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Alex-Heshmaty
Alex Heshmaty
Alex Heshmaty is a legal copywriter and journalist with a particular interest in legal technology. He runs Legal Words, a legal copywriting and marketing agency.
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Louisa Van Eeden-Smit

Louisa leads marketing for the in-house legal community at LexisNexis. She joined the dedicated in-house team at LexisNexis four years ago and has a passion for driving and facilitating initiatives which are customer-focused at their heart. Her vision is to support in-house counsel succeed in their fast-evolving role based on deep insight, data analysis and best practice gathered across the in-house community.

Prior to her in-house focused role, Louisa led the marketing for the bar and mid-market private practice sectors as well as product marketing lead for LexisPSL - LexisNexis' cloud based, practical guidance and legal research software solution.

She brings 20 years' marketing experience both client and agency side, specialising in B2B marketing in the Legal, TMT (Telco, Media and Technology) and Financial Services industries. In both South Africa, Europe and the UK.

Louisa is also an active member on the LexisNexis Gender Equality Matters (GEM) steering committee and is involved with the Families at LexisNexis Group which brings together, supports and lobbies for change those with an interest in balancing the challenges of work and family.

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Allison Wooddisse
Allison is a former partner of Shoosmiths, with extensive experience of legal management and practice compliance.
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LexisNexis blogs provide thought leadership content, market updates, regulatory updates and law firm best practices for everyone from in-house counsel, to sole practitioners to the top law firms in the UK. Our aim is to provide in-depth insight and advice for a variety of legal practice areas, giving legal professionals the tools and insights they require to stay efficient, while also remaining up-to-date and in compliance with the law. The pages offer key stakeholders a view of the future of the legal profession, and the ability to research opportunities for law firms of all types and disciplines in a variable and changing marketplace.

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