SCC: 𝗘𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜 - 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 Administrative secretaries can often be found...

𝗘𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜 - 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 Administrative secretaries can often be found supporting arbitral tribunals. Their role has at times been the subject of significant scrutiny, but, as ever, the public discourse moved on. Now, as AI reshapes how arbitral tribunals work and the demands for efficiency and transparency only increase, the role of administrative secretaries has been the subject of renewed focus. In our latest SCC Spotlight Talk, we sit down with Dorothee Schramm, Swiss-qualified lawyer and independent arbitrator, to explore the value, boundaries and future of administrative secretaries in arbitration. Dorothee shares her insights on: • Why a good administrative secretary is far more than an extra pair of hands and where the line must be drawn to protect the arbitrators' role as decision-makers. • How AI is changing the skillset secretaries need, and why the future belongs to "AI-superpowered" administrative secretaries…