Advancing the corporate legal ecosystem through connections, content, and community
Connections
We connect corporate in‑house leaders with each other and with the broader ecosystem of professionals who serve them, providing ways to connect both in person and online.
Content
We curate high-quality, actionable content, framed by comprehensive reference models defining both operational excellence and individual excellence.
Community
We care about each other both personally and professionally, and we are committed to improving our collective future.
Join us
GCs / CLOs
Seasoned leaders and rising stars alike can find like‑minded peers and experts here, exchanging ideas and information to accelerate success.
In-House Professionals
Whether you lead a legal function or play a supporting role, we can help you achieve more and advance your own career.
Legal Operations Professionals
Join your peers as we define and evangelize this critical function driving positive change in a complex business world.
Law Firms & Other Legal Service Providers
Whether you work in business development, client service delivery, or an internal support function, there's a place for you in this community.
Technology Providers
We provide a forum where technology users and providers can keep educating each other on evolving needs, use cases, and new advances.
Staffing Providers
Whether your are a staffing professional or a candidate, we provide valuable networking with an authentic, helpful community.
Ways to participate
Annual conference
Now in its third year, 'RLLB' is the marquee event for legal department management, operations, and leadership in the corporate legal ecosystem.
RLLB draws top experts, thought leaders, and coaches facilitating sessions on legal department management as well as leadership and personal effectiveness.
Local connections across the US
In 14 US cities, we present one‑day regional events several times throughout the year, providing ongoing opportunities for in‑person engagement and community building.
Locations currently include:
Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Nashville, New York City, San Francisco, Seattle, Silicon Valley, Tampa, and Washington DC
Women leading in Legal
HERizon is dedicated to empowering women in the legal community by providing practical resources, mentorship, and leadership development, always with an opportunity to practice. Launching in early 2025, the initiative includes webinars, leadership development workshops, networking events, and more.
Webinars and other online events
Launching in 2025, LegalOps.com presents webinars on a broad range of topics, such as:
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Developing a multi‑year strategic roadmap
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Key metrics to improve financial management
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A practical approach to workflow automation
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Evaluating and selecting a CLM solution
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Managing high-performing individuals
To learn more, join our mailing list.
Online platform
Joining LegalOps.com gives you access to:
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Event registration for RLLB, Regional Events, HERizon and more
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Video recordings from past annual conferences
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Comprehensive member profiles
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Compensation benchmarking
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Reference models
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Message boards
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Resources (coming soon)
Return users, login here.
Recognizing excellence in legal
Presented at their namesake conference, the RLLB Awards honor outstanding achievements by individuals and teams in the corporate legal world, including in-house, law firms, other service providers, and technologies.
To be notified when the call for nominations opens, join the RLLB Awards mailing list.
A Brief History of LegalOps.com
Over the past twenty-five years, in response to a variety of needs of different GCs, legal operations has come into being and thrived. Today, it has evolved into the linchpin required to run complex, often massive, in‑house legal teams effectively. A growing number of GCs recognize the need to run their legal departments like a business.
Progress begins with shared understanding
To advance how the corporate legal function operates, we must start by defining its purpose within the business it serves.
While definitions of Legal Operations Management may be worded differently, they all share the same elements – quality, price, risk management, and competitive advantage for the enterprise overall.
Building on this fundamental definition, our detailed reference models define the elements of Legal Operations Management as well as individual Leadership & Personal Effectiveness Skills required for success.
Definition of
Legal Operations Management
The oversight of an organization’s delivery of legal services focusing on 15 Practice Areas necessary for a legal department to deliver legal services at the appropriate quality and price for an identified level of risk with the ultimate objective of achieving a competitive advantage for the business
Legal Operations Management Practice Areas
Leadership &
Personal Effectiveness Skills
Connections
We connect corporate in‑house leaders with each other and with the broader ecosystem of professionals who serve them, providing ways to connect both in person and online.
Content
We curate high-quality, actionable content, framed by comprehensive reference models defining both operational excellence and individual excellence.
Community
We care about each other both personally and professionally, and we are committed to improving our collective future.
How we got here
A Brief History of Legal Operations
Over the past twenty-five years, in response to a variety of needs of different GCs, legal operations has come into being and thrived. Today, it has evolved into the linchpin required to run complex, often massive, in‑house legal teams effectively. A growing number of GCs recognize the need to run their legal departments like a business.
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