The role of a General Counsel continues to evolve. In our latest Legal Operations by Shearman podcast, Anthony Widdop speaks to Joe Polizzotto, Senior Vice President, Strategy & Client Services at QuisLex. 

Based on his significant experience of working in financial institutions, Joe discusses how the role of a General Counsel has changed in recent years, areas for improvement through legal operations and the future for this market.

The Legal Technology landscape globally encompasses all types of players – from early-stage start-ups to globally recognized vendors. But where should a legal operations team begin in identifying areas where Legal Technology can help?

In our latest podcast, Meredith Williams-Range and Lawrence Baxter are joined by Dennis Kennedy and Jeroen Plink to describe the Legal Technology landscape, its value to in-house law departments, common barriers and pitfalls, and where to get started.

Legal Operations remains a relatively new area, with maturity and roles differing widely depending on organization, sector and geography.

In our latest podcast, Anthony Widdop and Meredith Williams-Range discuss practical insights with Mary O'Carroll, who has been a pioneer in the legal operations and legal technology space for more than a decade.

The discussion touches on the skills profile of high performers, the business case for building a legal operations team and successful tactics to help embed changed behaviors.

What will the Legal Innovation ecosystem look like in 2023? In our latest Legal Operations by Shearman podcast, Anthony Widdop speaks to Richard Tromans, Founder of @Artificial Lawyer. They discuss the current state of the legal innovation ecosystem, whether Legal Tech is waiting for its "Apple moment" and what more needs to be done to increase adoption of new products and behaviors.

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Designing an in-house law department fit for these challenging times is not straightforward. 

In this session, Anthony Widdop and Simon Dodds discuss practical strategies that General Counsel can implement to take a more analytical approach to running the department, with a focus on tangible value and an understanding of the key business drivers of legal demand.

Knowledge is a highly valuable resource for any legal department. However, effective Knowledge Management remains a challenge. How do you best identify, capture and effectively share knowledge for the benefit of the law department and its internal customers? 

In this session we discuss where to begin in building a Knowledge Management strategy, examples of quick wins based on the panel's experience and technology solutions that can add value. 

Legal Operations is a fast-growing market to meet the needs of General Counsel tasked with managing the operations of the law department. 

Legal Operations is rooted in business, technology and data principles to help run the law department like the businesses that Legal supports. 

In this episode, Anthony Widdop and Meredith Williams-Range discuss the origins of Legal Operations, and more importantly, where it may be headed next in the coming years with Brad Blickstein and Stephanie Corey.