How to Make Your Targets in the Last Quartile?
Chris Vaagt, Managing Partner at Law Firm Change Consultants, explored the critical challenge facing law firm leadership as they approach the final quarter of the year: how to effectively address performance gaps and drive meaningful results in a compressed timeframe. Drawing from 27 years of consulting experience, the discussion revealed fundamental disconnects in financial management […]
How Are Arbitrators Appointed? Unveiling One of Arbitration’s Mysteries!
Expert Arbitration practitioners Velimir Živković, Miljana Bigovic, Niamh Leinwather, Matej Pustay, and Michail Risvas, explored the often opaque process of arbitrator selection in international arbitration. The discussion addressed both the technical procedures and strategic considerations that shape tribunal composition, offering insights for practitioners navigating this critical aspect of dispute resolution. The Technical Framework The appointment […]
How SME Law Firms Can Prepare for the Impact of AI
Christian Mellado Hjortshoj, founder of Juristic and former Big Four and Associate at a Danish tier one law firm, shared practical insights on how small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) law firms can successfully integrate AI tools into their practice. With his unique background spanning both legal practice and full-stack development, Hjortshoj provided concrete strategies for […]
How to Manage Your International Referrals
Jorn Vermeulen, founder of Klerq, a platform supporting the business development side of law firms, shared insights from his 15 years of experience working with lawyers across 14 countries on building systematic approaches to cross-border legal work. With his extensive background in legal consultancy and platform development, Vermeulen provided practical guidance on transforming ad hoc […]
New Opportunities for Women in Law
Sara Carnegie, Legal Director at the International Bar Association’s gender project, and Isla Tobin, project lawyer at the IBA, delivered crucial insights into the evolving landscape for women in the legal profession. Drawing from their comprehensive nine-year study spanning 12 countries and four legal sectors, Carnegie and Tobin revealed both persistent challenges and emerging opportunities […]
The Board and AI
Dominique Shelton Leipzig, CEO of Global Data Innovation, and Isabelle Sharon, the company’s data-centric legal analyst, delivered crucial insights into how boards can navigate AI governance to unlock genuine business value whilst mitigating risk. Drawing from their experience training over 300 CEOs and board members across the country in July, Leipzig and Isabelle revealed the […]
The Impact of US Ai Policy on Europe
In a timely Platforum9 Session, we addressed one of the most pressing global policy issues in Ai today. Professor Andrej Savin, Professor in IT Law & Internet Law at Copenhagen Business School examined the growing regulatory divide between the US and Europe on artificial intelligence. With his extensive expertise in EU AI policy formulation, Savin […]
Wellbeing Means Be Well in Legal
Marco Imperiale, founder and managing director of Better Ipsum and president of the Wellbeing and Mental Health Committee of UIA International, joined us this week and talked about the mounting pressures facing today’s legal professionals. Drawing from his experience as a former Biglaw lawyer now focused on legal wellbeing, Imperiale provided candid insights into the […]
Human-Centric AI
Karol Valencia, AI Adoption and Change Manager at Saga, shared her insights on the importance of implementing human-centric AI in the legal sector. Drawing from her journey from traditional legal practice to AI adoption specialist, Valencia outlined practical approaches for successful AI implementation in legal teams. What is Human-Centric AI? Human-centric AI prioritises putting humans […]
Why do Law Firms Struggle to Invest in Change?
Sahar Farooqi, transformation consultant and Founder of recently established Legalencia, talked us through change management challenges within law firms and legal organizations. With his unique background as a criminal law Barrister, international commercial Arbitrator, and now Transformation Consultant, Farooqi outlined the critical challenges and practical solutions for law firms navigating major organisational change in an […]