With more than a decade of experience in the legal industry, Janel Barsich brings a unique, well-rounded approach to legal project management. As a strategic business partner, she leverages her experience in project management, stakeholder engagement, process improvement, and relationship building to deliver innovative and practical strategies.
Janel collaborates with lawyers on strategic planning and management of client engagements, with the goal of optimizing operational efficiency and enhancing the value of legal services for the firm’s clients.
Janel began her legal career as a legal operations analyst for a Fortune 500 public utility, where she gained insight into the legal and business concerns that clients face. She applies her knowledge and experience to analyze problems and design tailored solutions that mitigate risk and address clients’ needs.
She has spent several years as a business development and marketing professional for AmLaw 100 law firms and has led firmwide initiatives, partnered with leadership teams and external organizations to launch new programs, and implemented process improvement exercises for various departments.
She works with the firm’s BT ValueWorks program—a suite of pricing, process and technology solutions that bring greater value, efficiency and predictability to the delivery of legal services.
Credentials
Education
- Manchester University, B.A., management, 2010, cum laude
- Valparaiso University, M.B.A., 2011, summa cum laude