A recent study suggested that nearly 20% of in-house lawyers would consider leaving their roles if their department did not invest in AI, with 65% stating technology skills would be crucial in the next three years. It comes as no surprise, then, that 44% also believed legal operations would become increasingly critical in the coming years. While this is already the case, it is becoming more and more clear that legal operations are the key to whether a legal department falls behind or not – it is up to them to drive and lead the change proactively rather than wait for it to happen to them. 

-  Assess the role AI will play in reshaping the role of legal professionals, and what new skillsets will be necessary to adapt to the new functioning of the legal team in future years

-  Discuss the role legal operations will have to play in the ethical matters concerning the AI tools they choose to establish, and what new ways of thinking they might have to adopt to navigate growing complexity and continuous change

-  Explore the changing role of legal operations as it continues to move from support function to central driver of organizational strategy, and what it means to shape business outcomes as opposed to simply enabling them