Cheree Mcalpine on diversity
From Ep 188 | Cheree McAlpine | Chief Legal Officer at Zoom is a Leader in Dynamic World of Legal Tech · · LawyerStories
“Being named among the top diverse leaders in tech means a lot — maybe other young people in rural communities who never saw lawyers before can see themselves and their future careers through my story.”
On , Cheree Mcalpine, Chief Legal Officer at Zoom Video Communications, spoke about diversity during Ep 188 | Cheree McAlpine | Chief Legal Officer at Zoom is a Leader in Dynamic World of Legal Tech on LawyerStories.
About Cheree Mcalpine
Cheree McAlpine, Chief Legal Officer at Zoom, was appointed to the role in March 2024. In a July 2024 podcast interview, she described Zoom as an "AI-first company" and stated that the company does not collect customer data to train its models, adding that the company is "very deliberate" and "very outspoken" about that policy. McAlpine said that her legal department includes over 100 people globally and also manages trust and safety, fraud, and cyber-related issues. McAlpine stated that she believes AI will improve lawyers' jobs rather than threaten the profession, arguing that machine learning has not yet understood the "nuance and situational awareness" that lawyers bring to risk balancing. She described being named among the top diverse leaders in tech as meaningful, expressing hope that young people in rural communities could see their future careers through her story. McAlpine advised lawyers to be strategic about their careers, to self-advocate, and to build relationships.