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Ian talks with the CEO of Paragon Legal, Trista Engel. Paragon Legal is a premier legal services firm providing interim in-house counsel to leading corporate legal departments. As Paragon’s CEO, Trista focuses on client and attorney development and strategic growth initiatives. For the latest topics, trends, and tech in the legal industry, subscribe to the Evolve the Law Podcast: A Catalyst for Legal Innovation. Listen as legal experts and leaders share insights about the legal industry. For more information, questions, or suggestions about our podcast feel free to email us at evolve@abovethelaw.com Links and Resources from this Episode For additional information go to https://abovethelaw.com/legal-innovation-center https://paragonlegal.com/ https://paragonlegal.com/01-trista-engel/ Show Notes Trista’s background and general path into the legal industry - 1:18 Interested in the legal services space - 2:45 What is Paragon Legal - 3:28 An interest in a new model - 4:28 Obstacles with the current law firm model - 5:50 The target customer - 7:55 A more sustainable way to work - 10:22 Attorneys that are part of that network - 11:19 The types of projects that she is seeing - 13:40 Being a public company - 16:21 A special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) - 17:30 The most exciting aspect of working at Paragon Legal - 18:43 The impact on individual attorneys - 20:24 The onboarding process with Paragon Legal - 21:03 The future of where legal services is going - 22:56 Being part of the more efficient legal industry - 25:48 The most important quality of the lawyer of the future - 26:06 Review and Subscribe If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite player to get the latest episodes. Subscribe with Apple Podcasts Follow on Spotify Subscribe with Stitcher