PART 2UPCOMING
Thinking Globally, Managing Locally
How Global In-House Teams Optimize Enterprise Legal Budgets
8 Oct, 2026 |
12:00 PM EST
60 mins
Speakers
David Pierce, Chief Customer Officer, Axiom Law
Overview
As legal departments become increasingly global, budgeting has evolved from an annual financial exercise into an enterprise-wide operating challenge. Today's legal leaders must balance centralized governance with regional autonomy while managing AI adoption, expanding regulatory obligations, geopolitical uncertainty, evolving business priorities, and increasing expectations to deliver consistent legal services across jurisdictions.
Drawing on insights from the 2027 Axiom In-House Legal Budget Study, this session explores how multinational legal departments are translating strategy into execution—building governance models, allocating resources, modernizing legal service delivery, and creating the flexibility needed to support global businesses without losing local responsiveness.
Moderated by Axiom, experienced global general counsel, legal operations leaders, and enterprise legal executives will share practical approaches for managing international legal budgets, global vendor portfolios, legal technology, compliance, and talent across increasingly complex organizations. Attendees will leave with actionable insights for building more agile, scalable, and resilient global legal operating models.
Agenda
- Governing a Global Legal Function
- Balancing Enterprise Priorities with Local Reality
- Building the Modern Global Legal Operating Model
- Lessons from Enterprise Legal Leaders
PART 1ON-DEMAND
Summer's Over. Budget Season Begins.
What Axiom's 2027 Budget Study Reveals About the Next Generation of In-House Legal
Speakers
Richard Susskind CBE KC (Hon), President, Society for Computers and Law
Sean D’Souza, Chief of Staff & Director, Legal Operations, Google
David Pierce, Chief Customer Officer, Axiom Law
Aisleigh McGann MBS, PMP, Head of Global Law and Compliance Operations, Aon
Darth Vaughn, AGC & Managing Director, Policy and Operations, Ford Motor Company
Overview
Part 1 of Axiom’s 2027 Legal Budget Webinar Series brought together an exceptional panel of legal operations leaders and industry experts to examine what today’s budget decisions reveal about the future of the legal function.
Drawing on findings from Axiom’s 2027 In-House Legal Budget Study, based on responses from 510 legal and finance leaders across six countries, the panel explored how legal departments are balancing financial predictability, risk management, rising workloads, and pressure to innovate.
The conversation moved beyond the numbers to ask the questions legal leaders should be considering now: Does your budget truly translate strategy into dollars? Are resources being allocated according to business outcomes or traditional provider categories? Where should the next dollar go: maintaining operations, improving performance, or funding transformation? And as AI improves productivity, how will those benefits accrue to the organization?
Watch Part 1 on demand to hear practical perspectives from leaders at Google, Aon, and Ford Motor Company, explore the decisions shaping 2027 legal budgets, and catch up before Part 2 of the series.
Topics Covered
- Translating legal strategy and business priorities into budget decisions
- Balancing financial predictability, risk management, and innovation
- Strengthening alignment between GCs, CFOs, and legal operations leaders
- Allocating work and resources based on outcomes rather than traditional provider categories
- Managing budget reductions through legal-needs and risk analysis
- Determining where the next investment can deliver the greatest impact across cost, quality, and timeliness
- Funding AI experimentation and capturing the value of increased productivity
- Preparing for the longer-term transformation of legal departments and service delivery
Catch Up Before Part 2
Watch Part 1 now, then join us for Part 2, Thinking Globally, Managing Locally, as the series continues with a closer look at how legal leaders can apply these insights across markets, teams, and business environments.
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