Sep 23, 2022
In this episode, Kathryn welcomes Shana Simmons, a General Counsel at Everlaw, to talk about how her career in the world of law started. Shana leads the legal department and is responsible for all legal, regulatory, privacy, risk and compliance, and governance issues around the company. She describes the transition from working as the Head of Google’s Cloud Go-To-Market Legal team, to being a General Counsel. Additionally, Shana talks about how their own practice ensures that the culture at their workplace is inviting to people of all backgrounds and colors.
Episode Resources
- https://www.lexisnexis.com/lexisplus
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/shana-simmons-02295498
Episode Highlights - Why Shana Simmons decided to go to law school
- The differences that happened as her career evolved
- What helped Shana drive her career
- Her career transition
- The concept of culture
- How she makes sure that the culture of the workplace is truly inviting to a diversity of background
- What being a General Counsel (GC) at a legal tech company is about
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