5 Things I Wish I Knew As A New In-House Counsel with Ashlyn Donohue

<p>Jared Correia talked to an experienced general counsel about what she wished she knew, when she was starting her career.</p> <p><em>The Above the Law Non-Event is supported by vendor sponsorships.</em></p> <p><strong>Episode Highlights</strong><br /> 03:21 The need to align organizational goals when implementing new initiatives and breaking projects down into manageable phases<br /> 04:49 The importance of using technology consistently and in a standardized way in order to gather accurate data<br /> 05:30 Importance of celebrating project milestones or 'wins' and finding champions within your organization<br /> 09:22 Using custom reports as solutions when building requirements for the organization<br /> 11:40 How to be adaptable in response to organizational changes and unforeseen challenges<br /> 14:03 Determining project success metrics<br /> 17:07 Incorporating the practice of defining success metrics into the project plan<br /> 18:54 The evolution of in-house industry and small failures as part of the process of implementing technologies and operational changes<br /> 19:26 Using and analyzing data effectively during the process of change</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Episode Resources</strong></p> <ul> <li>Connect with Jared Correia</li> <li><a href= "mailto:jared@redcavelegal.com">jared@redcavelegal.com</a></li> <li><a href= "https://redcavelegal.com/">https://redcavelegal.com/</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaredcorreia">https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaredcorreia</a></li> <li><a href= "https://twitter.com/RedCaveLegal">https://twitter.com/RedCaveLegal</a></li> <li>Connect with Ashlyn Donohue</li> <li><a href= "https://linksquares.com/">https://linksquares.com/</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashlyn-donohue-098aa31b">https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashlyn-donohue-098aa31b</a> </li> </ul>