Polina Chtchelok

Polina Chtchelok

Head of Legal | General Counsel

Complex legal challenges – clear operational actions (LQ Hackathon 2)

Paris
LQ002 Hackathon

About

Legal isn’t a cost centre – it’s an engineering problem with humans in the loop. I’m a lawyer and engineer who builds legal strategies the way product teams build systems: tested, scalable, and designed for real-world constraints. My work sits where AI, SaaS, mobility and advanced manufacturing collide – from negotiating cloud and AI contracts to redesigning how in-house legal teams actually operate. I’ve led complex cross-border deals, M&A, BPO and transformation projects across Europe, Latin America and Asia, in-house at Total Energies and Nissan and as founder of a niche tech-focused law firm. Along the way, I’ve worked on EU-wide SaaS renegotiations, data sovereignty and IP in cloud deals, and AI liability under the EU’s evolving digital rulebook. I care less about “owning every contract” and more about building systems where legal is a multiplier. That means LegalOps, workflow automation, AI-enabled contracting and training business teams to close low-risk work without waiting for Legal. It also means doing the unglamorous work: contract standardisation, regulatory monitoring, and designing governance that actually survives contact with day-to-day operations. When I’m not redlining or redesigning processes, I create manga about in-house legal life – using storytelling to unpack the gap between how we say legal works on org charts and how it really feels inside a lean, high-pressure environment. Cool ideas get you started; engineering thinking gets you shipped. I’m here for exactly that: lawyers who think like engineers and experiments that become systems.

2 Projects

CogniLex - Your Legal Brain

CogniLex - Your Legal Brain

Web AppOpen AccessSource
Bar exam study planner in Notion

Bar exam study planner in Notion

Web App

This is an extended study planner set up in Notion that helps you specifically plan bar exam preparation. Creates a day-by-day study plan based on the subjects and style of study. Includes daily, weekly, and monthly to-do. Calendar linked to Google for ease of notifications. Allows following and identifying gaps. Course materials library set up per lesson/subject. DM me for a demo as it contains live material from Capavocat prepa and thus not possible to have video demo.