Catriona is Weightmans' Innovation Manager and is responsible for the development, delivery and management of the firm's innovation and technology projects, as well as broader innovation programme. She works closely with the Innovation Group, clients, suppliers and legal teams to ensure that Weightmans continues to evolve and offers real market-leading solutions.
Catriona is regularly interviewed for articles and research projects and frequently presents at legal/innovation conferences on topics related to innovation and future skills. She was shortlisted for 'rising star' at the Legal Week Innovation Awards 2019. Catriona’s team have been shortlisted finalists in 10 National Innovation awards since 2018, winning the Modern Law Awards 2019 for the 'best use of technology' as a result of a collaborative project with Kira Systems (AI software provider) and the Computer Science Department at the University of Liverpool. They were runner up at the British Legal Tech Awards 2020 for 'Technology Venture of the Year' for an RPA Email filing assistant (EFA).
Catriona sits on the Liverpool Enterprise Partnership Professional and Business Services Board and is a Director of UKLTA (The Legal Tech Association for the UK). She is also a member of UK Research and Innovation Future Leaders Fellowship Panel College.