{"id":118524,"date":"2025-05-09T15:28:38","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T23:28:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/05\/09\/how-legal-ops-solves-your-real-world-challenges\/"},"modified":"2025-05-09T15:28:38","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T23:28:38","slug":"how-legal-ops-solves-your-real-world-challenges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/05\/09\/how-legal-ops-solves-your-real-world-challenges\/","title":{"rendered":"How Legal Ops Solves Your Real-World Challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2161245336-1-1024x585.jpg?resize=1024%2C585&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1160529\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Legal Ops is evolving \u2014 are you ready? <\/p>\n<p>In the March episode of the UpLevel View podcast, UpLevel Ops CEO Stephanie Corey is joined by two standout leaders from The L Suite \u2014 Greg Raiten, co-founder, and Shaun Sethna, general counsel \u2014 for an honest conversation about the evolving relationship between general counsel and legal operations.<\/p>\n<p>Together, they explore why legal ops is no longer just a support function but a strategic partner in building agile, scalable legal teams. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Navigating Economic Uncertainty<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Corporate legal departments have maintained a steady focus on legal operations throughout different economic cycles, Shaun notes. Here, he shares why he sees that durability in this profession.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>Becoming More Strategic<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>General counsel universally strive to become better aligned with their organization\u2019s business strategy. Here, Greg describes how a legal operations focus can bring about that outcome. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>Showing Your Work<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Legal operations particularly demonstrates its value when it comes to turning your strategy into reality. Here, Stephanie notes how a legal ops professional can create the processes that will drive success \u2014 from creating efficiency to demonstrating your department\u2019s value to your organization.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>Hear the Full Discussion<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Feel free to listen to the full episode of the UpLevel View podcast below. <\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/05\/how-legal-ops-solves-your-real-world-challenges\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">How Legal Ops Solves Your Real-World Challenges<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2161245336-1-1024x585.jpg?resize=1024%2C585&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1160529\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Legal Ops is evolving \u2014 are you ready? <\/p>\n<p>In the March episode of the UpLevel View podcast, UpLevel Ops CEO Stephanie Corey is joined by two standout leaders from The L Suite \u2014 Greg Raiten, co-founder, and Shaun Sethna, general counsel \u2014 for an honest conversation about the evolving relationship between general counsel and legal operations.<\/p>\n<p>Together, they explore why legal ops is no longer just a support function but a strategic partner in building agile, scalable legal teams. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Navigating Economic Uncertainty<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Corporate legal departments have maintained a steady focus on legal operations throughout different economic cycles, Shaun notes. Here, he shares why he sees that durability in this profession.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>Becoming More Strategic<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>General counsel universally strive to become better aligned with their organization\u2019s business strategy. Here, Greg describes how a legal operations focus can bring about that outcome. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>Showing Your Work<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Legal operations particularly demonstrates its value when it comes to turning your strategy into reality. Here, Stephanie notes how a legal ops professional can create the processes that will drive success \u2014 from creating efficiency to demonstrating your department\u2019s value to your organization.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>Hear the Full Discussion<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Feel free to listen to the full episode of the UpLevel View podcast below. <\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/05\/how-legal-ops-solves-your-real-world-challenges\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">How Legal Ops Solves Your Real-World Challenges<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Images Legal Ops is evolving \u2014 are you ready? 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