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US law firms McDermott Will & Emery and Akin both announced yesterday (30 September) that they have appointed directors of AI, becoming the latest firms to create and fill this new role.
Akin announced that Jeff Westcott has rejoined the firm as director of practice technology & AI innovation, where he will focus on leveraging AI and other emerging technologies to enhance client service. He was previously global director of innovation and practice technology at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner. A legal technologist with more than 20 years of experience managing teams, projects, operations and innovation, Westcott has held senior roles at Clifford Chance and in his previous tenure at Akin was director of service management and strategy.
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McDermott and Akin become latest US law firms to hire directors of AI
