Vetting technology suppliers is a key aspect of any legal operations and technology department. However, in a fast-paced, ever-evolving technology and regulatory landscape, it can be difficult to stay up to date and know exactly what you are vetting for. Knowing whether tools will integrate with your enterprise technology, whether they are built with AI at the core or have more recently added AI into their existing tool, and how they will utilise and process your data are all important to know. In order to get this process right the first time, it is imperative to ask the right questions.  

• What technological know-how do you need within your team to make the right decisions for your organisation 
• Ensuring vendors are open and honest regarding their use of data to ensure you are not out of the loop of data processes
• Explore the key aspects of the EU AI Act that relate to business and how they impact what use cases you can and can’t use
• Explore the necessary questions for your organisation and use cases to make sure you’re purchasing the right tool for the job

Whether your team has been around for a long time or not, there are often knowledge and skill gaps within the team. With Legal Operations leaders coming from a whole variety of backgrounds, from legal to HR to marketing, it is evident that this variety of knowledge is essential. However, how to structure and know what skills and knowledge must be present can be difficult. This session will allow you to debate what skills you think are necessary for your department and how to build your team around these.

• Discuss what knowledge is necessary to have in your legal operations team whether it be one person or twenty people. 
• Collaboratively explore approaches to building a well-rounded legal operations team to include tech experts, financial management knowledge management and legal know-how 
• Discuss how best to make the business case for increasing headcount leaning on risk factors to ensure success