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How to run an in-house legal team like a business

Many GCs still think of legal ops as the technology hire. The role is now much wider. The best legal ops leaders act as the GC’s right hand and help the legal department run more like a business.

Jessica Vander Ploeg Vice President of Legal Operations, Belron
Romi Martin Senior Legal Director, Sovos
Erin Ferguson Legal Operations Manager, Financial Times
Ummu Fallon Senior Legal Operations Manager, Camunda
Location
Webinar · Zoom
Date
Tuesday, 1 December 2026
Time
16:00 – 16:45 GMT

About the webinar

Many GCs still think of legal ops as the technology hire. Someone to pick the tools and roll them out.

The role is now much wider. It covers how people work, the processes they follow, the technology they use and the strategy behind all of it. The best legal ops leaders act as the GC’s right hand and help the legal department run more like a business.

That creates a hiring problem. Legal engineering roles are appearing more often, and they are technical jobs built around AI and building things. Change management and strategy are a different job. Teams that hire too junior or too narrow end up without the strategic side at all.

In this session, four panellists from the Financial Times, Belron, Sovos and Camunda describe how the role has changed in their own teams.

What we’ll cover

  • What is legal ops, and how is it changing?
  • How do you become a strategic partner to the GC?
  • How do you navigate the legal tech and AI market?
  • How do you implement a new tool?
  • How do you get people to use it?
  • Questions from the audience
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Speakers

Ed Stennett
Head of Growth
Nomio
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Jessica Vander Ploeg
Vice President of Legal Operations
Belron
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Romi Martin
Senior Legal Director
Sovos
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Erin Ferguson
Legal Operations Manager
Financial Times
LinkedIn
Ummu Fallon
Senior Legal Operations Manager
Camunda
LinkedIn

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