International man of mystery and legal AI guru, Oz Benamram, has joined US law firm Pillsbury as its first Chief AI Officer.
It’s understood that the former Simpson Thacher and White & Case alumnus will keep his Skills group for legal tech going.
As AL is still waiting for the firm to officially send word, AL can’t really say much, but off record Oz is very happy with the move.
P.S. Pillsbury is also hiring for a bunch of other senior legal tech roles.
P.P.S. as you can see, he joined the firm at the start of the year – but they’ve not done the official announcement until now. Why? No-one knows. It’s a mystery……. 🙂
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And after a couple of strong cups of coffee Pillsbury has sent in a comment or two. As follows:
‘Consistent with the firm’s belief that AI is most powerful when used to augment human expertise, Benamram will leverage AI tools to streamline workflows, improve information analysis, accelerate access to knowledge, and support high-quality legal work while ensuring that legal judgment, strategic thinking, and client counseling remain firmly in the hands of experienced lawyers.’
Pillsbury Chair David Dekker commented: ‘Oz will help us harness this transformational tech responsibly, leverage our vast data across leading areas of practice, and accelerate innovation across the firm, all in service of delivering exceptional outcomes for those we represent.’
As Chief AI Officer at Pillsbury, Benamram will lead the development of Pillsbury’s AI strategy, governance frameworks and enablement infrastructure, partnering with practice and business leaders to support the responsible deployment of AI solutions across the firm, along with business transformation initiatives and collaboration with clients and technology partners.
He will lead the firm’s data science and knowledge management functions as well, helping to ensure that Pillsbury’s collective experience, work product, and legal insights are effectively leveraged across practices and markets.
Benamram added: ‘The firm understands that AI can do more than just change how legal work gets done; it can expand clients’ access to Pillsbury’s collective knowledge, experience, and judgment. I’m excited to work alongside Pillsbury’s lawyers and clients across industries and around the world to help shape a human-led AI future.’
And AL bets the pay is good as well….. 😉 !
And here is Oz’s stellar CV.
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