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Author: Edwin Montoya Zorrilla

Sydney-based lawyer, working in Document Automation with Lawpath. Edwin has an LLM in International Dispute Resolution (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin), and experience in corporate law and environmental law. He is also passionate about driving transformation in legal service delivery and legal workplaces as President of The Legal Forecast NSW.

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