Introduction: 0:00
- Introducing DeAnna Papedis, head of legal contract & product program management & operations at Google.
- Joining Google as an early hire in the mid-2000s.
- Relying on your network to recognize your strengths during a monthslong interview process.
- Shifting your career from working in law firms to tech.
Transitioning from contracts manager into legal ops: 4:55
- Building a large team of legal assistants before the term “legal ops” came into use.
- Choosing a side in the emergent separation between legal work and operations.
- Establishing and reiterating the value of legal ops to lawyers.
- Comparing legal ops to business operations.
Growing legal ops within Google: 8:56
- Navigating the enormous scale of the organization.
- Working within an embedded team.
- Hiring the best talent to your legal ops team.
Managing a legal ops team: 11:44
- Relying on empathy to lead your management decisions.
- Information sharing with with a focus on flexibility and business priorities.
Attending CLOC from the beginning: 13:40
- Getting excited about a conference that offers relevant content and great community to legal ops professionals.
- Recommending the Legal Operators community in addition to CLOC.
Imagining the future of legal ops: 16:24
- Discussing the potential of AI to transform the legal ops role.
- Recognizing the importance of people in harnessing AI tools while maintaining a commitment to accuracy.
Book recommendations: 19:11
- The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
What you wish you’d known as a young lawyer: 20:00
- Prioritizing the big picture over getting too far into the weeds.
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