As business needs evolve and technology reshapes how legal work gets done, the role of in-house counsel is under pressure to transform. This fishbowl session invites candid conversation about whether the traditional legal team structure still serves today's pace, complexity, and expectations. From embedded legal operations to cross-functional collaboration with IT and AI-enabled workflows, it will explore what is changing and what still matters. Join us in unpacking the future of legal teams: what to keep, what to rethink, and what to build next.

Discussion points will likely include:

• The traditional legal department under pressure: are growing workloads, budget constraints and rising business expectations making the conventional in-house model unsustainable?

• Building the legal team of the future: what is the right balance between in-house lawyers, alternative legal providers, technology and external counsel?

• From legal adviser to strategic business partner: how are the skills, structures and capabilities required of in-house teams changing?

• Doing more with less: how can legal departments increase efficiency and demonstrate value without continuously expanding headcount?

• The impact of AI and legal technology: will technology augment traditional legal teams or fundamentally reshape how legal work is delivered?

• Rethinking talent and career paths: what does the future legal workforce look like, and how can legal leaders attract, retain and develop the right mix of skills and expertise?