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ARTICLE · 31 JANUARY 2018

Legal Tech And The Changing Legal Services Industry – Weekly Update – January 30, 2018

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We are trying to create a culture where every lawyer within A&O feels that it is his or her responsibility to identify ways in which we can work better.

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Aaron Baer
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  • Key excerpt: "We are trying to create a culture where every lawyer within A&O feels that it is his or her responsibility to identify ways in which we can work better. The key challenge is creating the space, time and resource for lawyers to take their ideas forward, and that is partly what we are trying to achieve with Fuse – we are very fortunate to have a dedicated physical space in the A&O building itself, which means that from a practical perspective, it is as easy as it can be for our lawyers to engage with the programme and cohort."

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