The Corporate Legal Operations Consortium (CLOC) held its annual global institute in Las Vegas earlier this month, featuring more than 2,000 attendees, 200 speakers, 75 sessions, and a bustling exhibit hall. The event brought together the growing legal operations community for an in-person event for the first time since 2019, and drew some of the most innovative legal professionals from around the world to discuss the future of legal ops.
It’s no surprise that the pandemic had a huge impact on legal operations—and, obviously, on the legal profession at large. When thinking back to the conference, it’s clear to me ...