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Host Stacy Bratcher
Stacy Bratcher is a general counsel who has spent most of her career in-house in healthcare and higher education. Feeling isolated after a pandemic move from Los Angeles to the lovely beach community of Santa Barbara, she started a podcast to connect with other in-house attorneys. With a passion for professional development, she aims to help lawyers learn, connect and grow their careers with interesting guests from law firms, in-house legal departments, C-suite executives and thought leaders. What started as a professional hobby, has developed into a growing community of lawyers who want to level-up their careers. With listeners in more than 30 countries and 2000+ monthly downloads, The Legal Department is a leading legal podcast. She’s inspired each week as new guests share what gets them “pumped up.”

Recent Episodes
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Finding Identity Outside The Legal Department: Executive Coach Carol Fabrizio On Finding The Life You Want
Read more: Finding Identity Outside The Legal Department: Executive Coach Carol Fabrizio On Finding The Life You WantIt’s too easy in our profession to be a little too stuck in our identity as lawyers. But once we get outside the four walls of the legal department, who are we, really? Who are you going to be if you suddenly woke up tomorrow and you’re no longer a lawyer? In this episode…
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Crumbs, Silver Bullets & Google Docs: How To Protect The Attorney-Client Privilege In The Legal Department With Diana Feinstein Of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Read more: Crumbs, Silver Bullets & Google Docs: How To Protect The Attorney-Client Privilege In The Legal Department With Diana Feinstein Of Gibson Dunn & CrutcherAs digital communications become more advanced and complicated, protecting confidential information and documents also becomes a more complex process to accomplish. In this in-house fundamentals episode, litigation partner Diana Feinstein of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher breaks down what you need to know to protect the attorney-client privilege in your in-house Legal Department. She shares concrete…
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AI Fundamentals: What The Legal Department Needs To Know About Artificial Intelligence With Alya Sulaiman Of McDermott Will & Emery
Read more: AI Fundamentals: What The Legal Department Needs To Know About Artificial Intelligence With Alya Sulaiman Of McDermott Will & EmeryArtificial Intelligence has undeniably transformed so much of how we do things that we can only conclude it is here to stay. For the legal profession, this means it is only a matter of time, if you haven’t already, for us to confront and accept this added dimension to our work. Our guest in…
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Human Connection And Business Acumen: Aarash Darroodi Of Fender Instruments On What Matters In The Legal Department
Read more: Human Connection And Business Acumen: Aarash Darroodi Of Fender Instruments On What Matters In The Legal DepartmentA lot has changed in the general counsel role in the past few decades. In today’s day and age, in-house lawyers have to learn how to establish human connection with the people they’re dealing with. Unfortunately, there is a serious lack of training in people skills in both law school and even in legal…
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