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Paul Sieminski

Technically Legal - A Legal Technology and Innovation Podcast

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Getting Legal Work Done in a Distributed Environment: Paul Sieminski with Chad Main on Technically Legal

Paul Sieminski GC

Automattic

Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, Tumblr and WooCommerce (among others), is a distributed company by design. In fact, the company’s creed spells out its commitment to a distributed workforce. They have 1500 employees spread across 80 countries. In the latest episode of Technically Legal, Paul Sieminski, Automattic’s General Counsel, discusses how legal work, which has traditionally been performed in offices, is prime for distributed teams because it is quintessential knowledge work. And… the legal industry, like all others, must face the new post-Covid reality where people will likely spend much less time in an office (if at all). Paul explains why effective communication is key to working with others outside of an office environment, and how this is good for lawyers because communication is a “legal superpower”. He also shares tips and suggestions on how to create productive and successful distributed legal teams. Technically Legal is hosted by Chad Main, an attorney and the founder of Percipient, a tech-enabled alternative legal services provider.

Automattic, the company behind <a href="http://WordPress.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WordPress.com</a>, Tumblr and WooCommerce (among others), is a distributed company by design. In fact, the company’s creed spells out its commitment to a distributed workforce. They have 1500 employees spread across 80 countries. In the latest episode of Technically Legal, Paul Sieminski, Automattic’s General Counsel, discusses how legal work, which has traditionally been performed in offices, is prime for distributed teams because it is quintessential knowledge work. And… the legal industry, like all others, must face the new post-Covid reality where people will likely spend much less time in an office (if at all). Paul explains why effective communication is key to working with others outside of an office environment, and how this is good for lawyers because communication is a “legal superpower”. He also shares tips and suggestions on how to create productive and successful distributed legal teams. Technically Legal is hosted by Chad Main, an attorney and the founder of Percipient, a tech-enabled <a href="https://percipient.co/services/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">alternative legal services provider</a>.

On the New Reality of Distributed Legal Teams (Paul Sieminski GC for Automattic)