complex, technology can help to make faster and more informed decisions. Each project gives an oppor

What do you do now and what do you enjoy about it? I am currently employed as a Senior Legal Ops Consultant at LOIS, based in Barcelona, Spain. My daily responsibilities include interviewing in-house lawyers and business partners, implementing legal technologies (especially CLM systems), and devising strategies to bridge the gap between the Legal department and the business.  I find immense satisfaction in my current role because it empowers me to significantly impact the eve

“I am a legal technologist” “You are a what?” Legal Technologists thrive on change, and it is one of the most exciting fields in the legal industry today. My journey into legal technology began when I undertook a Master’s degree, LLM in Legal Practice with BPP University in Leeds. BPP offered an additional certification called “the Innovation, Design and Technology” that ran throughout the summer. After attending countless webinars, Legal Hackathons and seeing ‘Legal Tech’ pl

Happy belated International Women’s Day to all Legal Technologist readers! The accidental technologists (all being women) were keen to celebrate IWD and use this article to honour women in technology, carrying on the brilliant work of our Mills & Reeve “Inspiring Women in Technology” group. The accidental technologists thought long and hard about the themes we could cover in this article. In the end we decided to focus on positive change, sharing inspirational stories of our