Juro blog | Scaling in-house legal

Form3 raised $160m in their Series C in September 2021. What did Form3's CLO, Giles Hawkins, find challenging about the mammoth project in his first in-house role?

Omnipresent raised $120m in their Series B in March 2022 - what was the experience like for legal? And what lessons did Omnipresent's General Counsel, Lucy Ashenhurst, learn along the way?

Thirdfort raised $20m in their Series A in March 2022 - what was the experience like for the lean in-house legal team? And what lessons did Thirdfort's Head of Legal, Sam Ruback, learn along the way?

‍In the three years since he joined Juro, Callan Howard has progressed from Business Development Representative, to Account Executive, to Team Lead. How did Juro support him on this journey? 

NatWest’s in-house legal team set about whittling down their contract database and making their documents more human. How did they do it?

Businesses need to offer not just support to their employees, but the right levels of support. How can startups make sure employees' voices are heard and amplified?

What role does legal play in making high-growth businesses more inclusive? We spoke to Michelle Riddick, Assistant GC at Zoopla and chair of Zoopla’s Women’s Impact Network - an amazing initiative designed to support women in the workplace. 

Claudia Saraiva, legal ops manager at Personio, shares her experience with tech implementation at a high-growth scaleup.

Legal teams are divided when it comes to setting KPIs and aligning them with business goals. Rob Chesnut, formerly GC at Airbnb, shares his experience with tackling KPIs.

Adam Woodhall, CEO of Lawyers for Net Zero, discusses the value of coaching to help lawyers become drivers of climate action at their businesses.

What can lawyers do to make legal operations more manageable, on top of all their other responsibilities? Rebecca McKenzie, legal counsel at Codat, shares her thoughts on effectively tracking external legal spend.

What can legal operations teams do to make legal work more manageable? Sean Houston, Legal Operations Manager at Heineken, talks us through his process of creating a legal tech roadmap to align the global legal team.

Babylon is one of the world's fastest-growing digital health platforms, listing on the NYSE in 2021. How has the business - and its legal team - changed over the years? We asked Jing Wei Luo, Babylon’s second legal hire.

Lawyers don't need to wait for the law to change to take climate action - instead, they can use contracts. How can The Chancery Lane project help lawyers and their businesses with their Net Zero goals?

‍How can legal create processes that stand the test of time? Sophie Salisbury, Head of Legal at Appear Here, shares her experience of making contracts scalable. 

Growing the legal function can seem like a daunting task when you’re sole counsel. How can you map out your legal team to serve the business better? Dylan Marvin, CLO at Cision, shares his experience.

Juro users can now use our conditional approvers feature to send contracts through defined approval workflows, based on specific values in the contract. How does it work?

Why should scaleup lawyers invest in a legal internship programme? How can this initiative help aspiring lawyers, but also the business? Natalie Salunke, Head of Legal at RVU, explains.

From a $680m Series B round, to sporting legends joining the board as advisors - what’s it like joining a unicorn like Sorare? And how does the first lawyer hit the ground running from day one?

What are the hottest topics in legal right now? What challenges do legal teams at high-velocity companies face? We decided to find out in issue #4 of our quarterly, community-led publication, The Bundle.

Juro added more than 70 features in 2021. What's coming in 2022? Find out in our open product roadmap.