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Gene Turner

Gene founded LawHawk with Allen Li in 2016 after a 17-year legal career, including six years as a corporate and finance partner at Buddle Findlay. He has also worked at Chapman Tripp, CMS Cameron McKenna (London), and Westpac. Gene first implemented legal automation at Westpac in 2000, reducing document prep time from an hour to just minutes. Over time, it became clear that delivering automation at scale required a unique combination of legal, process, and tech skills, so Gene learned HotDocs and created LawHawk. He holds an MBA (Distinction) from Victoria University (graduating first in class), serves on the Advisory Board for the Centre for Legal Innovation, and is a Fellow of World Commerce & Contracting. Gene brings his full range of skills to every project to maximise impact and outcomes.

Blog Post by Gene Turner

Gene Turner28/09/20265 min read

Why Your Unique Work Rules are More Important than the AI Tool

If you look at the diagram I published at the start of this series, there's a box on the ...

Gene Turner20/09/20266 min read

Maximising AI Potential: The Importance of Information Architecture

Try this now, before you read any further. Open Copilot and ask it something like: "What ...

Gene Turner15/09/20264 min read

One front door: legal intake and the matter register

Ask an in-house legal team how work reaches them, and the honest answer is usually: ...

Gene Turner10/09/202610 min read

You probably don't need a whole new legal operations platform

Here's a test you can run in the next thirty seconds. Open Microsoft Copilot and ask it ...

Gene Turner08/06/20268 min read

Should Your Law Firm Build Its Own AI?

I know a lot of law firms are starting to worry that they might be falling behind on AI ...

Gene Turner04/06/20262 min read

Superlegal AI Law Firm: Rethinking Construction Contract Reviews

Gene Turner03/06/20262 min read

Quick Wins for Legal Teams: Embracing Self-Service Solutions

I'm a big believer in walking before you run. The posts I have done most recently have ...

Gene Turner28/05/20263 min read

Quick Wins for Legal Teams: Implementing Structured Digital Intake

In earlier posts, we’ve looked at setting up a more stable, scalable, and flexible ...

Gene Turner03/05/20262 min read

Streamline Legal Management with a Microsoft Power App

Now that you have your document and email management sorted, with a clear, ...

Gene Turner30/04/20263 min read

Quick Wins to Streamline Document and Email Management in SharePoint

If you've been following my earlier posts from the past few days, you've got approval ...

Gene Turner27/04/20263 min read

Quick Wins for Legal Teams: Move from Shared Drives to SharePoint

In my earlier post, Quick Technology Wins for In-House Legal Teams in 2026, I noted that ...

Gene Turner22/04/20265 min read

Quick Technology Wins for In-House Legal Teams in 2026

The speed of change in AI is overwhelming, and the potential for in-house legal teams ...

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