When Shilpa Bhandarkar was appointed as Linklaters’ first innovation supremo, she knew she had to completely reshape the way technology and new solutions were conceived at the magic circle firm. Tapping into her experience both as a lawyer and as a tech entrepreneur, she created a network of fee-earners tasked with finding new solutions to old problems.
As part of this community perspective, she also set up a coding club that aims not only to give lawyers the basics of programming, but to establish a number of modules tailored to specific roles and practices, with different coding alphabets and data science classes to choose from.
To engage with start-ups, she will collaborate with a new tech working group aimed at elaborating ways to foster their growth and connections. An example is Techlinks, a portal through which emerging companies can access employment legal advice.
In a bid to ensure the new generation of lawyers will have proficient digital skills, she is now restructuring the firm’s training programme to involve design service and artificial intelligence.
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