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As a global leader in legal technology and AI-driven solutions, vLex is deeply committed to transforming legal operations worldwide. We understand the unique challenges facing in-house legal departments and are passionate about developing solutions that drive efficiency, reduce costs, and deliver measurable ROI. We're thrilled to announce our participation as a sponsor of CLOC Global Institute 2025, the premier event focused exclusively on legal operations professionals organized by the Corporate Legal Operations Consortium.

Our extended team will be on the ground in Las Vegas, including renowned legal innovation leader Damien Riehl, alongside legal operations and technology experts Tom Atkinson, Thai Araujo, and Jeff Cox. You can find them at booth #706, where they're eager to understand your unique challenges and demonstrate how Vincent AI's cutting-edge legal technology solutions can be tailored to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of your legal department.

CLOC Global Institute: Where Legal Ops Comes to Open New Doors

CLOC Global Institute stands out as the must-attend event for the legal operations community, where over 2,300 professionals at every career level come together to take bold steps, embrace new technologies, and open new doors. It's a unique opportunity to connect, innovate, and lead the charge in transforming the business and practice of law.

The 2025 event, taking place May 5-8 at the ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, brings together a diverse global audience including in-house legal operations professionals, legal service providers, technology partners, law firms, and academia. This range of participation offers a rich environment for groundbreaking ideas and collaborative solutions.

We're particularly excited about several compelling sessions focused on AI, legal transformation, and operational excellence:

• Harbor Roundtable: Transforming to the Law Department of the Future - Exploring innovative strategies for transforming legal service delivery, featuring Austin Hyde (Senior Director, Harbor), Deborah Haile (Global Leader, Legal Operations, Gilead), and Tyson Roy (Head of Legal Enablement and Operations, Liberty Mutual).
• CLOC Must Know: Essential Insights on What Legal Departments are Actually Doing with AI - A practical look at how legal teams are using AI today, with insights from Greg Bennett (Director, Legal Operations, Workday), Darth Vaughn (Associate General Counsel & Managing Dir., Policy Ops+, Ford Motor Company), Neshade Abraham (Sr. Director of Legal Operations, Pax8), and Stacy Walsh (AVP Corporate Legal Operations, Travelers).
• Harnessing GenAI: Transforming Law Firm Collaboration for Corporate Legal Success - Focusing on what corporate legal departments need to know to effectively manage law firms in the age of AI, with speakers including Ashley Miller (Vice President Sales, North America, Litera), Rajan Gupta (Executive Director of Legal Digital Transformation, Innovation, Strategy and Global Operations, Synopsys), Evan Shenkman (Chief Knowledge and Innovation Officer, Fisher Phillips), and Sheena Loren Ferrari (Director of Legal Operations, Vercel).
• Navigating Legal Operations in Emerging Markets: Bridging Systems and Scaling Solutions - Delving into the complexities of implementing Legal Operations in emerging markets with Flávia Furlan (Sr. Program Manager, Legal Ops, Uber) and Guilherme Tocci (Partner Director of Legal Ops Consulting, KPMG).
• The Return on Effort Framework: Automate, Delegate, Eliminate, Elevate - A discussion on advancing legal operations with GenAI presented by David Cambria (Managing Director, Legal Business Advisory, Epiq) and Daniel Katz (Professor of Law, Chicago Kent College of Law).
• Trends & Insights from First-Ever Harbor Law Department Survey in Collaboration with CLOC - Featuring Kevin Clem (Chief Growth Officer, Harbor), Lauren Chung (Practice Group Leader, Strategy + Transformation, Harbor), Oyango Snell (Executive Director, CLOC), and Farrah Pepper (Chief Legal Innovation Counsel & Chief Global Discovery Counsel, Marsh McLennan).
• This Time Really is Different, Finally - An exploration of AI-driven evolution in the legal industry with Darth Vaughn (Associate General Counsel & Managing Dir., Policy Ops+, Ford Motor Company), Lydia Petrakis (Senior Corporate Counsel, Digital Strategist, Microsoft Corporation), Rachel Dooley (Chief Innovation Officer, Kirkland & Ellis), and Casey Flaherty (Chief Strategy Officer, LexFusion).

As a sponsor of this important event, vLex is committed to supporting and fostering meaningful legal innovation and technological advancement within the legal operations community.

Transformative Enterprise Solutions with vLex Labs

At CLOC Global Institute 2025, our team will be showcasing how vLex Labs is transforming legal department operations through bespoke AI solutions.

vLex Labs represents our enterprise consultancy arm, where our legal technology experts work hand-in-hand with corporate legal teams to develop customized AI implementations. Rather than offering one-size-fits-all solutions, we take a collaborative approach to address your specific operational challenges.

Our innovation specialists begin by thoroughly understanding your legal department's unique workflows, data environment, and strategic objectives. From there, we construct purpose-built solutions that might include:

• AI-powered workflows engineered specifically for your legal team's most resource-intensive processes
• Integration architectures that connect Vincent AI with your existing technology stack
• Data preparation and enrichment strategies that maximize the value of your institutional knowledge
• Customized automation protocols aligned with your organization's compliance requirements
• Implementation roadmaps with comprehensive change management support

The vLex Labs difference lies in our consultative partnership model—we don't simply provide access to technology but work alongside your team from initial concept through full deployment. During CLOC, Damien, Tom, Thai, and our team will be available to discuss real-world examples of how corporate legal departments have achieved transformative results through vLex Labs' tailored solutions.

Meet Our Legal Technology Experts

Damien Riehl, Tom Atkinson, and Thai Araujo will be available throughout CLOC Global Institute 2025 for personalized demonstrations of Vincent AI. Connect with them to:

• See Vincent AI in action with real-world legal operations scenarios and use cases
• Identify efficiency opportunities within your current legal department workflows
• Discover implementation strategies that have delivered measurable value for similar organizations
• Learn about our expanding library of jurisdiction-specific content for global legal departments

Stop by our booth #706 at CLOC Global Institute or schedule your personalized demo to see firsthand how Vincent AI is transforming legal operations with AI engineered for legal professionals.

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