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62 P E E R T O P E E R : I L T A ' S Q U A R T E R L Y M A G A Z I N E | S P R I N G 2 0 2 2 From our Practice Management CCT: Tracey - I was supposed to be a lawyer. I went to law school, started working in a library and liked research. I got a research job at Cooley, and since then it's progressed in Business Analyst role. Nikki - Lawyer for 10 years in private practice and in house. I moved to Canada and thought it would be easy to be a lawyer in Canada. I heard about KM through a book club in KM. First job was with a big firm, for a three- month contract position and I loved it. Harriet - I had planned to become a lawyer when I had a small child. So, I started working at a law firm and decided no to become an attorney. I was drawn to the KM field and had an amazing director at the time. Mike - I was supposed to be a dentist! I went to grad school, and someone in class said they were taking an LSAT. I became a lawyer and practiced for 15 years for pharma. I got burnt out practicing law, reached out to a friend at Paul Hastings who had a KM opening. I've been here ever since. Marlene - I was a court artist for a mock trial in high school. This is where my interest began. I started off working in a private practice, for 6 years. The hours became tiresome and I liked the appeal of research, and how to do things online. I returned to school and got a library masters, which has worked for various firms in research/education and management. I saw the need for a KM role, so pitched it and created the position. Kristin - When I graduated, I was a paralegal. Started off in labor law, on the union side as a paralegal or case manager. I really enjoyed managing processes, people, etc. An opportunity opened at Akin Gump for a practice coordinator role. The growth and stability were appealing to me. I was there for 6 and half years and am now at Paul Hastings. From our Knowledge Management & Marketing CCT: Amy - I have a background in fine arts and visual studies. Initially, I wanted to go into the FBI art crimes unit. Getting into law school proved difficult, coming from an arts background, but I got in. While in school, the FBI disbanded the program, and I did not want to be a regular FBI agent nor a traditional attorney. I found my way into KM and the rest is history! Daniel - I wanted to be an NBA player, but that didn't really work out. I enjoyed history and convinced myself to major in it, to become a teacher one day. I answered a law ad for a law firm to review documents and had no knowledge of the legal profession at that point. So I started as a paralegal, and twenty years ago, they started the non-traditional knowledge base group within the firm. They were ahead of curve in some ways. I became interested in general counsel and took a training on databases. This is now where I saw myself, but I enjoy it a lot and am still here today. Rachel - Went to college for marketing/public relations and had no idea what I wanted to do right out of school. So, I started with a financial services/advisory M E M B E R R E S O U R C E S Spring Tweet ILTA's Education Team asked some of their active volunteers to share their story on how they got into the legal technology profession. Over the last quarter, we've sat down with our CCT (Content Coordinating Team) volunteers and asked them to give us "Tweet sized bites: How did you get into Legal Tech?"

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