Lisa ⚖️ Lang's Linkedin Analytics

It has been said that you are a sum of your experiences and that could not be more true for me. My career path has been anything but traditional though I would not be the lawyer I am today if my journey had been any different. After spending six years in the United States Army first as a legal specialist and then as a legal non-commissioned officer, I attended law school at night while working full-time during the day as a paralegal for a mid-size law firm in Louisville, Kentucky. After spending a total of nine years with that law firm, first as a paralegal and then as an associate attorney specializing in insurance defense, I left private practice to work for the Commonwealth of Kentucky first with the Office of the Attorney General and then for the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE). I worked at KDE in various roles including an Assistant General Counsel, an Assistant Director, and then as a General Counsel for the Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB). It was because of my work in education that I eventually landed my first job as a General Counsel for Kentucky State University. I left KSU in 2022 after receiving an invitation to serve as Ohio Northern University's second Vice President and General Counsel. If I have learned anything throughout my career, I have learned that no one has all the answers. Through experience, I have learned a great deal of what I needed to propel myself forward. However, I have also learned that it does not matter whether you are new to your career field or if you have practiced in your field for fifty years. In my experience, becoming part of a community is the fastest way to propel you toward achieving your purpose and, ultimately, to success because the people in your community will be uniquely qualified to help, support, and lift others in the community up. When I speak and write, my focus is helping others strengthen their purpose, fuel their passion, and find their creative, collaborative, diverse, and innovative ways to be effective as a lawyer in the business environment. When you apply your C-Suite thinking at the intersection of law and business, you will quickly recognize your path to success as an in-house lawyer. The views expressed by me are my views alone and do not constitute legal advice.