FlexFest: Legal Work, Unbundled.

A half-day, nine sessions.

12:00
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We open the day with takeaways from our upcoming 2026 Flex Compensation Benchmark Report — what's growing, what's slowing, where rates are landing. Then a candid take on what else has shifted, what hasn't, and where the leverage is moving in 2026.

12:15
EST

As legal work is broken into more discrete components, who does the work is changing just as quickly. This session examines how unbundling is reshaping hiring decisions and expanding the range of viable career paths for flex, fractional, and independent legal professionals.

SPEAKERS TO BE ANNOUNCED

12:45
EST

What does a high-performing legal team look like when headcount is no longer the primary lever? This session examines how leading departments are redesigning team composition and building flexible talent into their core operating model rather than relying on it as overflow.

SPEAKERS TO BE ANNOUNCED

1:15
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SPEAKERS TO BE ANNOUNCED

1:30
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AI is changing what legal departments expect from law firms, ALSPs, and legal service providers. This session explores how AI agents, intelligent workflows, and unified legal systems are reshaping legal service delivery — and what it will take to lead in the age of AI.

SPEAKERS TO BE ANNOUNCED

2:00
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AI is not just changing how work gets done, it is changing how work gets assigned. This session explores how data-driven decisions are increasing the use of flexible and specialized talent for discrete workstreams that no longer require traditional firm staffing models.

SPEAKERS TO BE ANNOUNCED

2:30
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Much has been said about AI reducing the cost of legal work and changing appetites for how legal work gets done. But what’s actually happening right now? This session explores how changes in demand could increase the volume of work routed to flexible and independent lawyers as companies seek more adaptable, cost-efficient delivery models.

SPEAKERS TO BE ANNOUNCED

3:00
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Behind every legal department is an invisible system — sometimes formal, but more often informal — that determines who does what work. This session examines how leading teams are building intentional work allocation systems that include non-traditional options outside of Big Law as a default option rather than a last resort.

SPEAKERS TO BE ANNOUNCED

3:30
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.If AI compresses execution, what happens to the traditional advantage of large law firms? This session explores how smaller, tech-enabled providers and independent lawyers can compete for work that once defaulted to scale, creating new opportunities for flexible and specialized talent.

SPEAKERS TO BE ANNOUNCED

4:00
EST

A curated mix of operators, buyers, and builders.