In the digital age, contract management has exploded from a task involving tedious databases and spreadsheets to a technology-laden industry. And as corporate legal departments have become more central to the overall business, contract management systems now serve as a hub for different business teams, adding new needs and stress factors to the technology propping up these systems.

Legal services group Elevate last week brought aboard two experts in contract work and alternative legal services. Rebecca Thorkildsen, who will be the company’s new vice president of legal services, previously held roles with Elevate and Thomson Reuters where she helped clients design and implement alternative legal services projects. Craig Conte, Elevate’s new managing director and head of contract consulting, leveraged technology as part of his prior work as head of contract compliance and optimization services at Capgemini.