How In-House Legal Can Win Stakeholder Buy In for Cross-Functional Initiatives

Legal teams are increasingly being asked to lead initiatives that shape how the broader business operates, from process improvements to technology rollouts and cross-functional transformation projects. But even the strongest ideas can stall without support from the stakeholders responsible for execution, adoption, and long-term success. For in-house counsel, securing buy-in from functions like sales, finance, and operations is often what separates a good initiative from one that actually works.

Join us on Wednesday, May 27 at 3:00 PM ET as Lexi Lutz, General Counsel at Summize, Rachel Cunliffe, Chief Financial Officer at Summize, and Harvey Trimble, Senior Director of Sales (US) at Summize, explore how legal teams can build stronger internal relationships, gain support for legal-led initiatives, and drive more effective cross-functional collaboration. Drawing on perspectives from legal, finance, and sales, this session will offer practical insight into what matters most to each group and how legal can position ideas in a way that earns trust, drives alignment, and improves adoption across the business.

Key Takeaways:

• How legal can work more effectively with sales and finance on shared business goals
• Practical strategies for securing buy-in for legal-led initiatives, including CLM and other technology projects
• Ways to communicate legal’s priorities so they resonate with different internal stakeholders
• How to involve the right people at the right time, from early planning through rollout and adoption
• What sales, finance, and legal each need from one another to build productive, lasting partnerships

Who Should Attend:

This webinar is designed for in-house legal professionals who lead or influence cross-functional initiatives, including general counsel, deputy general counsel, legal operations leaders, commercial counsel, and other members of corporate legal departments who are responsible for driving process improvements, implementing legal technology, or strengthening collaboration across the business.

There is NO COST to attend this program!

This program is FREE, thanks to our gracious sponsor, Summize! If you can’t make it to the live program, the recording will be available for viewing via our paid CLE library, In-House Connect On-Demand!