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"The biggest barrier is breaking into the networks, which traditionally have not included women and other diverse constituencies," said Tara Giunta, a partner at Paul Hastings.

"It's not enough to tell people, 'This will make things easier for legal.' You need to explain why it benefits them specifically," said Ben Hayden, vice president for legal operations at Cengage.

Latham and Kirkland have the most alumni in the top 100 paying corporate in-house leader roles. And these firms have often landed on new matters after their lawyers arrived in-house.

"Lawyers accustomed to week-long turnarounds for contract reviews may find their clients demanding same-day service to keep up with sales/growth teams," according to Aaron Boersma, author of "Keeping Pace: Law Firms in the Era of AI-Driven Business."

"A Trump administration would likely employ supply-side enforcement—focusing on workplace removals of unauthorized workers," Littler Mendelson shareholder Jorge Lopez told attendees of a roundtable titled "Election Outcomes and the Impact on Labor and Employment Law."

In-house legal teams feel comfortable providing legal advice on AI-related matters, but so many employees are asking that they're struggling to keep up.

In-house legal teams feel comfortable providing legal advice on AI-related matters, but so many employees are asking that they're struggling to keep up.

“I would expect there'll be less aggressiveness. This administration has been hyper-aggressive. Even if you dial it back to a normal level, that'll be a change.”

Allegion declined to explain why Jeff Braun was back as legal chief or why Stacy Cozad was no longer with the company.

“The best partners are those who are willing to admit when they're wrong and are open to learning. It's frustrating when they just bulldoze ahead with their own strategies without considering our input.” said Nishat Ruiter, general counsel of TED Conferences.