Lucy Bassli

Lucy is a legal industry expert, specializing in all things contracting: Resource allocation, templates, automation, process optimization, and smart risk-taking. Lucy is the founder of InnoLaw Group PLLC, a modern solution provider that offers legal advice and consults on operationalizing the practice of law. She works with law departments and law firms on improving their legal service delivery and consumption models; and trains lawyers in innovative practices. Lucy also serves as the Chief Legal Strategist for LawGeex, a cutting-edge AI legal tech start-up automating contract review services. 

At Microsoft she ran an enterprise contracting solution and focused on complex and global outsourcing contracts. Lucy gained firsthand experience in legal outsourcing to assist her with high-volume contract transactions and launched a “managed services” engagement with law firms to work on continuously improving value. Previously, she was a VP and Deputy General Counsel at Snowflake Inc, where she built the legal operations function from scratch, implementing eBilling and matter intake solutions. 

Earlier in her career, Lucy practiced law at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP in Seattle, focusing on commercial transactions and commercial bankruptcy. 

She is a licensed member of the Washington State Bar Association and was named to the National Law Journal list of Outstanding Women Lawyers, 2015. In 2021, she was named a Woman of Legal Tech honoree by the Legal Technology Resource Center and is a frequent speaker on topics of legal services innovation, legal technology, and legal process outsourcing. 

Lucy received a JD and BA from the University of Houston. She is based in the Seattle area