Legal.io

We're excited to announce that Legal.io has reached 75,000 members, with nearly 10% of in-house legal professionals in the U.S.! 🎉 In the past 3 years, our network has grown 10x—making Legal.io the go-to platform for community, career growth, and hiring top legal talent. Our CEO, Pieter Gunst, shares more on this milestone. You can read about our announcement here: https://lnkd.in/gxiZ6MGh

That’s a wrap on SpotDraft Summit 2025! 🎉 From thought-provoking discussions on AI and the evolving role of in-house legal teams to reconnecting with in-house counsel, legal operations, and technology professionals, our team had an incredible time in San Francisco last week (Pieter Gunst, Hannah Konitshek, Tom Stephenson, and Marc Massarweh). A huge thank you to everyone who joined our session on "Building a Legal Team That’s Ready to Embrace AI", expertly moderated by Legal.io's VP of Community, Tom Stephenson, with insights from Andrew Epstein (Demandbase), Micki Nute (Pure Storage), Anna Richards, PMP (John Deere), and Anne Kerwin Payne (Kerwin Associates). At Legal.io, we know that hiring the right legal talent—whether flex counsel, contract managers, legal ops secondees, or full-time roles—is key to building agile and AI-ready teams. 🔥 If you're hiring in the next six months, let’s connect! Schedule a chat with us and we'll send you a Legal.io Stanley Cup: https://lnkd.in/guMGCJCm #SpotDraftSummit #LegalTech #InHouseCounsel #LegalHiring #FlexibleLegalTalent

Currently live at the SpotDraft Summit: Legal.io's Tom Stephenson moderating an engaging discussion on how legal departments are transforming for the age of AI, featuring insights from Andrew Epstein (Demandbase), Micki Nute (Pure Storage), Anna Richards, PMP (John Deere), and Anne Kerwin Payne (Kerwin Associates). The audience is certainly in for a treat!

We're excited to be the SpotDraft Summit in San Francisco today! 🥳 Looking forward to connecting with fellow legal tech enthusiasts and discussing the future of Artificial Intelligence and contract management. If you're at the event, be sure to catch Tom Stephenson’s panel, or drop by to say hello to our team! Pieter Gunst Marc Massarweh Hannah Konitshek

Ready to transform your commercial counsel function into a true growth engine? 🚀⚡ Learn how to streamline dealmaking, manage risk, and drive real business impact with our 2025 Strategy Guide, designed for in-house leaders looking to maximize the productivity of their commercial counsel team. Download the Legal.io guide here: https://lnkd.in/gyVBS6Gv

We’re looking forward to the SpotDraft Summit this Friday in San Francisco! If you’ll be at the conference, we'd love to catch up over coffee to discuss your hiring needs and share what’s new with our commercial counsel talent solutions. ☕ Schedule a coffee chat with us: https://bit.ly/41vgA0L Also, don’t miss the panel, “Building a Legal Team That’s Ready to Embrace AI,” moderated by our own Tom Stephenson, featuring Anne Kerwin Payne (Kerwin Associates), Andrew Epstein (Demandbase), Anna Richards, PMP (John Deere), and Micki Nute (Pure Storage). It will be full of insights for in-house teams looking to innovate and drive efficiency. Hope to see you there! Hannah Konitshek Billy Ryan Pieter Gunst Marc Massarweh

Accelerate deal closure and expertly manage work overflow, without straining your in-house bandwidth or committing to a full-time hire. A flexible approach to commercial counsel talent can support everything from seasonal surges to complex product launches, and free up your core team for more strategic initiatives. Scale for surges, maintain cost control, and deliver real ROI with Legal.io's commercial counsel talent. Swipe → to learn more, or visit https://lnkd.in/g-Bz5MbV.

With Legal.io, hire experienced commercial counsel talent with strong track records supporting high-volume, fast-paced teams. Accelerate deal closure with high-caliber attorneys that seamlessly integrate into your team and deliver immediate impact, at rates 50% lower than law firms. Learn more about Legal.io's commercial counsel talent solutions, used by companies such as Zoom, Medallia, and Plaid: https://lnkd.in/g-Bz5MbV

We just held the prep call for this panel at the SpotDraft Summit and I am so excited and curious for this conversation about: 🔹 If legal teams will be structured differently in the AI age? 🔹 If the skillsets GCs look for when hiring are going to change? 🔹 How you should be preparing if you're looking for an in-house role... If you're an in-house legal professional in the Bay Area, register for our Summit (free!) on our website ☑️

We’re thrilled to sponsor SpotDraft Summit '25 on February 28th and to contribute to the conversation on how AI is reshaping the legal industry. Legal.io’s Vice President of Community, Tom Stephenson, will be moderating an expert panel exploring how AI is transforming legal teams, spend strategies, and talent management. Join Andrew Epstein (General Counsel, Demandbase), Micki Nute (Associate General Counsel & Chief of Staff, Pure Storage), Anna Richards, PMP (Director of Global Legal Operations John Deere), and Anne Kerwin Payne (Managing Partner, Kerwin Associates) as they dive into how AI is shaping the skills legal teams need, rethinking budgets and resource allocation, and creating new opportunities for in-house talent and flexible solutions. This can't-miss panel will deliver actionable insights to help legal professionals navigate the AI-driven future of work. Register here: https://lnkd.in/gmMerAMB #AI #inhouse #legaloperations #careeradvancement #resourceallocation #ALSP #flextalent #legal #inhousecounsel