Women of Legal Tech: Lucy Bassli

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The Legal Technology Resource Center’s Women of Legal Tech initiative is intended to encourage diversity and celebrate women in legal technology. This initiative launched in 2015 with a list of innovators and leaders in legal technology and with this year’s additions, that list now includes 132 talented and influential women leaders. Every Monday and Wednesday, we will be featuring a woman from our class of 2021. Today we have Lucy Bassli!

Lucy Bassli Lucy Bassli is the  Founder and Principal at InnoLaw Group, PLLC, Law Department Management Consultant at NextLaw In-House Solutions, and Legal Strategy Advisor at LawGeex.

What are three points that describe you?

1. Innovator
2. Promoter of women
3. Authentic leader

How is telework/quarantine going for you?

Fairly well—can’t complain. Grateful.

How did you become involved in legal tech?

Solving my own problems as an in-house lawyer in order to become more efficient.

What projects have you been focused on recently?

Helping clients modernize their practices and use available technology more effectively.

Is there a legal tech resource of any kind that really helped you when you were starting out in the field?

Nothing specific!

What do you see as the most important emerging tech, legal or not, right now?

Collaboration solutions and AI in contracting.

What advice would you give to other women who want to get involved in legal tech?

Be curious. Start to explore. Experiment with what you already have access to.

Give a shout-out to another woman in legal tech who you admire or have learned something from!

Haley Altman is an inspiration to all women in law early in their careers.

Register for the 2021 Women of Legal Tech Summit!

On March 3, 2021—March 4, 2021, join the ABA Women Rainmakers Committee for a two-day symposium on closing the legal tech gender gap. Both days include recognizing the  ABA Legal Technology Resource Center’s 2021 Women of Legal Tech Honorees. Get inspired by Ignite-style sessions from leading women in legal tech, breakout sessions with leaders in the field, and interactive workshops.