Alex Heshmaty
Name Alex Heshmaty
Telephone 0784 694 6667
Email alexheshmaty@gmail.com
Profile of Alex Heshmaty
I’m a law graduate, legal technology specialist and journalist, with over 10 years’ experience working within the legal publishing and IT sectors. I currently run a marketing and IT consultancy geared towards law firms and professional services companies (Legal Techie).
My previous roles have included legal writing, editorial and research, web design, marketing and account management. I have a specialist knowledge of employment law, having worked with employment law publishers emplaw for much of my career, both as an employee and as a contractor. I also have substantial experience of dealing with business customers at all levels, having managed over 100 client accounts as the primary Account Manager at legal web design firm Conscious Solutions.
Publications by Alex Heshmaty
The Guardian
The long arm of online libel laws (2011)
Delia Venables
Legal Apps – Regular Column (2011 – Present)
Internet Newsletter for Lawyers
Legal Apps Arrive (2011)
Why Email Newsletters? (2008)
Virtual Lawyers – how far can they go? (2005)
Website Design for Lawyers (2004)
Web Acronyms Galore (2004)
Qualifications of Alex Heshmaty
University UWE, Bristol
Course LLB (Hons.) Law (English and European)
Result 2nd Class Honours
Experience of Alex Heshmaty
2008 – Present
Legal Techie
Freelance Writer and Business Owner
I’m a freelance writer and journalist, specialising in law and technology, and have been commissioned by The Guardian. I also run a marketing and IT consultancy geared towards law firms and professional services companies.
2007 – 2008
Conscious Solutions Ltd.
Account Manager
- acting as primary point of contact for clients
- managing client requests and queries and liasing with technical team
- upselling existing products to clients
- writing legal email newsletters updates and distributing on behalf of clients
- proof reading and copy editing
2005 – 2007
Emplaw
Legal Editor
- researching and summarising employment law developments
- creating and distributing email newsletters
- managing an assistant sub-editor
- proof reading newsletters and general editorial content
- helping to plan IT improvements for the website and editing software
2004 – 2005
OD2
Business Operations Analyst
- liaising with the appropriate departments/individuals to ensure that problems were resolved efficiently and effectively
- using my own IT skills to apply direct fixes on live systems and to investigate problems further
- staying in direct contact with clients and others who reported problems to keep them updated and answer any questions they may have
- helping to train new members of staff
- testing new online promotions and competitions and documenting results
2001 – 2004
Emplaw
IT Manager
- developing, implementing and maintaining an online employment law information website and its integration with law firms’ websites
- working on over 30 external client sites to implement a new product which proved to be a huge success
- creating customised client email newsletters and organising distribution
- liaising with clients and their designers
- providing ongoing customer support
2000 – 2001
VBCnet GB Ltd
Web Designer
- maintaining and improving existing company websites and designing new ones
- planning and generating publicity material for the company
- business planning and preparation of cash-flow forecasts and business proposals
- project and staff management