On Demand Webinar

Transforming Commercial Contracting: Unlocking the Power of Legal Operations

January 29, 2026 | 02 PM

60 min

About the Webinar

Commercial contracting is a critical function for every legal department, yet the contracting process often remains fragmented and drains legal resources. This can lead to delayed deal cycles, increased risk, and limited visibility into contract obligations and performance.

In this practical webinar, we’ll explore how legal operations principles and AI-enabled technologies – including process design, automation, analytics, and cross-functional collaboration – can significantly improve the commercial contracting process.

Whether your legal department is just starting to formalize legal ops or looking to optimize an existing contracting process, this legal webinar will provide actionable insights to combine AI innovation with operational excellence, and elevate your department’s impact and efficiency.

Key Themes:
  • Streamlining + standardizing the contract lifecycle from intake to execution
  • Onboarding AI-powered tools to accelerate contract drafting + review
  • Leveraging automation and self-service to reduce legal bottlenecks
  • Using data and metrics to gain visibility and turn your legal department into a value creator
  • Best practices for aligning legal, sales, procurement, and finance on a shared, tech-enabled contracting framework

Speaker(s)

Kim Wolfe

Kim Wolfe

SVP, CAO for Legal and Head of Legal Operations, Contracts and Innovation, State Street

Donna Haddad

Donna Haddad

AI Ethics and Governance Expert, Executive in Residence at Northwestern University

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Melissa Vierling

Assistant General Counsel, Primerica

Andrew Bowyer

Andrew Bowyer

Founder + CEO, The Legal Innovation Forum

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