Elevate Appoints Christina Blacklaws To Advisory Board
The announcement follows swiftly on from her appointment as a legal services ambassador at Big Four firm KPMG.
November 12, 2019 at 08:56 AM
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Christina Blacklaws
Alternative legal provider Elevate has appointed the former president of the Law Society of England and Wales, Christina Blacklaws, to its advisory board.
According to a statement by the firm, Blacklaws will work with Elevate to advise legal organisations on how to adapt to trends in the industry.
The announcement follows news last week that Blacklaws had joined Big Four accountant KPMG as a legal services ambassador.
This role will see her support KPMG in developing legal services across legal innovation strategy and client services, among others.
Blacklaws previously served as Law Society president between 2018 and 2019. She has a background in business development across various legal sectors and also runs a consulting business.
Earlier this year, Elevate secured $25 million in funding from Los Angeles-based private equity fund Kayne Partner, with the firm stating it aimed to use this funding to scale operations to meet increasing customer demand and enhance its Cael enterprise legal management software.
This month, Elevate also partnered with Ashurst to launch a new flexible resourcing platform, which will allow Ashurst to source contract lawyers and allow its clients to access technical expertise for secondments.
Other members of the Elevate advisory board include:
- Paul Lippe: Founder of xMentium and former CEO of OnRamp Systems, which was acquired by Elevate
- John Weber: Former CEO of Minter Ellison and former DLA Piper Australia managing partner
- Jim Rishwain: Partner and chair emeritus of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
- Iohann Le Frapper: Group GC of Pierre Fabre Group and vice-chair of ICC international Corporate Responsibility commission
- Susan Hackett: CEO of Legal Executive Leadership, LLC; former senior vice-president and general counsel of the Association of Corporate Counsel
- Silvia Hodges Silverstein: CEO of the Buying Legal Council and lecturer in law teaching at Columbia Law School
- Michele DeStefano: Professor of law at the University of Miami and founder of LawWithoutWalls and MOVELΔW
- Mark Smolik: Chief legal and compliance officer for DHL Supply Chain in the Americas and global chair of the company's supply chain legal services practice group
- Ken Grady: Adjunct professor and research fellow at Michigan State University College of Law and former CEO of SeyfarthLean Consulting
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