Burnt out, overbilled or optimistic? The State of In-house in 2026

January 29, 2026

2:00 pm

2:45 pm

With an unprecedented year of change and progress behind us, the only thing we know for sure is that 2026 will bring more of the same. So what's top of mind for in-house lawyers, as we head into 2026?

Join us as we reveal the results of our in-depth survey of the in-house legal profession, covering topics like:

Is AI more hype than substance?
Are law firms delivering value for money?
How good or bad is morale in your teams?
Are legal teams set to grow or shrink?
Are burnout levels getting worse?

Watch our expert panel discuss the findings live. You'll hear from:

Richard Mabey, CEO & co-founder, Juro
Georgia Morgan-Wynne, MD & Head of In-house, Taylor Root
Mary Bonsor, GC Relationships Director, Mishcon de Reya

Get ahead of the curve for 2026 by diving under the hood and finding out the true State of In-house in 2026.

Our featured speakers

Richard Mabey

CEO, Juro

Richard Mabey is the co-founder and CEO of Juro, one of the UK and Ireland’s 100 fastest-growing technology scale-ups. A former M&A lawyer at Freshfields, Richard founded Juro in 2016

Mary Bonsor

GC Relationships Director

Mary Bonsor is the founder of Flex Legal (F-LEX), an award-winning platform launched in 2016 that connects law firms and in-house teams with on-demand lawyers and paralegals. A former City property litigation solicitor, she also created Flex Trainee, an SQE training scheme supporting social mobility.

Georgia Morgan-Wynne

Managing Director, Taylor Root

Georgia Morgan-Wynne is Managing Director at Taylor Root (The SR Group), leading the in-house corporate and commercial recruitment teams across permanent and interim hires. In recruitment since 2011, she specialises in senior legal executive search for high-growth technology, digital and e-commerce businesses, placing general counsel and heads of legal.

Burnt out, overbilled or optimistic? The State of In-house in 2026

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