Professional Experience
Cheryl is an experienced legal tech strategist with over 20 years of developing products and services that enable the business and practice of law. She has built and led innovation teams at top 25 international law firms, launched two successful legal tech startups, and serves as a strategic consultant to venture capital and private equity firms. Cheryl is currently the VP of Advisory Services at Legaltech Hub, the premier provider of insights, expert guidance, benchmarks, and consulting services tailored to the legal technology industry.
Experience
2024-Present
Legaltech Hub
VP of Vendor Advisory
Lead strategic advisory and consulting services for legal technology companies, law firms, and investors, delivering guidance on product strategy, go-to-market execution, fundraising, operations, privacy, and security
2023-Present
AI for Smart People
Founder and CEO
Founded AI for Smart People (TM), a consultancy committed to demystifying AI for legal use, helping teams with practical guidance and clear, actionable advice on integrating AI into the business and practice of law
2021-2022
Lupl
COO
Joined Lupl as a founding executive and launched its legal project and case management platform internationally. As COO, led strategic operations, established the company’s customer success strategy, and oversaw engineering, support, compliance, and financial planning. Served as both Security Officer and Data Privacy Officer (for GDPR), passing a SOC 2/I audit in the first year and establishing a 24/7 Security Operations Center. Held budget responsibility and led a global team of 50 engineers.
2020-2024
Legal Tech Consultants
Founder and CEO
Founded and led Legal Tech Consultants, a boutique consultancy serving law firms, legal departments, legal tech startups, and investors, until its acquisition by Legaltech Hub in July 2024. Advised on product-market fit, go-to-market strategy, and business growth, and conducted strategic due diligence for major investments, including a $350M private equity acquisition of a B2B SaaS company.
2018-2020
King & Spalding
Director of Legal Technology Solutions
Pioneered King & Spalding’s first legal innovation department, advancing the firm’s commitment to modernizing legal practice through technology and strategic operations. Served as a strategic advisor to C-level leadership and practice groups, led the technical PMO overseeing a $45M+ portfolio, and established governance processes that delivered the firm’s first 0% variance on IT projects. Re-launched the firm’s legal tech training program using just-in-time and adult learning methodologies.
2016-2018
Opus 2
Director of Client Relationships
Launched the Opus 2 case management platform for US Enterprises with responsibility for all aspects of the client relationship, including: business development, marketing, sales, renewals, customer success, and support. Launched and scaled the company’s first Customer Success function, supporting adoption of its litigation-focused, collaborative case management solution. Delivered strategies that drove 330% growth in active users and a 220% increase in annual contract value.
2013-2016
Mayer Brown
Legal Tech Manager
Established the firm’s first team centered on delivering technology solutions to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of litigation teams, including creation of new revenue stream of over $1,000,000 by monetizing support on remote trial sites, and business process redesign.
2005-2013
Kirkland & Ellis
Senior Trial Technology Specialist / Trial Consultant
Established new trial consulting team within the Litigation Support function, which leveraged experience in legal, sociology, and communication to create compelling narratives that resonated with judges and juries.
2004-2005
Rosenberg Consulting Services (RCS)
Project Manager / Trial Consultant
Rosenberg Consulting Services is a boutique litigation consulting practice that provides visual strategic consulting services to law firms at trial. They help communicate complex information in an easy to understand format and translate them into building blocks for fact finders.
2002-2004
ARCCA
Project Manager / Trial Consultant
2001-2002
Latham SRM
Account Executive
2000-2001
Lead2Gold
VP of Marketing
Education
Venture Capital University – Professional Certificate
Online program jointly offered by Berkeley Law Executive Education and the National Venture Capital Association, focusing on venture fund formation, startup financing, term sheet analysis, and cap table modeling.
FEB 2024
Certified Information Privacy Professional – Europe (CIPP/E)
Certification from the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) demonstrating comprehensive knowledge of European data protection laws, including the GDPR, compliance, international data transfers, and data subject rights.
JUNE 2023
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI) demonstrating advanced proficiency in leading and directing projects, including project planning, execution, and risk management, across predictive, agile, and hybrid methodologies.
MAY 2016
MBA / Management Information Systems
Purdue University
2014-2016
Professional Studies with Honors
Roosevelt University
2010-2013
Journalism & Graphic Design
Indiana University
1997-1999