{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The New Standard for Legal Leadership","description":"Episode Summary How does Legal move from cost center to growth engine as expectations rise? Ron Bell, Chief Legal and Administrative Officer at Collective Health, joins Steph Corey to discuss the new standard for legal leadership and what it really takes for Legal to prove value, earn trust, and perform when the margin for error is small, and expectations keep going up. Listen to the UpLevel View and improve your legal leadership vision today! &amp;nbsp; Links &amp;amp; Resources   Collective Health: collectivehealth.com   Ron Bell: linkedin.com\/in\/ronsbell\/   UpLevel Ops: http:\/\/UplevelOps.com   Above The Law: http:\/\/AbovetheLaw.com   &amp;nbsp; Keywords Legal leadership Cost center to growth engine Legal operations AI in legal Strategic GC Risk management Value storytelling Legal metrics Adaptability Business-first legal Above the Law &amp;nbsp;Episode Highlights&amp;nbsp; 00:00\u201302:15 - The rising bar for legal leadership and shrinking margin for error 02:15\u201303:38 - Why Legal is still treated like a cost center\u2014and how that narrative formed 03:38\u201304:31 - Reframing Legal from ballast to motor 04:31\u201305:30 - Legal judgment vs. Legal\u2019s true job 05:30\u201306:39 - Outsource, automate, or stop doing the work 06:39\u201308:00 - Maintenance, protection, and aspirational legal work 08:00\u201309:31 - How experienced lawyers learn to focus on what actually matters 09:31\u201310:26 - AI\u2019s role in automating low-value legal work 10:26\u201312:23 - Why GCs get stuck in the weeds\u2014and how to get out 12:23\u201313:44 - Stakeholder overload and expectation-setting 13:44\u201315:20 - Telling the right value story to earn respect and resources 15:20\u201317:02 - Being brought in early vs. \u201craining on the parade\u201d 17:02\u201318:57 - Metrics that matter\u2014and metrics that mislead 18:57\u201321:19 - Legal ops as strategic partner, not support function 21:19\u201325:49 - Change management and adoption challenges 25:49\u201331:49 - AI\u2019s impact on legal teams, hiring, and structure 31:49\u201334:12 - Skills future legal leaders must build 34:12\u201337:03 - Legal\u2019s opportunity to shape trust in unstable times 37:03\u201340:46 - Adaptability as the ultimate career advantage ","author_name":"UpLevel View","author_url":"https:\/\/sites.libsyn.com\/485439","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40045785\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/198388240"}