Allen Li

Before co-founding LawHawk, Allen worked at Buddle Findlay, and later at Barclays in London, where he managed a team responsible for negotiating derivatives documentation. He played a key role in automation and process improvement initiatives, particularly around complex legal documentation and stakeholder management. Allen also brings in-house legal operations experience, having worked as Associate General Counsel – Legal Operations at Kāinga Ora. He understands both the challenges and the opportunities when legal teams partner with business and IT. Allen’s tremendous eye for detail ensures that every process he works on is tight and compliant, and his focus on useability and understanding different perspectives ensures solutions are happily and broadly adopted.