Empowering Legal Teams Through Innovation: The Evolving Role of In-House Counsel
ccosmonauts Team4 min read
Alex Hardwicke of Amey on how in-house teams are changing, adopting technology, and positioning themselves as strategic enablers.
Alex Hardwicke, Head of Legal, Amey
From gatekeeper to enabler
In-house teams are moving from reactive risk gatekeepers to proactive strategic enablers, embedded in business strategy. Alex says legal, like other functions, “can no longer operate in silos”.
Technology and AI
Lawyers have been cautious, but the pandemic and the growth of AI are pushing adoption, and lawyers need to get more comfortable with experimentation. At Amey the focus is streamlining contract review and using AI to summarise large volumes of data.
Tech should empower, not intimidate.
What legal tech still lacks
Better interoperability between tools, more intuitive interfaces and clearer ROI. Budgets, legacy systems and limited cross-industry collaboration stand in the way.
This is a short version of the interview. The full article is on the Legal Innovators site.
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