Valeriya Samovalova
Strategic Enterprise CSM | Lawyer | Legal AI | B2B SaaS Sales
10 yrs experience · London, UK · <10 hrs/week
About
I’m a Senior CSM in LegalTech, working with Magic Circle and AmLaw 100 firms across Europe and the US. With a background as a litigation lawyer, I understand how lawyers think and help them turn ideas into practical digital solutions that actually work. I’m passionate about making legal innovation simple, actionable and engaging.
Experience
- Customer Success Manager · DeepJudge2025-07-01 –
DeepJudge is the core AI platform for legal professionals. Powered by world-class enterprise search that serves up immediate access to all of the institutional knowledge in your firm, DeepJudge enables you to build entire AI applications, encapsulate multi-step workflows, and even implement LLM agents.
- Growth & Partnerships Lead · Legitify2025-02-01 – 2025-07-01
As Growth & Partnerships Lead at Legitify, Valeriya spearheads B2B business development and strategic partnerships, identifying market opportunities, negotiating agreements, and driving revenue growth. She collaborates cross-functionally to strengthen partner relationships, optimize sales strategies, and expand Legitify’s market presence.
- Senior Business Development Manager · Legitify2024-02-01 – 2025-02-01
- Increased ARR by 50% in 9 months by driving GMT strategy and identifying new revenue verticals. - Grew pipeline 6x while serving as the primary business contact and managing one direct report in Customer Success. - Led board meeting prep, contract negotiations, InfoSec materials, and high-impact pitch presentations. - Delivered data-driven reports with strategic insights, driving executive decision-making and business growth.
- Senior Account Manager EMEA · BRYTER2023-01-01 – 2023-06-01
- Customer Success Manager · BRYTER2021-11-01 – 2023-05-01
- Managed a €1.2m portfolio across EMEA, achieving a 125% renewal rate, generating €370k in additional ARR, and securing 20+ five-star Gartner reviews - Organized and lead customer events for Ernst & Young, PwC, DLA Piper, and Garrigues, engaging 1,000+ lawyers in legal innovation - Developed tailored use cases for Germany’s leading innovative law firm, contributing to their recognition with three nationwide legal innovation awards
- Lawyer Compliance Review · Schellenberg Wittmer2021-02-01 – 2021-08-01
- Reviewed evidence in banking investigations by using machine learning software (Relativity) - Prepared reports for the Lead Lawyer to present investigation findings to the client
- Trainee Lawyer · Lalive2019-11-01 – 2020-11-01
- Acted as substitute lawyer in national commercial litigation and white collar crime investigations, incl. managing/ translating evidence and drafting legal briefs
- Rezeptionist · Swiss Medi Kids AG2017-03-01 – 2019-10-01
- Assistentin auf Abruf · Swiss Medi Kids AG2019-08-01 – 2019-09-01
- Junior Office of the General Counsel · PwC2015-08-01 – 2017-03-01
Education
- University of ZurichBachelor of Law UZH, Rechtswissenschaften
- University of ZurichMaster of Law, Recht
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