Starting your legal AI journey: a practical guide for general counsel
AI is rapidly reshaping the legal landscape, yet many general counsel still feel unsure where to begin. This session is designed as a safe, jargon‑free space for senior leaders to explore what AI can realistically do for in‑house teams, how to assess emerging tools and what “good” looks like when starting out.
You’ll hear from an expert panel who have navigated this journey firsthand:
- Julian Homerstone, Former Group General Counsel, Virgin Atlantic, who will share real‑world insights from modernising a large legal function and deploying AI to support strategic, high‑risk operational environments
- Stephanie Dominy, General Counsel at Tessl and technology adviser, who will demystify the newly released Legal Benchmarks AI Evaluation Framework – a practical, open‑source toolkit that helps GCs cut through vendor noise and assess tools with structure and confidence
- Richard Barrett, Copilot Solutions Engineer at Microsoft, who will share some case studies of CoPilot integrations and practical demonstrations
We’re also proud to partner with LinkedIn on this session, ensuring attendees benefit from the latest data shaping the legal and technology landscape.
The session will equip you to:
- Understand the practical uses of AI for in-house legal teams
- Ask the right questions of vendors and internal stakeholders
- Build an initial roadmap tailored to your organisation’s risk appetite, workflows, and maturity
- Move from “AI curiosity” to confident, informed action
Whether you are exploring AI for the first time or seeking structure around early adoption, this event will give you the frameworks, questions and next steps you need to get started.
If you would like to attend, register your interest below and we will be in touch to confirm your place.
MEET YOUr SPEAKERS
Julian Homerstone
Former Group General Counsel
Virgin Atlantic
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Julian has been Group General Counsel and Company Secretary at Virgin Atlantic since 2016.
With over two decades’ experience in aviation and international consumer businesses, he has played a central role in a number of high-profile financings, restructurings and strategic partnerships, including pandemic-era capital raises, shareholder transactions and significant engagements with the UK Competition and Markets Authority.
More recently, he has supported and championed the responsible adoption of AI at Virgin Atlantic, playing a key role within the senior leadership group’s oversight of how it enhances legal decision-making, productivity and organisational effectiveness across the business.
Stephanie Dominy
General Counsel
Head of Ops
Tessl
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Stephanie is General Counsel and Head of Ops at Tessl, a London-based AI software company. With a career spanning the dot-com era to the age of AI, she has specialised in tech start-ups since 2016, building and leading legal teams across the sector.
Stephanie is a regular contributor to the conversation on legal innovation and the future of the profession. She brings a practitioner’s perspective to how fast-moving AI development challenges traditional legal frameworks.
richard barrett
Copilot Solutions Engineer
Microsoft
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Richard is a Senior Copilot Solutions Engineer at Microsoft, working at the intersection of AI and productivity to help organisations adopt Copilot in a practical, secure way.
In his role, Richard partners with clients to translate business needs into real Copilot use cases, running discovery sessions, building demonstrations and proof‑of‑value scenarios, and advising on rollout considerations such as security, governance and user adoption.
MEET YOUr Host
Sarah Ingwersen
Managing Director | Global Head of In-house Legal
Taylor Root
sarahingwersen@taylorroot.com
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