Future Ready Contracts and Legal Ops
Monday, May 11, 2026
The Ivy Room
12 E Ohio St # 100
Chicago, IL 60611, USA
CLAS 2026 Sessions: 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM
Contract Nerds Networking Mixer: 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
In-House Legal Professionals Complimentary Pass Promo Ends May 2,2026
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Attend CrushLegal Academy of Success (CLAS) 2026, A one-day immersive conference for contracts and legal operations teams. This dynamic event empowers legal and contracts professionals with essential skills in productivity, negotiation, CLM efficiency, contract management, and legal operations, while exploring the transformative impact of artificial intelligence on corporate contracts and legal processes.
CLAS 2026 is a CLE pending and CPE packed conference tailored for in-house legal and contracts teams, helping attendees build future-ready skills across business, legal, technical, and soft skill domains.
Hosted in downtown Chicago, this fast-paced, graduate-level training event combines interactive workshops and hands-on courses with professional development, cutting-edge technology insights, and high-value networking followed by dinner and social events.
OPENING KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Renowned keynote speakers discussing their achievements, challenges, and advice to lawyers and legal teams on becoming strong business partners.
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KEYNOTE
Renowned keynote speakers discussing their achievements, challenges, and advice to lawyers and legal teams on becoming strong business partners.
Lectures and CLM Workshop
By attending CLAS 2026, you’ll walk away with actionable skills in CLM strategy, AI integration, negotiation frameworks, and legal leadership best practices.
Enjoy engaging lectures on AI efficiency and ethics, CLM Prep, innovation, entrepreneurship, navigating tough conversations, leadership, contracts, and legal operations. Each course is curated to address modern legal professionals' pain points, goals, and success.
Course are taught by renowned industry professionals with decades of experience and expertise.
CLE and CPE Eligible.
CLAS 2026
TICKETS
CLAS 2026 is shaping up to be our biggest event yet. We’re expecting 200+ in-person attendees, including in-house counsel, legal ops leaders, CLM experts, AI innovators, and contract professionals from across the country.
With strong early interest, registrations are filling up with attendees representing organizations such as IBM, US Foods, Allstate, Bank of America, SproutSocial, and Invenergy.
Register before we are fully booked.
WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND
LEARN
LECTURES AND ROUNDTABLES
Engaging lectures and roundtables on AI, CLM, contracts, legal ops, and leadership.
CONNECT
ACTIVE NETWORKING
Meet industry experts, exchange ideas, and learn about new technology and legal services from expert sponsors and attendees.
PLAY
SOCIAL HOUR AND DINNER
Enjoy delicious food throughout the day, socialize during happy hour, and dine with fellow attendees.
Attend CLAS 2026 for a unique graduate school style learning experience for legal counsels and legal professionals in any industry.
The AI Efficiency-Ethics Tradeoff
Balancing speed, risk, and ethics across justice, health, wealth, and equality.
Complex Contracts and Legal Ops
Practical strategies for high-stakes legal departments
Ready. Set. CLM.
The Why, When, and How of a successful CLM implementation.
Driving Organizational Change
How people, leaders, and organizations adapt in the age of AI.
The Innovation Mindset
Achievable innovation for modern legal professionals.
Navigating Tough Conversations
Recognizing blind spots and building better outcomes.
CLM Metadata Mastery
Mapping a seamless data flow between your Contracts, CRM, and CLM.
CLAS 2026 FACULTY
World Renowned Instructors
VALUED SPONSORS
PLATINUM
GOLD
BREAKFAST
LUNCH
TRAINING PARTNER
EMPOWER STARTUP
NETWORKING MIXER
LEARN
CONNECT
ENJOY
CLAS 2026 brings together future focused contracts and legal ops professionals for a focused, community-driven experience. This is a unique event for the legal community to confidently face the future, and be part of meaningful conversations.