At a time when more legal department leaders are trying to reduce outside counsel costs, Lindsey Haswell said she has found an effective approach to finds law firms that can meet budgetary needs.

Haswell, the chief legal and administrative officer of Blockchain.com in San Francisco, a cryptocurrency exchange platform, said that approach includes setting very clear billing expectations in the RFP process, which has helped her in the legal departments of other global start-ups too. Haswell previously worked at Lime, an electric scooter and bike-sharing company, and Uber Technologies. said