Program Agenda

2026 ACC Legal Ops Con

The must-attend event for legal operations professionals | April 20-22, 2026 | Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Program Agenda

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Tuesday, April 21, 2026
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT
Networking Breakfast

9:00 AM - 10:15 AM CT
101 - Opening Plenary

10:15 AM - 10:45 AM CT
Networking Break

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM CT
201 - How Companies Define “Legal Ops”

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM CT
202 - Executive Influence: Mastering the Strategic Ask

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM CT
203 - Career Building/Paths: The Legal Ops Ladder Is Yours to Build — Hammer Included!

12:00 PM - 1:45 PM CT
Interest Group Luncheon Meetings

12:00 PM - 1:45 PM CT
Networking Lunch

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM CT
301 - Legal Ops, Party of One: Scrappy, Smart, and Getting Stuff Done

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM CT
302 - Managing Outside Counsel Effectively In The Age Of AI

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM CT
303 - TBA

3:00 PM - 4:15 PM CT
401 - Prompting for Impact: Gen AI Skills for Legal Ops Professionals

3:00 PM - 4:15 PM CT
402 - The Tech-Enabled Contract Team: A Practical Blueprint for Delivering Results Every Day

3:00 PM - 4:15 PM CT
403 - Practical Magic: Crafting Your Strategy for Outside Counsel & Vendor Management

4:15 PM - 4:45 PM CT
Networking Break

4:45 PM - 5:45 PM CT
501 - Legal Tech Tools We Bought and Why We Bought Them

4:45 PM - 5:45 PM CT
502 - Strategic AI Acquisition: Aligning Business Needs with Technology Solutions in Legal Operations

4:45 PM - 5:45 PM CT
503 - Be the Fixer — Resourceful. Connected. Indispensable.

5:45 PM - 6:45 PM CT
Networking Reception