Troutman Pepper Locke Hires Leigh Zeiser as Director of AI and Automation
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- Low
- Confidence
- Confirmed
Why this matters
Troutman Pepper is buying the talent to run AI at scale. A directional signal rather than a step change.
Troutman Pepper Locke hired Leigh Zeiser, formerly of BakerHostetler's legal-tech consulting/innovation team, as Director of AI and Automation to lead AI/automation initiatives across firm business and practice operations.
- Significance
- Low
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