Legal departments are transforming how they operate and deliver services General Counsel acting only as "company lawyers" coldly detached from "the business" will not survive the end of 2023.Leading companies urgently need their Legal Leaders to take a proactive role in mitigating threats, collaborating across disparate business teams, and shaping strategic decision making. Success across these tasks is critical for any modern General Counsel wishing to keep the top job and protect their organisation's reputation. A robust and tech savvy Legal Operations function is vital to the optimal running of this department which is rapidly evolving beyond law. Legal Operations professionals must help shed the legal department's reputation of a conservative and reactive cost centre by implementing strategies aligned with organisational leadership to ensure that the in-house legal department operates smoothly and effectively to deliver excellent value. Reuters Events: Legal Leaders Europe 2023 (September, London) is uniting 200+ General Counsel and Heads of Legal Operations to make the transition from company lawyers to strategic business advisers. Crafting a winning partnership between Legal Ops and the GC, driving ESG priorities forward, and embedding legal across the enterprise to deliver strategic value are the essential ways Reuters Events is helping in-house counsel elevate legal beyond law Date and Time: On Thu, Sep 7, 2023 ( 8:30 AM) - Fri, Sep 8, 2023 ( 3:00 PM) Venue details: Leonardo Royal Hotel London Tower Bridge, 45 Prescot Street, London, England, E1 8GP, United Kingdom Prices:In-house Passes - Basic Pass: GBP 2199.00,In-house Passes - Business Pass: GBP 2499.00,In-house Passes - VIP Pass: GBP 2999.00,Law Firms, Legal Tech and Consultancy - Basic Pass: GBP 2699.00,Law Firms, Legal Tech and Consultancy - Business Pass: GBP 2999.00,Law Firms, Legal Tech and Consultancy - VIP Pass: GBP 3499.00 Speakers: Jussi Koskinen, Chief Legal Officer, Nordea, David Cox, Legal and Compliance Director, Rightmove, Richard Price, Group General Counsel, Anglo American, Lisa Maxwell, General Counsel, FE fundinfo, Iohann Le Frapper, Group Chief Ethics Officer, SNCF, Jamie Pearson, General Counsel and Co-Chair of Diversity and Inclusion Committee, Genomics, Sam Lester, European Counsel, TD Securities, Tamara Franks, Head of GGC Operations, USS, Claire Chapman, General Counsel and Company Secretary, Hargreaves Lansdown, Sean Thomas, General Counsel, AlphaSights, Barry Matthews, General Counsel, Pennon, Natalie Salunke, General Counsel, Zilch, Aniela Foster-Turner, Legal Director, Gore Street Capital, Helen Lamprell, General Counsel and Company Secretary, Aveva, Bruno Silveira, Group Compliance and Privacy Director, Kingfisher, Andy James, General Counsel, RS Group, Mel Rowlands, Group General Counsel, Smiths Group, Mila Trezza, Executive Coach and Founder, Coaching Lawyers by Mila Trezza, Dr Sebastian Lochen, Group General Counsel, Head of Legal and Compliance, Chief Compliance Officer, thyssenkrupp, Funmi Adegoke, Group General Counsel and Chief Sustainability Officer, Halma, Erika Schenk, General Counsel and Executive Vice President Corporate Compliance, World Wide Technology, Andras Radnoti, Managing Partner, Millenium Emerging Europe , Jim Delkousis, Founder and CEO, PERSUIT, Saffron Gilbert Kaluba, CEO, The Corporate Law Journal, Roel Staes, General Counsel Europe, FedEX Express