There's a shortage of women in science, technology, engineering and math. And there's still a 17 percent gender gap in pay in all of legal (and 18 percent at Big Law). But within the legal technology community, there are many women with thriving careers. In an effort to inspire girls and women (and men) everywhere, Monica Bay recently interviewed Amy Sullivan Cahill, 48, founder and managing partner of Cahill IP, based in Louisville, Kentucky.

Education: Psychology, B.S., Sewanee University, 1991. University of Kentucky College of Law, J.D., 1994. Intellectual Property LL.M, George Washington University Law Center, 2001.

Current job: Cahill IP has four women lawyers (myself, Michelle Browning Coughlin, Sallie Jacobs Stevens and Christina Ryan) practicing intellectual property. We founded it in 2015 after leaving “big law” to focus on collaborative, client-centered relationships.