Building an In-House Legal Function From Scratch

On this week’s episode, host Seth Colaner welcomes Kathy Zhu, Co-Founder, CEO and GC of Streamline AI. Kathy shares insights on building an in-house legal function from scratch. She emphasizes the importance of prioritizing critical work, maximizing time spent on high-impact tasks and automating processes to increase efficiency. Key Takeaways:(00:52) Kathy spent over a decade practicing law before becoming head of commercial legal and legal ops at DoorDash.(02:26) On her first day at DoorDash, Kathy already had a line out the door of requests.(03:10) Prioritize the most critical work.(04:03) Focus time on high-impact work — minimize unnecessary meetings.(07:08) Kathy automated intake processes to eliminate back-and-forth and manual work.(15:25) Managing a growing, multi-layered team presented challenges around engagement and promotions.(16:58) Not controlling the budget for critical tools can impact their future.(18:31) Embrace the mindset of over-preparing for any scenario.Resources Mentioned:Kathy Zhu - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathymzhu88/Streamline AI - http://www.streamline.ai/This episode is brought to you by Tonkean.Tonkean is the operating system for business operations and is the enterprise standard for process orchestration. It provides businesses with the building blocks to orchestrate any process, with no code or change management required. Contact us at tonkean.com to learn how you can build complex business processes. Fast.#Operations #BusinessOperations