The law firm of the future: Williams Lea's business symposium returns

August 06, 2024

Building on the success of last year’s inaugural Law Firm of the Future business services symposium, we are thrilled to announce that Williams Lea’s Law Firm of the Future is back.

The Law Firm of the Future 2024

This special in-person event will deliver expert insight into how law firms are innovating their operations and the way they work.

VENUE: DLA Piper, 160 Aldersgate St, Barbican, London EC1A 4HT

DATE: Monday 7th October 2024

TIME: Registration at 14:30. Event from 15:00 – 17:45, followed by drinks and canapes

The proliferation of AI tools is having an impact on just about every aspect of legal services and law firm operations alike. It’s heralding a new business era which is poised to deliver seismic change to the legal market. As law firms and their clients seek ways to integrate AI into their strategies, how will AI’s influence streamline changes to the provision of legal services and how, in turn will law firms pivot to build support structures that enable success?  

Speakers:

Abhi Kunté, Head of Partnerships, AI and Machine Learning at Google
Abhi will share how professional, financial, and law firms are embracing generative AI to drive their strategies and stay ahead of the competition. Abhi will delve into Google’s approach to helping enterprise B-to-B organizations accelerate AI adoption and enable transformation.

Matthew Leopold, Head of Brand and Insight at LexisNexis
Matthew will unravel the ‘perplexing mystery’ of why, how, and when lawyers are changing how they work, examine current market insights and consider why people change, looking at Means, Motive, and Opportunity.

Panelists:

Rachel Broquard, Service Excellence Partner at Eversheds Sutherland
Judith Davis, Business Process Improvement Lead at DLA Piper
Haig Tyler, former CTO at Herbert Smith Freehills
Chris Bull, Consultant at Edge International (Moderator)