In today’s episode, John Duisberg chats with Christy Walsh, COO of the Georgia-based law firm Drew Eckl & Farnham with 250+ total employees, 120+ attorneys, and 4 offices across their state.

You’ll hear how their firm was impacted by a sudden shift to remote working, the investments they’re making to preserve their values around teamwork and employee engagement, and the ways they’re competing to win top talent over larger law firms in a highly competitive space.

More about Christy Walsh

As Chief Operating Officer for Drew Eckl & Farnham, Christy Walsh is responsible for analyzing the core business functions for the firm and aligning the law firm’s people and processes with its strategy. This includes overseeing the firm's growth, elevating the internal culture of the firm, and reviewing existing processes to identify areas for improvement.  She has 20 years of experience as a business professional in a variety of industries including hospitality and construction and started working in the legal industry almost 15 years ago. Christy takes pride in her ability to analyze and provide solutions to complex problems and has applied that ability to her current role as COO.

RESOURCES RELATED TO THIS EPISODE
Visit https://www.deflaw.com/
Follow DEF at https://www.linkedin.com/company/drew-eckl-&-farnham/
Follow Christy at https://www.linkedin.com/in/christybwalsh/ 

CREDITS
Theme Music 🎵DPMusic from Pond5.com
Produced by ChatWithLeadersMedia.com

In today&rsquo;s episode, John Duisberg chats with Christy Walsh, COO of the Georgia-based law firm Drew Eckl &amp; Farnham with 250+ total employees, 120+ attorneys, and 4 offices across their state.
You&rsquo;ll hear how their firm was impacted by a sudden shift to remote working, the investments they&rsquo;re making to preserve their values around teamwork and employee engagement, and the ways they&rsquo;re competing to win top talent over larger law firms in a highly competitive space.
More about Christy Walsh
As Chief Operating Officer for Drew Eckl &amp; Farnham, Christy Walsh is responsible for analyzing the core business functions for the firm and aligning the law firm&rsquo;s people and processes with its strategy. This includes overseeing the firm's growth, elevating the internal culture of the firm, and reviewing existing processes to identify areas for improvement.&nbsp; She has 20 years of experience as a business professional in a variety of industries including hospitality and construction and started working in the legal industry almost 15 years ago. Christy takes pride in her ability to analyze and provide solutions to complex problems and has applied that ability to her current role as COO.
RESOURCES RELATED TO THIS EPISODE
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<li aria-level="1">Visit <a href="https://www.deflaw.com/">https://www.deflaw.com/</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Follow DEF at <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/drew-eckl-&amp;-farnham/">https://www.linkedin.com/company/drew-eckl-&amp;-farnham/</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Follow Christy at <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/christybwalsh/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/christybwalsh/</a>&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
CREDITS
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Theme Music 🎵<a href="https://www.pond5.com/artist/dpmusic">DPMusic</a> from Pond5.com</li>
<li aria-level="1">Produced by <a href="https://chatwithleaders.com">ChatWithLeadersMedia.com</a></li>
</ul>

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