Scaling Legal and Strategy: The Modern Legal Team’s Growth Playbook

Today’s in-house legal teams aren’t just scaling headcount—they’re scaling impact. As businesses grow, legal must evolve from reactive support function to proactive business enabler. This session shows how to build smarter systems, align with company strategy, and decide when to lead, delegate, or automate so legal drives both operational efficiency and strategic value.

Join us on Wednesday, November 5 at 3:00 PM ET / 12:00 PM PT as Adam Becker (Director of Legal Operations, Cockroach Labs) and Tommie Tavaras (Chief Strategy Officer, Lawtrades) explore the real playbook for growing a modern legal team that delivers measurable impact across the business.

Key Takeaways

• Practical ways to scale legal without ballooning FTEs
• A clear framework for what to insource, outsource, or automate—and when
• How to design flexible intake, workflows, and templates that reduce cycle time
• KPIs that matter: setting targets, dashboards, and reporting that resonate with executives
• Partnering with Finance, Operations, and the C-suite to shift legal from “cost center” to growth lever
• AI in action: where AI tools drive efficiency safely and what governance to put in place
• A 90-day operating plan to kickstart or level-up legal ops

Who Should Attend

In-house GCs/CLOs, corporate counsel, legal operations leaders, and paralegals supporting corporate legal departments—whether you’re a team of one or managing a global function—looking for a clear, actionable roadmap to scale with clarity, not chaos.