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In this installment of “From the Inside Out,” Dan Zinn, GC of OTC Markets, discusses the unique challenges of General Counsel legal practice, how external law firms can better serve in house department clients, and why new technologies like BlockChain are now disrupting his area of practice in the securities and finance industry.”
 
Episode Resources
https://www.otcmarkets.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-zinn-18543113/

In this installment of “From the Inside Out,” Lee Drucker, the founder of Lake Whillans, discusses the basics of litigation finance and shares insider insights for lawyers looking to engage more with this burgeoning field.
This episode is brought to you by Lake Whillans, a commercial litigation finance firm making it easier for general counsels to manage their roles by providing funding for potential disputes.


Episode Resources
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lee-drucker-3299b413/ https://lakewhillans.com

In our third installment, we sat down with Nancy Saltzman, General Counsel at EXL Service, to discuss the value of law firm experience and what she looks for when working with outside counsel.
This episode is brought to you by Lake Whillans, a commercial litigation finance firm making it easier for general counsels to manage their roles by providing funding for potential disputes.
Episode Resources
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancysaltzman https://lakewhillans.com

Jason Barnwell is an Assistant GC at Microsoft and leads a legal business operations and strategy team to help Microsoft’s legal team serve its clients more effectively and innovate the practice of law.
This episode is brought to you by Lake Whillans, a commercial litigation finance firm making it easier for general counsels to manage their roles by providing funding for potential disputes.

Episode Resources
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jbarnwell
https://lakewhillans.com
 
Episode Highlights
Jason’s role at Microsoft and the unique challenges he faces within his legal department.
What they think about when picking the right partner firm.
How Jason’s engineering background has enabled him to look at the law differently.
The main reason a general counsel would sever a relationship with a law firm.

In our first installment, we sat down with Hannah Samendinger, the General Counsel and Product Manager at Alt Legal, the creators of trademark and patent docketing software. Hannah discussed with us her unique perspective on traditional law firm practice and what she looks for when she’s dealing with outside law firms as the GC of a small legal tech company.
 
Episode Resources
https://www.altlegal.com https://blog.altlegal.com  
Episode Highlights
Hannah’s role as General Council at Alt Legal. The one thing law firms don’t understand about managing an in-house budget. What the best law firms do consistently. Favorite legal tech tools.

The delivery of legal services hasn’t changed much since the industrial revolution, and too often lawyers are focused on protecting their turf instead of serving clients. Dan Linna, Director of LegalRnD, the Center for Legal Services Innovation at Michigan State University Law School, speaks with David Lat in this Law2020 interview about how to bridge the justice gap.
 
For additional articles and information on this episode and the entire Law2020 series, visit https://abovethelaw.com/law2020
 
Episode Resources
https://abovethelaw.com/law2020/cognifying-legal-education/
 
http://legalrnd.org  
https://www.linkedin.com/in/danlinna  
Episode Highlights
Understanding the problem of the justice gap in the United States. How we reached this crisis point in access to justice. Why many lawyers are tech-resistant. How legal technology and process can close the justice gap. Moving from being artisans to becoming scientists. How people in the law community, aided by technology, can help bridge the justice gap.  
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