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The Legal Department

Practical, efficient and fun, The Legal Department podcast delivers the bottom line of what busy in-house attorneys need to know to level up their career. Whether you’re the general counsel or just starting a career in a corporate law department, The Legal Department podcast is the place to get real world advice from leading legal executives, executive coaches, and other thought leaders on how to grow your career and deliver more value to your clients.

Through conversations with prominent general counsel, chief legal officers and select law firm thought leaders, you’ll get to the bottom line of what you need to know about front page legal issues like digital privacy, cybersecurity and AI. Guests will share their strategies for managing the legal team, budgets, and navigating tricky company politics. Episodes will also tackle in-house fundamentals like the attorney client privilege, litigation, M&A, governance and working with boards of directors and the c-suite.

The Podcast will also feature guests from the c-suite, executive coaches, and other thought leaders who will offer practice insights for attorneys seeking to fuel their own professional development and build those elusive “soft skills.” Each episode of The Legal Department will provide practical tips and takeaways that you can use to take your in-house career to the next level.

The Legal Department podcast provides practical, concise, and actionable insights for busy in-house attorneys. Whether you're a seasoned general counsel or a new corporate law professional, each episode of The Legal Department offers the essential tools, information, and resources to enhance your professional skills. Elevate your career and deliver value to those you serve.

Each episode features in-depth conversations with prominent general counsel and chief legal officers, and select law firm thought leaders who share war stories from their own careers. Learn how to tackle any situation with finesse and confidence, no matter how delicate or politically challenging. Accelerate your journey towards a fulfilling legal career through these podcast conversations.

Guests will share key insights and strategies for effectively managing legal teams, budget oversight, navigating company politics, and mastering in-house fundamentals like privilege, litigation, M&A, governance, and board interactions.Becoming an in-house leader requires more than legal knowledge and experience. It requires business acumen, executive intelligence, and being a team player within your company and with your partners. The Legal Department podcast will help you level up your career.

Host Stacy Bratcher, a general counsel and chief legal officer with nearly twenty years of in-house experience, has fun and engaging conversations about legal careers within in-house legal departments. The Legal Department podcast delivers informative, relatable, and practical advice from thought leaders. As she explores topics with exceptional attorneys, c-suite executives, and other key business partners, you will gain a deeper understanding of front-page legal issues, become more familiar with the impact of today's technology on your practice, and learn to cultivate stronger relationships to position yourself as an approachable and effective legal partner.

No matter where you are in your career, The Legal Department is here to help you tackle whatever comes your way. Join Stacy in these episodes filled with inspiring stories, valuable advice, and tips to elevate your legal practice. Become an invaluable asset to your organization or law firm and establish yourself as the dependable professional they can't afford to lose. Level up your legal career with The Legal Department podcast.

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Escape From Meeting Hell: Run Better Meetings With Anita Kishore, Executive Coach [E82]

Nov 23, 2025·—

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Former Bain consultant and executive coach Anita Kishore knows how to run a good meeting. When a CEO cancelled a standing meeting with her, Anita learned the hard way that planning ahead and communicating meeting...

Do This Before You Spend $$$ on Legal Tech With Lyndsey Cain Of LegalEng [E79]

Nov 4, 2025·—

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Attention all legal operations professionals! This episode is for you. Legal Ops consultant Lyndsey Cain of LegalEng is in The Legal Department to talk about how to make your legal tech implementation a success. From...

Office Hours: How To Get Your First GC Job With Leah Huddleston And Candace Jackson [E81]

Oct 21, 2025·—

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In this Office Hours discussion, Stacy Bratcher is joined by Leah Huddleston, Chief Legal Officer/Corporate Secretary at CBIZ, and Candace Jackson, Senior Vice President/General Counsel/Corporate Secretary of Silvaco...

Closed Mouths Don't Get Fed: Use Metrics To Tell The Story Of The Legal Department With Kathy Zhu, CEO And Co-Founder Of Streamline AI [E80]

Oct 7, 2025·—

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Feeling like you're never going to get resources to support your legal function? Kathy Zhu has been there. Facing an endless demand for her time and limited resources to meet the business need at DoorDash, Kathy as head...

Leveling Up: My Conversation With Alex Su And Candice Reed On Leveraging Latitude Podcast [E78]

Sep 23, 2025·—

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Host Stacy Bratcher steps onto the Leveraging Latitude podcast with Alex Su and Candice Reed to share her practical, hard-won tips for leveling up as in-house counsel. From building genuine relationships with business...

Make Your Legal Department A Revenue Generator With Greg McPolin And Andrew Johnstone [E77]

Sep 9, 2025·—

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Tired of feeling like your legal department is a cost center? Fielding too many questions about the outside counsel spend, headcount and all the costs you generate? In this episode, you'll learn how to start an...

No Really, This Is How To Use AI In The Legal Department With Sterling Miller, CEO & Author Of Ten Things You Need to Know As In-House Counsel (E76)

Aug 26, 2025·—

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You may be thinking, "not another episode on AI! Haven't we covered that already?" Well, you're right. The Legal Department has covered AI, but we haven't talked practically or tactically about how you would actually...

Direito Sem Fronteiras: Building A Global Legal Career With Juliana Calil (E75)

Aug 11, 2025·—

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New to a global company? Working with lawyers in different parts of the world and struggling to connect? It's not just about understanding the language: to work cross-culturally, you need to understand the other party's...

Office Hours: 2 GCs And A Law Firm Partner Answer Listener Questions Kate Dugan, GC Of Energizer Holdings and Joe Glynias, Chair Of Husch Blackwell (E74)

Aug 5, 2025·—

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2 GCs and a Law Firm Partner answer YOUR questions. Kate Dugan and Joe Glynias return to join Stacy Bratcher in The Legal Department and share their views on maintaining and getting the best value out of in-house...

What Would The CEO Do? The Start-Up GC’s Mindset With Jonathan Levy, Y Combinator (E73)

Jul 22, 2025·—

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Y Combinator is the tech incubator that has launched many of today's largest companies–Airbnb, DropBox, Door Dash, Open AI and many, many others. Jonathan Levy, Managing Director and former GC of YC had a role in many...

From The Legal Department Into The Board Room With Jeanine Wright Former GC, Tech Founder & 5x Board Member [E72]

Jul 8, 2025·—

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Ever wonder what the board of directors wants from their legal team? Or how you can move from the legal department into a board position? In this episode, triple-threat Jeanine Wright--former GC turned tech-company...

“Your Job is Not to Redline!” Innovation and The Legal Department Mick Ebeling, Founder & CEO Not Impossible Labs

Jun 24, 2025·—

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If this episode doesn't wake you up about what it means to be a business enabler, nothing will. Mick Ebeling, three-time award winner of Time Magazine's Best Invention of the Year, has literally changed the world...

Use Your Voice And Build Influence With Kelley Barnett Of AmTrust Financial (E70)

Jun 10, 2025·—

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Lawyers are busy! In-House lawyers don't need to do "extracurriculars," right? Think again. In this episode of The Legal Department, SVP and Senior Managing Counsel Kelley Barnett shares how building a nonprofit to help...

Legal Department Compensation REVEALED! John Gilmore, CEO Barker Gilmore

May 27, 2025·—

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Curious about compensation trends for in-house legal roles? What are the different components of private company compensation, how do private equity companies structure equity, or how to evaluate a compensation offer?...

Office Hours: 3 GC's Answer Your Burning Questions Sterling Miller And Deborah Solmor (E68)

May 13, 2025·—

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In this #OfficeHours episode, 3x general counsel and author Sterling Miller joins Deborah Solmor, 3x General Counsel and Founder of Ready Set GC to answer listener questions about life in #TheLegalDepartment. Topics...

Lawyer Math, Truffle Sniffing And Other Lessons From Litigation Finance Eva Shang, Co-founder & CEO, Legalist (E67)

Apr 29, 2025·—

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Too often, legal departments are on their heels defending litigation and managing unwieldy litigation budgets. Legal departments can generate an ROI for their companies by engaging in affirmative litigation. But who has...

Creating An Inclusive Legal Department: Tricia Montalvo Timm, Board Member, Former GC & Author Of Embrace The Power Of You, Owning Your Identity At Work

Apr 15, 2025·—

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Tricia Montalvo Timm rose to the top of her game in The Legal Department, hiding her true identity as a Latina and mother of two. For years, she led legal teams and served on the executive teams of several companies...

Talk The Talk: How To Communicate With Sales And Drive Results + Office Hours With Alex Su, Chief Revenue Officer, Latitude Legal (E65)

Apr 1, 2025·—

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Do you ever feel like you're speaking another language when you're talking to your sales team? Why can't they see the risks? How did they get this far into the deal without involving Legal? In this episode, Alex Su...

AI in Litigation Alex Alben UCLA Law School, 2x Tech GC and Former Chief Privacy Officer of Washington

Mar 18, 2025·—

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AI and legal tech vendors are selling a new world where lawyers' work will be streamlined, more efficient, and more productive while also cutting down on legal fees. Most tools for in-house lawyers focus on improving...

The "F" Word: Feedback in The Legal Department Hanna Hart Executive Coach and Forbes Contributor

Mar 4, 2025·—

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Do you avoid tough conversations? Frustrated when your team doesn't deliver the work product you expected? Or did someone tell you to work on "executive presence" and you don't know how? In this episode, executive coach...

Executive Presence In The Legal Department Joe Schohl Inside Counsel Academy And 2x Public Company GC (E62)

Feb 18, 2025·—

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S is for soft skills—but what do they really mean for in-house counsel? In this episode, Inside Counsel Academy founder Joe Schohl joins Stacy Bratcher in The Legal Department to unpack executive presence—what it is...

Deputies: From DGC To GC + Office Hours With Candace Jackson, SVP And General Counsel, Silvaco (E61)

Feb 4, 2025·—

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You've been a deputy general counsel, served at the right hand of the GC, and know the business—are you ready to take the next rung of the in-house career ladder? In this episode of The Legal Department, Candace Jackson...

C-Suite Series: What The CEO Wants In The Legal Department With Evan Wong, CEO Checkbox

Jan 28, 2025·—

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The CEO is the General Counsel's most important client, but do we truly understand what they need from their lawyer? In this episode of the C-Suite Series, Evan Wong, CEO of legal tech firm Checkbox, joins The Legal...

Brass Tacks Of Litigation Management: Adwoa Ghartey-Tagoe Seymour, VP Litigation, Albertsons Companies (E59)

Jan 14, 2025·—

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Overwhelmed by how to organize your company’s litigation portfolio? Unsure how to strike the right balance in your board’s legal reports? Or are you a law firm lawyer struggling to craft the perfect pitch to a corporate...

Bonus Episode: Personal Jurisdiction Replay With Allison Freedman And Hallie Ritzu (E58)

Jan 1, 2025·—

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Kick off the New Year with a bonus episode of The Legal Department! This episode features a lively discussion with Allison Freedman and Hallie Ritzu, the hosts of the popular legal podcast, Personal Jurisdiction. They...