Bärí A. Williams
Legal and Ops Exec. | Board Member | Author | Speaker | Ethics and Inclusion Practioner | #SeenYetUnseen
- Role
- Head of Legal and Legal Content at LegalOn
- Location
- Oakland, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Bärí A. Williams
Business attorney experienced in: • Technology transactions and commercial agreements.• Privacy, data security, and IP centric agreements.• Scaling - creating, implementing processes, procedures, tools, and efficiency improvements for dept.• Client training and development of collaborative best practices.• Strategic analysis.• Diversity initiatives - employee recruitment/retention, ERGs, and supplier diversity program creation.
Experience
Head of Legal and Legal Content
Nov 2024 — Present
Balance traditional GC responsibilities with an innovative role architecting how AI learns and applies legal expertise to contract review for attorneys by attorneys* Lead all legal operations across U.S. and EMEA territories, spanning commercial contracting, sales support, M&A, compliance, intellectual property, strategy, and people operations/HR work* Manage team of 5 attorneys creating the contract intelligence powering the product - translating complex legal concepts and expertise into AI-ready contract playbooks, model language, prompts, and guidance, ensuring contract review tools deliver both speed and substantive accuracy* Create and implement live trainings, videos, written guides, webinars, and additional content exhibiting best practices and assistance for clients* Collaborate with Product, AI, and Engineering teams to create, enhance, and test features and functionality as the target audience/clients* Bridging my traditional legal expertise and AI technology, product counseling, and commercial experience to support the philosophy that legal can accelerate innovation, not hinder it
Education
University of California, Berkeley
B.A., Mass Communications
1997 — 2000
UCLA
Master of Arts (M.A.), African-American/Black Studies
Saint Mary's College of California
M.B.A., Business Marketing
2001 — 2003
University of California, College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings)
J.D., Law
2005 — 2008
Skills
- Legal Writing
- Legal Compliance
- Contract Negotiation
- Legal Assistance
- Policy
- Mediation
- Corporate Law
- Project Planning
- Licensing
- Contract Law
- Management
- Public Speaking
- Legal Research
- Intellectual Property
- Contractual Agreements
- Project Implementation
- Strategy
- Leadership
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