The Legal Leaders Podcast InView

In this podcast episode, Emma Coxhead is joined by Asim Khan, International Commercial Counsel in the UK to discuss the development dilemma faced by in-house legal teams. Asim takes us through what the development dilemma is and his perspective on the challenges of progression and retention while highlighting the crucial role of people, process, and technology.



We explore the hurdles hindering career advancement within in-house legal teams which stems from a structure similar to that of private practice law firms. Additionally, we examine the difficulties in retaining talent, considering factors such as job satisfaction and work-life balance in the legal profession.

To address these challenges, Asim shares a fresh perspective on strategies for developing and retaining top talent, emphasizing the importance of mentorship and fostering a supportive work environment.



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Connect with Asim here.
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In this episode hosted by Emma Coxhead, we delve into Elisabeth Flett's inspiring career journey, highlighting the pivotal career decisions she made to align with her personal values.

By sharing her story, Lis hopes to empower listeners, emphasizing that prioritizing alignment with one's values over accumulating impressive entries on a CV is paramount for building a long-term, fulfilling career.

Lis shares the different strategies and approaches to leadership she has observed during her career and what parts she has chosen to build into her own style and the lessons she has learnt along the way.

We explore strategies for building a more inclusive work environment that accommodates returning to work mothers and Lis shares her experience as a working mother.



Links

• Connect with Lis on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠.

• Join the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠InView Community⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

• Get your tickets to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠InView Connect ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠in London.

In this episode, Emma Coxhead is joined by Lauren Zajac, Chief Legal & Administrative Officer at Extrahop. Lauren shares with us her career journey as an in-house lawyer in technology companies and how she knew early on this was where she wanted to be.

Lauren shares with us her view on enabling the business to interact with ChatGPT and generative A.I. while safeguarding against cyber attacks. Lauren points out the biggest threats and how you can mitigate risks for the business, as well as the legal landscape you need to consider.

Additionally, Lauren shares with us her key tips to build a legal team from scratch and the significance of mindfulness and wellbeing in leadership.



Links

• Connect with Lauren on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠.

• Join the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠InView Community⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

• Get your tickets to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠InView Connect ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠in London.

In this episode, your host David Lancelot, CLO & EVP of Advocacy at LawVu speaks with Bjarne Tellmann - Author of the essential “Building an Outstanding Legal Team” and General Counsel to share his framework for modern legal leadership. Bjarne shares his thoughts on the evolution of the role of the Legal Leader, the purpose of the modern legal team and his advice on starting a new General Counsel role.

Topics covered include:


Evolution of the role of General Counsel.
What is the purpose of the legal department?
What inspired Bjarne to write the manual for how to approach the role of General Counsel.
How to speak the language of the business and how to communicate the value of legal.
Bjarne's approach to building a world class team.

Links


Connect with Bjarne on LinkedIn.
Find Bjarne's book here.
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In this episode, Emma Coxhead is joined by Megan Gray to share Megan’s career journey and how her identity has evolved through life events throughout her career. Megan is a Knowledge Development Lawyer in London and has spent the vast majority of her career specialising in capital markets. Megan explains to us what the motherhood penalty is and how Megan is using her position as a legal leader to advocate for gender equality and her hopes for the future of legal practice.



In this episode we discuss:


Megan's legal career as a corporate lawyer in magic circle law firms in London
The identity shift she went through when she had her first child and the challenges she faced returning to work in corporate law
Megan's experience in-house and how this opened her eyes to other ways of working flexibly
How Megan has prioritized wellbeing throughout her career
Lessons learnt in her career journey and how she is using her voice to advocate for equal rights in the legal profession



Links

• Connect with Megan on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠.

• Join the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠InView Community⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

• Get your tickets to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠InView Connect ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠in London.

In this episode, Emma Coxhead is joined by Matt Maruca to share Matt’s journey to GC and how becoming a multi-disciplinary lawyer boosted his career.

Matt is a legal and communications counsel in Canada with 10 years experience as a General Counsel. He is the only lawyer to complete the prestigious Master of Communications Management gradate program through McMaster and Syracuse Universities. Matt is responsible for first-of-its-kind, in-depth research on the relationship between lawyers and communicators, allowing him to assist and advice legal departments in a variety of sectors.

In this conversation we cover:


the benefit in having a multi-disciplinary approach to a legal career
what is the value in communications professionals and legal working closely together
how to encourage and foster a culture of legal working cross functionally
what is the role of a legal leader and what is the most important element of this role?



Links


Connect with Matt on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠.
Join the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠InView Community⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.
Get your tickets to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠InView Connect ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠in London.