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Candid conversations on the future of in-house legal leadership.
Hosted by Somya Kaushik, Chief Legal Officer at Checkbox — the conversations legal leaders usually only have behind closed doors, with the GCs, CLOs, and legal ops leaders shaping what comes next.
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The door is open. The conversations are real.
Legal is at an inflection point. AI is rewriting the job description, legal teams are being asked to build instead of just review, and the leaders who thrive are the ones willing to move before they feel ready. No resumé recitals. No panel-talk. Just what it actually takes.
Building from scratch
Standing up legal functions, IP practices, and AI governance where nothing existed.
The human side
Perfectionism, imposter syndrome, identity — the fear no one mentions on panels.
AI in practice
What legal leaders actually automate, what they refuse to, and how the role is changing.
Risk, for real
Appetite vs. tolerance — and how great GCs calibrate both under pressure.
Meet your host
Somya Kaushik · Chief Legal Officer, Checkbox
A former New York trial attorney turned legal tech founder turned CLO, Somya has spent her career on both sides of the table — practicing law and building the technology that changes how it's practiced. That dual lens is what Open Door is about: legal leaders who don't just manage change, but build through it.
First through the door
The Trailer
Introducing: Open Door
Why the legal profession is at an inflection point — and why the leaders who thrive aren't the ones holding on, but the ones who learned to let go. Step inside.
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"Lawyers are trained to review what someone else built. A builder walks into the room and sees what's missing — and leaving it unfilled feels irresponsible."— Smrithi Mohan, GC at Awesome, on Open Door
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