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Jessica Nguyen
Jessica Nguyen Chief Legal Officer at Lexion

Jessica Nguyen is a growth-centric General Counsel and operations leader with 17+ years of experience at startups, VC/PE-backed, and publicly traded companies. Currently, as the Chief Legal Officer at Lexion, she is leading the amazing adventure of growing the company, which is a groundbreaking intake, contract review, workflow automation, and contract lifecycle management system powered by AI. Lexion stands out from the competition because it replaces four tools in one and doesn't require IT or engineers to modify workflows. Trusted by hundreds of remarkable brands, Lexion is backed by top-tier investors.

Jessica has a proven track record of driving top-line revenue growth, improving conversion rates, and building pipelines. She excels in recruiting and coaching high-performing teams, scaling business and legal processes, executing M&A transactions and financings, and managing governance, compliance, and contract negotiations. Her impact in the legal community has been recognized through several prestigious awards and honors. Apart from her professional achievements, Jessica is also a dedicated parent and actively involved in her children's sporting events.

More about this expert

Full name
Jessica Nguyen
Location
Mercer Island, Washington, United States
Title
Chief Legal Officer
Company
Lexion (since 2020)
Industry
Software Development
LinkedIn Connections
13751
Summary
I'm on the amazing adventure of growing Lexion, an intake + contract review + workflow automation + contract lifecycle management system powered by AI. Lexion is differentiated because (1) it's one tool that replaces 4, and (2) no IT or engineers are required to get started / modify workflows. Lexion is trusted by hundreds of amazing brands and backed by top tier investors (Point72 Ventures, Citi Ventures, Wilson Sonsini, Khosla Ventures, and Madrona Venture Group). When I'm not working, you'll find me cheering for my kids at their sporting events or folding laundry. More about me: Growth centric General Counsel and operations leader with 17+ years at startups (early and late stage), VC/PE backed, and publicly traded companies. Proven track record of: - Growing top line revenue and brand awareness, improving conversion rates, and building pipeline - Recruiting and coaching high performing teams - Scaling business and legal processes and operations - Executing M&A transactions and financings - Managing governance, compliance, product counseling, employment, and contract negotiations - Building community with practical trainings / content and a sprinkle of my form of humor Recognitions (proudly not paid for): - 2023 Washington State Bar Association Apex Award for Legal Innovation - 2021 Women, Influence & Power in Law (Corporate Counsel) - Thought Leadership - In-House Honoree - 2020 Law.com/Corporate Counsel Magazine Startup GC of the Year - 2019 The Business Journals Top 100 Legal Influencers - 2019 National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Best Under 40 - 2018 Puget Sound Business Journal 40 under 40
Skills
Operations Management Mergers & Acquisitions

Education

University of Washington School of Law
Attended in 2003 - 2006
Seattle University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Attended in 1999 - 2003
Field of study: Economics

Positions

Lexion
Greater Seattle Area
Chief Legal Officer
Mar 2020 - Present

Intake + CLM + real AI.

Owning all things legal and champ of the customer. After living the problem first-hand, I’m working with a customer-focused team to build the solution. Joined Lexion early and helped them grow the first 2 years: ~1500% in ARR, 4X+ in employees, ~1200% social followers, and accelerated brand awareness among ICP through thought leadership.

Lexion is founded at the Paul Allen Institute for AI, built by an experienced team from Microsoft, Amazon, and Facebook, and backed by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and top tier investors (Point72 Ventures, Citi Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Madrona Venture Group).
Payscale
Greater Seattle Area
General Counsel
Apr 2017 - Feb 2020

PayScale’s first in-house attorney and General Counsel. Built the legal team/function from scratch, supported M&A, partnerships, IP, and litigation matters, and helped PayScale accelerate revenue operations, grow, and scale as it grew to $100 million+ ARR, 400+ employees, and 8000+ customers. Played integral role in integration of MarketPay, acquisition/integration of ePRISM (from Mercer), and sale to Francisco Partners.
Microsoft
Redmond, Washington
Attorney - Office 365
Aug 2013 - Apr 2017

- Member of the Office 365 legal team. Trusted partner to the Outlook / Exchange CVPs / executive engineering and business development teams. See LinkedIn recommendations.
- Highlighted Responsibilities: (a) enterprise / consumer product counseling and regulatory compliance (such as privacy / GDPR); (b) strategic partnership deals; and (c) acquisition and subsequent integration of acquired companies (Yammer, Acompli, Genee).
Hibu
Bellevue, Washington
Legal Counsel
Apr 2012 - Jul 2013

Lead counsel to global team responsible for building hibu’s portfolio of digital products to pivot the business from phonebooks to digital marketing.
Avalara
Greater Seattle Area
Attorney (first one)
2010 - 2012

- First in-house attorney during a hyper growth period - the company’s headcount grew 4X and ARR 2X.
- Highlighted responsibilities: (a) contracts, contracts, contracts; (b) trusted advisor to the business development team on all things partnerships and built out partnership programs; (c) product counseling; (d) integration of acquired companies; and (e) implemented scalable processes and policies.