Clio Con Clips 2025 – Michelle Dunlea – E08
November 11, 2025
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Welcome to Clio Con Clips 2025, recorded live from Boston and proudly sponsored by Clio, the
Welcome to Clio Con Clips 2025, recorded live from Boston and proudly sponsored by Clio, the world’s leading legal technology company transforming the legal experience for all.
Over this special series we’ll be bringing you exclusive conversations with the brilliant minds behind Clio; the innovators, strategists, and visionaries driving one of the most transformative companies in legal tech.
Across these interviews, we’ll explore how Clio is uniting brilliance across teams, technology, and communities worldwide; from AI and data to leadership, culture, and the future of client experience.
You’ll hear from the people shaping what’s next for law and redefining what’s possible for legal professionals everywhere.
So whether you’re a lawyer, technologist, or leader passionate about innovation, you’re in the right place.
This is ClioCon Clips 2025; where brilliance meets purpose, and the future of law takes shape.
Reimagining Legal’s Future: The Jack Newton Keynote on AI, Innovation, and the New Era of Law
Clio’s 13th annual conference broke attendance records with over 5,000 attendees, including 2,700 in person and 2,600 virtually. The event marked a transformative year for Clio, with significant product updates and the acquisition of vlex for $1 billion, the largest in legal tech history. Clio’s new offerings include Clio Work, a comprehensive AI-powered platform integrating practice and business management, and Clio Operate for enterprise law firms. The company also announced Clio Capital to help firms manage cash flow. These innovations aim to revolutionise legal technology, enhancing efficiency and decision-making.
Clio has unveiled the Intelligent Legal Work Platform, a transformative leap for the legal industry — embedding AI across every facet of legal work.
From client intake and document drafting to billing and legal research, Clio evolves from a system of record into a system of action.
Clio Work – A smart AI workspace combining firm data with vLex’s 1B+ legal documents for real-time legal reasoning.
Clio Manage, Grow, and Draft AI – Automates routine tasks, client intake, and document generation across the platform.
By eliminating manual workflows and boosting productivity, firms using Clio grow revenue up to 4× faster than headcount.
Clio is now the first legaltech company to offer a fully connected, intelligent AI ecosystem.
“This is the biggest opportunity in the history of legal technology — to expand access to justice and redefine the lawyer–client experience.”
— Jack Newton, CEO & Founder, Clio
Clio for Enterprise
Clio enters the enterprise legal market with a new division built for global law firms and in-house legal teams.
Clio Operate – A high-scale operations platform, evolved from the Sharedo acquisition.
Vincent by Clio – Enterprise-grade AI, trusted by 8 of the 10 largest global firms, offering 3.7× more accuracy and a 38% boost in productivity.
Clio Library – Global legal research powered by vLex, spanning 110 jurisdictions.
Clio Docket – Integrated court data and global litigation tracking.
With this launch, Clio becomes the trusted AI partner for firms of all sizes — from solos to multinationals.
Financial Innovation: Clio Payments ExpansionClio redefines legal fintech with embedded solutions that improve cash flow, access, and client affordability.
Pay Later with Affirm – Clients pay in installments; firms get paid in full, upfront.
Clio Capital – Fast, compliant access to working capital to support firm growth.
These tools drive predictable revenue, streamline workflows, and ease the financial burden for both lawyers and clients.
“We’re modernizing how firms manage money — making legal services more accessible and sustainable.”
— AJ Axelrod, VP, Payments & Financial Services
Legal Trends Report 2025Now in its 10th year, the 2025 Legal Trends Report delivers groundbreaking insights — including the first neurological study on legal tech’s impact on cognitive performance.
25% reduction in cognitive load, and 16% less emotional strain when using Clio.
AI-powered firms are 3× more likely to grow revenue.
77% of growing firms cite AI as their top operational driver.
50%+ of clients have used or are willing to use AI for legal help.
The data shows AI isn’t just about efficiency — it’s enhancing well-being, client satisfaction, and long-term firm sustainability.
2025 Clio Integration AwardsClio celebrates its thriving developer ecosystem — now the largest in legaltech — with the annual Integration Awards.
Best New App: Vera – Turns case files into actionable timelines.
Best Practice of Law App: Clearbrief – Enables source-linked, verifiable legal writing.
Best Business of Law App: CollBox – Automates collections, recovering an average of $66K/month for firms.
These tools reflect Clio’s commitment to building the most connected, collaborative, and open legal platform.
The Bottom Line2025 marks Clio’s most ambitious year yet — scaling from small firms to global enterprises, embedding AI across its platform, modernizing legal finance, and grounding its innovation in cognitive science.
Clio’s mission is clear:
To transform the legal experience for all — through intelligent technology, financial access, and human-centered design.
Episode 01: Jesse Harink & Nefra Macdonald
Nefra leads the team behind ClioCon, virtual events, field activations, and over 100 bar association partnerships worldwide. Jesse plays a key role in helping new team members integrate into Clio’s culture — especially during acquisitions. At ClioCon, he ensures energy is high, people feel included, and the human side of the event shines.
Episode 02: Ronnie Gurion
Ronnie is the Chief Operating Officer at Clio. With 20 years of experience leading marketplace, e-commerce, and
SaaS businesses to achieve rapid global expansion and growth, Ronnie is playing a pivotal role in shaping Clio’s
next chapter. As the previous GM and Global Head of Uber for Business (U4B), Ronnie Gurion brings a wealth of
global market activation experience having grown the business rapidly in his tenure.
Episode 03: Curt Sigfstead
Curt is the Chief Financial Officer at Clio. He is responsible for managing Clioʼs financial affairs, including finance,
accounting, capital, treasury, taxation, and corporate development. With over two decades of technology
finance experience, he has held numerous senior finance leadership roles at companies including Clearco and
J.P. Morgan. He sits on multiple nonprofit boards including C100, which supports Canadian technology
entrepreneurs through investment and mentorship.
Episode 04: Jonathan Watson & John Foreman
Jonathan is the Chief Technology Officer at Clio. With over 20 years of leadership experience in large scale SaaS
and live gaming solutions, Jonathanʼs unique approach and passion for intertwining product development,
design, user experience, and engineering has accelerated Clioʼs product growth while earning Clio best-in-class
NPS and customer retention rates.
Episode 05: Reagan Attle
Reagan Attle is Chief Marketing Officer at Clio, the global leader in cloud-based legal technology. She leads Clioʼs
global brand and marketing strategy including product and customer marketing, customer insights, and industry
partnerships. Since joining Clio in 2017, she has played a pivotal role in the companyʼs explosive success,
including international expansions, Series D and E funding rounds, multiple acquisitions, the launch of Clio
Payments, and the largest conference in legal—the annual Clio Cloud Conference. With over 20 years of
experience in marketing leadership, Reagan has a proven track record of building high-performing teams that
drive loyalty, build advocacy, and elevate brand experience. Reagan holds a Bachelor of Business Administration
in Marketing from Simon Fraser University.
Episode 06: Marina Harris
Marina Harris is Clioʼs Chief People Officer, and the driving force behind Clioʼs human and high performing
culture. She spearheads the company’s award winning People function, including HR strategy and organizational
development.
With more than 25+ years of experience scaling some of the worldʼs most successful companies, Marina
implements proactive strategies and operating practices that position Clio to thrive and grow in alignment with its mission and values. She orchestrates talent acquisition, HR business partners, employee engagement,
systems optimization, analytics, comprehensive total rewards programs, DE&I, and learning and development.
Before her tenure at Clio, Marina held the position of Chief People Officer at Wealthsimple, where she played a pivotal role in steering the company through a period of exponential growth. Under her leadership, the company’s workforce nearly doubled for three consecutive years. Marina’s commitment to diversity and inclusion saw significant progress across all levels of the organization during her tenure.
Marina’s career also includes Director of HR Business Partners at Netflix, Head of HR at Samsung’s Global
Innovation Center, and leadership positions at Cisco Systems. Her leadership journey has been marked by the pursuit of excellence in enhancing employee experiences and fostering dynamic company cultures.
Episode 07: Jenny Dingus
Jenny is the Senior Vice President of Global Sales at Clio. With more than a decade of B2B tech sales leadership
experience, Jenny is known for creating an electric team culture across global workforces and driving
transformative strategies centered around customer success. At Clio, Jenny is focusing on revenue growth by
increasing market share, driving new and existing customer growth, and scaling its world class Sales team. As a
member of Chief—a private membership network focused on connecting and supporting women executive
leaders—Jenny is a champion for elevating women in tech leadership, and brings this same passion to life
outside of her work.
Episode 08: Michelle Dunlea
Michelle Dunlea is Vice President, Product at Clio, leading the innovation and development of Clioʼs portfolio of
products to meet the evolving needs of legal professionals. During her tenure so far she has accelerated Clio’s
product growth, earning Clio best in class NPS while launching products from 0-1.
She is an impactful product leader with 10+ years of experience at B2B companies and a track record of building
and growing diverse and high caliber product teams. Michelle always puts the needs of the customer first and
seeks to deliver meaningful product solutions that solve real customer problems and drive impactful business
outcomes.
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