Ryan Sawyer

July 03, 2026 legal operations Elevate artificial intelligence future of law On 6 July, Elevate marks its 15th anniversary. It’s a milestone that invites both reflection and momentum. Fifteen years is a long time in any industry. In legal, it has also been a period of profound transformation. When Elevate launched in 2011, the conversation was about whether change was coming. Today, the conversation is about how fast to move.

January 24, 2024 legal ops contracts management contracts consulting For most businesses, managing transactions in a consistent (or at least semi-consistent) manner across the company is a substantial challenge. Each part of the business seems to have its own approach to its relationship with the law department and its own definition of which entity is responsible for what in the third-party relationship process.

November 28, 2023 legal tech ROI software law firm consulting law department consulting Too often, law department and law firm leaders and legal ops professionals overlook what we and our colleagues consistently find to be the decisive factor in whether implementations of new legal tech software succeed or fail: the ‘soft’ component.