When AI Starts Doing the Work: How In-House Legal Teams Must Adapt

AI is moving beyond answering questions, drafting documents, and assisting lawyers. The next evolution is AI agents that can execute work, manage processes, and make decisions within defined boundaries. For in-house legal teams, this shift could fundamentally change how legal work gets done, how teams are structured, and how lawyers spend their time. But giving AI the ability to perform legal work requires more than adopting new technology. Legal departments must rethink how they design workflows, organize institutional knowledge, delegate responsibilities, and maintain appropriate human oversight. Join us on Monday, November 9, 2026, at 12:00 PM ET / 9:00 AM PT as Stephanie Corey, Co-Founder and CEO of UpLevel Ops, and Gil Banyas, COO and Co-Founder of Chamelio, explore the shift from AI assistants to forward-deployed AI agents that operate within legal workflows using business context and institutional knowledge. Through practical examples involving contract intake, legal requests, policy questions, compliance processes, and other routine legal work, the speakers will discuss where AI agents can deliver meaningful value, what legal teams need to have in place before deploying them, and how to maintain control as AI takes on greater responsibility. Attendees will learn how to: Understand the shift from AI assistants to AI agents: What distinguishes agents that execute legal work from traditional AI tools, and what this means for in-house legal departments. Identify opportunities for AI-driven execution: Evaluate which legal tasks, workflows, and decisions can be delegated to AI agents and where human judgment remains essential. Prepare legal workflows and institutional knowledge: Structure processes, policies, and information so AI agents have the context and guardrails needed to operate reliably. Establish oversight and accountability: Maintain visibility into AI-driven work, establish appropriate approval and escalation processes, and address risks when agents make mistakes. Rethink the structure of the legal department: Consider how AI agents may change staffing needs, responsibilities, resource allocation, and the role of in-house counsel. Build a practical roadmap for adoption: Assess your legal team’s readiness, identify suitable starting points, and develop an approach to piloting and scaling AI agents. Who Should Attend: This program is designed for general counsel, chief legal officers, in-house counsel, legal operations professionals, and legal department leaders who are exploring, implementing, or scaling AI within their organizations. It will be particularly valuable for those responsible for legal technology, workflow automation, knowledge management, AI governance, and legal department strategy. There is NO COST to attend this program! This program is FREE, thanks to our gracious sponsor, Chamelio! If you can’t make it to the live program, the recording will be available for viewing via our paid CLE library- In-House Connect On-Demand.