Russel James
Senior Legal Technologist, Developer, Solicitor @Addleshaw Goddard
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Legal Technologist, Developer, Solicitor @Addleshaw Goddard
Working within the Practice Innovation sub-team of the Innovation Group. Driving innovation and technology adoption across the firm to enhance legal service delivery and operational efficiency. Responsible for selecting, onboarding, configuring and embedding legal technology solutions across practice groups and international offices. Partnering with lawyers, business services and clients to design and implement bespoke solutions that address real business challenges and deliver measurable value.Key highlights:FLAG: Designed, developed and launched FLAG, a Microsoft Word add-in that streamlines document review and markup. Rolled out firm-wide to over users internationally. FLAG was shortlisted for ‘Best Technology Product’ by The Lawyer Awards and ‘Disruptive Technology of the Year’ by Law.com International.Risk Radar: Created a visual risk-management tool used by the business to identify and communicate future legal risks to clients, enabling proactive risk prioritisation and mitigation.Tech Tools Portal: Developed an internal knowledge platform that allows business users to discover available technology solutions, explore practice-specific use cases, and access training and support resources.Post Completion Portal: Built a Power Apps and Power Automate solution providing a dynamic checklist for post-completion compliance, automating task creation, calendar reminders and document generation to ensure consistent, efficient delivery.HighQ customisation: Lead on developing tailored HighQ solutions and workflows to improve collaboration, document management and process automation across multiple practice areas.Use a combination of legal, technical and design thinking skills to develop innovative tools and processes that enhance client delivery and internal efficiency.
EDUCATION
Leeds Beckett University
Bachelor's Degree, Law with Information Technology
BPP Law School
LPC
SKILLS
ABOUT RUSSEL JAMES
Senior Legal Technologist at Addleshaw Goddard
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