The Legal AI Monthly Round-Up
Our monthly round-up on AI features Legal trainee and founder of Best Practice, George Hannah, who presented his debrief on the latest developments in legal AI. The discussion immediately underscored the accelerating pace of change, with estimates of approximately 100 new legal tech companies emerging each quarter, reflecting both the fragmentation and opportunity within the […]
The AI Litigation Associate: Drafting Motions, Claim Charts & Discovery in Minutes
In yesterday’s session, Julia Klingberg, Moderator and founder of Legal Network of Sweden, was joined by Ke Ma, Co-founder and COO of Concordia, who outlined a non-linear path into legal tech. After studying French and Government, Ma began his career in publishing before pivoting to law school, followed by a stint at McKinsey. Dissatisfied with […]
Showcasing Best Practice in Law Firm Business Development
Last Friday’s Business Development Forum session, moderated by Rachel Kennedy (BD Director at Kinstellar) and Charlotte Ford (Head of International Relationships at Charles Russell Speechlys), explored what best practice in law firm business development (BD) looks like in reality. Drawing on extensive international experience, both speakers focused on practical, honest insights into how BD operates […]
Alternative Thinking when Dispute Resolution is Under the Spell of New Technologies
Yesterday’s session of the International Arbitration Forum brought together moderators Velimir Živković, Niamh Leinwather, and Miljana Bigović, alongside Professor Crenguta Leaua, an international arbitrator and advisor on complex disputes at the intersection of law, technology, and business, to explore the evolving intersection of arbitration and emerging technologies. The discussion opened with an update on Platforum9’s […]
Why Pitch Management Needs Its Own System
This session was led by Jorn Vermeulen, Founder and CEO of Klerq, and Bennet van den Broek, Solution Manager at Klerq. They examined the increasing complexity of pitch management in law firms and why traditional approaches, still heavily reliant on PowerPoint, Word, and fragmented data, are no longer fit for purpose. The Structural Problem with […]
Identifying the Blindspots When Advising Entrepreneurs
Thursday’s Live session welcomed Jonathan Bloom, Business Development Director at Perkins Coie, a leading US Law Firm. A former finance lawyer turned advisor working closely with founders, investors, and emerging companies. Bloom’s career spans over two decades in institutional finance before founding his own business, an experience that reshaped his perspective on governance, control, and […]
Introducing the Fractional General Counsel
Alexis Goldfinch, a fractional General Counsel based in London, moderated the live session and explored the emergence of the fractional GC model and its implications for the legal profession. Goldfinch began her career at Freshfields, training as an IP and commercial lawyer, before undertaking several client secondments with organisations including Sony, Barclays, and PepsiCo. These […]
How Can Lawyers Survive in the AI Era?
This session brought together Christoph Vaagt, Managing Partner, Law Firm Change Consultants, and Mariusz Kowalski, Partner and Founder, Waterwalk Partners, who both explored how artificial intelligence is reshaping the legal profession and what both individual lawyers and law firms must do to remain relevant in an increasingly automated landscape. Uncertainty Meets Urgency Both Vaagt and […]
How Vibe Coding Helps Resolve Legal Tech Solutions
This session explored the emergence of “vibe coding” in legal practice, a rapidly evolving approach that enables users to build applications using natural language prompts. Chris Bridges, partner and co-founder at Tacit Legal and co-creator of Vibe Code Law, outlined how this approach is reshaping how lawyers interact with technology, prototype solutions, and engage with […]
What Does the Future BD Team Look Like?
At last week’s Business Development Forum live session, Barbara Koenen, co-founder of BOOST and a professional services consultant at Nexl, and Andrew Hutchinson, co-founder of Rebel.Group and former Chief Revenue Officer at Nexl, opened the discussion by reflecting on the traditional positioning of BD and marketing teams within law firms; historically seen as support functions […]