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Legal AI Change ManagementUpdated Oct 29, 2026Legal AI Change Management: 9 Objections to ExpectLegal AI change management decides whether a rollout works. Here are the nine objections in-house lawyers raise, and how to answer each one.Read article
How to Write a Legal Decision Memo With AIUpdated Oct 29, 2026How to Write a Legal Decision Memo With AIGive the business a recommendation it can act on. Build a legal decision memo with AI, a six-field template, and a worked example.Read article
AI for Law DepartmentsUpdated Oct 28, 2026How Law Departments Use Legal AI to Build AI-First TeamsSee how legal teams review contracts, research questions, and share company knowledge, with lessons from Okta on ownership and team training.Read article
10 In-House Legal Pain Points, and How GC AI Solves Each OneUpdated Oct 28, 202610 In-House Legal Pain Points, and How GC AI Solves Each OneIn-house legal teams bring GC AI recurring pain points, from contract backlogs to proving ROI. See how teams use GC AI to address each one.Read article
AI Fluency Assessment for Hiring In-House CounselPublished Oct 27, 2026AI Fluency Assessment for Hiring In-House CounselAssess AI fluency with a synthetic vendor review. See how candidates use prompts, verify sources, and explain their recommendations.Read article
How to Reduce Contract Cycle Time With Legal AIPublished Oct 27, 2026How to Reduce Contract Cycle Time With Legal AIReduce contract cycle time with GC AI. Turn company positions into a checked redline, then measure the review stage in a 30-day pilot.Read article
Train Junior Lawyers With AIPublished Oct 27, 2026Train Junior Lawyers With AI Instead of Losing Them to ItOne in-house GC trains junior lawyers with AI by making them give it context and argue with it. Two courts made supervising that work your duty.Read article
Legal Knowledge Management for In-House TeamsUpdated Oct 26, 2026Legal Knowledge Management for In-House TeamsTurn past legal work into answers your team can reuse. Build a knowledge base, apply it to a vendor renewal, and test what a colleague can handle.Read article
Legal Intake Process: 5 Steps to Build It Before You BuyUpdated Oct 24, 2026Legal Intake Process: 5 Steps to Build It Before You BuyBuild an in-house legal intake process with a copyable queue. Follow one request through missing facts, legal review, and a security wait.Read article
Build vs. Buy Legal AIPublished Oct 23, 2026Build vs. Buy Legal AI: When to Buy, Build, or Do BothMake your build vs. buy legal AI decision with a supplier-agreement test. Compare reviewed results, ongoing ownership, and the full cost of each option.Read article
In-House Legal Department Outlook: Lessons From GC and CLO InterviewsPublished Oct 23, 2026In-House Legal Department Outlook: Lessons From GC and CLO InterviewsUse five GC and CLO interviews to decide what to keep in-house, when outside counsel helps, and how to test an AI contract review workflow.Read article
Best Legal Workflow SoftwareUpdated Oct 21, 2026The 8 Best Legal Workflow Software for In-House Teams (2026)Compare the 8 best legal workflow software platforms for in-house teams, ranked across orchestration and AI execution, with pricing and setup time.Read article
DMCA Agent Registration: How and Why to FilePublished Oct 21, 2026DMCA Agent Registration: How and Why to FileDMCA agent registration costs $6, expires every three years, and gates the Section 512 safe harbor. Here is how to file and renew it correctly.Read article
Legal Entity Management for In-House TeamsPublished Oct 21, 2026Legal Entity Management for In-House Teams: Where Legal AI FitsReview legal entity management records against signed resolutions. Use a discrepancy report to prepare clear findings for counsel and the record owner.Read article
In-House Legal Operations: How GC AI Customers Build ItPublished Oct 16, 2026In-House Legal Operations: How GC AI Customers Build ItThe five pillars of in-house legal operations, from the GC and legal ops lead who built Tipalti's function, plus ROI data from 100+ legal teams.Read article
Legal Department StructureUpdated Oct 14, 2026How to Build a Corporate Legal Department StructureA corporate legal department structure sets your headcount, scope, and spend. Here are the five building blocks in-house teams use to build one. Read article
Law Ninjas American GC Summit New York 2026 GuideUpdated Oct 14, 2026Law Ninjas American GC Summit New York 2026 GuideExplore Law Ninjas GC Summit 2026 in New York, with a day of peer discussions and workshops for general counsel and their in-house teams.Read article
SOLID New York 2026: Cost, Format, and Who Should GoUpdated Oct 14, 2026SOLID New York 2026: Cost, Format, and Who Should GoJoin GC AI and legal leaders at SOLID New York 2026 on October 1 for TED-style talks, rotating table discussions.Read article
Contract Review Outsourcing: The In-House AI AlternativeUpdated Oct 11, 2026Contract Review Outsourcing: The In-House AI AlternativeRun the math on contract review outsourcing: costs, the four risks vendors leave out of proposals, and when in-house AI wins.Read article
Legal AI for Corporate Counsel and AGCsUpdated Oct 8, 2026Legal AI for Corporate Counsel and AGCsHow corporate counsel and AGCs use legal AI on third-party paper, board consents, marketing review, and new regulations, and keep the judgment calls.Read article
Legal AI for Procurement: Clear Vendor Contracts in MinutesUpdated Oct 8, 2026Legal AI for Procurement: Clear Vendor Contracts in MinutesLegal AI reads vendor contracts against your legal team's positions and flags what's off standard. See what procurement can clear itself and what still needs a lawyer.Read article
Billable Hours Alternatives: How Teams Buy Legal in 2026Updated Oct 8, 2026Billable Hours Alternatives: How Teams Buy Legal in 2026A 30-year GC of Coca-Cola, Pearson, and Haleon explains what breaks the billable hour, plus the fee structures behind a 14% cut in outside counsel spend.Read article
Chief Legal Officer: What CLOs Own and How They Use AIUpdated Oct 8, 2026Chief Legal Officer: What CLOs Own and How They Use AIA chief legal officer owns legal strategy, the C-suite seat, and a lean legal function. See what CLOs do, how they differ from GCs, and how they use AI.Read article
In-House Counsel vs. Law Firm: 6 Differences From the InsideUpdated Oct 8, 2026In-House Counsel vs. Law Firm: 6 Differences From the InsideLawyers who led legal at Amazon, Slack, and Coinbase weigh in on working as in-house counsel vs. at a law firm. See what they have to say.Read article
What Is a Legal Engineer? The In-House Version of the JobUpdated Oct 8, 2026What Is a Legal Engineer? The In-House Version of the JobA legal engineer turns repeated legal judgment into a workflow others can run. See the in-house role and how to build your first workflow.Read article
Sandstone Legal AI Review 2026: Is It Right for In-House Counsel?Updated Oct 8, 2026Sandstone Legal AI Review 2026: Is It Right for In-House Counsel?Is Sandstone legal AI right for your in-house team? See what its operating layer does well, what still lands on your desk, and what to buy first.Read article
AI eDiscovery: Questions to Ask VendorsPublished Oct 7, 2026AI eDiscovery: What In-House Counsel Should Ask VendorsAI eDiscovery vendors claim defensibility, but courts want a validated sample behind it. Here is what in-house counsel should ask first.Read article
Assistant General CounselPublished Oct 7, 2026Assistant General Counsel: The Role, Explained by GCsAssistant general counsel own a domain and train for the GC seat. GCs who made the jump explain the job, the path, and what AI changes.Read article
How to Write a Contract Review Policy With Legal AIPublished Oct 7, 2026How to Write a Contract Review Policy With Legal AIBuild a contract review policy employees can follow. Use six sample provisions and GC AI to define when legal gets involved and who approves.Read article
Delegation of Authority PolicyPublished Oct 7, 2026Delegation of Authority Policy: Drafting Approval ThresholdsNearly 90% of companies keep a delegation of authority policy. Draft yours with real dollar thresholds, copyable clauses, and a ten-section outline.Read article
Policy Gap Analysis With AIPublished Oct 7, 2026Policy Gap Analysis With AI: Build a Source-Linked Remediation RegisterUse AI for policy gap analysis. Compare requirements with policy language, verify sources, and build a remediation register with owners and closure checks.Read article
Records Retention PolicyPublished Oct 7, 2026Records Retention Policy: How to Build One With AIA defensible records retention policy starts with the schedule. Copy ours, with the statute behind every period and the clause most policies skip.Read article
Standardized Contracts: Govern Templates and ExceptionsPublished Oct 7, 2026Standardized Contracts: How to Govern Templates and Exceptions With Legal AIStandardized contracts work when your team knows which version to use. Set rules for versions and exceptions, then use GC AI to prepare each release.Read article
Legal AI ROI for In-House Teams: CFO-Ready ModelPublished Oct 5, 2026Legal AI ROI for In-House Teams: CFO-Ready ModelBuild a CFO-ready legal AI ROI model using lawyer cost, outside counsel spend, four measurable metrics, and a worked example.Read article
Legal Bill Review With AI: One-Page Guidelines TemplatePublished Oct 5, 2026Legal Bill Review With AI: One-Page Guidelines TemplateUse a one-page billing guidelines template to review outside counsel invoices with AI, verify flagged entries, and draft the partner correction email.Read article
Legal Ops Vendor Selection: A Practical 2026 GuidePublished Oct 5, 2026Legal Ops Vendor Selection: A Practical 2026 GuideCompare legal software using mandatory requirements, representative testing, total cost, and rollout risk. Includes an illustrative vendor scorecard.Read article
Litigation Hold Notice: How In-House Counsel Issue OnePublished Sep 24, 2026Litigation Hold Notice: How In-House Counsel Issue OneA litigation hold notice preserves evidence when you anticipate a dispute. Learn when the duty triggers and the five mistakes that sink a hold.Read article
Managing Outside Counsel in 2026Published Sep 24, 2026Outside Counsel Management After AI: Draft In, Polish OutSend outside counsel a checked draft and agree on the review fee. Five sample AI clauses cover disclosure, invoice entries, and fixed-fee renewals.Read article
First 90 Days as General Counsel: The Solo Lawyer's PlaybookPublished Sep 23, 2026First 90 Days as General Counsel: The Solo Lawyer's PlaybookYour first 90 days as general counsel, mapped for the only lawyer in the building. A 30-60-90 checklist to triage risk, tame contract chaos, and show value.Read article
10 Sandstone Alternatives for In-House CounselPublished Sep 23, 202610 Sandstone Alternatives for In-House CounselCompare 10 Sandstone alternatives across contract review, legal research, intake, matter management, and CLM for your in-house team.Read article
Enterprise Legal Management for In-HousePublished Sep 22, 2026Enterprise Legal Management for In-HouseEnterprise legal management, decided by one test: trace a matter from intake to invoice approval to the report, then see where GC AI fits.Read article
General Counsel: Role, Responsibilities, and Legal AIPublished Sep 22, 2026General Counsel: Role, Responsibilities, and Legal AIWhat does a general counsel do? Learn the role, responsibilities, GC vs. CLO and AGC differences, career path, and how AI changes the job.Read article
Legal AI for Private Equity Portfolio CompaniesPublished Sep 22, 2026Legal AI for Private Equity Portfolio CompaniesSee how legal AI for private equity portfolio companies helps lean legal teams keep up with contracts, acquisitions, sponsor reporting, and exit readiness.Read article
Legal Department MetricsPublished Sep 21, 2026Corporate Legal Department Metrics: KPIs and CFO ScorecardTurn corporate legal department metrics into a CFO scorecard. Define contract KPIs, test an AI workflow, and separate recovered hours from cash savings.Read article
From Big Law to (Building) Legal AI: Six Months as an R&D Attorney at GC AIPublished Sep 16, 2026From Big Law to (Building) Legal AI: Six Months as an R&D Attorney at GC AISix months after leaving Big Law for GC AI, R&D attorney Christine Yan shares lessons on building legal AI, ambition, prioritization, and agency.Read article
From Big Law to Legal AIUpdated Sep 16, 2026From Big Law to Legal AI: My First Month as an R&D Attorney at GC AIChristine Yan, R&D Attorney at GC AI, shares her move from Big Law to Legal AI and what lawyers should know about working in product and AI.Read article
AI in Legal OperationsPublished Sep 11, 2026AI for Legal Operations: A Practical Workflow GuideLegal operations teams use AI for intake, contract data, invoice review, recurring work, and reporting. See each workflow, with a named reviewer on it.Read article
AI for General CounselUpdated Sep 4, 2026AI for General Counsel: One Operating Layer for Solo GCs to Full Departments AI for general counsel runs the legal function on one operating layer, solo GC to full department, covering intake, contract throughput, and reporting.Read article
AI for Startup Legal OperationsUpdated Sep 4, 2026AI for Startup Legal Operations: How Lean Legal Teams ScaleHow lean in-house legal teams use AI to scale without adding headcount. See the stack, the math, and start a 14-day free trial of GC AI.Read article
AI and Legal Department EfficiencyUpdated Sep 4, 2026How Can AI Improve Legal Department Efficiency?AI gives legal teams 14 hours back per lawyer per week and cuts outside counsel spend 14%. The field guide for the GC walking into budget conversations.Read article
Legal AI for Non-Lawyers: What's Safe to Do Yourself (and What Isn't)Published Sep 4, 2026Legal AI for Non-Lawyers: What's Safe to Do Yourself (and What Isn't)Here's how non-lawyers use legal AI to handle contracts and compliance safely, and when to bring in your legal team.Read article
Legal AI for Fortune 500 and Global 1000 Legal TeamsPublished Aug 21, 2026Legal AI for Fortune 500 and Global 1000 Legal TeamsHow Fortune 500 and Global 1000 legal teams use legal AI to hold one contract standard, answer questions in any country, and cut outside counsel spend.Read article
Investment Management AgreementsPublished Aug 11, 2026Understanding Investment Management AgreementsA guide to Investment Management Agreements, covering key provisions, what makes IMA review complex in practice, and how firms handle review at scale.Read article
Corporate Legal SoftwareUpdated Jul 29, 2026Corporate Legal Software: Build the Stack That Moves MattersCorporate legal software runs in five layers: CLM, matter management, e-billing, document management, and legal AI. Here is which layer to buy first.Read article
The GC AI Legal APIPublished Jul 28, 2026Announcing GC AI's Legal AI API, Now AvailableGC AI's Legal AI API is now generally available. Connect contract review, playbooks, and triage to Salesforce, Ironclad, Zapier, or your own apps.Read article
Corporate Legal CompliancePublished Jul 20, 2026Corporate Legal Compliance, Built for In-House CounselBuild a corporate legal compliance program that speeds the business up. Six core areas, the DOJ's three questions, one risk register for in-house counsel.Read article
Reduce Outside Counsel SpendUpdated Jul 8, 2026How to Reduce Outside Counsel Spend with AI [2026 Guide]In-house legal teams cut outside counsel spend by 14% with AI, saving $252K at the median. Here's the math, five mechanisms, and how to start.Read article
Always Be CalibratingPublished Jun 12, 2026Always Be Calibrating: Former Salesforce GC David Schellhase on Prioritization and the Overton WindowFormer GC of Salesforce and Slack David Schellhase on how risk appetite changes over time, the GDPR call from Dublin, and why the gray zone is part of a GC's job.Read article
The End of the Billable HourPublished Jun 10, 2026The End of the Billable Hour: Former GC of Haleon, Pearson, and Coca-Cola on The Future of the FieldFormer Coca-Cola GC on why Big Law's own clients will spell the end of the billable hour, and how AI is shifting legal leaders' responsibility to their organizations.Read article
Instacart's AI-First Legal CultureUpdated Jun 8, 2026Instacart Legal’s Nicole Altman & Kelly Noguchi Built an AI-First Culture That StuckThe Instacart Legal playbook for successful AI adoption: top-down buy-in, peer-to-peer learning, and the patience to keep trying.Read article
Not Admin AnymorePublished Jun 8, 2026Not Admin Anymore: How Marvell's Two-Person Legal Team Cut Contract Time By 73%Marvell Legal Ops went from one cost center and manual everything to 15-minute SOWs and 73% faster contracts. Sruthi Kosuri and Cindy Prabhakar share how they made it happen.Read article
Will AI Replace Lawyers?Updated Jun 8, 2026Will AI Replace Lawyers? Here’s What the Experts SayWill AI replace lawyers? Former GCs, CLOs, and legal leaders share what changes, what AI can't do, and how to stay ahead.Read article
Legal AI's Time-to-Value for In-House CounselUpdated Jun 5, 2026Legal AI's Time-to-Value for In-House Counsel: Data from 200 Legal Professionals62% of GC AI users see meaningful value within the first hour. GC AI Net Promoter Score: 77.Read article
Legal Matter Management SoftwareUpdated Jun 5, 2026Legal Matter Management Software: After the Failed CLMTipalti spent a year on the wrong platform. Five matter management platforms ranked, plus the legal AI layer that cuts outside counsel spend 14%.Read article
Replace MePublished Jun 1, 2026Replace Me: Articore Group CLO Jimmy Toy on Using AI to Make Himself ObsoleteJimmy Toy testified against the Hells Angels and won on appeal after a decade of fighting. Articore CLO on AI, risk management, and building knowledge bases that work.Read article
The Escape Hatch NotebookPublished May 29, 2026The Escape Hatch Notebook: How Two Real Estate Lawyers Built Something for ThemselvesTwo real estate lawyers needed a paralegal who could redline. GC AI did it better on day one. Nicole Komin and Danielle Shainbrown on building a practice on their own terms.Read article
Be Columbo, Not SherlockPublished May 28, 2026Be Columbo, Not Sherlock: Ron Bell of Collective Health on Judgment, Adaptability, and CuriosityFrom Apple before the iMac to Yahoo at its peak, Ron Bell has spent 30 years proving what lawyers are worth, and how to maximize your legal team’s impact.Read article
If Legal Is a BottleneckPublished May 28, 2026If Legal Is a Bottleneck, Something Upstream Is Broken: Rachel Harris, GC & AI Privacy OfficerSuzy GC Rachel Harris on why legal bottlenecks are always upstream problems, the markdown file that replaced a translation layer, and how to avoid compliance theater.Read article
Molly Abraham of CoinbasePublished May 27, 2026Molly Abraham of Coinbase on Legal Leadership, Flying Cars, and The Art of Questioning EverythingThe best GCs are business people with a legal toolkit. Molly Abraham of Coinbase on regulatory courage, AI hats, and why engineers should love their lawyers.Read article
Judgment Is the New SuperpowerPublished May 27, 2026Why Judgment is the New Superpower for In-House Lawyers in the Age of AI Former Unity CLO Anirma Gupta on why judgment is the real job of every in-house lawyer, and how AI does and doesn’t affect a GC’s role.Read article
Building BigPublished May 26, 2026Building Big: Maven CEO Gagan Biyani on Learning, AI Adoption, and Employee DevelopmentMaven CEO Gagan Biyani on why motivation is the real barrier to learning, what AI changes about legal work, and how to think about building an impactful career.Read article
Stop Being the Long Pole in the TentPublished May 25, 2026Stop Being the Long Pole in the Tent: Zone & Co. CLO Matthew Campobasso on When to Let GoThe tighter lawyers grip onto control, the less effective they become. Matthew Campobasso on upstream legal, force multiplication, and the case for letting go.Read article
Risk Is Never Where You Expect ItPublished May 24, 2026Risk Is Never Where You Expect It: Sarah Binder and Sophie McNaught on Judgment and Staying AheadBeing right is not enough. Sarah Binder and Sophie McNaught on risk, duty of care, and why the best legal leaders are embedded, rather than adjacent.Read article
Be an OriginalPublished May 22, 2026Be an Original: Holly Hogan on Leading Legal Through Uncertainty and Adopting AI StrategicallyHolly Hogan built one of tech's most business-forward legal teams. Her secret: be an original, hire for curiosity, and never be caught standing still.Read article
Ben Jacobs on Global M&APublished May 22, 2026Ben Jacobs on Global M&A, Kindness as Strategy, and the In-House Mindset Shift From Allen & Overy to Big Tech: Xero’s Ben Jacobs on global M&A, the in-house mindset shift, and why kindness is not a soft leadership principle.Read article
Create Your Own RealityPublished May 22, 2026Create Your Own Reality: Elana Freeman of Swing Education on Nimble Teams, Regulatory Complexity, and People-First LeadershipSwing Education's Elana Freeman on saving 40 hours a week with AI, building trust across a company, and running a lean two-person legal team in seven states.Read article
The GC Who Saved Ben Horowitz From JailPublished May 22, 2026The GC Who Saved Ben Horowitz From Jail: Jordan Breslow on Integrity, Saying Yes, and Trusting Your GutFormer Etsy and Opsware GC Jordan Breslow shares the value of plain English IPOs, speaking truth to power, and why everyone's doing it isn’t good legal advice.Read article
Why “Outsiders” Make Great FoundersPublished May 22, 2026Why “Outsiders” Make Great Founders: Mallun Yen on Collective Intelligence and Owning Your PowerOperator Collective's Mallun Yen on why not knowing the rules is an advantage, why lawyers make great founders, and owning your superpower.Read article
ARKO's Fortune 500 Legal TeamPublished May 21, 2026How ARKO's In-House Legal Team Built a Fortune 500 Legal Department Through 26 AcquisitionsARKO's legal team went from one lawyer to thirty across 26 acquisitions. Maury Briggs and Michele Murray on team trust, M&A, and legal AI.Read article
Danielle Sheer on Culture and AIPublished May 20, 2026Chief Trust Officer Danielle Sheer on Company Culture, AI, and Leading With the Business GoalCommvault's Chief Trust Officer Danielle Sheer on why the modern GC's job is translating the law, and how she went from AI skeptic to GC AI power user.Read article
From Vanguard to a $2.4B ExitPublished May 20, 2026From Vanguard to a $2.4B Exit: How former Duo Mobile GC Peter Katz Trains Lawyers Who Become Great General Counsels Four of former Duo Mobile general counsel Peter Katz's seven direct reports became C-suite executives. Here's how he hires and leads legal teams at high-impact startups.Read article
From Southwest to Semi-PrivatePublished May 19, 2026From Southwest to Semi-Private: JSX's CLO Is Rewriting the Rules of Aviation LawKerrie Forbes talks leading legal at a disruptor, winning battles by changing up the room, and why in-house lawyers need to ditch the firm mindset for good.Read article
10 Years at the SECPublished May 19, 2026What 10 Years at the SEC Taught Rebecca Fike About Fraud, Facts, and DocumentationFormer SEC enforcement attorney Rebecca Fike on the documentation habits that protect companies, and why you should build your “scrapbook” ahead of time.Read article
Performance without EgoPublished May 17, 2026Performance without Ego: How Verkada's Legal Team Earns the Trust of the CompanyVerkada legal is in the boat on every big decision. Verkada General Counsel Bill Berry and Senior Counsel Ariana Goodell share about product counseling, and AI literacy.Read article
Doug Leeds on PersuasionPublished May 15, 2026Doug Leeds on Persuasion, Psychological Safety, and Leadership Through Every CycleFormer Ask.com CEO Doug Leeds shares about competing with Google, why the best in-house lawyers are really legal product managers, and leading people to yes.Read article
How Healthcare Law Trained a Legal LeaderPublished May 13, 2026How Healthcare Law Trained a Legal Leader: Lessons from SimplePractice Chief Legal Officer Ali HartleyAli Hartley turned a global pandemic into a growth opportunity. Here's how she builds legal teams that enable business, adopt AI fearlessly, and earn their seat at the table.Read article
The Department of HowPublished May 12, 2026The Department of How: A GC's Playbook for Building Teams That Drive Business GrowthGC David Morris has spent two decades building legal teams that drive business. His playbook: get embedded, engage regulators early, and use AI to get more done. Read article
Burn the BoatsPublished May 11, 2026Burn the Boats: Diane Honda on What Best GCs Know About AI AdoptionDiane Honda went from software engineer to GC and CAO at Redis, and built one of the most AI-forward legal teams in the industry along the way.Read article
Fewer Bottlenecks, More EfficiencyPublished May 10, 2026Fewer Bottlenecks, More Efficiency: Chuck Kable on What It Takes to Lead Legal in Private EquityGC Chuck Kable shares his framework for leading legal in private equity, eliminating inefficiency, and using AI for your support staff.Read article
Ask Stupid Questions, Tackle Hard ProblemsPublished May 9, 2026Ask Stupid Questions, Tackle Hard Problems: Kaniah Konkoly-Thege's Philosophy for Better Legal LeadershipKaniah Konkoly-Thege avoided calculus and ended up a quantum computing CLO. Her advice: ask stupid questions and never skip the hard cases.Read article
What Alexa Taught Tina PatelPublished May 8, 2026What Amazon Alexa Taught Tina Patel About In-House Legal LeadershipHow did Amazon legal launch Alexa without astronomical legal risk? Former Amazon GC Tina Patel shares what great in-house legal leadership looks like.Read article
How Great GCs Think About RiskPublished May 6, 2026How Great GCs Think About Growth, Risk, and Crisis ManagementInaction is a risk for the company, too. Tricia Kinney shares how great GCs present risk, use AI to work faster, and prepare for crisis before it hits.Read article
Which Hills to Die OnPublished May 5, 2026How to Know Which Hills to Die On as a First Legal Hire: Advice from Jeremy SiegelPicking your battles is a key to success for in-house attorneys. Amerit Fleet Solution’s Jeremy Siegel shares how to use legal AI to scale fast.Read article
How AI Improves Legal Department EfficiencyPublished Apr 10, 2026How AI Improves Legal Department Efficiency: Tipalti's PlaybookHow Tipalti improved legal department efficiency across 200 countries without adding headcount - by hiring non-lawyers and using AI. Listen to the episode.Read article
How to Lead in the Age of AIPublished Jan 25, 2026How to Lead in the Age of AI: Lessons From Dennis Adsit, President of Adsum InsightsA practical leadership model for AI-driven organizations, explained by executive coach and President of Adsum Insights, Dennis Adsit. Read article
Protecting the Brand While Moving FastPublished Jan 24, 2026Protecting the Brand While Moving Fast: Arc’teryx, Nextdoor, and Liquid DeathInside the 2026 GC AI Summit: How GCs at Culture-Defining Consumer Brands Balance Risk and Speed.Read article
Outstanding Adoption of AIPublished Jan 23, 2026Outstanding Adoption of AI: The Zscaler Legal TeamThe Outstanding Adoption of AI winners, Robert Schlossman and Amanda Cincotta on how Zscaler legal turned AI into a business-critical capability.Read article
Becoming the GC Without Losing Your LifePublished Jan 14, 2026Becoming the GC Without Losing Your Life with Joseph Schohl of Inside Counsel AcademyIn this episode, Cecilia Ziniti talks with Joseph Schohl about what it really takes to succeed in the GC role without burning out. Joseph is a former Fortune 500 healthcare General Counsel (DaVita), Founder of Inside Counsel Academy, Founder of GeneralCounselWest, and host of Becoming the GC Podcast.Read article
14 Hours Back Every WeekPublished Jan 12, 2026GC AI Gives In-House Lawyers 14 Hours Back Every Week, According to New ROI StudyA survey of 100+ GC AI customers: 14 hours saved per user each week, a 14% cut in outside counsel spend, and 21% greater accuracy than generic AI tools.Read article
The Economist GC Summit RecapPublished Sep 22, 2025The Economist GC Summit Recap: Real Impact Stories of AI on the Modern Legal DepartmentFive themes from The Economist GC Summit: reviewing 9,000 legacy contracts in a day, real-time regulatory monitoring, and why AI adoption is cultural.Read article
Getting Good at Advice GivingPublished Apr 19, 2024Getting Good at Advice Giving: A General Counsel’s ThoughtsA general counsel's four habits for better advice: observe how decisions get made, use AI for a second read, practice at low stakes, and follow up.Read article
Cruise's Handling of the October IncidentPublished Jan 30, 2024Cruise's Handling of the October Incident - A Lesson for General Counsel & Compliance CounselLessons for GCs from Quinn Emanuel's 195-page report on Cruise's October 2023 pedestrian incident: the war room, the bad filing, and tone at the top.Read article
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