# Akshay Verma

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EP 12: Behind the First Legal Operations Documentary: Susan Packal's Journey

In this episode of Beacon Voices, Akshay Verma speaks with Susan Packal, Head of Global Legal Operations and Chief of Staff at Avalara, about the creation of a first-of-its-kind documentary on the history and evolution of legal operations.   Susan shares the inspiration behind the project, the thre…

EP 13: Why Legal Operations Is Critical in the AI Era

In this episode of Beacon Voices, Akshay Verma (COO at SpotDraft) sits down with Reese Arrowsmith to explore the evolution of legal operations over the last 25+ years.   Reese shares his unconventional journey from environmental science to becoming one of the earliest leaders in legal operations, a…

EP 14: Building High-Impact Legal Teams in the Age of AI | David Tudor

In this episode of Beacon Voices, Akshay Verma (COO at SpotDraft) speaks with David Tudor, Group General Counsel at Prosus and Naspers, about what it takes to lead legal teams at scale in today’s fast-moving, tech-driven environment.   David reflects on his career path from private practice in Sout…

EP 15: How AI Is Reshaping Legal Careers—Without Replacing Lawyers

In this episode of Beacon Voices, Akshay Verma (COO at SpotDraft) sits down with Sumeet Chugani, Legal Director at SpaceXAI (ex-Cloaked) to discuss his journey from litigation and financial services to leading legal at a fast-growing startup.   Sumeet shares why he left law firm life, what it takes…

EP 16: How Great Legal Teams Scale with AI, Legal Ops and Trust

In this episode of Beacon Voices, Akshay Verma (COO at SpotDraft) sits down with Shana Simmons, Chief Legal Officer at Zendesk, and Catherine Choe, Chief of Staff to the CLO, to explore what it takes to build a high-performing legal organization in the age of AI. Drawing on their experience leading…

EP 18: The Future of Legal Operations: AI, Change Management & Leadership | Stephanie Palmieri

In this episode of Beacon Voices, Akshay Verma (COO at SpotDraft) speaks with Stephanie Palmieri, Director of Legal Transformation at Palo Alto Networks, about what it really takes to modernize legal teams. Stephanie shares her unconventional journey from television and sales to legal operations, a…

EP 19: Why Lawyers Need a New Visual Language in the Age of AI

In this episode of Beacon Voices, Akshay Verma (COO at SpotDraft) speaks with Olga, CEO of TermScout, former General Counsel, and co-author of the American Bar Association's new book, Visual Literacy for Lawyers. Olga talks about why most contracts are technically excellent and practically useless,…

EP 20: Legal Design 101: Why Your Contracts Are Creating Cognitive Overload

In this episode of Beacon Voices, Akshay Verma (COO at SpotDraft) sits down with Tessa Manuello, founder and CEO of Legal Creatives, and co-author of the American Bar Association's new book, Visual Literacy for Lawyers.  Tessa Manuello is the founder and CEO of Legal Creatives and co-author of Visu…

EP 21: The Real Value of a Contract Is Clarity | Linsey Krolik, Credo AI

On this episode of Beacon Voices, Akshay Verma (COO at SpotDraft) sits down with Linsey Krolik, Senior Director of AI Governance and Product Legal at Credo AI, and co-author of the American Bar Association's new book, Visual Literacy for Lawyers.   Linsey talks about how the book came together, why…

68. People Don't Rely on Us Just to Redline a Contract with Akshay Verma

Akshay Verma is the Chief Operating Officer of SpotDraft and spent years running legal operations at Facebook and Coinbase. We talk about what AI actually changes for in-house lawyers, why legal operations is an operational discipline first, and what contracts can tell a business once someone looks…