Defying Expectations as a Woman in Law and Tech with Catherine Krow [GWL 91]

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After practicing law for 17 years at top-tier firms, most recently as a Partner at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, Catherine Krow founded Digitory Legal, a cloud-based legal budgeting solution for lawyers and clients.

What we chat about in this episode:

• How and why she walked away from a partner position at a big law firm in pursuit of something she felt passionate about
• How she launched Digitory Legal
• Why more and more clients are demanding budgets from their lawyers instead of the billable hour
• Why law firms need to start focusing on accuracy and budgeting
• How a new lawyer can anticipate how long a matter will take for budgeting purposes when he/she has never gone through an entire trial
• Why being soft-spoken as a lawyer can be a great asset
• Why if you try to fit yourself into someone else’s mold or expectation, it’s a great way to fail
• How to tap into your community to help support you in your ventures
• Why young lawyers are well-positioned to take advantage of the tech industry to help change the legal profession
• Advice for women in difficult industries like law and tech

Resources Mentioned:

Clerky

Slack

Trello

Digital Ocean

Y combinator startup course

Contact Information:

Email: ckrow@digitorylegal.com

Website: www.digitorylegal.com