A legal AI trinity?
A legal AI trinity? Last week AI reached a new dimension when Pope Leo XIV made it the topic of his first encyclical, or teaching document, entitled Magnifica Humanitas. Pope Leo highlighted the danger of the ‘technocratic paradigm’ where choices are dictated by efficiency and profits, urged clarity about responsibilities and accountabilities, and shared standards […]
Community Spotlight: Jo Farmer
Jo Farmer, Managing Partner of Lewis Silkin Meet Jo Farmer, Joint Managing Partner at Lewis Silkin, a law firm known for doing things differently and championing the ideas and people shaping modern business. With deep roots in advertising and media law and a career spent at the heart of the creative industries, Jo brings a […]
Community Spotlight: Christian Bartsch
Christian Bartsch, CEO of Bird & Bird Meet Christian Bartsch, CEO of Bird & Bird and a long‑standing leader at one of the world’s most tech‑forward law firms. With nearly two decades at the firm and a background in technology law, Christian brings a clear, grounded perspective to leading through change in a profession being […]
Legal Geek Europe 2026
Legal Geek Europe 2026 Legal Geek Europe was the conference equivalent to the modern mullet – the revival of the 80s haircut famously described in the 2001 movie Joe Dirt as business in the front party at the back! It was cool and fun, and it also covered serious topics. Although I have been attending […]
AI game plans
AI game plans As OpenAI and Anthropic follow the SpaceX trajectory and race towards IPOs, their focus is pivoting to the enterprise. Anthropic’s Claude Cowork plugin which tanked tech and legal tech stocks in February ultimately produced a vote of confidence for agentic AI – from investors and SaaS companies, no doubt relieved that Anthropic […]
What to expect from Legal Geek Growth: Speaker takeaways
Key takeaways from Legal Geek Growth speakers At Legal Geek Growth, we’re bringing together experts who understand the realities of growing and sustaining modern law firms — from winning better work, to building purpose-led careers, to protecting performance and wellbeing. Ahead of our SME law firm–focused event in London this June, we asked our speakers […]
Towards agentic ubiquity
Towards agentic ubiquity February’s tech and legal tech news demonstrated repeatedly that GenAI, and especially Anthropic, is really good at dominating global media headlines. Some of the stories were hilarious, like Anthropic’s response to OpenAI’s plans to introduce ads in ChatGPT Free and Go subscription tiers. While OpenAI published assurances that ads won’t influence ChatGPT […]
How SME law firms can adopt AI without the overwhelm
How SME law firms can adopt AI without the overwhelm: Insights from two innovation leaders Legal technology promises transformation, but implementing it inside a busy SME practice is rarely simple. In this Q&A, innovation leaders Noah Milton (Fletchers Solicitors) and Chris George (EMW Law) share how firms can introduce new tools smoothly, and which technologies […]
Sci-fi adjacent
Sci-fi adjacent The hot topic in tech right now is Moltbook, a social network exclusively for AI agents, which was launched by Octane AI CEO Matt Schlicht on 28 January. Taglined as the front page of the agent internet, it claims some 1.5 million users, all of whom are AI agents. The only things humans […]
Talking AI: What legal teams should be discussing in 2026
Talking AI: What legal teams should be discussing in 2026 As organisations continue to grapple with rapid advances in AI and legal tech, we asked two of our Legal Geek Europe 2026 speakers one question: What’s the most useful conversation legal teams should be having with their peers right now about navigating AI and legal […]
