Eliot Benzecrit on why contracts are enablers, not blockers
Co-founder of Avvoka, Eliot Benzecrit, discusses the importance of data in contracts, whether automation tools should aim to co-exist with Microsoft Word and how to achieve interoperability of legaltech platforms.
In this Transaction Management episode of Shieldcast, Eliot and Geoff discuss:
- The disconnect between the knowledge of the precedent and what's actually in generated deal documents
- Whether lawyers should leave Microsoft Word
- The two types of transactions where automation tools can provide real value
- Why data structuring is so important for transaction management
- How lawyers can use legaltech tools for cross party collaboration
- Building an integrated legaltech system and how to achieve interoperability
About our guest
Eliot Benzecrit is the Co-founder of Avvoka, the next-gen document automation tool. Prior to starting Avvoka in 2016, Eliot was a corporate M&A lawyer at Slaughter and May, in London.
Website: www.avvoka.com
LinkedIn: Avvoka
Twitter: @avvokadocs
Eliot contributed to our recent Transaction Management eBook. You can read his insights on why we should care about data in contracts by downloading the book here.
