In this episode, Rob Patterson of Parkins Lane and Paul Evans of Toro Digital are joined by Carolyn Aldous, Managing Director and Co-head of Peerpoint.

We discuss:

• How Peerpoint came to be and how Allen & Overy encourages innovation 
• Looking outside the industry to develop platform business models and managing supply with demand
• New business models can help to enhance an offering, as opposed to replacing it
• Leveraging a global brand and it’s resources to attract clients and talent
• The technology revolution taking place in in-house legal teams

Resources mentioned:

Alternative Legal Service Providers 2019 - Fast Growth, Expanding Use and Increasing Opportunity - Thomson Reuters

https://legal.thomsonreuters.com/content/dam/ewp-m/documents/legal/en/pdf/reports/alsp-report-final.pdf

Westpac gets lawyers to test if it can trust AI bots - Australian Financial Review
https://www.afr.com/technology/technology-companies/westpac-gets-lawyers-to-test-if-it-can-trust-ai-bots-20190520-p51p5k

Connect with Carolyn:  

On Allen & Overy’s website: 

http://www.allenovery.com/people/en-gb/Pages/Carolyn-Aldous.aspx

On LinkedIn:

https://au.linkedin.com/in/carolyn-aldous-1013b922

Episode Transcript:

https://www.professionallychallenged.com/episodes/ep-001-carolyn-aldous-peerpoint/