Legal Ops Briefs | 3-Minute Reads

Welcome to Legal Ops Briefs—inspired by the mot-r mindset, this blog series of 3-minute reads gives in-house Legal Ops quick, operational insights. Each post explores tech, trends, and/or tactics that boost operational effectiveness and ease legal team stress—without adding to the noise.

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Your Legal Tech Won't Save You From The Challenges of Change—But This Might.

Author: Mike Tobias

Mike Tobias · May 27, 2025

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Stone Slab Dominos

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Technical Debt: How to Spot It. And Avoid It.

Author: Mike Tobias

Mike Tobias · May 20, 2025

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Racing Trains | Bullet Train Winning

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What Could Go Wrong? Hold That Thought.

Author: Mike Tobias

Mike Tobias · May 20, 2025

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Real Life Jenga Tower

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The Hidden Reason Legal Tech Fails.

Author: Mike Tobias

Mike Tobias · May 20, 2025

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GC on a Hamster Wheel

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WTF? Legal Tech Spend Up. Burnout Up.

Author: Mike Tobias

Mike Tobias · May 20, 2025

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GC on a Hamster Wheel

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Stop Letting Job Titles Decide Your Tech Stack.

Author: Mike Tobias

Mike Tobias · May 13, 2025

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Legal Ops Doesn't Need Features. We Need Results.

Author: Mike Tobias

Mike Tobias · May 6, 2025

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Break the Legal Ops Tech Trap: Start Driving Outcomes, Stop Chasing Features

Author: Mike Tobias

Mike Tobias · April 30, 2025

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Specialist vs. All-Rounder | What Legal teams can learn from sport teams.

Author: Mike Tobias

Mike Tobias · April 23, 2025

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Line Up of Several Pro-Athletes

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Chasing AI? Don't Abandon Legal Ops Fundamentals

Author: Mike Tobias

Mike Tobias · April 15, 2025

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Mayday! GC Team Communication
is Totally F'ed. (Foundering) 😉

Author: Mike Tobias

Mike Tobias · April 8, 2025

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71% of in-house lawyers are ready to jump ship—what can legal ops fix to stop them?

Author: Mike Tobias

Mike Tobias · April 1, 2025

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