Bird & Bird Hires Big Four Transformation Team From EY
Bird & Bird has recruited a specialized legal transformation team from EY to enhance its LegalTech and AI capabilities.Summary
International law firm Bird & Bird has hired a significant legal transformation team from the Big Four firm EY. The new team includes Shahin Baghaei, Dale Carden, Carl Newman, and Carolyn Guha. Baghaei, who previously led a global group of legal consultants at EY in London for seven years, will bring extensive expertise in contract management and regulatory change to the firm.
The team is expected to specialize in delivering innovative, technology-enabled solutions designed to manage client legal work more effectively and at scale. This initiative aims to enhance existing mandates and develop new AI-driven legal solutions, complementing Bird & Bird's current LegalTech capabilities and its use of the Legora AI platform.
Bird & Bird CEO Christian Bartsch stated that the appointment reinforces the firm's position at the forefront of technology-driven legal advisory. The move is considered noteworthy in the legal industry because it involves hiring a substantial team directly from a Big Four firm to bolster innovation and scalable legal service delivery.
(Source：Artificial Lawyer Legal Technology Blog)