EVP, CLO
UMB Bank
When Amy Harris learned in 2014 that UMB was hiring an in-house litigator, she leapt at the chance to work at the bank.
An associate at a law firm in Kansas City, Missouri, Harris enjoyed the courtroom. But she wanted a change from law-firm life. Plus, she added, "Those in-house litigation positions are kind of few and far between."
She continued to bring cases to court after joining UMB, but the bank's general counsel asked her to take on special projects alongside her litigation work. It culminated in a request to oversee how the bank's legal team could incorporate new technologies.