Washington, D.C.
April 18-20, 2023
Legal Lab is an invitation-only forum intended to foster open dialogue across a diverse spectrum of the legal ecosystem on strategy, challenges, culture and changes that support the law firm and corporate client relationship. The event brings together a diverse set of roles – across c-level law firm executives, managing partners, general counsel, and corporate legal operations leaders – to share perspectives and generate ideas in a unique and intimate setting.
Legal Lab’s unique structure is limited to ~40 industry leaders and includes diversity of input across:

  • C-level law firm executives
  • Managing partners
  • General counsel
  • Corporate legal operations leaders

Advisory Board

Agenda

Balancing tomorrow’s opportunities with today’s realities

In the last few years, driven in part by the pandemic, legal organizations have evolved their ideas about the workplace, created efficiencies, extended their technology capabilities and usage, and leveraged collaboration in exciting new ways. Legal organization leaders are eager to sustain and build on the best of these changes. At the same time, their teams are experiencing change fatigue and the current economic uncertainty is causing some organizations to reevaluate their initiatives and spending. How do we balance these seemingly opposite goals, continuing to advance toward the law firm and law department of the future while focusing on sustaining and managing critical work in lean times?

Today’s legal leaders must be comfortable with this polarity, flexing and leading their organizations in a way that addresses today’s realities without sacrificing the momentum we’ve gained in the last few years or losing sight of future opportunities. Legal Lab 2023 will delve into the opportunities and challenges participants face, along with strategies and solutions for balance, from the perspective of the three pillars of Legal Lab: talent, service delivery, and technology.

Tuesday, April 18
  • 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. | Welcome Reception
Wednesday, April 19
  • 8:00 – 8:50 a.m. | Breakfast with Cohort Groups
  • 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. | Welcome + Introductions
  • 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. | 2022 Takeaways – Where Are We Now?
  • 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. | Session 1 – Talent (Part 1: Introduction + Discussion)
  • 11:30– 11:55 a.m. | Session 1 – Talent (Part 2: Cohort Breakout Groups)
  • 12:00 – 1:20 p.m. | Lunch with Peers
  • 1:30 – 2:00 p.m. | Session 1 – Talent (Part 3: Regroup + Wrap)
  • 2:00 – 2:30 p.m. | IdeaXchange
  • 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. | Session 2 – Technology (Part 1: Introduction + Discussion)
  • 3:30 – 3:45 p.m. | Break
  • 3:45 – 4:10 p.m. | Session 2 – Technology (Part 2: Cohort Breakout Groups)
  • 4:15– 4:45 p.m. | Session 2 – Technology (Part 3: Regroup + Wrap)
  • 4:45 – 5:15 p.m. | Day 1 Summary + Wrap Up
  • 6:30 – 9:00 p.m. | Offsite Dinner
Thursday, April 20
  • 8:30 – 9:20 a.m. | Breakfast
  • 9:30 – 9:45 a.m. | Introductions + Announcements
  • 9:45 – 10:15 a.m. | IdeaXchange
  • 10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. | Session 3 – Service Delivery (Part 1: Introduction + Discussion Facilitators)
  • 11:15 – 11:40 a.m. | Session 3 – Service Delivery (Part 2: Cohort Breakout Groups)
  • 11:45 a.m.– 12:15 p.m. | Session 3 – Service Delivery (Part 3: Regroup + Wrap)
  • 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. | Capstone – Bringing It All Together

News + Downloads

Download the 2022 Legal Lab Report