Law Department Strategy 2023

Core values are the foundational principles that define what you stand for as a law department and organization. Defining and leading based on a clear set of core values helps to align legal team actions and achieve long-term goals.

Attend this opening keynote session to learn how Inside Counsel are identifying core values and applying them to streamline processes, improve legal outcomes and invigorate innovation.

You will learn what core values are, and how they permeate your legal team’s decisions, policies, and actions.

You will also learn:

• How to assure that your department’s values are authentic and timeless
• Internal and external best practices for communicating core values
• How core values will help you attract the right firms for outsourced legal work

Dan Lantry

Vice President, Legal Affairs, North America

Sonova Group

Legal departments depend on technology to automate processes and increase productivity. Today more than ever before, innovation through digital adaptation is essential to reduce expenses, and hours spent on mundane/time-consuming activities.

Attend this panel session to learn how in-house legal departments are applying automation, and AI to better utilize staff resources, increase collaboration and manage capacity.

You will also learn:

• Which types of technology will be legal game-changers in 2023
• Which tasks and processes are best suited for automation
• Key considerations and challenges when implementing AI/automation in an in-house legal department

How to measure/determine which tech types will give your department the best ROI

Moderator:

John Arsneault

Chief Information Officer & Chief Data Officer

Goulston & Storrs

Panelists:

Jolene Wall

Deputy General Counsel

REI

Erin Wiggins

Global Head of Legal and Compliance

Williams Lea

The data security landscape is complex and growing! As new threat agents emerge and existing threats multiply, in-house lawyers must work with IT teams to stay ahead of regulatory developments and implement compliant security measures.

Data privacy requires a constant evolution of procedures, and goalposts. The first step in getting it right is understanding the latest legal rules and hurdles.

Attend this keynote session to learn:

• The 3 biggest challenges in global data privacy and protection
• Which legislation is most relevant and key regulations on the horizon
• How in-house counsel can best monitor regulatory and legal changes, and remain up to date on the latest compliance and risk issues

Scott T. Lashway

Partner, Co-Chair Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice

Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C