Simple Strategies for Successful Virtual Meetings (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798886400540)

Natalie Smith is an experienced Managing Attorney of a virtual staff counsel office for a Fortune 500 company handling insurance defense and commercial litigation. Prior to her current position, she assumed the helm of a Fortune 500 insurance company's in-house staff counsel firm in 2015 with five attorneys. At her departure, the office was virtual and had ten attorneys and a junior Managing Attorney. Prior to this position, Natalie successfully led a team for another Fortune 500 company, training attorneys and insurance professionals for more than 17 years. Having practiced law in leadership roles for more than two decades, she has a wealth of experience in the insurance industry with measurable and objective results in virtual leadership, litigation and firm management from working with three Fortune 500 insurance carriers and litigating more than 2000 cases of varying degrees of complexity, including complex litigation, wrongful death claims and appeals. Natalie has successfully handled more than 1000 depositions, tried more than 55 cases and handled more than 150 mediations. Moreover, Natalie has extensive experience in negotiating and litigating all aspects of personal injury cases, as well as an array of civil and commercial litigation.

Natalie has strong leadership skills and experiences with virtual branding and performance management. She successfully developed metrics, analytics, and objective measurements to create, improve and streamline work processes and efficiencies while building team engagement and trust. Natalie developed core principles for a successful team. She is likewise skilled in Management, Coaching, Strategy and Business Development. She has been an invaluable asset to her firms with practical and simple team strategies that produced extraordinary team productivity and business partnerships that were adopted by every carrier nationally.

Natalie offers her extensive experience as a consultant to help teams build successful relationships and increase their productivity in a virtual environment.

Natalie is available to help you develop simple strategies to build a successful team through her consulting firm, Simple Strategies Consultants, LLC.