CLOC Talk

In this episode of CLOC Talk, Jenn sits down with the fabulous Carl Morrison , Chief of Staff at ModCounsel, and legal operations extraordinaire to discuss his experience implementing information governance (InfoGov) within corporate legal departments.  Carl shares insightful anecdotes about the importance of preparation, communication, and collaboration within cross-functional teams to handl...

In today’s episode of CLOC Talk, Jenn sits down with the incredible Cassandra Worthy . Cassandra was our keynote at CGI 2024. Her message centered around change enthusiasm, a practice she developed to navigate change in corporate environments. Cassandra shares her experiences with resilience, emotional self-awareness, and the power of somatics in fostering a growth mindset. She also shares tools a...

In this bonus episode of CLOC Talk, Guest host and 2023 LIO winner Jen Mattson Associate Vice President of Legal Operations at Nationwide, takes the stage at CGI to speak with Tim Melchior , Sr. Legal Operations Analyst at Trane Technologies, and one of our 2024 LIO winners.  For those of you who are new to our CLOC community, LIO or Legal Innovations in Operations is a recognition program fo...

Today, Host and CLOC President Jenn McCarron is joined by one of her favorite humans in legal ops Frances Pomposo . Frances has been a legal ops visionary at companies like Adobe, and Lyft and is currently the Vice President of Legal and Government Affairs Strategy and Operations at Splunk. She also serves on the CLOC board of directors as our treasurer. In this episode, Frances and Jenn discuss o...

Welcome, to this special episode of CLOC Talk, recorded live from the main stage at CGI 2024 in Las Vegas. Host Jenn McCarron had an incredible panel discussion with our closing keynote speaker, Andrew Perlman , Dean of the Suffolk University School of Law, Wendy Butler Curtis , Chief Innovation Officer at Orrick, and Alison Silver , the Global Head of Strategic Operations at Zoom. We dive into Le...

Today on CLOC Talk, Jenn is joined by Harvard Law School faculty member, Professor David Wilkins . Professor Wilkins identifies the current period as pivotal for the legal profession, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, technological innovations such as AI, and significant demographic shifts, in a world he describes as VUCA, volatile, uncertain, complex, and amorphous. The two thought leaders al...

Start your day with an audio guided meditation by Lisa Konie.

Start your day with an audio guided meditation by Lisa Konie.

Start your day with an audio guided meditation by Lisa Konie.

In this special bonus episode of CLOC Talk, guest host, Adam Becker , CLOC Board member and Director of Legal Operations at Cockroach Labs , does a deep dive with Chris Clearfield , an organizational dynamics visionary. Chris is renowned for helping leaders navigate complexity within their organizations. His work as a coach, consultant, and co-founder of the Clearfield Group underscores his profou...

Today we're diving into a special edition fueled by the vibrant energy of 2023's CLOC Global Institute in Las Vegas. During one of Jenn's Braindate sessions, She punk'd them by pulling them into a podcast recording on-site. It was great. It was unplanned, and the insights from the group were electric. Our conversation covered everything from the impact of generative AI to the nuances of team dynam...

Start your day with an audio guided meditation by Lisa Konie.

Today in part two of our special episode of CLOC Talk, we are wading through the dynamic world of legal tech. Where failure meets innovation head-on. This week, we're live from Austin, Texas, where we had the privilege to be an official 2024 SXSW interactive panel. Host Jenn McCarron was joined on stage with, Justin Felder , Senior Manager of Legal Operations at Indeed. com and Jerry Ting , the vi...

Today on another special episode of CLOC Talk, we are wading through the dynamic world of legal tech. Where failure meets innovation head-on. This week. We're coming at you live from Austin, Texas, where we had the privilege to be an official 2024 SXSW interactive panel. Host Jenn McCarron was joined on stage with, Justin Felder , Senior Manager of Legal Operations at Indeed. com and Jerry Ting ,...

Welcome to this special episode of CLOC Talk, where host Jenn McCarron went to space via an interview with Astronaut Colonel Eileen Collins . Colonel Collins was the first woman to pilot and command a NASA space shuttle and author of the book, Through the Glass Ceiling to the Stars. This episode is not only about dreams, it's about the discipline and focus needed to reach them, and about literally...

On this episode, President of CLOC, Jenn McCarron sits down with the new 2024 CLOC executive leadership team, Farah Pepper , CLOC Vice President and Chief Legal Innovation Counsel at Marsh McLennan, and Frances Pomposo , CLOC Treasurer and Vice President, Legal and Government Affairs, Strategy and Operations at Splunk. The leadership trio goes deep on the importance of professional communities lik...

Welcome to the first CLOC Talk episode with our new roster of guest hosts. This week's guest host is CLOC Board member Adam Becker ,  Director of Legal Operations at Cockroach Labs. Adam is joined by Cash Butler Founder of Clarilegal, to discuss CLOC Core 2, Financial Management.  The two legal ops leaders emphasize the importance of ensuring that the processes of a legal department alig...

On this episode, Jenn sits down with her friend and industry pioneer, Mary O'Carroll, Chief Community Officer at Ironclad and quite possibly, the Legal Ops GOAT. (For those still catching up, that’s short for the greatest of all time.) In this conversation, they get real on some of their favorite topics; like how to balance passion with practicality in professional roles, the growth of a...

Scratch that, you probably need a dashboard, but trust us you don't need all those widgets. On this episode, host Jenn McCarron sits down with Jason Barnwell , who leads Digital Transformation and serves as Associate General Counsel at Microsoft. Jenn and Jason kick off our new CLOC Core 12 series with a conversation that could be its own Business Intelligence course. They go in-depth, discussing...

WE ARE BACK. Happy New Year. On today's episode, host, and new CLOC President, Jenn McCarron is joined by friend and legal ops colleague Lewis Bretts . The two catch up in NYC this fall after a whirlwind week of conferences. Tune in to hear the two discuss the future of legal ops, their shared skepticism around generative AI, the importance of psychology and so much more! 

Well, we did it! We made it to the finish line for 2023. What a year!! On today's episode, Jenn sits down with CLOC Talk Producer Drea Bernardi. They recap the year and Jenn reacts to her hallway recordings from CGI and the EMEA Summit. Find out what "Faster Deal Times" really means, in this end-of-year holiday special. Wishing you all the happiest of holidays. We will see you in the new year.

In this episode, Jenn is joined by Yesenia "Jessie" Santiago Egner , Legal Operations Strategic Advisor at Otsuka Pharmaceutical Companies(US). This is a new role for Jessie and she shares her initial tasks in her new role, including a maturity assessment of each competency, and the upcoming presentation of her findings. This episode covers Jessie's process of familiarizing herself with a new indu...

On this episode, we're back at CLOC's 2023 EMEA Summit in London, where Jenn is joined by Wendy Butler Curtis , Chief Innovation Officer at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP. The two leaders continue the 2023 topic of the year, Generative AI and what it all really means for us in legal.

Today we're dropping back into the podcast lounge at CLOC's 2023 EMEA Summit in London where Jenn is joined by Tom Rice , Head of Legal Ops and Customer Experience Strategy at Travel Perk . There is no magic switch to transform contract technology inside a legal department, but you can get your legal templates and forms in-house in order. In this episode, Jenn and Tom discuss how Chat GPT and othe...

A quick note from host Jenn McCarron.