Around the In-house

Join hosts Alex Aferiat (Director & Managing Legal Counsel at BCG) and Ruchi Sisodia Shah (Director & Senior Counsel at Boston Scientific) as they sit down with their latest guest--Julianne Fitzpatrick Regan, Senior Corporate Counsel at athenahealth. Julianne talks about the deliberative process of finding her ideal role in-house, shares the importance of stepping outside of one's comfort zone, and also offers listeners some sage advice for finding work-life balance.

Hosts Alex Aferiat (Director & Managing Legal Counsel at BCG) and Ruchi Sisodia Shah (Director & Senior Counsel at Boston Scientific) are back for a third season of the ACC Northeast's hit podcast series, Around the In-House. Join Alex and Ruchi as they sit down with Tamela Bailey (Senior Counsel II, National Grid) to discuss her role in community-driven green energy projects, giving back to her alma mater, and her sage advice on knowing your worth.

Join hosts Alex Aferiat (Director & Managing Legal Counsel at BCG) and Ruchi Sisodia Shah (Director & Senior Counsel at Boston Scientific) as they sit down with their latest guest--Raquel Webster, Senior Litigation Attorney at National Grid. Raquel talks about the differences of working in a big firm, in government, and in-house; and also shares her advice on giving back to the community through nonprofit board membership.

Join hosts Alex Aferiat (Director & Managing Legal Counsel at BCG) and Ruchi Sisodia Shah (Director & Senior Counsel at Boston Scientific) as they sit down with their latest guest--Jermaine Kidd, Director & Corporate Counsel at Panera! Jermaine discusses his "non-linear path" to the in-house practice and how the strength and importance of his professional and personal network helped him along the way. Jermaine also shares some of his key accomplishments as the immediate past President of the Massachusetts Black Lawyer's Association. Plus, hear how Jermaine's love for Panera as a consumer brought him full-circle to their legal team (and the palpable jealousy of Ruchi and Alex at Jermaine's unlimited access to Panera's baked goods at work!) 

Around the In-house, episode 5 Hosts Alex Aferiat, Managing Legal Counsel at BCG and Ruchi Sisodia Shah, Senior Counsel, Boston Scientific sits down with Cory Lamz, Corporate Counsel at Autodesk. Cory discusses how he tries to "own his work stream", how he shows up for his authentic self every day as an in-house counsel, and how showing vulnerability and humanity makes him a better lawyer, co-worker, and team member. 

Around the In-house episode 4 Hosts Alex Aferiat, Managing Legal Counsel at BCG and Ruchi Sisodia Shah, Senior Counsel, Boston Scientific sits down with Stephanie Lambert, Chief Compliance Officer, NETSCOUT. Stephanie shares what she has learned during her in-house career, some of her best advice and key lessons she has learned. 

Around the In-house episode 3 Host Alex Aferiat, Legal Counsel at BCG and co-host Ruchi Sisodia Shah, Director, Senior Counsel at Boston Scientific sits down with Lan Marinelli, Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary at HubSpot. Lan shares what she has learned during her in-house career, some of her best advice and key lessons, and some great takeout food that everyone will be interested in learning about! 

Around the In-house episode 2 Host Alex Aferiat, Legal Counsel at BCG welcomes Saraa Basaria, Counsel, Employment & Litigation at Radius Health, Inc. Saraa shares the interesting twists and turns of her career path, what sparked her interest to be an in-house counsel, and what she has learned along the way. 

Alex will be back soon with a new episode of Around the In-house with Saraa Basaria, Counsel, Employment & Litigation at Radius Health, Inc. 

Around the In-house is back for season 2! Host Alex Aferiat, Legal Counsel at BCG welcomes new co-host Ruchi Sisodia Shah, Senior Counsel at Boston Scientific to the podcast. Alex and Ruchi speak with Karen Valentine, Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel at Constellation Pharmaceuticals. Karen discusses her rise from an individual contributor to General Counsel and her thoughts on building a legal department.