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Figure 2-3: Pictures of the Law Clinic (top left), LegalTech R&D Centre (top and bottom right), and Cyber Threats Suite (bottom left)
Source: Swansea University, LILW
Recruitment activity
2.14 Reflecting the breakdown of expenditure noted above, core to the delivery of the operation was the appointment of academics/researchers (also an ERDF indicator, see Section 4), software developers, and a project team to support/manage the delivery of the operation. 2.15 As also noted above, recruitment activity has been on-going throughout delivery, which has reflected both challenges in appointing individuals for the roles intended, and retaining individuals in those roles; taken together, this has led to some changes in roles as well as individuals. As such, over the lifetime of the operation, the team structure and specific appointments have evolved, providing a shifting and complex landscape in relation to the operation’s activity.
2.16 Importantly, key changes were formalised as part of the operation’s re -profile in September 2021. The key changes were as follows:
• Changes to the LegalTech research team included increasing the Associate Professor post from 0.6 to 0.8 FTE and hiring one Post Doctorate Research Assistant (Research Officer), plus two additional Research Assistants (rather than the additional Senior Lecturer
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