CLM Simplified with Lucy Bassli

Join Tim Parilla and Lucy Bassli, Founder and Principal at InnoLaw Group, as they delve into the world of legal operations and CLM. As a corporate legal department consultant specializing in all things contracting, Lucy brings her expertise and personal insights on board. From advice on cultivating a legal operations mindset to insights on driving process change within the legal team, you don’t want to miss this lively and informative conversation!

Key takeaways

• Legal operations is about more than technology  
• How to evaluate contract processes and increase efficiency
• Advice for the CLM evaluation process
• And more! 

Timestamps

• 00:00 Introduction
• 01:02 What is your preflight ritual?
• 01:41 Tell us a bit about your career path
• 05:21 What's the first step towards establishing a legal operations mindset?
• 09:28 Learning how to be an in-house lawyer?
• 13:42 How can in-house legal teams evaluate their contract process and increase efficiency?
• 24:42 How do you think about advising legal teams that are struggling to change their process?
• 27:02 Is there a point where legal teams get to a certain size where you have to run it like a law firm?
• 34:41 CLM selection and implementation
• 40:02 What is your hot take about working in-house?
• 40:31 What is your number one tip for CLM evaluation process?
• 40:57 What is your advice on how to protect your time and productivity while working in-house?