Dan Ruderman

President DTRudy Associates

Dan Ruderman is President of DTRudy Associates, a legal technology consulting firm, and brings 28 years of dedicated experience to the legal tech sector. Formerly a Strategic Partnership Director at LexisNexis, he specializes in work, matter, and financial management solutions for corporate law departments. Throughout his career, Dan has enabled the processing of hundreds of thousands of matters and billions of dollars in legal bills, delivering measurable, demonstrable outcomes for major organizations including Robinhood, Allstate, Bank of America, Amgen, Pepsi, and BlackRock.

A recognized voice in the industry, he is a seasoned keynote speaker, panel moderator, and roundtable facilitator, specializing in legal operations, technology adoption, and transformation strategies. Outside of his professional consulting, Dan is deeply engaged in creative projects for social change, including the In/Visibility Lab's Laboratory of Belonging and Men's Work initiatives.

As Chairperson of the Legal Operations Exchange, Dan will guide discussions on rewiring legal functions for speed, scale, and value.

Agenda Day 1

8:35 AM OPENING REMARKS FROM THE CHAIRPERSON

8:50 AM PANEL DISCUSSION: FLIP THE SCRIPT - SWITCHING FROM A RESISTANCE TO ENABLEMENT MINDSET TO WIN CHANGE MANAGEMENT

The word "resistant" is commonly used to describe in-house lawyers' attitude to change management - a concept often discussed amongst peers on a high level. But by taking a two-fold approach of exploring why said resistance exists, and focusing on positively engaging lawyers, legal operations leaders can achieve effective change that sticks. Negative framing of people is antithetical to how leaders can think about their talent as an asset that can be leveraged for a more sustainable, and impactful change. To concentrate on the behavioural and psychological training as much as the technological could be the key to transformation.

Learn to instil a sense of positivity, engagement and motivation for lawyers to become self-starters around change
Consider change initiatives where each step delivers standalone value, and high-impact change
Explore the advantage of using change management models, such as ADKAR, frameworks to overcome the fear factor of transformation
Discuss building implementation muscle memory in legal teams so that successful frameworks can be reused

6:05 PM CLOSING REMARKS FROM THE CHAIRPERSON

Agenda Day 2

8:30 AM OPENING REMARKS FROM THE CHAIRPERSON

11:15 AM LIGHTNING DEBATES

In this quick-fire round of dialogues, attendees will have the opportunity to hear and share different views on some of the most contentious topics currently facing the legal operations community. Join this session to better understand where you – and your peers – stand in different debates.

4:05 PM CLOSING REMARKS FROM THE CHAIRPERSON

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