Larissa Marshall (Formerly Kruzel) Email & Phone Number

As Polsinelli's first Director of Practice Innovation, I am focused on the intersection between achieving the organization's strategic vision and solving real complex business problems with creative and practical solutions. The Practice Innovation Department centers around client and lawyer experience, utilizing Design Thinking, Lean Six Sigma, StoryBrand, Project Management and Change Management to enhance both.I am most passionate about delivering value in a meaningful and practical way while maintaining alignment to long term goals and in a direction that moves the organization forward. I draw on my diverse professional skillset to help me understand the unique needs of my firm and their position in the industry at large. I leverage my training in Design Thinking, Lean Six Sigma, legal project management, data analysis, design thinking, change management, StoryBrand and process improvement to help me shape and direct projects across a diverse professional landscape while my background in chemical engineering and manufacturing shapes my pragmatic work approach.I have spent most of my professional career in the Project Management field. First, starting as an R&D scientist and project manager for a manufacturing company to now working in AM Law 100 firms on a variety of firm and client initiatives. As part of my work in Big Law, I have also had the opportunity to co-teach a class at Chicago Kent Law School called, "Legal Project Management and Legal Process Improvement," which focuses on the unique challenges that business professionals in the legal industry face.

Listed skills include Coatings, Project Management, R&D, Polymers, and 46 others.