Elevate Together Newsletter
 
The Legal Stack Is Upside Down
 
 
Ryan Sawyer
 
Legal teams often adopt technology in a fragmented, roof‑first way, adding AI to weak foundations. This piece explores why embedding AI at the core delivers stronger ROI, better integration, and more strategic legal work.
 
 
 
The Annual Rate Process: An Attempt to Control the Chaos
 
 
Jeffrey Klein
 
From scattered requests to structured control, discover how a well-run annual rate process turns a legal operations headache into a predictable, repeatable system.
 
 
 
The Legal Executive Playbook at 2026 ACC Legal Ops Con
 
 
Pratik Patel
 
As expectations shift from legal outcomes to business impact, the role of the General Counsel is being redefined. Elevate expert Pratik Patel joined the conversation to explore the modern legal executive playbook.
 
 
 
When Board Governance Fails: The Courage Gap
 
 
Paula Forbes, Vaishali Patel
 
Effective governance depends on challenge, not consensus. This piece explores why dissent is rare in boardrooms and what that means for long-term decision-making.
 
 
 
Intellectual Property at the Core of Innovation
 
Strengthening Patent Quality, Without Slowing Innovation
 
 
EPO’s Colour Drawing Standards and Their Strategic Impact
 
 
Colour drawings redefine EPO visual disclosure. This whitepaper guides in-house IP teams and patent lawyers on enhancing clarity and drafting complex, visual inventions.
 
 
IPTA Features Elevate Experts on IP Law Firm Profitability
 
 
In a recent IPTA article, Elevate experts explore how separating strategic work from execution helps IP firms improve profitability while addressing margin pressure.
 
 
 
In the News
 
 
Elevate Launches AI-Enabled Entity Management Solution
 
 
Elevate introduces an AI-native Entity Management Service designed to modernise governance operations through agentic automation, improving efficiency, oversight, and cost control.
 
 
 
 
Building a Modern CLM Operation for Bolton & Menk in Partnership with IntelAgree
 
 
Implemented in under four months, this CLM rollout replaced fragmented contracting with standardised templates, governed workflows, and enterprise-wide visibility.
 
 
 
 
Elevate Expert Jeremy Pickens on Rethinking AI, TAR, and the Future of eDiscovery
 
 
Is generative AI truly new, or a return to familiar models? Elevate expert Jeremy Pickens explains how TAR principles still apply and why implementation matters more than algorithms.
 
 
 
 
Elevate’s Mike Fry on AI’s Role in Modern Governance and Entity Management
 
 
In Conversation and Mike Fry, explore how AI is reshaping governance and entity management, and why process, data, and readiness matter more than technology alone.
 
 
 
 
Elevate Expert Kunoor Chopra on Designing the Future of Legal Delivery
 
 
Recorded ahead of the CLOC Global Institute 2026, this CLOC Talk episode explores how legal operations leaders can redesign delivery models using technology, data, and alternative resourcing.
 
 
 
 
Mark Your Calendar
 
 
May 8 | Woven Conference
 
 
Listen to Elevate expert, Lenora Gray at the Woven Conference as she explores how GenAI is shaping technology-assisted review and where established approaches still matter.
 
 
 
 
May 11-14 | CLOC Global Institute
 
 
Heading to CLOC? Visit booth #605 to experience ELMA, Elevate’s agentic AI, combining legal expertise and intelligent automation to streamline workflows across legal operations.
 
 
 
 
June 4 | GCs at the Intersection of Law, Politics, and Power
 
 
Join fellow General Counsel in Washington, D.C. for an open, candid conversation on navigating law, politics, and power, followed by a private dinner and cocktail reception.
 
 
 
Simply using AI is table stakes, We must use it to deliver value to our customers.
 
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