- , "I love working with FLEX because in addition to great clients, the internal team is incredibly supportive in all aspects - from finding roles to onboarding and all throughout the engagements.", Kerry is a go-to FLEX attorney with deep digital ad tech and technology transactions experience from work at FLEX, her private practice, and in-house roles at Expedia, Pandora, eBay, and AOL. She started in BigLaw before launching an in-house career and successful private practice. Our clients continue to benefit from Kerry's deep legal background in technology.
- , "I love working through FLEX. I'm at a point in my career where I want to focus solely on doing substantive legal work. I enjoy the variety and the flexibility in the assignments. I prefer to work with publicly traded companies and there are no shortage of opportunities at FLEX.", Megan is an in-house generalist with deep commercial, product, corporate, and compliance experience in fintech and financial services. She supports companies at different stages, ranging from startups to publicly traded companies. As Chief Compliance Officer and General Counsel, Megan developed compliance management programs, navigated complex regulatory matters for financial products, counseled…
- As we reflect on 2024, the landscape of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) is rapidly evolving, characterized by significant trends that are reshaping industries and investment strategies. We expect demand for attorneys who have experience related to AI/ML, including negotiating contracts with AI providers, assessing data licensing and privacy, and advising on developing IP…
- In the last quarter of 2024, large corporations announced return-to-office (RTO) mandates, some of which require employees to be onsite five days per week. Companies cite collaboration, company culture, mentorship, career development, knowledge transfer, and productivity as leading reasons to enforce a return to office. While many employees, and even experts in workplace culture, debate the…, Offer flexible work arrangements:, Implement a hybrid work model that allows employees to choose their in-office days based on their needs. , Focus on employee well-being:, Prioritize employee health and work-life balance with supportive policies and initiatives. , Communicate transparently:, Clearly explain the rationale behind the return to office policy and involve employees in the decision-making process. , Hire interim employees to backfill resignations:, Avoid pitfalls of burnout and increased workload on existing employees by hiring interim workforce to cover employee vacancies. Vet and identify which employment resources to contact depending on the department and role. FLEX by Fenwick partners with technology and life sciences companies on interim, in-house counsel needs. Our clients turn to FLEX for both planned and unexpected workface changes…
- , “I love working with FLEX. The engagements have been professionally challenging and rewardin, g.” Kevin is an experienced corporate generalist and a long-standing friend of FLEX. Previously, Kevin worked at Boxed (a FLEX client) and led the company through various corporate matters before rejoining our bench. As GC to technology companies for over 30 years, his contributions are wide and include revenue growth, market expansion, legal infrastructure, corporate and commercial transactions…
- It’s not news that the world of cryptocurrency is volatile and unpredictable, and demand for lawyers with expertise in this space follows suit. The so-called “crypto winter” started in late 2021 and continued through the following year, and FLEX saw crypto related roles decline significantly. But 2023 saw a crypto rebound which gained steam in 2024, leading to expectations of even more growth…
- Development of AI tools is on the rise, and the majority of business professionals believe that AI will "highly or transformationally affect their work within five years”. However, AI utilization faces several challenges and obstacles. FLEX recently joined a panel discussion of AI-based legal tools, in which the group identified an even split between data privacy/security compliance and training/…
- In an ever-evolving landscape, reliance on alternative legal service providers (ALSPs) is transforming the legal sector as more than half (57%) of in-house legal departments now engage ALSPs for services ranging from interim legal counsel to eDiscovery and litigation support. ALSPs like FLEX by Fenwick are crucial players in providing high quality, experienced in-house legal support. Even law…
- As many corporations expect an increase in legal costs annually, General Counsels and Chief Legal Officers are responsible for managing legal budgets and minimizing expenses. Below are select ways corporate legal departments reduce legal costs:, Implement a Legal Spend Management Strategy, Legal spend management is the practice of collecting, reviewing, analyzing, and organizing costs associated with in-house and outside legal services. Many scaling and established companies today have a legal operations function to drive greater transparency and efficiency on legal spend while identifying ways to build long-term, sustainable savings. Often, legal ops and in-house departments rely…, Establish Data-Based Budgets, To create savings and efficiencies legal departments begin with a thorough review of legal spend on both in-house and outside counsel, which helps to form a clear forecast. With this forecast, legal can determine a realistic budget, and define budgets for each area of legal focus, in addition to a defined budget for outside counsel. Budget awareness with each team helps to manage and encourage…, Benchmark Vendors for Quality and Cost, Companies are motivated to find the most cost-effective and high-quality vendors. They often rely on billing and software platforms to collect, analyze, and report data on the quality and complexity of services provided by legal vendors. Comparing the quality and cost of legal services across all vendors with the use of these platforms can help internal business teams quickly identify vendors…, Hire In-house Counsel for Day-to-day Legal Work, Most companies reach a stage when relying on outside counsel to negotiate each NDA or customer contract becomes inefficient and unscalable. In-house counsel can reduce legal spend on day-to-day matters that do not require law firm expertise. This may look like inbound and outbound commercial contracts, advice and counsel for product teams, or ensuring compliance with regulatory issues such as…
- , “FLEX has provided me with interesting and exciting opportunities to advise top-tier clients, and they have an incredible team that has been a pleasure to work with.”, Brian is a product attorney who has been engaged with FLEX since late 2023. Over his career, he has advised high-growth companies and venture capital firms across fintech, cryptocurrency and digital assets, consumer products, and software. His experience includes working with a digital currency company while at Stanford Law School and serving as counsel for a unicorn NFT digital identity startup…