AI in 2026: Lessons from 2025 and the In-House Legal Roadmap
Monday, December 8th • 3:00 PM – 4:45 PM ET
AI moved from pilot to production in 2025, reshaping how legal teams review contracts, manage risk, and advise the business. This candid panel unpacks what actually worked (and what didn’t), the governance guardrails that held up under pressure, and where the next competitive advantages will come from as AI capabilities accelerate.
Join us on Monday, December 8 at 3:00 PM ET / 12:00 PM PT as Markus Hartman (CLO, Dragon GC), Claire Hart (CLO, Groq), Danielle Simmons (Managing Partner, Kelly & Simmons LLP), Shiau Yen (Managing Partner, Portland Office & Chair, Firmwide Opportunity and Inclusion Committee, K&L Gates), and Bryan Lee (CEO & Co-Founder, Ruli) explore the biggest AI developments that shaped 2025—and what they mean for in-house legal teams in 2026.
Key Takeaways
The 2025 AI milestones that mattered: concrete impacts on contracting, compliance, investigations, and legal ops.
Real adoption stories: use cases that delivered ROI—and the ones to deprioritize.
Governance that scales: practical approaches to AI policy, privilege, IP, data privacy, and model risk.
Operating model shifts: skills, roles, and vendor stack decisions legal leaders should make now.
Quick wins for Q1: automation opportunities, metrics to track, and budget framing that lands with the C-suite.
2026 watchlist: regulatory moves, capability leaps, and economic trends that will shape legal strategy.
Who Should Attend
This session is designed for in-house legal professionals—including General Counsel, AGCs, legal operations leaders, and corporate counsel—who are responsible for adopting AI responsibly, improving legal service delivery, and advising the business on risk, speed, and value.
This Program is NOT CLE Eligible
There is NO COST to attend this program!
This program is FREE thanks to our gracious sponsor, Ruli.ai! – The all-in-one legal intelligence platform for in-house teams. If you can’t make it to the live program, the recording will be available for viewing via our Free Video Library.
