Marlon Hylton believes that legaltech startups should have a lawyer in-house. Marlon is the CEO and founder of
Innov8 Data Counsel and Innov8 Legal, a member of the Adjunct Faculty at Osgood Hall. He is the EDRM Project Trustee for the Security Project, a member of the Ontario eDiscovery Implementation Committee and Sedona Canada.
In an article published by the Canadian Lawyer Magazine, Marlon relates:
While innovation is a vital component of a successful product or service, so too is compliance in heavy-regulated industries such as law. Compliance, in turn, requires a thorough understanding of legal practice and the regulatory framework that, most often, only an experienced lawyer can reliably deliver. In-house lawyers can give legal tech companies critical insight into regulatory needs that might otherwise be lacking during the development process. In turn, that input can help ensure that products and services are designed to operate within the regulatory framework in a manner that is also harmonious with the day-to-day operations of a law firm or in-house law department.
Read Marlon’s article in Canadian Lawyer Magazine here.
