As legal departments embrace CLM platforms, they must help design systems that align with regulatory obligations, protect sensitive data, and scale with the business. This session will explore how legal leaders can guide cross-functional efforts to digitize contracting while ensuring that innovation doesn’t outpace risk controls.

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Through an interactive panel, we will:

• Break down how digital CLM tools—like automated workflows, electronic signatures, and AI-based risk scoring—are changing legal’s role in the contract lifecycle
• Discuss the evolving standards for contract data security, role-based access, and auditability in a cloud-based environment
• Share best practices for risk management across contract stages, including clause flagging, compliance monitoring, and dispute resolution support
• Explore how legal, procurement, finance, and commercial teams can collaboratively negotiate and enforce contracts through centralized platforms
• Analyze how legal teams can prepare for the future of contracting: from smart contracts and machine-readable clauses to analytics-driven performance reviews