Why Are So Many In-House Professionals Joining AI Contract Startups?
They helped transform the legal departments at Microsoft, Google and Hewlett-Packard. But now they're looking to make a bigger impact on corporate law by joining legal tech disruptors.
September 21, 2018 at 05:00 AM
5 minute read
Flush with investment cash, artificial intelligence (AI) contract technology providers like Seal Software and LawGeex have started staffing their ranks with former corporate counsel, legal operations professionals and in-house technologists from some of the biggest technology companies around, including Microsoft, Google and Hewlett-Packard.
So what's behind this recent migration to the legal AI startup scene? For many former corporate professionals, it's all about the desire to have a hand in shaping the future of legal operations and to work in more creative and fast-paced environment.
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