About Jack Newton

As the CEO and Founder of Clio and a pioneer in cloud-based legal technology, Jack Newton has spearheaded efforts to educate the legal community on the security, ethics, privacy considerations, and benefits of running a law firm in the cloud.

Under his leadership, Clio is bettering the lives and businesses of lawyers while making legal services more accessible and equitable for all through cloud-based and client-centered technology. Jack’s efforts to transform the legal experience for all have profoundly impacted the legal industry.

Jack is the author of The Client-Centered Law Firm, a #1 bestseller that’s helping law firms thrive in today’s experience-driven era. He is also the host of Daily Matters, a podcast dedicated to conversations with legal professionals, industry leaders, and subject matter experts about the future of law.

Jack has been recognized with some of the highest honours in the business world, including Goldman Sachs’ annual Builders and Innovators Awards, as one of the Most Exceptional Entrepreneurs (2022), Canada’s Most Admired CEO by Waterstone Human Capital, EY's Entrepreneur Of The Year award, BIV’s Forty under 40, and was named a 2019 Fellow to the College of Law Practice Management. Most recently, Jack has been awarded Person of the Year at the 2020 Technology Impact Awards, held by the BC Tech Association. Clio has also been recognized as one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies by Deloitte, and as having one of Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures by Waterstone Human Capital. Additionally, Clio was the first company to receive the BC Tech Association’s Company of the Year Anchor Success category.

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Featured podcasts & videos

BNN Bloomberg. Clio hits valuation of US$3B

Clio Cloud Conference. Jack Newton's 2024 Opening Keynote

Silicone Republic. Why humility is a vital part of leadership

Featured articles

ABA Journal. With lawyers being less responsive to clients, Clio unveils new AI-productivity aid to help

BetaKit. Clio donates $3 million to create new innovation hub at the University of British Columbia

The Globe and Mail. Among Canadians in Silicon Valley, talk of a trade war has a techno-optimist spin

The Globe and Mail. Welcome to the $100-million club: With dozens of scaled-up tech companies, Canada is poised to deliver a wave of quality IPOs

The Logic. With record-breaking US$900M raise, B.C.’s Clio ‘resets the clock’ on IPO plans

Reuters. Canadian legal tech firm Clio valued at $3 bln in mega fundraise