“Wait, legal technologist is a real profession?”  The confusion was real one Wednesday evening when my partner realised that my work at DLA Piper, in fact, was not an imaginary thing I had made

I am a Senior Consultant in the Legal Technology practice at HBR Consulting. My group helps Fortune 500 companies and Am Law 200 law firms assess technology solutions and optimize processes to improve

Growing up within the PlayStation™ generation, technology very quickly became a staple in my life. Getting my hands on the latest tech and figuring out what it can do is something that I

How I became a Legal Tech Engineer Ask yourselves: how many legal tech engineers do you know? Not a large number, most likely. Though it is not a very common profession to choose, it

I am not one of those people who has wanted to be in law from the day I was born. Unlike my barrister brother, I never received birthday cards with the letters “QC”

“Embarking on a road less travelled is hurdled with apprehensions, but those willing to risk it, often emerge victorious.” Legal technology: an area which is still in its early stages but has started to

Last year I was 30 minutes into a settlement call with a particularly difficult litigant in person on the other side. The client had given a ballpark figure for settlement and the claimant,

In July’s issue Polina Medvedieva interviewed the founder of Avokaado, Mariana Hagström. The interview covered Mariana's journey from Managing Partner to Legaltech Founder, differences between the two roles, challenges starting a legaltech startup