From Contracts to Chief Legal Services: Russ Philpott on Scaling Legal with Knowledge and AI
The Legal Leaders PodcastShow Notes
In this episode of The Legal Leaders Podcast, host David Lancelot talks with Russ Philpott, Director, Legal Operations & Corporate Counsel at Okta, about the evolution of legal operations, the rise of knowledge management, and how AI is reshaping in-house legal teams. They discuss: Russ’s journey from commercial attorney to leading legal operations at scale Why knowledge management has become the foundation of modern legal teams How AI is transforming legal service delivery and what comes next Tune in for an unfiltered conversation on legal ops transformation, the future of knowledge management, and the shift from reactive legal support to strategic legal services.
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