Leftfoot - Legal Business Development

Don’t Be Left Behind Let’s hear from the other side of legal business development table. This is the first of several in-house General Counsel interviews on LeftFoot. http://www.linkedin.com/in/lucybassli/ (Lucy’s Bio on LinkedIn) Assistant General Counsel, Legal Operations and Contacting / Corporate External and Legal Affairs at Microsoft, Lucy Bassli practiced law at Davis Wright Tremaine before joining Microsoft where she oversees legal operations and a centralized contracting office specializing in process efficiencies and automation.  She recently moved into the Office of the President to expand Legal shared services and implement operational improvements. Listen in to hear: The most rewarded attribute of the in-house counsel at Microsoft The multiple risks, not just legal risk managed by in-house counsel The importance of staying within budget for each piece of work The inherent bias that successful organizations face from outside firms and service providers Strategies for bill pre