Topic

The global law firm, Ashurst, is recognised among its peers as one of the earliest and most successful adopters of GenAI. In the space of just one day, Ashurst deployed Harvey.AI – a GenAI solution for the legal profession – to a workforce of 4,500 located across 31 offices. As part of the global and multi-disciplinary roll out project team, Marisa will talk us through Ashurst’s innovative, scientific, and employee-centric approach to deployment and adoption.

Marisa will cover:

• evidence-based decision making
• utilising ‘continual insights’ to guide change and adoption
• establishing a global champions network
• working with a rapidly evolving roadmap and pace of change
• the challenges and the opportunities ahead

Profile

Marisa quickly realised she had a love for the law when starting out as a research librarian at Ashurst (then Blake Dawson Waldron). Marisa became the inaugural Global Head of Research and Business Intelligence following the 2013 merger of Ashurst with Blake Dawson, and spearheaded the global transformation of the firm’s research services and competitive intelligence capability development.

Marisa is currently the Global Head of Knowledge at Ashurst where she is responsible for advancing the firm’s knowledge management systems, technology, and processes. With a passion for digital transformation, AI and user-centred design, Marisa plays a key role in implementing the firm’s global Knowledge & Expertise strategy, supporting Ashurst’s firmwide strategy and commitment to “outpace change”.