In the sixth instalment of the Legal Ops Career Careering Ahead series we take a look at problem solving. This session takes a look how you determine the right solution as a legal operations professional. The panel includes Lucia Quy (Delivery Lead at Webber Wentzel), Kathrin Shahroozi (Senior Legal Technologist at Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP) and Tanisha Minev (Global Legal Counsel at DocPlanner). Moderated by Marc May (Founder, Legal Technologist and Legal Ops Career). F

On building the mindset we need for whatever comes next How often have you invested in new tools or processes, only to see engagement flop? In legal, we’ve long valued logic, certainty and risk mitigation – all important traits. But in doing so, we’ve often trained out the very thing that makes innovation possible: the willingness to explore what we don’t yet know. Generative AI has shifted that. For the first time in years, lawyers, legal ops professionals and business team

It has never been a more exciting time for Legal Operations. Conferences every other week, great networks (online and real life) and emerging tech in a competitive marketplace make this a fast-moving space. Yet, it’s easy to forget that this function has only really emerged in the last twenty years, and indeed, many businesses are in the early stages of implementing legal operations infrastructure. I’m proud to be the first Legal Operations Manager in my company, and almost a

Prithee, be a witty fool… Here’s the thing – professionals (be it lawyers, doctors, CEO’s - the list is almost endless) need to be credible, knowledgeable and trustworthy. It’s not surprising; these are good, dependable qualities, essential for businesses to not just succeed, but to thrive. People (and the corporations they are part of) need to know they’re in “safe hands”, and in a professional role we become quickly acclimatised to portraying the wise, unflappable advisor

With the growth of legal operations as a discipline and the focus on legal technology in particular, I'm always curious to understand how people I meet in this space have got into legal tech and legal ops in the first place. The answers are usually either that a) they were lawyers who got into tech and/or ops, or b) they are people who have got straight into technology and then focused on the legal sector in particular. It's pretty rare to hear someone say that they are first

What I do now I currently work as a legal technology assistant at Mills & Reeve, within the firm’s digital & data team. My role involves assisting in the delivery of innovative solutions, helping with the management of client platforms such as HighQ (a secure, cloud based platform that helps legal teams share documents, manage projects, and collaborate amongst other uses) and contributing to data-driven projects designed to improve how our lawyers and clients collaborate. Bei

I’ve always enjoyed reading career stories. I’ve always found it interesting to read the journey people have taken – especially in legal tech/ops. I can’t imagine anyone as a child saying “Mummy, when I’m older I want to be a legal technologist” yet for many this is a role and career that exudes a lot […]

For too long, the legal function has been seen as a necessary safeguard. Important, yes, but rarely strategic. Legal is often the department that slows things down, jumps in at the last minute and spends too much money on outside counsel. In contrast to this traditional perception, I recently stumbled upon one of Jordan Furlong’s […]

Don’t tell anyone, but until November 2024, my knowledge of the legal industry was limited to Suits and Better Call Saul. I knew lawyers dealt with crime, buying companies and property, and had spoken to precisely one solicitor in my whole life (lovely Adrian, who did our conveyancing). Several months into my current role, as […]

This fourth webinar in the Careering Ahead series will take a look at what skills are required to work in legal ops and where you can get them! This webinar is moderated by Marc May, Founder of Legal Ops Career, and features: Kasper Riis Hansen , Head of Legal Operations at Arla Foods Piia Madissoo , Legal Operations and Transform Lead at EY Tomasz Krzyzewski , Head of Legal Operations at Coca Cola HBC Feel free to watch the webinar here:

Last year we took a look at “What is Legal Ops?” as part of Legal Ops Career’s Defining Legal Ops Career Path project. In the end we came up with the following nine areas of law firm legal operations: 1. Business Intelligence The right data is incredibly useful for business decision-making – allowing the firm’s […]

This third webinar in the Careering Ahead series takes a look at what the Legal Operations Manager role looks like. This session takes a look at what the Legal Operations Manager does in their day-to-day work, how it is different between settings (law firms, in-house, etc), what skills are required to do the role and what steps you can take to become one. This webinar is moderated by Marc May, Founder of Legal Ops Career, and features: Charles Stanley , Senior Legal Operation

Our second webinar of the year focuses on mentoring and how it benefits those that get involved. We have a strong mentoring program which provides a great way for mentees to get the steer they need to break into legal ops or move up in their careers. This webinar features Marco Mendola (Relationships Director at Legal Ops Career / Legal Technologist at TLT) and Jasmine Yu (Legal Technology Assistant at Mills & Reeve) - and moderated by Marc May (Founder, Legal Technologist an

The first webinar of the Careering Ahead series showcased three consultants who had started their own or co-founded their own consultancies. The focus of the series as a whole is on career-related content relevant to legal operations professionals, or those that aspire to be one. This particular webinar took a deep dive into the considerations required to start up your own consultancy. We discussed when was the right time and circumstances to start up your own consultancy, as