🎧 S8E2 - From UN Negotiations to Legal AI: Tamara Essayyad on Law, Leadership & Entrepreneurship
Welcome back to Tales of the Tribunal — Season 8!
What does it take to go from negotiating on behalf of the United Nations to building a company that aims to transform how lawyers work?
This week, host Chris Campbell welcomes Tamara Essayyad, an international lawyer, former United Nations negotiator, and co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Ketrone, a legal technology company focused on helping law firms become AI-native.
Tamara's career has taken her from investigating fraud and corruption on World Bank projects to participating in high-stakes international negotiations, leading legal and compliance teams, and ultimately making the leap into entrepreneurship.
In this wide-ranging conversation, Chris and Tamara explore:
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The art of negotiation: Why being right isn't always enough, how to understand what the other side really wants, and why building trust can be more important than winning an argument.
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From international law to entrepreneurship: What Tamara learned from working…