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Andrew M. Baker

Director of Legal Technology Innovations Office

Chicago
Direct: (312) 460-6461
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As Director of Seyfarth’s Legal Technology Innovations Office, Mr. Baker is focused on enhancing the delivery of the Firm’s legal services through the use of technology, knowledge management, process improvement, business analysis and project management. In this role, Mr. Baker oversees team of Legal Solutions Architects who anticipate, identify, design and drive innovative business solutions. As an attorney and a technologist, Mr. Baker regularly provides technology consultation to clients and Firm attorneys. Mr. Baker is a proven innovator and has overseen the completion of dozens of complex, legal technology projects.

Mr. Baker is a member of the Firm’s SeyfarthLean Steering Committee. Seyfarth’s commitment to delivering legal services in a new way – with emphasis on value and continuous improvement – has been praised by the Association of Corporate Counsel as being “five years ahead of every other AmLaw 200 firm.”

Mr. Baker currently serves on the International Legal Technology Association’s (ILTA) Knowledge Management Peer Group Steering Committee. He has also authored articles on alternative fee arrangement use, legal process improvement and user experience design within the legal environment.

As Director of Seyfarth’s Legal Technology Innovations Office, Mr. Baker is focused on enhancing the delivery of the Firm’s legal services through the use of technology, knowledge management, process improvement, business analysis and project management. In this role, Mr. Baker oversees team of Legal Solutions Architects who anticipate, identify, design and drive innovative business solutions. As an attorney and a technologist, Mr. Baker regularly provides technology consultation to clients and Firm attorneys. Mr. Baker is a proven innovator and has overseen the completion of dozens of complex, legal technology projects.

Mr. Baker is a member of the Firm’s SeyfarthLean Steering Committee. Seyfarth’s commitment to delivering legal services in a new way – with emphasis on value and continuous improvement – has been praised by the Association of Corporate Counsel as being “five years ahead of every other AmLaw 200 firm.”

Mr. Baker currently serves on the International Legal Technology Association’s (ILTA) Knowledge Management Peer Group Steering Committee. He has also authored articles on alternative fee arrangement use, legal process improvement and user experience design within the legal environment.

Education

  • J.D., Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (2007)
  • B.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2003)
    Major, Information Technology Studies
  • B.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2003)
    Major, Finance
    Minor, Information Technology Studies

Admissions

  • Illinois

Affiliations

  • International Legal Technology Association (Knowledge Management Peer Group Steering Committee 2011-current)

Presentations

  • "Process Improvement as a Springboard to Innovation," Ark Group/Managing Partner's Knowledge Management in the Legal Profession (2012)
  • “Legal Project Management (LPM) and the Role of Innovation,” Janders Dean Legal Knowledge & Innovation Conference (2012)
  • “SharePoint Symposium – Making the Most of Workflow,” ILTA (2012)
  • “Creating Process Maps: An Interactive Workshop,” ILTA (2012)
  • “AFAs + LPM + BPI = Opportunities for KM,” ILTA (2012)
  • “Putting the Enterprise Back into Search,” ILTA (2012)
  • “Thomson Reuters: Firm Growth and Profitability in the New Economy,” ILTA (2011)

Publications

Areas of Expertise

Knowledge Management; Strategic Technology Planning and Implementation; Legal Project Management; Process Improvement; Business Analysis; Change Management; User Experience Design; Enterprise Search; Enterprise Content Management; Document Automation