Jalubro taps legal tech veteran David Lumsden as board advisor

Jalubro has named longtime legal technology executive David Lumsden as Advisor to the Board as the London-based company pushes further into proprietary software. The appointment comes alongside the launch of Ephiria, an AI governance and enforcement platform aimed at helping law firms and legal teams control AI use across workflows.

Why it matters: - Jalubro is trying to move beyond services and advisory work and build a bigger proprietary technology business. - The company is targeting a fast-growing problem for law firms and legal teams: how to govern AI tools and document what AI agents are allowed to do. - Lumsden brings senior leadership experience across some of the best-known names in legal technology, which adds credibility as Jalubro expands.

What happened: - Jalubro appointed David Lumsden as Advisor to the Board. - The appointment was announced on September 29, 2026. - Jalubro said Lumsden will advise its leadership on technology strategy, international growth and scaling the business. - The company is based in London and works with law firms and corporate legal departments globally.

The details: - Lumsden previously served as CIO of Ashurst, the international law firm. - He spent 13 years as CEO of Tikit Group plc and helped grow the legal technology business before BT acquired it. - He later led RAVN Systems as CEO before and around its acquisition by iManage. - Lumsden also served as CEO of Enable Business Solutions and Pinnacle. - After Harbor acquired Pinnacle in 2024, Lumsden joined Harbor’s international leadership team. - He served as Regional Head of Operations and Integration until June 2025. - Jalubro said its new product, Ephiria, is central to its technology expansion. - Ephiria is an AI governance and enforcement infrastructure designed to provide an independent control layer across AI use. - The platform applies organizational, client and matter-level policy at the point of use and execution. - Ephiria can protect sensitive information before it reaches an AI model through redaction. - Ephiria also governs what AI agents are permitted to do before an action is taken. - Jalubro said law firms and legal teams are using tools such as Harvey, CoCounsel, Legora and Claude. - The company said the shift from AI copilots to AI agents creates a growing governance challenge. - Jalubro’s broader capabilities include legal technology advisory, implementation, integration and managed services, alongside proprietary product development. - Ephiria is the platform business of Jalubro Consulting. - The platform provides a consistent control layer across human AI use, AI agents and automated processes.

Between the lines: - Lumsden’s hire signals that Jalubro wants to compete more aggressively as a technology provider, not just a consultancy. - The timing suggests the company sees AI governance as a near-term commercial opportunity, not a future issue. - His background across law firms, software vendors and acquisitions gives Jalubro a board-level operator with experience in both product strategy and sector consolidation.

What’s next: - Jalubro said Lumsden will support the next stage of growth as the company scales Ephiria and pursues international expansion. - The company is betting that demand for independent AI controls will rise as legal teams adopt more agentic systems. - Jalubro’s push into proprietary technology will likely remain centered on Ephiria and related offerings.

The bottom line: - Jalubro is using a high-profile legal tech veteran and a new AI governance product to deepen its move from services into software.