Invite-Only CohortSeptember 2026 – January 2027 · Virtual + In-Person (San Francisco)
Legal Ops AI Connect Cohort

Invite-Only · Virtual + In-Person · September 2026 – January 2027

Build the Bridge Between In-House and Law Firm AI Strategy.

AI providers sell efficiency. Clients hear cost reduction. Firms hear revenue risk. That gap is slowing real adoption across the industry. This cohort brings together in-house legal operations leaders and law firm business executives to close it — through structured working conversations between the people who actually have to make it work.

$1,750 — Four virtual sessions + in-person deep-dive at AI Client Connect in San Francisco.

TVPi's community includes leaders from:

Ropes & GrayMayer BrownBaker McKenzieGibson DunnK&L GatesReed Smith

470+ legal pricing and business-of-law professionals across the Am Law 200 and international firms

The Problem

Both sides want AI to work. Neither side is talking to the other about how.

Law firms are deploying AI tools that change how work gets done, what it costs, and how it's priced. In-house legal teams are pushing for efficiency, transparency, and better value. But the conversation between these two groups about what AI actually means for their relationship? It's barely happening.

The disconnect is real

Firms worry AI-driven efficiency will compress fees. Clients worry firms will pocket the savings. Both are making decisions in isolation that affect the other. The result: slower adoption, misaligned expectations, and missed opportunities on both sides.

Panels won't fix this

Industry conferences put in-house and firm leaders on the same stage, but rarely in the same working conversation. This cohort is built for the working conversation — structured, facilitated, and designed to produce real alignment.

The window is now

AI adoption decisions being made in the next 12 months will shape law firm economics and client relationships for years. The firms and legal departments that align early will set the terms for everyone else.

What You Get

A structured program designed to produce alignment, not just awareness.

Four virtual sessions between September 2026 and January 2027, plus a full-day in-person working session in San Francisco.

Cross-side peer conversations

The only structured forum where in-house legal ops leaders and law firm business executives work through AI strategy side by side. No vendors in the room selling. No competing agendas. Shared problem-solving.

Four virtual sessions

Focused discussions on the questions that matter most: How should AI change pricing? Who captures the efficiency gains? What does value look like when the work takes half the time? Sessions run between September 2026 and January 2027.

In-person deep-dive at AI Client Connect SF

Your cohort includes access to AI Client Connect in San Francisco — a curated, full-day working session at McDermott Will & Emery's San Francisco office. Facilitated discussions, networking, and shared frameworks with both sides of the table in every conversation.

TVPi market intelligence

Real-time insight from TVPi's unique position between firms and the legal AI market. What firms are actually deploying, where in-house teams are pushing back, and what's working — based on direct relationships, not secondhand reporting.

A network that compounds

Connections with leaders on both sides of the legal relationship who are navigating the same challenges. The cohort continues to share insight, resources, and perspective long after individual sessions end.

Why TVPi

The independent intelligence hub between law firms and the legal AI market.

True Value Partnering Institute (TVPi) occupies a unique position in the legal industry. We're not a vendor. We're not a law firm. We're the independent professional development and research organization that works with both sides — and that independence is what makes this cohort possible.

500+ business-of-law leaders

TVPi's community spans the Am Law 200 and international firms. Our members include Chief Pricing Officers, COOs, CFOs, Directors of Legal Project Management, and senior operations leaders who shape how their firms do business.

The ALPP: the gold standard

TVPi runs the Accredited Legal Pricing Professional (ALPP) program — the only professional accreditation dedicated to legal pricing. ALPP members are the people inside law firms who understand the economics of legal service delivery at a level no one else does.

Research partnerships with leading AI companies

TVPi maintains active research relationships with major legal AI and technology companies. We see what's being built, what's being deployed, and what's actually changing — from both the vendor and the firm perspective.

Independent, published research

From The Pricing Shift weekly intelligence newsletter to the upcoming Legal AI Adoption Benchmark, TVPi produces original research on how AI is reshaping legal economics. The cohort benefits from this research pipeline directly.

Trusted by the industry's senior leaders

Over 100 Chiefs and senior business-of-law leaders from firms across the Am Law 200 are active in TVPi's executive programming. When these leaders need a peer community to navigate AI strategy, they come to TVPi.

The Format

Five touchpoints. Both sides of the table. Real outcomes.

The cohort is designed to build understanding and alignment progressively — from virtual conversations that establish shared language to an in-person day that produces concrete frameworks.

Virtual Session 1: The State of Play

Where are firms and in-house teams on AI adoption? What's working, what's stalled, and where are the biggest gaps between what each side expects? Establishing shared ground.

Virtual Session 2: The Value Question

When AI cuts the hours, who benefits? How should efficiency gains be shared? Working through the pricing and value models that could make AI a win for both sides.

In-Person Deep-Dive: AI Client Connect SF

A full day in San Francisco at McDermott Will & Emery. Facilitated working sessions, scenario exercises, and direct conversations between firm leaders and their in-house counterparts. This is where frameworks get built.

Virtual Session 3: Operationalizing Alignment

Taking the frameworks from San Francisco and working through how to implement them. What changes in the next quarter? What conversations happen back at the firm or legal department?

Virtual Session 4: The Road Ahead

A forward-looking session on where AI adoption is heading and how the firm-client relationship needs to evolve. Setting priorities for the next 12 months.

What You Walk Away With

Alignment you can act on — not abstract takeaways.

Concrete frameworks, peer relationships, and a clear path forward for making AI work across the firm-client relationship.

4+1

Virtual sessions + in-person deep-dive

Both Sides

In-house and law firm leaders in every conversation

500+

Leaders in TVPi's business-of-law community

Shared pricing and value frameworks

Practical models for how AI-driven efficiency should be priced and shared — developed with input from both the firm and client perspective.

Direct alignment with your counterparts

In-house leaders hear directly from firm business executives. Firm leaders hear directly from legal ops. No intermediaries, no guessing.

A cross-side peer network

Ongoing connections with leaders on both sides of the relationship who understand what you're navigating and can offer perspective when it matters.

Market intelligence from TVPi

Independent insight into what firms and in-house teams are actually doing with AI — not vendor marketing, not conference presentations. Real data from the community.

An AI strategy that accounts for both sides

Walk away with a strategy that doesn't just optimize for your side of the table — one that creates genuine, sustainable value for the relationship.

Pricing

Investment

One price. Full program access including the in-person deep-dive in San Francisco.

Includes SF Event

Legal Ops AI Connect Cohort

Per participant · Invite-only

$1,750
  • Four virtual working sessions (September 2026 – January 2027)
  • In-person deep-dive day at AI Client Connect in San Francisco
  • Cross-side conversations with in-house and law firm leaders
  • TVPi market intelligence and research access
  • Peer network access between and after sessions
  • Curated cohort updates on legal AI trends

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Questions? Contact charlene@tvp-institute.com

Who Should Attend

Built for the leaders shaping AI strategy on both sides.

In-House Legal Operations Leaders

Directors and VPs of Legal Operations who manage outside counsel relationships, evaluate legal tech, and drive efficiency across the legal function.

In-House General Counsel & Deputy GCs

Senior in-house lawyers making decisions about how their legal departments work with firms in an AI-driven market.

Law Firm Chief Pricing Officers

The people inside firms who set pricing strategy and are navigating how AI changes fee models, realization, and client value conversations.

Law Firm COOs & CFOs

Business leaders responsible for firm economics, operational strategy, and the financial implications of AI adoption.

Law Firm Directors of Legal Project Management

Leaders who manage how work gets scoped, staffed, and delivered — the people closest to where AI changes the actual work.

Legal Tech & Innovation Leaders

In-house or firm-side leaders responsible for technology strategy, AI deployment, and change management.

FAQ

Questions

In-house legal operations leaders and law firm business-of-law executives who are actively navigating AI's impact on the firm-client relationship. This includes legal ops directors, general counsel, chief pricing officers, COOs, CFOs, and innovation leaders.

$1,750 · Invite-Only · September 2026 – January 2027

The conversation both sides need to have.

Four virtual sessions + in-person deep-dive in San Francisco. In-house and law firm leaders in every conversation. $1,750.

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