Nonprofit in-house legal teams are the Davids in a world full of Goliath corporate legal departments and private law firms. But their passion for leaving the world a better place than they found it continually drives out-of-the-box thinking and innovation.

That’s exactly what Phyllis Harris">Phyllis Harris, General Counsel and Chief Compliance, Ethics, and Government Relations Officer at the American Red Cross">American Red Cross, and her team are doing in the post-Covid era.

Phyllis shares how focusing on strategic partnerships with donors and pushing for in-house innovation have propelled the organization to achieve greater outcomes.

Join us as we discuss:

- Winning hearts and minds in the pursuit of in-house innovation (9:55)

- Advice for young attorneys seeking full-time nonprofit work (22:38)

- Doing more with less in a volunteer-driven environment (28:21)

Check out these resources we mentioned during the podcast:

- Phyllis Harris">Phyllis Harris

- American Red Cross">American Red Cross

- Association of Corporate Counsel Award Winners (2021)">Association of Corporate Counsel Award Winners (2021)

- Financial Times — North America Innovative Lawyers Award Winners (2022)">Financial Times — North America Innovative Lawyers Award Winners (2022)

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