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Marc Jenkins

Marc Jenkins

Of Counsel

1222 Demonbreun Street
Suite 1700
Nashville, TN 37203
marc.jenkins@nelsonmullins.com

Marc leads NMSource, Nelson Mullins’ wholly owned alternative legal service provider combining people, process, and technology to creatively solve client problems. He leverages his previous experience as corporate Chief of Legal Operations, General Counsel, and Executive Vice-President of a legal technology company and Director at an alternative legal services provider to direct NM Source’s strategy, talent...

Marc leads NMSource, Nelson Mullins’ wholly owned alternative legal service provider combining people, process, and technology to creatively solve client problems. He leverages his previous experience as corporate Chief of Legal Operations, General Counsel, and Executive Vice-President of a legal technology company and Director at an alternative legal services provider to direct NM Source’s strategy, talent acquisition and development, marketing and business development, client relationship management, process improvements, and strategic partnerships. Marc’s understanding of the intersection between technological innovation, business operations, and legal obligations allows him to work in close collaboration with Nelson Mullins’ partners and clients to engineer creative legal solutions that mitigate risk and are cost-effective.

Marc Jenkins

acquisition and development, marketing and business development, client relationship management, process improvements, and strategic partnerships. Marc’s understanding of the intersection between technological innovation, business operations, and legal obligations allows him to work in close collaboration with Nelson Mullins’ partners and clients to engineer creative legal solutions that mitigate risk and are cost-effective.

Marc leads NMSource, Nelson Mullins’ wholly owned alternative legal service provider combining people, process, and technology to creatively solve client problems. He leverages his previous experience as corporate Chief of Legal Operations, General Counsel, and Executive Vice-President of a legal technology company and Director at an alternative legal services provider to direct NM Source’s strategy, talent... acquisition and development, marketing and business development, client relationship management, process improvements, and strategic partnerships. Marc’s understanding of the intersection between technological innovation, business operations, and legal obligations allows him to work in close collaboration with Nelson Mullins’ partners and clients to engineer creative legal solutions that mitigate risk and are cost-effective.

Experience

Following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Previous Professional Experience

  • Director, Legal Data & Technology Solutions, Breakwater Solutions, LLC, Austin, Texas (2021)
  • Founder/President, Adapt Legal, LLC, Nashville, TN (2020)
  • Director of Legal Operations & Senior Counsel, Asurion, Inc, Nashville, TN (20162020)
    • Corporate Legal Counsel (20162018)
  • Executive Vice-President & General Counsel, Cicayda, LLC, Nashville, TN (20132016)
  • Partner & Associate, Nashville law firm (20052013)
  • General Counsel, Powercom Solutions, LLC, Nashville, TN (20042005)    

Educational Activities

  • University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School, Customer Analytics (Fall 2020)
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Internet of Things: Roadmap To A Connected World, (November 2016)

Education

  • University of Alabama School of Law, LLM, Taxation, cum laude
  • Vanderbilt University Law School, JD, Law and Business Certificate (2003)
  • University of Mississippi, BA, Philosophy, magna cum laude (1999)

Admissions

  • Tennessee

Practice Areas

  • Master of Bench, Belmont University College of Law Chapter, American Inns of Court
  • Adjunct Professor of Law & Program on Law & Innovation Faculty Member, Vanderbilt University Law School, Nashville, TN (2013—2021)
    • Law 7156: Electronic Discovery and Information Governance         
    • Law 7708: Technology in Legal Practice
    • Legal Executive Education: Legal Operations 2.0      
  • Corporate Legal Operations Consortium (CLOC)
  • Summit on Legal Innovation & Disruption (SOLID)
  • Legal Value Network
  • Tennessee Bar Association
  • Nashville Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • Annual Fund Co-Chair, Franklin Road Academy
  • Fundraising Volunteer, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
  • Past Board Member & Development Committee Chair, Strive Collegiate Academy
  • Past Board Chairman, Dismas House of Nashville