LAURA HODGSON
Oxford,Oxon.
Summary
Dynamic professional with a strong foundation in creative thinking and persuasive communication, adept at managing projects and effectively engaging stakeholders. Demonstrates critical-thinking and emotional intelligence to drive successful outcomes. Committed to leveraging skills in project management and stakeholder management to achieve organisational goals.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
6067
6067
years of post-secondary education
Work History
AI Strategy Lead
LINKLATERS LLP
03.2024 - 01.2025
- Led change programme for adoption of AI within Linklaters, an international law firm with over 6000 employees
- Overseeing a multi-disciplinary team who had ambitious targets to achieve
- Designing and delivering a progamme for adoption of generative AI with focus on building MVPs, training, clients and delivering change to the operational model
- Structuring robust governance framework over Linklaters' AI adoption, including the embedding of AI principles into decision-making
Innovation lead in Financial Regulation Group
LINKLATERS LLP
07.2022 - 03.2024
- Implemented the design, delivery and adoption of new platforms to support advisory work in market leading regulatory practice
- Delivered of groundbreaking RegTech product, Linklaters Law Compare, produced in collaboration with Single Rulebook and Kaizen
- Engaged complex network of stakeholders to ensure new systems were successfully adopted
Knowledge Director - Advisory
NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT LLP
07.2020 - 07.2022
- Programme lead for development of dynamic legal horizon scanning platform for clients
- Strategic leadership of knowledge management; driving innovative approaches to transform knowledge services
- Responsibility for ensuring quality of legal advice and efficiencies within knowledge management
- Reporting to management for delivery of high quality, innovative knowledge solutions
Senior Knowledge Lawyer - insurance and reinsurance
NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT LLP
09.2015 - 07.2020
- Leadership of contentious and non-contentious insurance knowledge team in EMEA, managing team of paralegals and researchers
- Instrumental in launching and oversight of knowledge team in regional office
- Developed high-quality training programme for clients with excellent feedback
- Specialised in advising on conduct regulation and product governance issues for insurance clients
Business Transformation team (Secondment)
NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT LLP
09.2019 - 01.2020
- Lead role in a consortium of lawyers and tech consultants for global bank to redesign knowledge delivery through a digital platform using AI
- Pivotal role in pilot project with AI company to design and build a new document search tool for M&A transactions
- Championed and promoted technological solutions across various business departments including corporate, dispute resolution and financial services
Education
Strategic Innovation Programme - Distinction
Oxford Saïd Business School
Oxford03.2024
Operationalising Ethics in AI - Intermediate
The Alan Turing Institute
Remote11.2023
Level 3 award in Leadership and Management -
Institute of Learning And Management
UK05.2013
LPC - Elective subjects: Banking and Capital Markets, Corporate Finance, Commercial Law
Oxford Institute of Legal Practice
Oxford 01.2000 - 01.2001
Common Professional Examination -
The College of Law
London 01.1999 - 01.2000
Master of Arts - Theology
University of Durham
Durham 01.1997 - 01.1998
BA (Hons.) - Theology
University of Durham
Durham 01.1994 - 01.1997
Skills
- Creative thinking
- Critical-thinking
- Project Management
- Effective communication
- Emotional intelligence
- Stakeholder management
- Strategic planning
- Public speaking
Custom
- 2024, Strategic Innovation Programme - Oxford Saïd Business School (Distinction)
- 2023, The Alan Turing Institute - Operationalising Ethics in AI - Intermediate
- 2020, Open University and Chartered Management Institute - Management and Leadership: Leading a Team (CMI Level 5)
- 2013, Institute of Learning and Management - Level 3 award in Leadership and Management
- 2011, Post Graduate Certificate in insurance law - University College, London
- 2001, LPC - Oxford Institute of Legal Practice. Elective subjects: Banking and Capital Markets, Corporate Finance, Commercial Law
- 2000, Common Professional Examination - The College of Law
- 1998, Master's degree in theological research, University of Durham
- 1997, BA (Hons.) in Theology, University of Durham IIi. Awarded the Bishop Robinson Scholarship for high academic achievement in 1995
Affiliations
- Fitness, walking, travel, books and films
Timeline
AI Strategy Lead
LINKLATERS LLP
03.2024 - 01.2025
Innovation lead in Financial Regulation Group
LINKLATERS LLP
07.2022 - 03.2024
Knowledge Director - Advisory
NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT LLP
07.2020 - 07.2022
Business Transformation team (Secondment)
NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT LLP
09.2019 - 01.2020
Senior Knowledge Lawyer - insurance and reinsurance
NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT LLP
09.2015 - 07.2020
LPC - Elective subjects: Banking and Capital Markets, Corporate Finance, Commercial Law
Oxford Institute of Legal Practice
01.2000 - 01.2001
Common Professional Examination -
The College of Law
01.1999 - 01.2000
Master of Arts - Theology
University of Durham
01.1997 - 01.1998
BA (Hons.) - Theology
University of Durham
01.1994 - 01.1997
Strategic Innovation Programme - Distinction
Oxford Saïd Business School
Operationalising Ethics in AI - Intermediate
The Alan Turing Institute
Level 3 award in Leadership and Management -
Institute of Learning And Management
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