In-House Outliers

John Elliott, Legal Operations and Technology Manager at Netflix joins Alex this week to discuss the importance of relationships, open communication, and problem identification when working in a fast-paced business.

Adrienne Schaal, Director of Legal Operations at TIBCO, now Cloud Software Group, joins Alex to discuss the unconventional way she found herself in Legal Operations at GE and the differences between working on small vs large legal ops teams. 

Alex is re-joined by our first ever In-House Outliers Guest, Stephanie Corey, CEO & Co Founder of UpLevel Ops. They chat about the return of in-person work, why more in-house legal teams are focusing on operations and how to build a winning business case for scaling your legal department

In this episode, Alex chats with Matilde Montanari, Legal Operations Officer @TomTom. Matilde discusses her path from lawyer to legal ops officer and the shift in mindset she had to take when she made the switch. She also gives great advice to any lawyers who want to make the same career transition. Liked what you heard on today’s episode? Connect with Alex<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexkellybrightflag/"> here</a> &amp; follow us on<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/10448147/admin/"> Linkedin</a>. <u>Top Previous Episodes…</u> 👉<a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/5y3t9yqcPaLJtMWXsdnsLg?si=69c1aa921b5e4c91">Creating a Legal Ops Community at CLOC with Stephanie Corey</a> 👉<a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/1RFEWg7UFquDlCqWNEpAJU?si=931a9961a9614274">Leading an Innovative Legal Operations Function at Netflix with Jennifer McCarron</a>

Wendy Riggs, Founder of SBO Consulting, joins Alex to discuss her role in helping Zynga, Twitter and Airbnb better leverage legal tech while rapidly growing their legal operations functions.

In this week’s episode, Alex chats with Dave Evans, Head of Legal Operations at Nextdoor. Dave discusses why he got started in legal operations, how he aligns with his general counsel, and practical advice for legal operations professionals to excel in their career. Liked what you heard on today’s episode? Connect with Alex here & follow us on Linkedin. Top Previous Episodes… 👉Creating a Legal Ops Community at CLOC with Stephanie Corey 👉Leading an Innovative Legal Operations Function at Netflix with Jennifer McCarron 👉How VMWare’s Aine Lyons Found Her Calling in Legal Ops

In this episode, Alex chats with MaryBeth Blair, Director of Legal Operations & Lead Counsel at Coursera. MaryBeth discusses how she has used legal technology to utilize data to make better financial decisions. She also discusses why she went to Coursera and her core areas of focus in leading the legal ops function there. Liked what you heard on today’s episode? Connect with Alex here & follow us on Linkedin. Top Previous Episodes… 👉Creating a Legal Ops Community at CLOC with Stephanie Corey 👉Leading an Innovative Legal Operations Function at Netflix with Jennifer McCarron 👉How VMWare’s Aine Lyons Found Her Calling in Legal Ops

In this week’s episode, Alex chats with a legal ops trailblazer, Juliana Ugarelli, Director of Global Legal Projects at Getinge. Julianna talks about her career story and what it takes to build a successful career as a legal ops leader in LATAM. You’ll also learn critical skill sets she learned in her career, how she manages relationships with legal leadership, and her core areas of responsibility are leading global projects. Liked what you heard on today’s episode? Connect with Alex here & follow us on Linkedin. Top Previous Episodes… 👉Creating a Legal Ops Community at CLOC with Stephanie Corey 👉Leading an Innovative Legal Operations Function at Netflix with Jennifer McCarron 👉How VMWare’s Aine Lyons Found Her Calling in Legal Ops

What does it take to move from a career as a paralegal to a legal operations manager? In this week’s episode, Alex sits down with Alison English, Legal Operations Manager at Rheem Manufacturing Company. Alison discusses her career path from paralegal to legal operations manager and the skill sets that helped her to move into this role. She also shares very helpful advice for any paralegal who wants to make the same transition. Connect with Alex here & follow us on Linkedin. Top Previous Episodes… 👉Creating a Legal Ops Community at CLOC with Stephanie Corey 👉Leading an Innovative Legal Operations Function at Netflix with Jennifer McCarron 👉How VMWare’s Aine Lyons Found Her Calling in Legal Ops

In this episode, Alex chats with Mark Eldridge, Director of Legal Operations at Guardant Health. Mark started his career in forensics but different opportunities led him into a legal operations career. Today, he has led two successful legal operations functions. Mark discusses what it took to build his skill sets in legal operations, how to create relationships with your legal leadership team and the most impactful projects he’s worked on in his career. Connect with Alex here & follow us on Linkedin. Top Previous Episodes… 👉Creating a Legal Ops Community at CLOC with Stephanie Corey 👉Leading an Innovative Legal Operations Function at Netflix with Jennifer McCarron 👉How VMWare’s Aine Lyons Found Her Calling in Legal Ops