2026 CLE Day
In-House Bootcamp
Friday, January 30, 2026 // Virtual Event
10:00am to 2:45pm PST (1:00pm to 5:45pm EST)
Scale LLP In-House Bootcamp CLE Day 2026
Level up your in-house practice to succeed in a business environment.
Join us Friday, January 30, 2026, for Scale’s 4th Annual In-House Bootcamp CLE event built for the modern in-house environment.
Scale LLP — a national firm built by entrepreneurs and former Silicon Valley GCs — offers a unique perspective tailored to in-house lawyers. Earn CLE credit while gaining practical insights from experienced GCs and legal operators who’ve been in your shoes.
This year’s In-House Bootcamp goes deeper into what it takes to build, run, and scale an effective in-house legal function in 2026.
Whether you’re new to an in-house role or leading a legal department, this CLE Day will equip you with the tools, insights, and connections to thrive. And if you serve as outside counsel, you’ll gain a deeper understanding of your clients’ daily challenges and how to support them more effectively.
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn, grow, and connect with peers.
You’ll walk away with actionable frameworks and lessons from sessions covering:
- Designing legal systems that scale
- Contract velocity, automation, and business enablement
- Brand architecture, IP enforcement, and value preservation
- Crisis readiness and litigation risk
- Real-world ethics and judgment in-house
- Governance, cap tables, and control
Sign up today by registering for both Morning & Afternoon Sessions.
Pending CLE Credit:
Arizona
California
Colorado
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Illinois
Massachusetts
Maryland
Missouri
North Carolina
New Jersey
New York
Oregon
South Carolina
Texas
Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin
Meet Our Presenters
Brian Detwiler
Partner, Practice Group Leader
Intellectual Property
Scale LLP
Brian Elliott
Partner, Practice Group Leader
General Counsel Services
Scale LLP
Eric Ferraro
Partner
Scale LLP
Adam Forest
Founding Partner
Scale LLP
Bob Gans
Partner, Practice Group Leader Litigation & Regulatory
Scale LLP
Alex Gershen
Partner
Scale LLP
Chris Geyer
Partner
Scale LLP
Chris Grewe
Partner
Scale LLP
Chuck Kraus
Partner, Practice Group Leader Corporate & Securities
Scale LLP
Nancy Lee
Counsel
Scale LLP
Lauren Mellen
Counsel
Scale LLP
Jamie Wells
Partner, Practice Group Leader
Litigation & Regulatory
Scale LLP
2026 In-House Bootcamp Schedule
Session One: Morning
10:00am - 10:45am PST
The Foundation Layer: Designing Legal Systems That Scale
Legal process design, client/end-user process design, modern metrics, and operational architecture.
PRESENTERS
Chris Grewe and Lauren Mellen
10:45am - 11:30am PST
The Transaction Layer: Accelerating Value Through Smarter Contracts
Contract velocity, risk mapping, automation, and business enablement.
PRESENTERS
Adam Forest and Nancy Lee
11:30am - 12:00pm PST
The Protection Layer: Safeguarding Innovation and Identity
Brand architecture, IP enforcement, and value preservation strategy.
PRESENTERS
Brian Detwiler and Chris Geyer
12:00pm - 12:30pm PST
Break
Session Two: Afternoon
12:45pm - 1:15pm PST
The Resilience Layer: Managing Litigation and Investigations
Dispute resolution and crisis readiness, discovery efficiency, and litigation management.
PRESENTERS
Jamie Wells and Alex Gershen
1:15pm - 2:00pm PST
The Integrity Layer: Ethical Rules and Realities
Real-world ethics, gray-area judgment, and building a culture of cooperation and compliance.
PRESENTERS
Bob Gans and Emil Ali
2:00pm - 2:45pm PST
The Structure Layer: Capital, Control and Governance
Board dynamics, cap tables, accountability systems, and decision integrity.
PRESENTERS
Chuck Kraus and Eric Ferraro
About Scale LLP
Strategic Counsel for the Real World.
Scale LLP is a full-service national firm built by entrepreneurs and former Silicon Valley GCs. Our General Counsel Services (GCS) team delivers in-house counsel, on demand – embedding senior counsel who operate as true business partners.
We provide executive-level judgment without the overhead, managing risk, leading legal functions, and scaling governance with clarity and speed. Clients get the practicality of an in-house team backed by the depth of a full-service firm.
Because many of our attorneys have led in-house teams, we understand the realities of building modern legal infrastructure – and our CLE Day is built around that expertise.
Brought to you by the GCS team at Scale.