TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Julia Wilburn on Sep 4, 2024

A recent LinkedIn post from Akshay Verma, a former legal operations chief at Meta and Coinbase and legal industry thought leader, has sparked a debate among corporate legal operations insiders: should companies require a law degree for legal operations roles? "By insisting on a J.D., companies are losing out on fantastic candidates who possess the real skills and experiences needed for legal ops. Not only are you attracting the wrong crowd, but you are missing out on great talent," Verma writes. "Legal ops is about strategic thinking, process optimization and leveraging technology and data to make legal departments more efficient. It’s not about drafting briefs or arguing in court." Law.com unpacks the varying viewpoints.