{"podcast":{"title":"Careers and the Business of Law","slug":"careers-and-the-business-of-law-6403793","podcast_index_feed_id":6403793,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/465618/rss","website_url":"http://sites.libsyn.com/465618/website","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/2/a/5/c/2a5cc799ec50e9a688c4a68c3ddbc4f2/CBL_art.jpg","author":"David Cowen","episode_count":142,"summary":"Welcome to Careers in The Business of Law with David Cowen, the podcast series designed to elevate and accelerate the careers of legal professionals. David aims to provide insightful and inspiring career stories from industry insiders, law firm leaders, corporate law department executives, and legal technology business leaders. This podcast will provide you with an inside look into the career journeys of some of the most successful and influential leaders in the legal field. You will gain actionable insights into their experiences, challenges, and triumphs through these discussions. Recognizing that the legal profession is constantly changing, David wants to ensure that you have the knowledge and tools necessary to navigate this evolving landscape. David's guests will provide insights on topics such as emerging technologies, legal operations, and leadership strategies, which will help you accelerate your career growth and success. David's goal is to create and inspire a community of legal professionals who are dedicated to learning, growing, and advancing their careers. Whether you are a law student, young professional, or seasoned veteran, this podcast series is for you. Join Dav…","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/careers-and-the-business-of-law-6403793"},"episode":{"title":"Brake or Accelerator? The Most Important Question a GC Will Answer in 2026","slug":"brake-or-accelerator-the-most-important-question-a-gc-will-answer-in-2026","published_at":"2026-05-13T21:55:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/careers-and-the-business-of-law-6403793/brake-or-accelerator-the-most-important-question-a-gc-will-answer-in-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/careers-and-the-business-of-law-6403793","url":"https://48601e5c-fc2d-4099-9281-666ceaf381e8.libsyn.com/brake-or-accelerator-the-most-important-question-a-gc-will-answer-in-2026","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/48601e5c-fc2d-4099-9281-666ceaf381e8/Jason_Barnwell.mp3?dest-id=3934293","summary":"Lawyers participate in the downside and never the upside, and Jason Barnwell argues that is the single most important thing about to change. David Cowen sits down with Jason, the former Microsoft GM and associate GC who now leads legal at Agiloft, to unpack why the GC role is being rewritten around upside risk, why contract intelligence is becoming business intelligence, and why the legal leaders selling signal back to the enterprise will earn a seat at the CFO's table. Key Topics Covered: Upside risk vs. downside risk: Why legal moves from brake to accelerator and what that changes Probabilistic practice: Accepting outcomes that are less than perfect to open the aperture on what legal can do at scale Contract intelligence as business intelligence: How aggregated contract data becomes a strategic asset The cut line: How budget conversations reward the best stories — and what legal needs to do to stay above the line Storytelling as leadership: Lessons from Microsoft legends Brad Smith, Neil Suggs, and Hossein Nowbar Selling signal back to the enterprise: Packaging contract data into predictive insights that earn legal upside participation Faster deals as legal's superpower: Why predictive contracting becomes the GC's new currency 🎧 Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen. Share this episode and take your career from now to next! 💡To learn more about the future of legal innovation, visit https://solid.legal/podcasts/ Never eat alone!","meta_description":"Lawyers participate in the downside and never the upside, and Jason Barnwell argues that is the single most important thing about to change. David Cowen s…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1043,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/careers-and-the-business-of-law-6403793/episodes/brake-or-accelerator-the-most-important-question-a-gc-will-answer-in-2026/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/careers-and-the-business-of-law-6403793/brake-or-accelerator-the-most-important-question-a-gc-will-answer-in-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}