Aina IsmailHow to Think Like A Lawyer Pt 1: Hey You Business People!This is an article NOT for the lawyers and in-house counsels out there…4 min read·Jun 2, 2023----
Aina IsmailExcel for In-House CounselsThis post was inspired by Yeo Bee Yin’s tweet on Excel and the resulting replies by a few of my friends who are in the legal field:9 min read·Jun 13, 2021----
Aina IsmailThe Top 2 Skills to Master for Legal Operations & WhyThere’s a lot of skills to master for Legal Operations. I am but a young Padawan in the realm of Legal Ops, so I can only talk about the…4 min read·Jan 28, 2021----
Aina IsmailHow Legal Operations Improve The Contract Review Process (and How I Created A Standard for NDA…Contracts and agreements are the lifeblood of a business. They bring $$$ to the company, directly or indirectly.7 min read·Mar 9, 2020----
Aina Ismail2019: 3 Lessons on Legal OpsNo year is complete without some attempt to express guilt about things not done. I’m seeing a lot of reviews from all levels of the…3 min read·Jan 7, 2020----
Aina IsmailCongrats, You’re Now Our Panel Solicitor. (Now What?)Working in-house means you’re the liaison between your company and external solicitors.7 min read·Dec 18, 2019----
Aina IsmailShould I Create FAQs for the Legal Department?Everyone knows that no matter how detailed your SOP is, or how widely accessible it is, there will always, ALWAYS be people asking you…3 min read·Nov 22, 2019----
Aina IsmailLegal and Data: An Unlikely Marriage“I’m bad at Maths, that’s why I took up law.”5 min read·Nov 13, 2019----
Aina IsmailWhy ‘Legal Operations Specialist’?Legal operations, or even my career, wasn’t something I contemplated seriously until early 2018.4 min read·Nov 8, 2019----
Aina IsmailMy Colleagues Are Probably Terrified of Me.Employees of any company are probably terrified, or at the very least — apprehensive, of the department they call ‘Legal’.3 min read·Nov 3, 2019----
