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The State of Global Legal Operations 2019: CLOC Las Vegas

One of the clearest signs that legal operations is continuing to grow in both relevance and prevalence is the 2000+ attendance size at this year’s CLOC 2019 in Las Vegas. A grand physical demonstration of this burgeoning field, expanding community and of its mounting influence.

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The State of Global Legal Operations 2019: ACC Hong Kong

Before a wave breaks and everyone on the shore can see it, there is a time where it’s just swell. It is hidden to most, growing beneath the surface. For a long time, legal ops has been this swell. But 2019 looks to change this as the #legalops movement gathers enough momentum to crest into a breaking wave.

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Dispatches from the front lines: what’s actually happening in the world of Commercial Contracting

We’re bombarded every day with great stories of innovation, and we asked ourselves a question, how can we really get a perspective on what’s actually happening.

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A festival of legal technology and innovation – Legal Geek 2019

Another year, another record-breaking Legal Geek event. With over 2000 attendees and 100 speakers pouring into East London – Legal Geek has become the leading symbol for the legal innovation scene in the UK. Full of excitement, enthusiasm, leading acts and multiple stages – Legal Geek is the Glastonbury of legal tech and innovation. It had floating filing cabinet piñatas, face-painting, VR experiences, mandatory high-fives and even a Willy Wonka…and people dressed as hedges.

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LOD & SYKE. The perfect collaboration

Our partnership was set up to help in-house teams with digital transformation and to rethink their legal operating models. Underpinning this is a shared approach and way of thinking – so you’ll always be able to make the most of our combined strength.

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The case for generalist in-house lawyers

LOD has worked with thousands of in-house teams around the world for well over a decade. Over this time, we’ve worked hand in hand with some of the best in-house lawyers and we’ve seen the power of pragmatic lawyers with a diverse range of skills.

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Inside the LOD & SYKE partnership: two faces in legal ops & tech

Two legal ops & tech specialists from LOD & SYKE talk about their experiences in the industry and their day-to-day work inside our partnership.

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