Corporate Legal Operations Forum

The key to modernization of the corporate legal function rests squarely on the shoulders of legal operations leadership.

Today’s law departments face an urgent need to shed the inefficiencies of old and leverage new practices and tools to stay competitive. The time for transformation is now, and legal operations executives must lead this effort.

Topics for discussion include:

• Building Your Legal Technology Roadmap
• Superman vs. Batman…or…Legal Transformation vs. Legal Tech
• Communicating and Aligning Legal Operations With Stakeholders Across the Enterprise
• KnowledgeBridge™: Back to Basics: Getting Your Inbox Under Control
• KnowledgeBridge™: The Dos and Don’ts of Implementing Legal Tech: Best Practices To Successfully Deploy CLM Systems
• Bigger, Better, Faster, Stronger: How To Optimize the Impact of Your Legal Team
• Equity and Wellness in the Workplace
• Aligning the Legal Department With ESG and Other Purpose-Driven Initiatives
• KnowledgeBridge™: Designing the Ultimate Vendor Scorecard
• KnowledgeBridge™: The Who, What, and How That Powers a Successful CLM Implementation
• From Hegemony to Harmony: How To Develop a Collaborative Legal Sourcing Strategy Between Your ALSPs and Law Firms
• Best Practices for Improving Legal Department Collaboration
• KnowledgeBridge™: The Future of CLM
• KnowledgeBridge™: The Competitive Edge of a Consolidated Legal Tech Stack: Stories of Adoption and Implementation
• Transformation Starts With Your People: Change Management and Communication Strategies for Legal
• Empathy First, Efficiency Second: Best Practices For Shaping Business Outcomes With a People-First Legal Operations Culture
• Strategies for Driving Innovation in the Legal Department
• KnowledgeBridge™: Using Benchmarks To Understand the Should-Cost of Your Matters and Enhance Your Budget Process
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Law

Advisory Board:

• Monica Andrews (Equinix), Vice President, Global Legal Operations
• Teressa Barillas (Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.), Assistant General Counsel, Legal Innovation & Operations
• Vicki Brandt (Texas Roadhouse), Litigation Manager
• Richard Brzakala (CIBC), Director, Global External Legal Services
• Heather Cowan (Vista Outdoor), Director, Legal Operations
• Tammy Dickerson (Envista0), Legal Operations Manager, Insurance/Risk Management
• Sheena Ferrari (Snap Inc.), Head of Legal Operations
• Don Hinderliter (Sky Chefs, Inc.), Head of Legal and General Counsel
• Julie Hines (Verizon), Vice President, Innovation, and Strategic Business Operations
• Katrina Keiffer (Navistar International Corporation0), Associate Director, Legal Operations
• Michael Lordi (Equitable), Head of Law Department Operations
• Robert Mignanelli (GSK), Head of Legal Operations, Consumer Health
• Nancy Milinkovich (Independent Financial), Legal Operations Project Manager
• Carl Morrison (Cosmopolitan Las Vegas), Director of Legal Operations
• Jamie Newell (BT Americas Inc.), Principal Lawyer, Corporate Americas
• E.A. Rockett (Adobe), Chief of Staff to the General Counsel and Senior Director of Legal Operations
• Lynn Simpson (The Chemours Company), Manager, Legal Operations
• Tom Stephenson (Credit Karma), Director, Legal Operations
• Ashley Willoughby (II-VI Incorporated), Senior Manager, Legal Operations
• Bianca Weber (Otsuka), Legal Operations Manager
• Lyndsey Wurst (Securian Financial Group, Inc.), Somsen Legal Operations Manager

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