Eversheds Sutherland has announced the creation of a global innovation team, headed by UK-based Andrew McManus and US-based Anusia E. Gillespie.
Andrew, who has been with Eversheds Sutherland since 2014, previously served as IT director; as global co-head of innovation, he will focus on the development of the firm’s digital strategy and the technology and innovation needs of its clientele.
Anusia joined the firm in June 2018 from Harvard Law School Executive Education, where she worked with industry leaders and Harvard faculty to research, design and launch business of law programs for practising lawyers.
Eversheds Sutherland co-CEO Mark D. Wasserman commented: ‘We define innovation as focused and creative change in service to our clients. Our clients’ needs are ever-changing; the dedicated innovation team allows us to work together with our clients to focus on developing new ways to assist them in reaching their business goals.’
Andrew McManus said: ‘Our clients and our legal teams have the dual challenge of needing a stable and resilient platform on which to operate as well as needing to constantly innovate and change to keep up with the opportunities that disruptive technology provides. In order to truly adapt to the fast-growing needs of our clients, we need to ensure we are able to adopt new ways of working, whether this is based on new technologies or through the fostering of an innovative culture. We also need to provide our teams with the knowledge and the training to get the best from new ways of working themselves.’
Anusia E. Gillespie added: ‘Staying ahead of the curve is vital, and the firms that can figure out how to do so will rise above the rest. While at Harvard, I had the opportunity to study the challenges facing the legal profession and identify strategies that were and were not working. Eversheds Sutherland is forward-thinking in creating these positions, and I know we will develop innovative and competitive solutions to the benefit of our clients.’
