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Walmart Stores – A Culture of Being Respectful to All Alan Bryan is the leader of the Office of Outside Counsel Management & Legal Operations for Walmart Stores. He transitioned from law firm partnership to in-house counsel managing litigation for the world’s largest retailer.  Today his office oversees his company’s relationships with all outside counsel measuring performance, cost and diversity. https://www.linkedin.com/in/alan-bryan-2080332/?locale=en_US (Alan Bryan Bio) 4 personal strengths that can lead to success in a changing environment: 1 – Patience with yourself as you transition. Give yourself time. Know that others will give you time. 2 – Honesty and humility. Successful change has a lot to do with attitude. 3 – Communication skills become increasingly important as teams and responsibilities grow. 4 – Passion for what you do. On the transition from a firm to in-house legal and ultimately legal operations: As a firm lawyer you dive deep into a specialty. As an in-house lawyer and s