AI, Membership Growth on CLOC Executive Director’s To-Do List

The new executive director of the global organization focused on helping companies manage their legal operations was first introduced to that specialized field by accident.

Oyango Snell attended a panel around 2018 that he thought would aid his role as general counsel of the Western States Petroleum Association, a California-based trade group. Snell thought the panel would cover topics for general counsel, but instead it introduced him to the world of legal operations. When his trade group offered to hire him an administrative assistant, Snell advocated instead to hire someone who could help with a host of business processes required ...