Banking and Finance Law Daily Wrap Up, STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVES—Industry leaders explore how people, process, and AI are reshaping the way legal work gets done; Wolters Kluwer 2026 Future Ready Lawyer Survey captures a profession in motion, (Apr 29, 2026)

By Brad Rosen, J.D.

Drawing on insights from the 2026 Future Ready Lawyer Survey Report, the panel examined how legal teams around the world are embracing technological innovation in an AI era while navigating significant challenges around ethics, security, and talent.

The redesign of legal work in the AI age is one of the central developments featured in the recently released Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory 2026 Future Ready Lawyer Survey as law firms and corporate law departments seek emerging operating models that help teams boost value, strengthen trust, and embrace a continuous state of future-readiness.

In a webinar headlined Building confidence in an AI era – The New Architecture of Legal Work, Anna Richards, Head of Community at Brightflag, moderated a lively panel discussion that explored how legal organizations are reshaping how their work gets done, rethinking roles, and redesigning workflows in the age of AI.

Richards was joined by a prominent group of panelists, including Philipp Mueller SVP of Product Management, Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory; Maria Dymitruk, Head of AI Law Department at Lubasz & Partners law firm; Justin Wales, head of Legal for The Americas @ Crypto.com Rajiv Arora, VP, technology product management, Wolters Kluwer, Legal & Regulatory US; and Benedikt Quarch, co-director of the German Legal Tech Hub.

To read the article, click Industry leaders explore how people, process, and AI are reshaping the way legal work gets done; Wolters Kluwer 2026 Future Ready Lawyer Survey captures a profession in motion.

Attorneys: Maria Dymitruk (Lubasz & Partners law firm), Justin Wales, Benedikt Quarch

Companies: Wolters Kluwer Legal Regulatory,Crypto.com, German Legal Tech Hub

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