12 July 2019
Firm appoints new Chief Technology Officer
Deloitte Legal has recently announced the appointment of Bruce Braude as its chief technology officer. Based in the London office, Bruce will report directly into UK managing partner, Michael Castle. Bruce joins Deloitte after eight years at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, where he has been director of legal operation solutions and lead for its consultancy arm Cantilever in EMEA and Asia since October 2018. Prior to this role, Bruce spent four years as head of strategic client technology at BCLP, and held senior operational and technology roles at Investec.
In this role as chief technology officer, Bruce will oversee all aspects of legal technology for the Deloitte Legal business. This includes the use of internal technology, the development of legal solutions for clients, and the continued roll-out of proprietary technology.
Commenting on Bruce’s appointment, Michael Castle, UK managing partner for Deloitte Legal, said: ‘We are constantly looking at ways to be smarter and offer innovative, technology-led solutions to our clients. Bruce’s experience in this space speaks for itself… [he] is able to understand, anticipate and react to our clients’ legal technology needs.’
Bruce commented: ‘I am looking forward to helping clients understand how new technologies can be used effectively, and how artificial intelligence, automation and data analytics can help them navigate complex problems and improve productivity.’
Bruce’s appointment comes following a number of other recent hires made by Deloitte Legal. Deloitte Legal has more than 60 client-facing practicing lawyers in the UK and over 125 other fee-earners.
