By Jemma Slingo2021-05-17T09:51:00+01:00
Magic circle firm Clifford Chance has revamped its technology research and development efforts - as rival Allen & Overy declares that technology is now ‘top of the agenda’ for management.
At Clifford Chance a new ‘R&D Hub’ will develop digital products to sell to clients and to transform the firm’s own operations. Clifford Chance Applied Solutions – which was incorporated in 2018 and develops software applications for clients – will continue to exist as a subsidiary of the business.
Bas Boris Visser, global head of innovation, said: ‘The business of law is changing faster than ever, and pandemic disruption in the wider business world has set the stage for accelerating demand for digital legal products. By bringing together the research and development capabilities that we have developed both within the firm and in our successful subsidiary Clifford Chance Applied Solutions, we can boost the speed and scale to our digi