Host Verity White discusses strategies for small in-house legal teams to optimise their legal operations with guest Katrina Gowans, co-chair of the Corporate Legal Operations Consortium (CLOC) chapter in Australia. 

Katrina explains the concept of legal operations, emphasising it as the 'business of law' and highlights common mistakes such as over-relying on technology solutions. The conversation delves into the importance of understanding team priorities, strategic planning, and the effective use of tools like Microsoft's SharePoint for knowledge management. 

Katrina also shares insights into change management, building a business case, and measuring return on investment. The episode concludes with tips for leveraging the CLOC community and practical advice for legal professionals looking to improve their operations.

Host Verity White discusses strategies for small in-house legal teams to optimise their legal operations with guest Katrina Gowans, co-chair of the Corporate Legal Operations Consortium (CLOC) chapter in Australia.&nbsp;
Katrina explains the concept of legal operations, emphasising it as the 'business of law' and highlights common mistakes such as over-relying on technology solutions. The conversation delves into the importance of understanding team priorities, strategic planning, and the effective use of tools like Microsoft's SharePoint for knowledge management.&nbsp;
Katrina also shares insights into change management, building a business case, and measuring return on investment. The episode concludes with tips for leveraging the CLOC community and practical advice for legal professionals looking to improve their operations.

Legal Lightbulbs: Bright Ideas to Power Small Legal Teams is the podcast for in-house legal professionals who want to make a big impact with a small team. 

Your host Verity White is an award-winning lawyer, Accredited Specialist in Commercial Law, a legal transformation expert, and Legal Director at Checklist Legal. 

Verity is the lucky lawyer who gets to talk to some of the sharpest minds in the inhouse legal world and shine a light on the clever ways small legal teams inside beloved brands and global companies are transforming how they work. 

Legal Lightbulbs is your go-to source for practical strategies, inspiring stories, and actionable insights to help legal legends like you lighten your legal load, lead with confidence, and spark meaningful change. 

We'll have trailblazing guests who’ve scaled legal influence without scaling headcount and solo episodes direct from Verity’s brain with bite-sized, practical tips you can use today. 

Whether you’re a sole legal counsel juggling a million tasks or leading a lean team looking to level up, Legal Lightbulbs is here for you to spark ideas and (if it's not too lame to say) have a bit of fun along the way. 

🎙️ New episodes each fortnight

📥 Links, tools, & resources in every episode

Legal Lightbulbs: Bright Ideas to Power Small Legal Teams is the podcast for in-house legal professionals who want to make a big impact with a small team.&nbsp;
Your host Verity White is an award-winning lawyer, Accredited Specialist in Commercial Law, a legal transformation expert, and Legal Director at Checklist Legal.&nbsp;
Verity is the lucky lawyer who gets to talk to some of the sharpest minds in the inhouse legal world and shine a light on the clever ways small legal teams inside beloved brands and global companies are transforming how they work.&nbsp;
Legal Lightbulbs is your go-to source for practical strategies, inspiring stories, and actionable insights to help legal legends like you lighten your legal load, lead with confidence, and spark meaningful change.&nbsp;
We'll have trailblazing guests who&rsquo;ve scaled legal influence without scaling headcount and solo episodes direct from Verity&rsquo;s brain with bite-sized, practical tips you can use today.&nbsp;
Whether you&rsquo;re a sole legal counsel juggling a million tasks or leading a lean team looking to level up, Legal Lightbulbs is here for you to spark ideas and (if it's not too lame to say) have a bit of fun along the way.&nbsp;
🎙️ New episodes each fortnight
📥 Links, tools, &amp; resources in every episode

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