Regardless of where you are along the tech implementation journey, you will have or will eventually see the politics of budgets running its course. The legal team are crucial in supporting the whole organisation and as such, their tools will often straddle multiple teams such as a CMS or ticketing system. Although initial discussions centred around innovation and improving efficiencies are often positive, when it comes down to spending money, managing implementation and delegating the ownership of such tools, it can be difficult to know who should pay, whose budget they come from and in which team the tool sits. 

- Discuss how you can influence ownership and stewardship over tool implementation early on to ensure continuity of implementation and use

- Understand the nature and impact of internal politics on legal operations and how to mitigate against these early

- Gain insights from real-world case studies in taking proactive strategies and navigating political dynamics within their organisation