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Known affectionately as the "Mother-in-LAW of businesses," Ngozi Nwabueze founded PocketLawyers, a service to help lawyers bring AI to their practices and firms, or as she sometimes refers to it: "Shopify for Lawyers." The platform currently supports over 250 lawyers across Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. It allows lawyers to create profile pages detailing their services, pricing, location, and client reviews, crucially enabling potential clients to find, vet, and hire

Published in the National Law Review, Chief shares results of their polling on how female executives in the legal space are challenging firms to look beyond just the speed of AI adoption. It details how women leaders are proactively assessing the impacts of AI on hiring, institutional knowledge, and the critical thinking skills gap. Read Chief's Women AI Leaders 2026 Study.

Littler appointed Stephanie Goutos as its first chief artificial intelligence officer, giving her responsibility for firmwide AI strategy, governance, responsible adoption, attorney training, and AI-enabled capabilities. The firm framed the role as part of a global platform strategy, with direct ties to client service and operational scale. See Littler's announcement.

"Legalweek has named Morgan Lewis Chief Artificial Intelligence & Knowledge Management Officer Colleen Nihill as Change Management Leader of the Year at its 2026 Leaders in Tech Law Awards. The annual awards recognize law firms, in-house legal departments, service providers, and individuals that have demonstrated excellence in the development and implementation of innovative legal technology." Read more about Colleen's work at Morgan Lewis.

15 legal tech leaders shaping AI for law in 2026 (Published: Jan 2, 2026) Featured on LawFuel, this article highlights top female executives driving artificial intelligence change management at major global law firms, including Isabel Parker (Chief Innovation Officer at White & Case), Ilona Logvinova (Global Chief AI Officer at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer), and Gretchen Greene (Chief of AI Strategy at Ropes & Gray).

Ropes & Gray announced that Gretchen Greene would become the firm’s first Chief of Artificial Intelligence Strategy, one of the first such positions at an AmLaw 25 firm. The firm said Greene, a former Meta policy and legal AI leader, will work with Chief Information Officer Marsha Stein to accelerate AI adoption across global offices and practices and to create measurable client value. Ropes & Gray described Greene as a recognized AI thought leader with experience in governan