Conference programme

This panel of experienced law firm leaders will share their thoughts on law firm leadership in a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) world. This panel will cover issues such as culture and strategy, AI and legal tech, the war for talent, President Trump and the rule of law, and clients and competition.

As AI and legal tech threatens to change the ways in which we work, and the skills that lawyers and legal teams need to deliver services to clients, this panel will look at the importance of being human and developing the appropriate people skills in a tech-driven world.

The panel will look at the challenges and opportunities facing smaller, independent law firms in today's market, as well as the importance of international networks, referral business and the need to constantly improve legal service delivery.

The panel will look at the role of social media in business development, choosing the right clients, the importance of reputation management and the changing ways of working and how these will impact business development and client relationships in the law firm of the future.