Partners
The Legal Innovation Centre created a short course for Allen & Overy which centred around legal technology, this was used as an introduction for those who wished to learn more about how the legal profession could benefit from making better use of big data and artificial intelligence. Allen & Overy then supported the MSc/LLM Corporate Law, Computing & Innovation with the opportunity for placements, prizes and practitioner teaching input.
The Legal Innovation Centre and Allen & Overy are also partnered in several applied research projects. The projects investigate the use of state of the art machine learning technologies and their utility within the legal space.
Baker McKenzie collaborated with the Legal Innovation Centre to explore research opportunities aligned to its technology strategy, including the global rollout of artificial intelligence tools.
As the regional business development agency, Invest NI's role is to grow the local economy. They do this by helping new and existing businesses to compete internationally, and by attracting new investment to Northern Ireland. They are part of the Department for the Economy and provide strong government support for business by effectively delivering the Government’s economic development strategies.
The Legal Innovation Centre partnered with Belfast City Council to help increase the visibility of Belfast as an innovation hub to bring new businesses to the city. This took the form of working alongside local businesses, the resilience commissioner and the city deals project.
The legal Innovation Centre partnered with Citi on the development of its ground-breaking MSc/LLM in Corporate Law, Computing & Innovation, including the roll out of placements, prizes and practitioner input.
Advisory Board Members
Andrew Brammer
IT and Shared Services Director
Allen & Overy
Colm Devine
EY Ireland Advisory Partner and Head of Utilities Risk UK Government Services
EY
Alison Hook
Director
(Legal Reguloraly Consultancy)
Hook Tangaza
Lauren McCoy
Associate General Counsel
Citi
Lisa McLoughlin
Director
Herbert Smith Freehills
William Duffy
Research Associate, Legal Innovation Centre
Ulster University
Christopher Souto
Site Lead & VP Operations
Factor Law
Tim Brundle
Director of Research
and Impact
Ulster University
Peter Devine
Head of Strategic Partnerships
Ulster University
Moira Loughran
Client and Sector Development Manager, Financial and Professional Services
Invest NI
Esther McGuinnes
Co-Director of Ulster University Law Clinic, Director of Employability, School of Law and Head of School of Law
Ulster University
Eugene McNamee
Executive Director of the Legal Innovation Centre, Professor in Law
Ulster University
Tobin Craig
Data Science Manager
Allstate NI
Angela Clist
Partner and Head of Legal Services Centre
Allen & Overy
Karen Delgado
Head of Corporate Engagement
Ulster University
Liam Maguire
Pro Vice-Chancellor Research/Computer Science
Ulster University
Grainne McKeever
Co-Director of Ulster University Law Clinic, Professor of Law and Social Justice
Ulster University
Chris Nugent
Head of School of Computing
Ulster University
James Richards
Executive Director
Baker McKenzie
Kevin Curran
Executive Director of the Legal Innovation Centre, Professor of Cyber Security
Ulster University
Jane Hollway
Co-Director of the Legal Innovation Centre
Ulster University
Danny McConnell
Technology Partner
Deloitte
Craig McKeown
Partner
PwC
Niall McCarroll
Research Fellow, Legal Innovation Centre
Ulster University
Joanna Robinson
Partner
Pinsent Masons