What do duct-taped ramen floaties have to do with in-house counsel? Everything, according to Alexandra Sepulveda, who has learned that curiosity, receipts, and the willingness to start over are the real survival skills of a legal career. Jessica sits down with Alexandra Sepulveda of Trust & Will for a wide-ranging conversation about building a legal career across startups, enterprise, and everything in between. They cover mentorship, management lessons, outside counsel dynamics, and where AI fits into the future of legal work.
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Alexandra Sepulveda of Trust & Will for a wide-ranging conversation about building a legal career across startups
enterprise, and everything in between
What do duct-taped ramen floaties have to do with in-house counsel? Everything, according to Alexandra Sepulveda, who has learned that curiosity, receipts, and the willingness to start over are the real survival skills of a legal career.
Key takeaways
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Why curiosity became her professional superpower
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Losing everything moving from Chile to the US as a kid
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Learning management the hard way, mistake by mistake
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The many flavors of a well-timed "mm-hmm"
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Why keeping receipts builds trust with the business
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Earning respect for legal without becoming the ego police
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The Princess Bride themed survey on outside counsel
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Why $1,100 an hour does not mean faster AI-assisted work
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Her pitch for a universal summer camp booking app
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