Technological advancements, global influences, changing client expectations, and recent societal shifts have transformed the legal profession, fundamentally altering its talent demands. Join us in this session to explore the challenges, trends, and best practices shaping talent acquisition and retention in the legal profession.

In this dynamic and interactive conference session, we will delve into the complex world of Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Antitrust, and Anti-Competition law.

Seamless collaboration between legal operations and their outside counsel partners is a critical factor in the success of any legal department. Hear from leaders and peers who have re-architected law firm relationships to achieve significant cost savings, better quality work, and stronger diversity. Get an inside look at their achieved results and lessons learned to uncover best practices and key missteps.

This session is perfect for anyone involved in the business of law, from law firm leadership and c-suite professionals to all those responsible for crafting and executing strategy across the law firm. Come prepared to learn more on the latest trends, meet the Law.com Pro team and ask questions on what we are hearing on the ground and seeing in the data from Law.com Compass, Law.com Radar, The American Lawyer, Law.com International and so much more.

This session will open the floor to success stories from industry leaders on how they've gained internal credibility and driven value with access to robust analytics.

This dynamic session brings together experienced technology adopters to discuss frameworks for assessing today’s critical technology and what’s on the horizon.

What’s on the horizon for LLM providers like OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta and Google? This session will evaluate whether Gen AI fulfilled early expectations for use with legal practice, new use cases, and the pace at which LLMs are advancing. Presenters will also discuss the whether the technology has reached a point of accessibility that furthers access to justice opportunities.

In today's rapidly evolving legal landscape, the successful implementation of digital transformation projects is contingent upon establishing robust relationships within and beyond your organization. This session will delve into the significance of fostering collaborative and communicative bonds to drive digital transformation initiatives forward. Whether you work on an in-house legal team or at a firm, you will gain valuable insights into relationships' pivotal role in leveraging technology to enhance legal services, streamline processes, and remain competitive in the digital era.

Demands from clients are challenging law firms to stay competitive by introducing new tech tools that improve legal services offerings. At the same time, shrinking budgets are forcing law firms to consider which tools best serve their clients, themselves, and also generate the best return on investment.

Law firm success hinges on the ability to drive consistent revenue and new revenue opportunities. the most successful firms are justifying tech investment, evaluating new business intelligence, marketing, and RFP tools to make revenue generation as efficient and effective as possible.

Corporate law departments are being tasked to drive digital change and transform their internal processes to meet market demand like never before. Change management is key to helping corporate law depts maximize their investment in new technologies they have invested in. This session will focus on how corporate law depts can effectively accelerate operational transformation.

Law firms and corporate legal teams alike have tremendous amounts of data that contain valuable business insights. This session will focus on the importance of creating a data-first culture to enhance your team’s performance and ability to collect new data efficiently and effectively.

This session also covers how to assess the potential risks and benefits, prioritize the best use cases to optimize value for your firm and how to develop an AI-driven innovation plan that aligns with your firm's strategic plan and data strategy. We will also hear from 2 vendors on best practices for partnering with them and others.

In this timely session, we will delve into the complex challenges that law firms and large corporations alike are facing with regard to their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs in the wake of recent legislative initiatives. As various jurisdictions enact laws that directly or indirectly challenge the implementation of traditional DEI practices, organizations must reassess their strategies to ensure they remain compliant while steadfastly committed to fostering inclusive workplaces.

The world of short message communication and collaboration is evolving more rapidly than ever before, and the e-discovery industry is faced with a challenge: what should we be focused on when it comes to short message data, and how do we search, review, and produce it? Join us for a discussion on these challenges and the opportunities to efficiently and effectively manage short message data. You will also learn about the best practices for searching short message communication, the role AI plays in analyzing short messages and what’s next on the horizon.

Amidst an intricate corporate landscape, legal departments are often perceived as cost centers, grappling with the dueling challenges of expected and unforeseen legal contingencies. Yet, the notion that these departments require an unchecked flow of financial resources is far from reality. Many leaders have proven that there are multiple ways to control costs. In this discussion, GCs will discuss the cost management techniques that have resulted in cost savings and/or cost predictability for their departments.

While the focus on diversity has increased in recent years, there is still a lot more work that needs to be done to ensure it's introduced at every level. In this session, our panelists are going to consider the barriers and challenges that arise when trying to introduce diversity at every level, share key experiences of their own, and analyze effective approaches to overcome help overcome them.

As a GC, there is an art to providing value and growth opportunities to your team members without having to give up your own seat. Each employee wants their contributions to be valued and recognized but how do you create that environment? Whether it's establishing shadow programs or offering more ways for your employees to have exposure to senior leadership, join this session as our panelists provide their own experiences and discuss the strategies they've introduced to allow your employees to grow and thrive without compromising their own position.

As Gen Z and Gen Y take center stage in the workforce, organizations must adapt their strategies to effectively motivate, recruit, and retain these dynamic generations. Collaboration and consistent development are top of mind for many Gen Z but what else does your organization need to know to be better prepared for this new generation of talent? Join our panelists as they share the necessary tools and insights required to build a dynamic workplace that is both motivating to existing Gen Z employees but also enticing to the new wave of Gen Y talent.

As business challenges and responsibilities for in-house grow, learning how to do more with less is even more important than ever. Identifying solutions to set up your small legal team for success requires managing and leveraging your resources effectively. Attend this session to better prepare for the unique challenges small legal departments face, and learn innovative ways to work effectively with a smaller team. Panelists will address how to better leverage the organization and how to best keep up with changing legal and compliance requirements. Leave this session with a better understanding of technology that can help your small legal department prevent potential problems, rather than fighting them after they arise.