Steve Harmon

General Counsel / Chief Operating Officer at Elevate

Elevate General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer Steve Harmon is an internationally recognized leader in the genesis of and continuing evolution of legal operations and the professionalization of the field. He co-founded CLOC (the Corporate Legal Operations Consortium) and his 20-plus years of experience includes business development and in-house legal organizations. He was vice president and deputy general counsel at Cisco. His responsibilities included technology licensing, oversight for the legal development of product lines, Global Export Compliance, Trademarks, and Cisco’s award-winning legal operations function.

Harmon received his JD and BS in Management Information Systems and Services from Brigham Young University.

My Articles

Law Department Management

Legal Ops Corner: Yes, Outside Counsel Relationships Can Be Win-Win

It’s not only about money. Learn alternative approaches for the in-house lawyer and law firm contract, pricing, and process in this edition of Legal Ops Corner. #ACCDocket #inhouse

Law Department Management

Legal Ops Corner: Get Comfortable with Risk

Maximizing legal ops value requires internalizing a commitment to constantly reassessing how much risk the enterprise can safely assume. #ACCDocket #legalops #legalrisk

Law Department Management

Legal Ops Corner: The Misnaming of Legal Ops

In the latest edition of the Legal Ops Corner column, columnist Steve Harmon and NetApp’s CLO Beth O’Callahan clarify the ultimate purpose of a legal operations professional. #ACCDocket #inhouse #legalops

Law Department Management

Legal Ops Corner: Executing Transformational Legal Ops Projects

Legal Ops columnist Steve Harmon and Sempra’s Director of Legal Operations Brett Durand show how legal ops can implement projects for maximum impact. #ACCDocket #inhouse #legalops

Law Department Management

Legal Ops Corner: The Evolution of the Role of General Counsel

Columnist Steve Harmon and Aarash Darroodi of Fender discuss the value of good in-house lawyers and how their expertise can serve the buisness as law department leaders. #ACCDocket #legalops

Law Department Management

Legal Ops Corner: A Yardstick for Legal Ops?

Columnist Steve Harmon and Twilio’s Head of Legal Operations Andy Krebs discuss the importance of metrics in legal departments. #ACCDocket #inhouse #legalops

Law Department Management

Legal Ops Corner: The First 3 Principles of Legal Operations

Expedia’s Head of Global Legal Operations Mike Russell talks to columnist Steve Harmon about specialized expertise, strategic thinking, and communicating a vision. #ACCDocket #inhousecounsel #legalops

Law Department Management

Legal Ops Corner: The Modern Law Department

Is being an in-house lawyer a legal or operational role? Elevate General Counsel and COO Steve Harmon introduces his new Docket column focused on maximizing business value. #ACCDocket #legalops