Episodes
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Nov. 29, 2022
#10 - Using Tech for Efficient Legal Ops with Lisa Mango at One Medical
On this episode, , General Counsel at , joins Mary to talk about her career journey, through her move to the Bay Area for litigation work, which expanded into an in-house position, to her current role at One Medical today. Now, as a tech-enabled...
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Oct. 26, 2022
#9 - Airtable’s Ryan Marks Talks Tech Tools for More Efficient LegalOps
In this episode, , Head of Legal at Airtable joins Mary to talk about all ways to create an efficient LegalOps department, the importance of data, and how to avoid the reputation as the “Department of No.” Ryan started his career in litigation,...
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Sept. 27, 2022
#8 - General Counsel Shana Simmons Describes Her Impressive Career in Law and LegalOps
On this episode, Shana Simmons, General Counsel at Everlaw, joins Mary to talk about Shana's career journey. From how Shana got a job as a law firm associate in London to why she left that job and moved to California to work as a contract manager at Google. Shana waxes lyrical about her deep love for Google and what it was like to work at a company that was growing so rapidly. She also shares the tools and skills Shana learned at Google and why she didn't learn them as a lawyer, such as buildin...
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Sept. 13, 2022
#7 - CLO Extraordinaire Niki Armstrong Talks Optimizing, Automating, Innovating, and Scaling Legal Ops
In this episode, Mary is joined by her friend , Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary at , to talk about optimization and innovation in the legal ops space. Niki has had a long and successful career, first as a lawyer and now as a CLO....
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Aug. 30, 2022
#6 - Fergus Speight and Jenny Hacker of Royal London Discuss Legal Ops and Tech in the UK vs. the US
In this episode, Mary is joined by , General Counsel at , and , Head Of Operations - Legal & CoSec at Royal London, to talk about how they created and innovated a legal ops department before it was an established industry. Fergus explains how he...
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Aug. 15, 2022
#5 - Deloitte’s Mark Ross Dives Deep Into CLM Technology
In this episode, Mary is joined by , Principal and Co-Leader at , to discuss his impressive career and his best practices in the legal ops space. Mark began his career in England as a personal injury lawyer before emigrating to the US. Here he...
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July 26, 2022
#4 - Dr. Larry Richard Explains Lawyer Personalities and Psychology
In this episode, Mary is joined by her friend , Founder & Principal Consultant at , to talk about all things lawyers. Many who work in legal operations, or anywhere dealing with contracts, often feel frustrated by their lawyer...
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July 12, 2022
#3 - Mike Haven Talks About Transitioning From Law Partner to Legal Ops Extraordinaire
In this episode of Pearls On, Gloves Off, Mary is joined by , Senior Director, Associate General Counsel, and Head of Legal Operations at , to talk about how he went from being a partner in a law firm to filling Mary’s shoes as the President of...
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June 10, 2022
#1 - Ironclad’s Alex Su Talks TikTok, Trolls, and Career Changes
In this episode, Mary is joined by , Head of Community Development at . Alex is somewhat of a celebrity in the legal operations field; his TikTok account has nearly 75,000 followers. Alex talks about his success on social media, where he gets...
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June 6, 2022
#2 - Director of Legal Operations at Netflix, Jenn McCarron, Breaks Down Her Impressive Career
In this episode, Mary is joined by her long-time friend , Director of Legal Operations and Technology at . The pair discuss Jenn’s career trajectory, the growth of legal ops, and the massively successful CLOC event they attended recently. ...
April 22, 2022
Welcome to Pearls On, Gloves Off
Smooth operations keep businesses afloat but what makes them successful? Join Mary O’Carroll on her new podcast, Pearls On, Gloves Off, where she is not holding back. Mary is diving into the nitty-gritty of what it takes to run high-performing businesses. Mary will be joined by leaders of some of today’s best high-performing businesses for insightful conversations about what it takes to run one of these businesses. Mary O’Carroll spent 13 years as Director of Legal Operations at Google, 11 years...