08:15: Breakfast and Networking
09:00: Welcome from LegalTech in Leeds
09:10: Welcome from Mark Stuart, Pro Dean, Research & Innovation at University of Leeds
09:15: Opening addresses through a panel style discussion featuring Eve Roodhouse, Chief Officer for Culture and Economy at Leeds City Council and Tom Matusiak, Director at Leeds Law Society
09:35: Panel Discussion on “Evolving UK LegalTech Landscape” featuring Julian Wells, Director at Whitecap Consulting (LegalTech in Leeds), Hilary Smyth-Allen, Executive Lead at SuperTechWM, Dagmar Steffens, Head of Strategic Innovation at West of England Combined Authority (Bristol+Bath LegalTech), Rachel Kenyon, Business Engagement Manager at University of Manchester (Manchester Law and Technology) – Chaired by Liam Angus, LawTech Innovation Lead, Barclays Eagle Labs
10:20: Mike Freer MP, Minister for Courts and Legal Services at the Ministry of Justice - In his keynote, Minister Mike Freer will outline how technology and innovation can drive growth for the UK legal sector.
10:30: Coffee/ Refreshment Break
11:00: Shelley Quinn, Director and Abbie Thomas,Trainee Solicitor at Walker Morris
11:10: Sundeep Aulakh, Academic Fellow at University of Leeds
11:20: Olivia Dakin, Senior Manager, Innovation and Legal Technology at Addleshaw Goddard and Anna Hudson, Senior Legal Manager, Transaction Team Lawyer at ASDA
11:30: Patrick Grant, Senior Tutor and Project Director at University of Law
11:40: Louise Bloomfield, Partner and Location Head, David Williams, Partner and Sukhvinder Kaur, Business Improvement & Change Team at DAC Beachcroft DAC Beachcroft
11:50: Steve Bravery, Head of Law at Leeds Trinity University
12:00: Panel discussion on “Future of legal services” featuring: Gary Gallen, CEO at rradar, Angelique de Lafontaine, Head of Legal Operations and Performance at Bupa, Adam Roney, CEO at Calls9, James Croyston, Director at Founders Law - Chaired by Beth Fellner, Director at Legal Geek
12:45: Lunch and Networking
13:45: Breakouts x 4-5: Research in LegalTech and Innovation (different formats, roundtable, demonstration etc.)
Format: 1 hour session
Title: AI inLaw Firms – opportunities and challenges.
Description: Panel Q&A followed by round table discussion.
During this interactive breakout session the panelists will reflect on the status quo of implementation of AI by UK law firms, the opportunities that it presents for law firms and address some of the misperceptions around the application of AI in this context.
The panelists include:
Format: 30-minute session – will run twice back-to-back
Title: How preventative technology measures are crucial to protecting operations.
Description:
In this session, we'll ask small to medium-sized firms to consider the cost of downtime for their business and explore what preventative technology measures are crucial to protecting operations.
Jungle's Head of Cloud Architecture, David Blythe, will present how a firm went from having a major IT incident to future-proofing their infrastructure. David will draw on a Jungle case study within the legal world to detail how firms can minimise risks associated with technology incidents, sharing best and worst practices.
The session will help you understand the impact of tech issues and what solutions can be implemented to help mitigate the risks, assisting businesses to go from reacting to preparing confidently.
The break-out session is designed to cultivate meaningful conversations, encourage knowledge sharing and create opportunities for peer exchange. The session will deliver value and strategic takeaways for small to medium-sized firms.
Format: 1 hour session
Title: Building a Generative AI Assistant - Lessons Learnt
Description: Join Adam Roney, Founder & CEO of Calls9, and Patrick Grant, Tutor & Project Director for LegalTech & Innovation at ULaw, for a captivating open discussion on the application of Generative AI in addressing some of society's most pressing challenges.Adam and Patrick will lead an interactive presentation, exploring the challenges and abundant opportunities this new breed of technology can offer within the legal sector and beyond.Don't miss this chance to engage with industry experts in a lively and thought-provoking conversation.
Format: 30-minute session – will run twice back-to-back
Title: The Cyber Security concerns for Small to Medium sized law firms, when digitally transforming your business.
Description:
Digital transformation of your company brings many benefits in streamlining your route to market and enabling consistent and accurate responses to your clients.
But that often means relying on services and expertise outside of your comfort zone and sending data into that big bad word of the ‘internet’. This session will NOT take you through all the bad things that can happen and then magically provide a software solution. What it will do is take you through the steps of establishing your Cyber Security posture when moving to a more digital way of doing business.
Kevin Else, Consultancy Director at Cyber Security Partners (CSP) , will provide guidance and advice on taking a methodical approach to implementing security around technology used by your business and define the areas of responsibility that you as an organisation, need to take to protect your business and your client’s data.
14:45: Afternoon break
15:00: LegalTech in Leeds showcase x 15 pitches from LegalTech innovators (tech/ legaltech firms pitching 5-7 mins)
1. Remedy Robin – Winners of the LegalTech in Leeds Hackathon
4. Cyber Security Partners (CSP
5. Founders Law
6. Jungle IT
7. Just ACCESS
8. Katchr
9. Lawtech 365
10. Legal Studio
11. Toca
12. TrialView
13. SYKE
15. Talion
17:45: Simon Wright, Chief Operating Officer at Pexa
17:00: Conference Drinks and Networking
What a great day to share this article...
