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Carey Olsen—Alicia Hardy

11 September 2023
Categories: Movers & Shakers , Profession
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Offshore law firm appoints head of knowledge

Leading international offshore law firm Carey Olsen has appointed Alicia Hardy as its head of knowledge, to lead on the development and delivery of the firm's knowledge management strategy.

Alicia is a qualified solicitor with more than 30 years of law firm experience. Prior to joining Carey Olsen, she spent 11 years as global director of professional support at White & Case LLP.

In this new role, Alicia will drive innovation for Carey Olsen's international team of experienced knowledge professionals and help them to further build a cohesive, collaborative, and market-leading knowledge service.

Her appointment demonstrates Carey Olsen's ongoing investment in and commitment to building a strong knowledge culture and robust infrastructure to deliver world-class results for both the firm's clients and its lawyers.

Commenting on her appointment, Alicia said: 'I am very pleased to be joining Carey Olsen, especially in such an active period of growth. The firm's future plans put knowledge management at the heart of innovation and client support, and I look forward to developing a strategy which builds on the high quality client service that Carey Olsen is known for.'

Carey Olsen group managing partner Alex Ohlsson added: 'The business of law is centred around the development and deployment of knowledge and expertise, and we are pleased to welcome Alicia, with her wealth of experience, to the firm.

'Recent advancements in technology combined with a focused approach to knowledge management present significant opportunities for us to enhance the overall client experience, and to improve the support we provide to our lawyers in delivering this. We look forward to working with Alicia as we shape Carey Olsen's knowledge strategy for the future.'    

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