Today’s legal departments look markedly different than they did in the past. Among the usual in-house attorneys, for example, are now legal operations staff, data scientists, and knowledge management analysts who focus not on traditional litigation work, but on enabling legal services in the innovative ways.

Such tech-centric in-house professionals are not only becoming more of a staple in-house, but evolving their roles in unique new ways. Just ask Farrah Pepper, a former executive counsel at General Electric. Pepper recently joined Marsh & McLennan Cos. as its chief legal innovation counsel, a new role that is part e-discovery manager, part legal operations director and part legal tech evangelist.