Business Leadership
Follow Jonathan for practical commentary and professional insight on business leadership.
← Back to contributors
Verified ContributorChronicle Law Member
Jonathan Selvadoray
CEO of Zaven
Business LeadershipStrategyOrganisational Development
CEO of Zaven.
Jonathan Selvadoray is the founder & CEO of Zaven (zavenlegal.com). Zaven is a marketplace that enables corporations to engage their law firms smarter, cheaper and faster – and is 100% FREE OF CHARGE.
Jonathan has 3 decades experience in the legal industry and, prior to founding Zaven, was GC EMEA for Temasek among other leadership roles and partner at CMS Cameron McKenna.
Jonathan Selvadoray’s profile brings together professional experience, specialist subjects and published Chronicle Law contributions.
Strategy
Follow Jonathan for practical commentary and professional insight on strategy.
Organisational Development
Follow Jonathan for practical commentary and professional insight on organisational development.
From Jonathan’s Chronicle Law profile.
LEGAL COSTS · 6 MIN READ
Who keeps the AI dividend?
As AI makes legal work faster and more efficient, a new question is emerging: who actually benefits from the savings? Zaven examines AI billing, legal technology investment, regulation and how in-house teams can ensure that efficiency gains are reflected in the price they pay.
Read the article →
IT/TECH · 7 MIN READ
Lavern the Agentic ‘Law Firm’ Has Arrived
Lavern has formally launched with 67 specialist legal AI agents and eight workflows. Created by Antti Innanen, the open source project explores how agentic systems could reshape legal work and challenge traditional law firm models.
Read the article →
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT · 3 MIN READ
The Golden Bricks Problem: Why Law Firms Must Move Beyond Inputs
Law firms still charge for effort, not outcomes. This article explores why AI is forcing a shift away from billable hours and towards value-based legal services, and what that means for firms and clients.
Read the article →
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT · 3 MIN READ
AI Is Killing the Billable Hour. What Comes Next?
AI is making the billable hour obsolete, replacing time with outcomes as the measure of value. But value-based pricing only works with clear scope, structure and metrics. Firms and clients that adapt operationally can reduce inefficiency, remove admin burden and align incentives around results.
Read the article →PUBLIC CONTRIBUTOR PROFILE
Expertise is public. Membership remains personal.
Contributor profiles display approved professional information and published work. Saved content, CPD records, benefits and account activity remain private within My Chronicle.