PINSENT MASONS
“ WE ’ VE BEEN LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES – SUCH AS AUTOMATION , AND USING
AND EXPLOITING LOW-CODE / NO-CODE PLATFORMS SUCH AS POWER – BOTH FOR OUR PRODUCT AND LEGAL SIDE OF THE FIRM , AS WELL AS LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES IN OUR BUSINESS OPERATIONS ”
NIGEL TRANTER CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER , PINSENT MASONS
after opportunity , and , along with using the Microsoft Data Bricks platform , the opportunities are just rolling out now .”
Working alongside Nashtech , a relationship that began through a recruitment partnership has now evolved and is delivering tangible results .
“ Harvey Nash has been a recruitment partner for a long time , and some three-anda-bit years ago , we were having an account management meeting , talking about resourcing , and they did a presentation about showing what the Nash group comprised ,” Tranter comments .
“ It was one of those meetings where you think , ‘ There ' s an opportunity here ’. We were at the point where we needed to think about how we develop differently . So we went over to Vietnam where their main work is .
“ We started off small . But now we ' ve got three teams that work in different product areas . So one team supports our website , another is developing products and we are now going to bring on board a second team because the demand is there . We ’ re looking at delivering 22 project products before the end of the year , and we ' ve got the right paradigm around it . We ' ve got the right construct from those guys , and they ' re an integral part of our development and product process .”
Changing skills sets within the technology team With Pinsent Masons ’ digital transformation journey still ongoing , there are a number of aspects the firm will be focusing on in the near future – including building upon its strategic relationships and continuing to focus on security demands .
“ The way that we are changing the skill sets within the technology team will change ,” Tranter predicts . “ I think the speed around the cadence for change in delivery will have increased beyond where we are now .
“ Demands around security will be constantly under review because of the nature of where we are ,” he adds , “ and the service provision will be consistent . In our current , full-OnPrem configuration , we are reliant on providers in other parts of the world that perhaps are not as equipped or mature as they are in the UK .
“ The whole dynamic around servicing opportunities and the way it ' s serviced from a technical platform point-of-view will also change completely ,” he states . “ I think that
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