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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 Turner19/10/20255 min read

Why Document Automation is So Helpful for Law Firm Efficiency

Explore how document automation can transform law firms by improving efficiency, ...

Gene Turner18/07/20232 min read

Maximising Contracting Outcomes: Start earlier in the process

In many Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) solutions, the contracting process ...

Gene Turner31/07/202010 min read

6 Law Firm options for Wills and EPAs

[Updated 2 October 2025] Offering wills and enduring powers of attorney is not something ...