
#98 - Anna Richards
Mary sits down with Anna Richards, Head of Community at Brightflag, to catch up on what's actually happening on the ground in legal ops right now. They dig into the shifting skill sets legal ops leaders need, how to thin

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Mary O'Carroll hosts Pearls On, Gloves Off: The Legal Innovation Podcast, a business show with 99 episodes published.

Mary sits down with Anna Richards, Head of Community at Brightflag, to catch up on what's actually happening on the ground in legal ops right now. They dig into the shifting skill sets legal ops leaders need, how to thin

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