LegalEng Consulting Group names new CEO—one of 'most recognized figures' in legal ops
Mary Shen O’Carroll at the ABA Techshow 2020. (Photo by Saverio Truglia)
Mary Shen O’Carroll has been named the new CEO of the LegalEng Consulting Group, a boutique legal consulting and services company based in San Francisco.
For more than 13 years, O’Carroll, a 2016 ABA Journal Legal Rebel, was the director of legal operations, technology and strategy at Google. She also founded and helped lead the Corporate Legal Operations Consortium, an organization that brings together legal operations professionals to discuss best practices and drive innovation.
“Throughout her career, Mary has demonstrated the rare ability to formulate a vision and then execute it,” said Antonio Perez, the president and co-founder of the LegalEng Consulting Group, when announcing the news on LinkedIn Tuesday. “We think there’s no person better positioned to cut through the noise and establish the blueprint for how innovative in-house legal teams should operate, and we think there’s no better team than the LECG team to help clients realize it.”
The LegalEng Consulting Group referred to O’Carroll as “one of the most recognized figures in legal operations and among a rare group of executives who have driven industry change from every seat at the table.” Among her other roles, O’Carroll was the chief community officer at artificial intelligence contracting platform Ironclad Inc. and was the chief operating officer at Goodwin Procter in San Francisco.
“My work across investors, technology founders, law firms and in-house teams has given me a broad perspective on where the industry is heading, and I’m excited to bring those insights to clients navigating rapid transformation,” O’Carroll said of her new role Tuesday.
“What excites me most is that we don’t stop at advice,” she added. “We stay to execute, implement and maintain the solutions we build. I’ve long believed the future of legal operations lies in managed services, embedded legal engineering and the intelligent adoption of AI and technology, and LECG is purpose-built to deliver exactly that.”
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