ALM’s Legaltech news’ December “Women of Legal Tech” features Valerie Chan, who decided to leave a law firm and created Plat4orms PR. Chan, who splits her time in Seattle and San Francisco, shares here experiences from her “first seat at the tale” (DataChannel). She explains why she doesn’t take a usual lawyer path.

You can read the story here.

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Your most important mentor and why:  Jill Pembroke, who was a business partner. She was full of life and saw the vision of each company that we represented. Sadly, she has since passed away from breast cancer. She taught me so much —how to manage clients’ expectations, how to produce good work and how to lead large teams. I am forever grateful to have known her.

Favorite vacation venue: My timeshare in San Jose Del Cabo (Mexico). I go around the holidays every year. I relax and unwind without thinking.

Favorite charities: Washington Lawyers for the Arts. I was on the board for the organization and having the opportunity to serve the artist community — one that is underserved — is very rewarding.

Monica Bay is a Fellow at CodeX. She is also a freelance journalist (Alchemizing Law LLC, with Sean La Roque-Doherty). She is a member of the California Bar. Email: mbay@codex.stanford.edu. Twitter: @MonicaBay. She writes the ALM Women of Legal Tech series.

Photo: Courtesy of Valerie Chan.
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