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Gav Ward
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British Jurist, Connector, Legal Technologist, Ex-Lawyer, AI & Digital for Law Firms | Investor | Director @ MLT Digital | Founder, WardblawG, Climate Blawg, Five Fantastic Lawyers®🧙‍♂️🤖💚♦️⚡️🌌⭐️ https://wardblawg.com/ Views personal ^G
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Gav Ward @gavward.bsky.social · Dec 2
Given that lawyers here may want to follow accounts and connections related to their legal practice areas I’ve set up the starter packs below. Hope this helps expand and connect more legal communities. Reposts gratefully received and if anyone wants added to any just ask ^G #lawsky #law #legaltech
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LawscotCPD @lawscotcpd.bsky.social · Jun 24
"We need to make sure we are not just shaping AI with intelligence, but also with integrity"

🎤 Important insight from our opening keynote on Thriving with AI: Ethics, Equity & Empowerment at #LegalTechConf
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Gav Ward @gavward.bsky.social · Jun 24
Great to hear from Margaret Totten on the significant opportunities and risks of AI for lawyers at today’s @lawscotcpd.bsky.social @lawscot.bsky.social legal tech conference in Edinburgh #legaltechconf #AI
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Gav Ward @gavward.bsky.social · Apr 3
Shoosmiths offers £1 million bonus pot to encourage AI use among staff www.legalcheek.com/2025/04/shoo...
Shoosmiths offers £1 million bonus pot to encourage AI use among staff - Legal Cheek
Cash rewards for reaching one million prompts on Microsoft Copilot
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · Apr 2
Congratulations to Judge Susan Crawford on her victory, and to the people of Wisconsin for electing a judge who believes in the rule of law and protecting our freedoms.
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Gav Ward @gavward.bsky.social · Apr 2
AI Design by Gav van Gogh? #seasons
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Gav Ward @gavward.bsky.social · Mar 11
Connecting the dots.

Look out for my Steve Jobs inspired LinkedIn post tomorrow morning …
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Clevy_Law @colinlevy.bsky.social · Feb 11
Check out my thoughts on Agentic AI! www.colinslevy.com/post/meet-yo...
Meet Your New (Legal) Associate: Tireless, Brilliant, and Terrible at Office Politics
Part 1: Understanding the BasicsImagine walking into your office on a Monday morning, coffee in hand, to find that while you were away, a new colleague has been quietly revolutionizing how work gets d...
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Gav Ward @gavward.bsky.social · Feb 19
More good vibes like this please Team ♥️ Thanks v much @nancymyrland.bsky.social - paying it forward to help connect people esp in the legal sector, share the knowledge and help law firms & lawyers succeed ⭐️
nancymyrland.bsky.social Nancy Myrland @nancymyrland.bsky.social · Feb 1
Gav, YOU are the best and should be followed by everyone!

Thank you for being so kind!
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Gav Ward @gavward.bsky.social · Feb 19
Online reviews matter - “Dublin man who posted defamatory Trustpilot and Google reviews must pay €40,000, court rules” www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...
Dublin man who posted defamatory Trustpilot and Google reviews must pay €40,000, court rules
James Manning, of Castleside Drive, Rathfarnham, was found to have defamed Stillorgan Gas Heating and Plumbing Ltd
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Gav Ward @gavward.bsky.social · Feb 13
Fantastic initiative ; thanks @coreycottrell.bsky.social for highlighting . Hope you’re doing well Sir.
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Corey Cottrell @coreycottrell.bsky.social · Feb 13
Wanna see the year 3000?

What these guys r doing would be one of the puzzle pieces should it happen.
latentlabs.bsky.social Latent Labs @latentlabs.bsky.social · Feb 13
"One of DeepMind’s Nobel-prize winning AlphaFold team has raised $50 million to launch his own venture designing new proteins, with the goal of “achieving computational mastery over biology”."
Thank you @thetimes.com and @richardtyler for featuring us: www.thetimes.com/business-mon...
Google star raises $50 million to use AI to design proteins
Latent Labs founder Simon Kohl, a former member of the internet giant’s DeepMind team, has a new target
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Gav Ward @gavward.bsky.social · Feb 2
@humanrightsindex.bsky.social Now with credit for you very prominently within the post:- wardblawg.com/2025/02/02/a... Thanks again and keep up the great work.
Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Says “Brotherhood” – Revisiting the Language of Human Rights Law | WardblawG
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) remains one of the most significant legal documents of the 20th century. However, as language evolves, so too should our understanding of inclusivity a...
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Gav Ward @gavward.bsky.social · Feb 2
Well done!
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Gav Ward @gavward.bsky.social · Feb 1
... #thisistheway as @gyitsakalakis.com and a certain Mandalorian would say
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Gav Ward @gavward.bsky.social · Feb 1
Followed thanks CC - Corey says follow, best to listen!
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Ben Knight @benjamin-knight.com · Jan 31
Very kind :-)
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Gareth Thomas @profgaretht.bsky.social · Jan 31
Too kind!
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Gav Ward @gavward.bsky.social · Feb 1
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Cristy Clark @cristyclark.bsky.social · Feb 1
Well the drafting committee was chaired by Eleanor Roosevelt… It was a different time - although we do appear to be heading back there quite rapidly.

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Drafters of the Declaration | United Nations
In February 1947, a group consisting of Eleanor Roosevelt, Pen-Chun Chang and Charles Malik began drafting the International Bill of Human Rights. This Drafting Committee was later enlarged. It t...
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Nancy Myrland @nancymyrland.bsky.social · Feb 1
Gav, YOU are the best and should be followed by everyone!

Thank you for being so kind!
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Gav Ward @gavward.bsky.social · Feb 1
…honestly who wrote that? We’re about to write one of the most important legal documents of the century related to human rights and equality and we’re going to start by writing into the first article a word that has connotations of one gender. Appreciate it’s of its time but come on… Blog incoming
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Gav Ward @gavward.bsky.social · Feb 1
Always 🦌

Thanks again for your help with our mutual Australian law firm client these past few months, Allen & Victoria.

Have a great weekend.
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Gav Ward @gavward.bsky.social · Feb 1
Will take it one step further in a moment…
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Gav Ward @gavward.bsky.social · Feb 1
Hope you don’t mind @cristyclark.bsky.social , I’ve referred to your great point here in this upcoming message I’m about to send to the UN thank you chatgpt.com/share/679de5... Hopefully publishing a blog post on the subject too. Feel free to then use as a citation for your bio in future. ^G
ChatGPT - Human Rights Redraft Request
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Gav Ward @gavward.bsky.social · Feb 1
Thanks @cristyclark.bsky.social ! Okay will bear in mind when I message them again just now thank you. ^G
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