The Transformed Post COVID World: Responding to New Challenges and Higher Expectations for Corporate Legal Teams
Like many industries and businesses, the legal marketplace is still recovering from the worldwide pandemic. Fortunately, most corporate legal departments and law practitioners were able to effectively transition to “working from home.” Yet as the economy reopens and people return to their offices, it is impossible to ignore the long-term influence of the pandemic on the legal workplace. The pandemic had a dramatic impact on the management and delivery of legal services and these changes will further evolve in the future.
This interactive session will address the transformational impact of COVID-19 on corporate legal departments, litigation managers and law firms. Join our esteemed panel of litigation thought leaders, who will discuss pivoting to survive and thrive, share perspectives on the future challenges facing legal professionals post-pandemic and meeting the increasing demands of their stakeholders.
Learning Objectives:
- Maintaining employee engagement to build a strong business culture while working from home
- Distinguishing how the “new” workplace affects training and supervision of legal teams
- Discovering innovative ways to select, manage and evaluate outside counsel
- Exploring how new technologies change expectations as well as the interactions of outside and in-house counsel
- Re-evaluating expectations relative to billing practices, essential travel and new litigation guidelines
Speakers:
Carin Brock, Esq., General Counsel & Vice President of Corporate Administration, Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber Company
Mallory South, Corporate Counsel, Topgolf International
Kathy Maus, Partner, Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP
Scott Katz, Managing Partner, Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP
