Becoming CLOC President with Mike Haven

Mike Haven recently became President of the Corporate Legal Operations Consortium (CLOC). He is also the Head of Legal Operation at Intel, a thoughtful and passionate commentator on all things legal operations and he was our first ever guest on the podcast back in 2019.

We sat down with Mike to discuss CLOC, the state of the industry and the future of work in a post-pandemic world. Here's a snapshot of what we covered:

* Why Mike became CLOC President and what he considered in deciding whether or not to take on the role.

* What he sees as the future of the organisation and how it will build on successes of the past.

* Why “matters of the heart” will be an increasing focus for the future, including in particular fostering greater diversity in legal operations and in legal practice generally.

* Results from the recent 2021 State of the Industry Report, what has changed over time and what it tells us about the development of the legal operations industry.

* How corporate legal departments are planning their post-pandemic working arrangements, and what work will be like for lawyers in the future.

LINKS

Mike's article on becoming CLOC President: https://cloc.org/my-personal-why-carrying-the-torch-fanning-the-flame-and-charting-the-course/

Mike on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-haven-057aa1/

CLOC 2021 State of the Industry Report: https://cloc.org/2021-state-of-industry-survey/

Atlassian article on remote working: https://www.atlassian.com/blog/leadership/hybrid-work-model-premortem