Lisa K. Lang currently serves as the General Counsel for Kentucky State University, a role she has had for three years. Lisa first began her career as a lawyer working as an associate attorney specialising in insurance defence for a law firm in Louisville, Kentucky. She left that firm in 2008 to work for the Commonwealth of Kentucky. She first worked in the Office of the Attorney General as an Assistant Attorney General and then for the Kentucky Department of Education in a variety of in-house counsel roles until taking her current position at Kentucky State.

She is also a contributing writer for the Ironclad Blog and most recently co-authored a book called #Networked: How 20 Women Lawyers Overcame the Confines of COVID-19 Social Distancing to Create Connections, Cultivate Community, & Build Businesses in the Midst of a Global Pandemic.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Lisa’s career path from a student teacher to General Counsel in the higher education sector;

• how Lisa’s time in the military taught her resilience and how to act autonomously under pressure;

• working, studying and raising a young family – how Lisa managed the juggle;

• partnering with internal clients to develop their legal and commercial acumen;

• keeping an open mind for career satisfaction;

• the power of LinkedIn for creating a support network of like-minded peers; and

• how and why we all should become more involved in legal communities online.

Connect with Lisa:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisak-lang/

Connect with Mel:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissastoreyscott/

Counsel Podcast page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/counsel-podcast

Instagram: @theinhouselawyer

Email: [email protected]

I am taking a break over the Australian summer but will be back in your ears in the new year with plenty of amazing guests. I feel like we’ve only just scratched the surface of in-house stories. I recommend listening to past episodes if you need more content over the coming weeks. I’ll see you all in 2021! Mel