Summary
Sterling Long is a Senior Staff Program Manager in Legal Operations based in Los Angeles, combining eight years of legal, technology, and operations experience to modernize in-house legal teams at companies like Lucid Motors and Google (via Axiom). Trained as a JD with an IP focus, Sterling brings hands-on experience in data-driven eDiscovery, privacy (GDPR/CCPA), and AI-enabled legal spend analytics from roles at Walmart and CLOC. They pair legal expertise with a background in web design and entrepreneurship, which informs pragmatic tech adoption and user-centered process design. Known for bridging cross-functional stakeholders, Sterling builds defensible, scalable workflows that reduce risk and cost while enabling faster legal delivery. Outside work they explore games, Web3, and AI—bringing creative curiosity and a people-first approach to complex legal-technology problems.
8 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Law - JD, Intellectual Property Law, Doctor of Law - JD, Intellectual Property Law at Indiana University Maurer School of Law
Academic Honors Diploma with Core 40, Academic Honors Diploma with Core 40 at Trinity Lutheran High School
Bachelor’s Degree, Creative Writing and Theatre (Double Major), Summa Cum Laude, Bachelor’s Degree, Creative Writing and Theatre (Double Major), Summa Cum Laude at Valparaiso University
English, Latin, Spanish