Introducing the Power Counsel: helping shape the future of legal tech

The best legal technology isn’t built behind closed doors. It’s built alongside the people solving complex legal challenges every day.

That’s why we’re launching our Power Counsel: Summize’s customer advisory board, bringing together an exclusive group of influential in-house legal leaders from around the world to help shape the future of legal tech.

Representing organizations across software, sports, fintech, retail and media, Power Counsel creates a direct partnership between the people building Summize and the legal teams using it every day. Together, they’ll help make sure our product continues to solve real-world challenges, anticipate what’s next for legal teams and deliver innovation that makes a genuine difference.

Who is the Power Counsel?

Power Counsel is a carefully curated community of General Counsels and senior legal operations leaders from organizations across industries and regions, chaired by Matillion’s General Counsel, Kimberly Trull. We’re delighted to welcome our members:

Each member brings extensive experience leading modern legal functions, navigating complex commercial environments and driving innovation within their organizations.

"I’m really excited to be joining the Summize Power Counsel. I’ve been using Summize for several years now, and it has genuinely changed the way we approach contracting; particularly the partnership between Legal and Sales and how we work together to get deals done. What I’m most excited about with Power Counsel is having the opportunity to help shape what comes next. The SIA Analytics beta is a great example: being able to ask questions across our contracts at scale and actually use the data sitting within them is incredibly powerful and time saving. I’m looking forward to bringing the tech and GC perspective to the table, sharing what we’re seeing and learning from other legal leaders, and helping Summize to keep building things that make our lives easier!"
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Kimberly Trull, Power Counsel Chair and General Counsel at Matillion.

Collectively, they’ll provide strategic insight to help ensure Summize continues to evolve alongside today’s legal teams, reflecting not only where the industry is now, but where it’s heading next.

What will the Power Counsel do?

Power Counsel members won’t just get an early look at what’s coming next – they’ll help define it. Throughout the year, they’ll work closely with our Product and Leadership teams to:

• Shape the future of our product roadmap through dedicated feedback sessions, sharing emerging challenges, evolving priorities and practical use cases from inside their legal teams.
• Get exclusive early access to new capabilities, including hands-on access to SIA Analytics ahead of general availability, ensuring new features are validated with real customer usage.
• Collaborate at the annual Power Counsel Summit, where members will explore the future of AI, exchange ideas with peers and discuss the biggest opportunities and challenges facing legal teams.
• Share their expertise with the wider legal community through thought leadership, events and collaborative content across the year.

What does it mean for Summize customers?

For every Summize customer, the Power Counsel provides confidence that our platform is evolving alongside the needs of modern legal teams, with expert input from a legal leader in their sector.

Our product decisions will continue to be informed by direct input from experienced legal leaders managing global teams, supporting complex business and adopting AI in practice. Their feedback will help challenge our thinking, validate new ideas and make sure every innovation is grounded in the realities of day-to-day legal work.

It’s another way we’re strengthening the partnership between our customers and our Product teams – creating a continuous feedback loop that helps us build software that delivers meaningful value today while preparing legal teams for tomorrow.

Hear from the Power Counsel

“As a Power Counsel member, I’m excited to be part of a forum that helps shape the future of what legal innovation looks like. We’re a strong group of legal leaders representing a wide range of industries, but we share a common purpose: positioning legal teams as strategic partners that enable the business to move forward."
Tom Hambrett, Partner and Chief Legal Officer, Revolut

“I am thrilled to join Summize's Power Counsel representing the sports sector. I get to learn from some of the most brilliant minds in legal, and to be part of the technology and innovation conversations shaping the future of Summize."
Krista Whitaker, Chief Legal Officer, Chicago Bears

“Paisly powers the future of travel, and it's safe to say that Summize powers the future of contract intelligence for legal teams. I'm looking forward to joining Summize's Power Counsel and getting early access to new capabilities as Summize grows. Testing new features is part of the appeal, but I'm just as excited to collaborate with other General Counsels, share what we're learning, and bring new strategies into the legal function.”
Danielle Anders, General Counsel, Paisly

"David Yurman has achieved significant efficiency with Summize by enabling self-service, reducing manual requests, and speeding up contract review, so I'm keen to help shape where the product goes next and keep our team at the forefront of legal tech innovation. Being part of the Summize Power Counsel lets me get deeper into the product, test new features, and learn from my peers across different industries."
David Eshmoili, General Counsel, David Yurman

The launch of Power Counsel is just the beginning. Over the coming months, we’ll introduce our members, share the conversations shaping the group’s thinking and hear more of their insights.