Webinar: Striking the balance between maximising internal solutions and investing in the tools of the future

This free to watch webinar is part of The Lawyer’s Smarter Working Week event in association with Thomson Reuters taking place between 21st and 24th of March 2022.

In-house teams might be able to solve certain problems by looking internally at the existing tech, resources and tools available to them, but when is it helpful to invest in new technology? This session will discuss how in-house legal teams can strike the right balance between optimising internal solutions and investing in the tools of the future.

How to understand the scope of internal solutions, and recognise where greater functionality is worth the investment
How can in-house legal teams approach making their available internal solutions work with new external solutions?
What does your existing tech stack look like and how can you utilise it best?
How can you make the case for investment in external solutions?

Presenters:

Alex Graydon, General Counsel, Europe, Thomson Reuters

Alex Graydon has been a commercial lawyer for over 20 years. She began her legal career as a know-how officer in a City firm of solicitors, going on to become a legal publisher at Sweet & Maxwell, Thomson Reuters’s book-publishing arm.

After a period in private practice as a corporate and commercial lawyer, Alex returned to Thomson Reuters, where she is now assistant general counsel for Europe. She is presently working on a change programme to transform the delivery of legal services using automation, collaboration and knowledge tools and solutions offered by Thomson Reuters.

Kriti Sharma, Chief Product Officer, LegalTech, Thomson Reuters

Kriti is an innovator, product leader, and a global voice on AI and its impact on society. She was named in the Forbes 30 under 30 list for advancements in technology. She is a Google Grace Hopper Scholar. Her TED talk has been viewed more than two million times, leading a global movement on AI for Good. In 2017, Kriti founded AI for Good, an organisation that’s using AI and data to help solve some of the toughest global challenges of our time, such as violence, climate crisis, and mental health. She is a regular contributor to the Financial Times, Harvard Business Review, Fortune, TechCrunch and BBC.

Sarah Gormley, Head of Legal Operational Excellence, Phoenix Group