SOLID New York 2026 brings corporate legal leaders and operations professionals together to examine changes in how legal work gets done. For a department process owner, its focus on innovation and adoption connects to a practical decision: which improvement merits the team's time, how colleagues will use it, and what would justify continuing the investment.
The October 1 event at 3 Times Square uses short, TED-style presentations and discussion across a full day. Qualifying senior corporate law department professionals can attend without a registration charge.
SOLID New York 2026 at a Glance
Detail | 2026 Event |
|---|---|
Date | October 1, 2026 |
Location | 3 Times Square, New York |
Event Series | SOLID |
Format | Full-day, in-person program with TED-style talks |
Corporate Law Department Rate | US$0 for qualifying senior corporate law department roles |
Law Firm Rate | US$0 for attorneys and senior managers at law firms |
Consultant Rate | US$2,500 plus fees |
CLE | Credit details remain unverified for this edition |
Updated | September 7, 2026 |
The corporate law department category is for senior professionals working inside a corporate legal department. The registration terms exclude legal services providers, software companies, law firms, and alternative legal services providers from that category.
That restriction applies to the complimentary rate. The registration page separately lists law firm and consultant categories, so the event’s corporate focus does not mean every participant works in-house.
For a legal operations leader or senior in-house lawyer, this makes the registration category the first planning decision. A consultant attending the same event pays US$2,500 plus fees. The figures above are the rates shown on September 7, 2026; the paid categories add fees.
What to Explore in the SOLID Program
The published format supports three useful lines of inquiry for legal operations and process owners. These are ways to approach the program, rather than promises about individual session outcomes.
Evaluating Useful Innovation
The program includes E.J. Bastien of Microsoft on “Defensively on the Bleeding Edge: What Happens When a Lawyer Stops Waiting for IT and Builds It Himself.” Use it to assess what a proposed approach changes in a legal workflow and what evidence would make it worth testing.
Making Adoption Part of the Project
The speaker list includes Mike Haven of Meta, Jasmine Sims of IBM, and E.J. Bastien of Microsoft. For a corporate legal process owner, the range of department perspectives offers a basis for examining the people, responsibilities, and working practices involved in change.
Comparing Approaches With Peers
Registration and a networking breakfast, opening remarks, and table introductions form part of the published program. Bring a specific process decision to those conversations, such as how to test a new review workflow or decide whether to expand its use.
When those peer conversations turn to a new review workflow, the lawyers using it bring their own obligations.
GC AI's Legal AI Ethics for In-House Legal class covers privilege and confidentiality, verification of AI output, and supervision obligations in a 60-minute, California CLE-eligible live session.
Who Should Attend SOLID New York?
The strongest fit is a senior corporate law department professional with responsibility for how the team works. For a New York-based attendee who qualifies for corporate admission, the decision centers on a day away from the department and the relevance of the program.
For someone traveling to New York, accommodation and transportation still belong in the budget even when the registration rate is zero. If CLE is the main purpose of the trip, obtain the edition’s credit details before relying on it for that requirement.
GC AI at SOLID New York
SOLID gives you a chance to discuss the ideas from the stage with the people putting them into practice. We're excited to join those conversations!
GC AI is an enterprise legal AI software for in-house teams used by 2,100+ legal teams including 300+ public companies.
Come meet the GC AI team and explore what legal AI can do for the work on your desk. Built for in-house lawyers, GC AI helps you review contracts, research legal questions, and draft clear advice for the business. Bring your questions, ask for a demo, and hear how other in-house teams are putting it to work.
Want a first look before we meet in New York? Watch the demo below, then bring your questions to the table.
