On this week’s episode, host Seth Colaner welcomes Tom Stephenson, VP of Community and Legal Operations at Legal.io, and Tommie Tavares-Ferreira, Head of Legal Operations at Cedar. Tommie is also Cedar’s LGBTQIA+ Employee Resource Group Lead. Tommie and Tom co-host the podcast “Dear Legal Ops.”

Key Takeaways:

(02:59) Legal ops professionals can level up their careers by taking on strategic, high-visibility projects.

(05:19) Aligning careers with company goals transforms jobs into vital successes.

(06:12) Take on work to prove abilities to carry out initiatives. Ask for guidance when needed.

(08:42) True legal ops leaders streamline complexity to reveal the human core.

(10:32) Executive coaching helps identify areas to improve faster.

(18:32) Prioritize objectives, analyze data gaps and tailor pitches to audience needs.

(29:10) Model honest, kind feedback to normalize hard conversations and avoid conflict.

Resources Mentioned:

Tom Stephenson - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tstephenson1/

Tommie Tavares-Ferreira - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommie/

Cedar - https://www.linkedin.com/company/cedar-inc./

Dear Legal Ops Podcast - https://www.dearlegalops.com/

There’s So Much I Need to Say to You - https://www.amazon.com/dp/1525575023/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_ZV12TE30RDTN2Y0CQ6JP?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

Legal.io - https://www.legal.io/

Cedar - http://www.cedar.com/

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