Legal Operations CLE Course Catalog

An effective leader is someone who makes an impact on people, even those outside of their own team. When leading a legal team, you are in a role that is also dependent on other departments being able to trust you, collaborate with you and provide you with pertinent information required to do your job effectively. This panel of legal leaders will share valuable insights on how to build trust, inspire action and drive change across various teams and stakeholders. Join this captivating session to explore effective communication strategies and discuss the value of emotional intelligence, building alliances, and fostering a culture of collaboration and empowerment.

The contemporary legal landscape is in flux, driven by technological advancements, market volatility, and complex client demands. Steering law firms through this intricate matrix requires a unique blend of leadership traits, ones that embrace innovation, champion resilience, and foster collaboration. This session offers an in-depth exploration into the characteristics of today's law firm leaders and the multifaceted challenges they navigate.

Join us for a panel discussion for a deep dive into how to mobilize new and existing technologies to build your AI toolbelt. Explore how these distinct technologies are shaping various aspects of legal practice and gain insights into their unique capabilities and applications.

This session will focus on how law firms are addressing legal professionals' technology and digital skill gaps in an effort to build future-ready firms, attract top talent, and increase profitability.

From Ideation to Innovation. Witness how the AAA went from identifying client pain points to building and implementing AI solutions via an innovative and democratic program that jump-started the launch of AI tools to enhance client services. Learn how to build a cross-departmental team that ideates, develops and builds AI solutions centered around solving internal and external client pain points.

Generative AI has taken the world and the legal industry by storm, even though law librarians and information professionals know that other types of AI have already been in use in databases for years. The panelists will review the current state of generative AI in legal research platforms, including candid comments from directors on the front lines of implementation and testing. The directors will share their experiences with some of these tools as well as talking about the overall AI roadmap, and specifically, what short and long term impact they think AI will have on legal research and the legal market generally. Generative AI is certainly a hop topic in 2023 and this program will ensure attendees get a preview of what is ahead for the rest of 2024.

Staying ahead of the competition is a constant refrain law firms hear, but how do they know if they are in front of the curve or falling behind when it comes to data maturity? This session will provide attendees with a copy of the Law Firm Data Maturity Model, as well as an assessment tool to determine their firm’s data maturity and the steps needed to reach the next level.

Learn how to leverage AI to improve legal processes from managed review to contract operations. In this session we’ll discuss the implications of AI for corporate and firm legal services and how to mitigate risks around the technology.

This session will dive deep into the disruptive forces reshaping the legal ecosystem and explore how these new players are revolutionizing the way legal services are delivered. We will also tackle the question, “Are these disruptive forces encroaching on the core offerings of traditional law firms or creating symbiotic relationships that lead to better outcomes for clients?”