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Budget Season

by An Trotter September 12, 2022

A few weeks ago, I participated in a terrific CLOC NY Area Huddle, "Budgeting for Legal Ops Professionals." Organized by Chapter Leads Stacy Lettie...

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Legal Ops - The Back to School Edition - Coming Soon!

by An Trotter September 5, 2022

Fall is time to jump start your legal ops journey for 2023!With 30 templates and over 195 pages of practical content, Ops in a Box, Legal Edition, ...

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Legal Ops Pioneers - Suzanne Hawkins

by An Trotter August 17, 2022

A tremendous privilege to spend time with legalops pioneer Suzanne Hawkins, discussing her career thus far. During my time in legal operations, I'v...

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Running Legal Like A Business - Wrapping Up

by An Trotter July 18, 2022

Running Legal Like A Business (PLI Press, 2021) by Connie Brenton and Susan R.Lambreth is the most thorough book on theory and practice of legal ...

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Running Legal Like A Business - Ch. 20 and 21 - Branding

by An Trotter July 11, 2022

The final two chapters of Running Legal Like A Business (PLI Press, 2021) by Connie Brenton and Susan R.Lambreth address personal branding (author...

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In-House Outliers Podcast

by An Trotter July 7, 2022

Thank you, Alex Kelly of Brightflag for inviting me to the In-House Outliers Podcast! Alex and I covered:

💪 How persistence helped me land my first role in legal ops

💥Different areas of focus over the course of my legal ops career

📦 Why I created Ops in a Box, Legal Edition and how it helps legal ops professionals.

💡My best advice for those who want to get started in the industry.

Listen to the full episode on Spotify, or Apple or Anchor!

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Running Legal Like A Business - Ch. 19 - State of Diversity in the Legal Industry

by An Trotter June 28, 2022

In Running Legal Like A Business (PLI Press, 2021) by Connie Brenton and Susan R.Lambreth, penning the chapter on Diversity & Inclusion, are S...

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Running Legal Like A Business - Ch. 18 - The Digital Playbook Advantage

by An Trotter June 6, 2022

In Ch. 18 of Running Legal Like A Business by Connie Brenton and Susan Lambreth, PLI Press, 2021, chapter authors Gary Sangha and Michael Ross of ...

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Running Legal Like A Business - Ch. 17 - A Playbook for Playbooking

by An Trotter June 1, 2022

Since process automation, optimization and contracting were hot topics at CLOC's Global Institute (#CGI2022), fitting that we pick back up on Conn...

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CLOC Global Institute 2022 - Inside the Hive Mind

by An Trotter May 15, 2022

#CGI2022 is in the books. I learned in scheduled sessions, impromptu gatherings and chance meetings, over coffee, cocktails and canapes in restaura...