Aleks Tomczyk to join LawscotTech Advisory Board to help lead on legal technology innovation.
The Law Society of Scotland has today announced it has boosted key advisory body on legal technology, with new members and a new chairman to continue its work leading on innovation for the profession.
Law Society President Murray Etherington will join the LawscotTech Advisory Board and step into the role of Chairman when his presidential term ends. He will be one of seven new members on the 19-person board, including Exizent founder and Managing Director, Aleks Tomczyk.
LawscotTech was launched in 2018 to stimulate legal technology in Scotland, with the Advisory Board retaining oversight of its direction and objectives.
The new Advisory Board members are:
Murray Etherington, Head of the Private Client department at Thorntons
Andrew Mowlam, Head of Legal Technology, Innovation and Insight at Sky
Stephen Moore, Moore Legal Technology
Danae Shell, co-founder and CEO at Valla
Aleks Tomczyk, founder and Managing Director at Exizent
Andrew Hinstridge, Head of Customer Legal at Virgin Money
Ross Yuill, Solicitor Advocate and Director at the Glasgow Law Practice
The Law Society’s Executive Director of Member Services and Engagement, Paul Mosson, who remains on the board as a founding member, said: “It’s a real boost to have Murray stepping into the role of Chairman, providing leadership and direction, and to have new board members providing their perspectives and ideas.
“With the rise of artificial intelligence and the ever-increasing speed of innovation in the tech sector, it’s important that LawscotTech continues to evolve so we stay ahead of the curve.”
Read the full press release here.
Aleks commented on his joining the Advisory Board: “As I recently talked about in a blog, I strongly believe in the value of LawTech - technology adoption in Legal Services. I am therefore delighted to be joining the Advisory Board of the Law Society of Scotland in their internationally leading LawscotTech programme. I hope to be able bring my skills and experience to complement the other distinguished members thereby contributing to the future success of the initiative and legal technology innovation to the benefit of all.”