WEIGHTMANS
Through its product and innovation department , people-focused law firm Weightmans is combining legal expertise with emerging technology solutions
An award-winning top 40 UK law firm , Weightmans has more than 1,400 people working from offices in Birmingham , Cardiff , Glasgow , Leeds , Leicester , Liverpool , London , Manchester and Newcastle .
Stuart Whittle , Chief Technology and Innovation Officer at Weightmans – where he began his legal career almost 30 years ago – is particularly aware of how innovative technology can be utilised to gain insights and enable clients to reach their true potential .
A qualified solicitor and board member of the firm since 2010 , Whittle ’ s current role renders him accountable for Weightmans ’ information systems department , data services department , and its business change and knowledge management department , along with its formative product and innovation department .
“ What makes us different is our people ,” he explains . “ Our clients say we ' re an easy firm to do business with . Every law firm says this , but there really is a focus on delivering the best results for clients .
“ We recognise the fact that we ' re a service industry ; it ' s not like it was 30 years ago . Our job is to fundamentally make clients ' problems go away and , ideally , make them look good in the process .
“ Having been a lawyer , it ' s pretty demanding and can be quite an allconsuming job at times . So it ' s important that people get something from it .”
216 February 2023