Herbert Smith Freehills brochure 2019/20

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PEOPLE

KINGSLEY BOATENG TRAINEE

RACHEL LIDGATE PARTNER

MY FUTURE FOCUS Harnessing new technology to improve our work. There is huge potential for disruptive technology to revolutionise the practice of law. I want to take advantage of initiatives such as Innovation10 to harness the potential of technology to transform the service we provide to clients.

My focus is on developing our digital law practice. We are already developing smart legal contracts, which include code as well as natural language. We have started automating contractual processes and in the future we will be able to improve the performance of our clients’ contracts by making them dynamic. This is the future of commercial law and we will need dynamic lawyers to make it a reality.

MY FUTURE FOCUS Developing our digital law practice.

JESSICA ROSETHORN TRAINEE

SCOTT WARIN ASSOCIATE

My focus is on showing STEM students how exciting a career in law is and demonstrating how the skills you gain from a STEM degree are of value when approaching legal problems. I strongly believe that a STEM background provides a great basis for a career in commercial law and STEM students are an integral part of the future of law.

MY FUTURE FOCUS Building the foundations of the career I want; whilst trying to make a difference in the process. As well as primarily focusing on developing my career as an associate and building the skillset necessary for success in the early stages of my career, I am also focused on making sure that diversity and inclusion go from strength to strength. I endeavour to do this by championing and advancing LGBT+ rights nationally and internationally through a number of projects that the firm is involved in, as well as internally at the firm.

MY FUTURE FOCUS Bringing more STEM graduates into law.

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