Benesch names Jason Dirkx as Chief Innovation Officer, launches new Innovation Department

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Am Law 200 firm Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff named Jason Dirkx as Chief Innovation Officer to lead a newly launched Innovation Department focused on AI and automation enablement, workflow design, and knowledge management. The firm also hired Abby Levine as CIO. Dirkx previously held a senior AI product leadership role at Sidley Austin.

Significance: Medium
Source type: Firm Press Release

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