LEGAL GEEK
CONFERENCE 2026
Weds 14 - Thurs 15 Oct 2026
London
5000 attendees
Experience Europe’s most established legal innovation event. Join a curated community of GCs, partners, legal operations and innovation leaders for two days of strategic insight, practical takeaways, and high‑value networking.
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WHAT TO EXPECT
“The go-to legal technology conference, sponsored by the pillars of the community” The Law Society Gazette
250 expert speakers from law firms, in-house teams, legal ops, government, and regulators
5000 legal professionals at Europe’s largest lawtech conference, from 65+ countries
4 stages of content with workshops, roundtables, panels, and TED-style talks
Effortless networking with clients, peers, and future collaborators
Hands-on legal tech with live demos and emerging tools
Great food and barista coffee – street food, snacks, and unlimited barista coffee
Unique networking experiences like karaoke, paint & sip, run club, and more
WHO ATTENDS
IN-HOUSE TEAMS
39%
Leaders from in-house/corporate
LAW-FIRMS
33%
Law firm leaders & innovation teams
LEGAL TECH
21%
Early stage > large corp
COMMUNITY
7%
VCs, Regulators, Societies, Govts
"With a mix of speakers, topics, activities - there is something for everyone."
Saran Kaur, Managing Counsel, Legal Operations, CHANEL
EVENT TIMINGS
The timings are the same on both days (Wednesday 15 and Thursday 16 October 2025), with different speakers and content on each day. The full agenda with timings will be available exclusively to ticket holders via our official event app, launching around one month before the conference.
8.00AM – 10.00AM DOORS OPEN
Kickstart your day with a freshly brewed cup of barista coffee while connecting with fellow attendees.
10.00AM – 4.00PM TALKS – WORKSHOPS – PITCHES – ROUNDTABLES – NETWORKING
Content is different on each day. Dive into thought-provoking talks, participate in interactive Q&A sessions, hear new product pitches engage in practical hands-on workshops that will enhance your skills and knowledge.
4.00PM – 7.00PM LEGAL GEEK AFTERPARTY
Enjoy complimentary drinks and networking activities including beer tasting, a sommelier masterclass and karaoke.
Ticket holders have been emailed (from [email protected]) with instructions on how to download our event app to access full agenda.
AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2025
Explore the sessions from Legal Geek Conference 2025, featuring TED-style talks, interactive roundtables, panels, Q&As, and lawtech showcases. Get 2025 tickets
Jo Farmer
Managing Partner
Lewis Silkin
Simon Levine
Chief Strategic Innovation Partner, DLA Piper
Luke Powell
Managing Partner
Macfarlanes
Charlie Leveque
Co-Managing Partner
Harbottle & Lewis
Paul Lewis
Managing Partner
Linklaters
Managing Partner Panel: Leading the firm of the future: Innovation, AI & the new law firm playbook
This panel will feature managing partners from forward-thinking law firms who are embracing technology, rethinking service delivery, and leading through change. With Legal Geek’s dynamic format and audience of GCs, legal ops, and law firms, it’s a great opportunity to share your perspective on the future of legal services, and what it means to lead in an era shaped by AI and innovation.
Kristin Zmrhal
Vice President of Product Stratrgy
DISCO
Zaffrin O'Sullivan
General Counsel & Company Secretary
ITN
Matthew Wilson
Chief Legal Officer
Fremantle
Panel: It takes two: The relationship between in-house counsel & law firms
In-house legal leaders discuss what makes a successful partnership between in-house and outside counsel.
Alistair Wye
Director of Innovation & AI White & Case
Alison Devlin
Director of Knowledge
Eversheds Sutherland
Emily Tearle
Head of Knowledge Management
Travers Smith LLP
Sarah Harris
Director of Innovation and Knowledge, Partner
Kingsley Napley LLP
From precedent to innovation: Building knowledge-driven law firms
This panel explores how firms are using legal tech to capture, analyze, and deploy their collective expertise in ways that drive both client value and strategic growth.
MACROECONOMIC AND MARKET FORCES
Looking beyond Law: a VC’s perspective on AI-driven
changes in other sectors
Henry Goodwin, General Partner, Leo Capital
Disruption of legal industry and how ALSP are different
Bruce Baude, Global CTO, Deliotte Legal
Investing in legal tech: Where the smart money’s going
Karin Johansson, Chief Investment Officer, Coretech Capital
REGULATION AND POLICY
Does chasing efficiency create unacceptable regulatory risks?
Dee Masters, Barrister, Cloister Chambers
Don’t Scream at Requests! (DSARs): A Halloween horror story: How an AI-powered workflow can take the terror out of your DSAR response
Leon Major, Senior Brand Ambassador, Nebula
The benefits of qualified electronic signatures for law firms – using electronic signatures that have the legal weight of a handwritten signature
Richard Oliphant, Digidentity B.V.
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL EVOLUTION
Client-Value and relationships
Chris Grant, Managing Director – Client Value, Goodwin
Shara Natalie Gibbons, Legal Commercial Manager, HSBC
Building an in-house legal function is like building the wing of a hotel
Ben Eason, Managing Director – Head of Legal Change and Innovation, HSBC
How do we radically rethink Real Estate?
Emma Roe, Global Head of Legal Operations & Technology Consulting, DWF
AI IN LEGAL PRACTICE
Artificial practice: How to actually use AI in-house
Ian Spain, Head of Legal, Vanta
The autonomy/control balance: Designing agentic AI in legal
Nicole Bradick, VP, Innovation, Factor
Litigating at scale: How AI helped win a multi-million dollar case
Stephen Dowling SC, CEO, TrialView
Case Study: Mourant’s GenAI blueprint: Navigating complexity to drive revenue growth
Kristin Zmrahl, VP of Product Strategy, DISCO
Ledia Toscano, Associate Director – Digital Forensics & eDiscovery, Mourant
GENERATIONAL AND MANAGEMENT STYLES
How do we teach and mentor in the age of AI
Shilpa Bhandarkar, AI Strategy & Implementation
Gaining a competitive edge: The business psychology of high-performance teams
Elizabeth Hyde, Director, Hesper GRC
Kay Thompson-Barker, Managing Director, Sea Light Development
DATA, SECURITY AND COMPLIANCE
Implementing AI: Journey before destination
Maria Pedrosa, Head of New Law and Digital, Repsol
Javier Diez Tomillo, New Law and Digital Counsel, Repsol
The hidden value of legal transaction data – Why the future of
law firms depend on it
Anthony Seale, CEO, Legatics
LEGAL TECH ADOPTION AND ROI
Document automation 2.0: Turbocharge your drafting
Catherine Bamford, Founder, BamLegal
Needle in a haystack: how to properly assess and compare
Generative AI providers
Joe Cohen, Director of Advanced Client Solutions, Charles Russell Speechlys
Legal tech Tinder: Strategic swiping for smarter decisions
Tara Waters, Founder, TLW Consulting
ACCESS TO JUSTICE AND LEGAL DESIGN
Breaking up better: Changing how we separate in the UK
James Hayhurst, Founder, The Parents Promise
Framing justice: How art can illuminate the law
Cherno Jagne, COO, Cloisters Chambers
Legal design for hackers
Peter Hornsby, Director of Colouring In, Edgerton Riley
STRATEGIC LEGAL INNOVATION AND COLLABORATION
Law firm culture around tech: reflecting on the past decade
Nick West, Chief Strategy Officer, Mishcon de Reya
Who wants to be a millionaire?
Haley Altman, Strategic Advisor, Litera
GenAI doesn’t adopt itself
Kelsey Ippolito, Strategic Business Development Team Lead, Harvey
From precedent to innovation: building knowledge-driven law firms
Emily Tearle, Head of Knowledge Management, Travers Smith
HUMAN-CENTERED CHANGE AND ADOPTION
Future of the law school
David Kershaw, Dean and Professor of Law, LSE Law School
Avoid tech regret: How to buy smart and select the right
solution and vendor for you
Lucy Powell, Director, Legal Operations, Melius Law
John Bennett, Founder and CEO, Melius Law
Oasis, bootcuts and workflows: the biggest comebacks of 2025
Michael Grupp, CEO and Founder, Bryter
WOMEN IN LEGAL TECH
The mic is yours: How to own your voice and amplify others on LinkedIn
Helen Burness, Founder, Saltmarsh Marketing
Rewriting the rules: Women shaping legaltech across functions
Chioma Wilson-Dike, Co-Founder of Lexlytic and Community Manager, Nigerian LegalTech Network
DEI, EQUITY AND JUSTICE
Law is more than the art of the deal
Baroness Helena Kennedy KC, Director, IBA’s Human Rights Institute
Digital justice: Unlocking the power of legal tech for pro bono impact
Jess Wu, Strategic Partnerships Manager, Everlaw
Catriona Filmer, Pro Bono Senior Associate, Fieldfisher
WELLNESS AND MENTAL HEALTH
Out of Office, Into Clarity – A journey through identity, purpose
and self-worth
Amir Mehdi, Deutsche Bank
From surviving to thriving: Building neuroinclusive workplaces
that work for everyone
Jodie Hill, Managing Partner, Thrive Law
REGIONAL LAWTECH LANDSCAPES
Mind the (regulatory) gap: Managing global operations across
borders and jurisdictions
Kritin Sundaram, CEO, Augmetec
"I loved the ethos and the energy. It felt more like a festival of collaboration than a conference"
Shilpa Bhandarkar, Former Partner and GenAI Chair, Linklaters
250
Speakers
Three
stages
22 Interactive
workshops
Street food
market
4500
Attendees
65
Countries
The two-day Legal Geek Conference brings together the global legal tech community in Shoreditch, featuring 250+ speakers, interactive workshops, and structured networking for large law firms and in-house teams.
Explore the future of law through expert sessions on cultural transformation, mental health, and resilience, essential topics for today’s legal workplace. Curated networking experiences and a full calendar of events make it easy to connect, collaborate, and expand your professional network.
SIDE EVENTS
We’ve got loads of free side events at the conference to help you meet even more people. No need to pre-register—just show up and grab your spot! Check the event app for specific timings.
Beer and Wine Tasting
Karaoke
Paint & Sip Session
Run club
Speed Networking
SPEAKING HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE PAST
From leaders in legal tech, to lawyers, to inspirational speakers from across the world! Meet some of our previous speakers:
Sir Stephen Fry
English actor, writer, and presenter
Sir Geoffrey Vos
Master of the Rolls and HEad of Civil Justice for England and Wales
Helle Thorning-Schmidt
Former Prime Minister
of Denmark
Sarah Sackman KC MP
Minister of State for Courts and Legal Services
Maaike de Bie
Group General Counsel
Vodafone
Richard Susskind OBE
British author, speaker, and President of the Society for Computers and Law
Mel B MBE
Spice Girl and Patron of Women’s Aid
Joe Wicks MBE
The Body Coach
Richard E. Grant
Oscar-Nominated Actor
and Writer
Mr Vadym Prystaiko
Former Ukraine's ambassador to the UK
Permission to Geek Out: Why you need to attend Legal Geek Conference 2025
Download the toolkit for everything you need to know about Legal Geek Conference 2025 and why you can’t miss it.
CONFERENCE VIBE
Unique venue
The Old Truman Brewery has four stages, workshop rooms, and bright networking spaces – helping you connect, learn, and collaborate in a vibrant, creative setting
Casual dress
Our events are relaxed and have no formal dress code, so you can come as you are and feel completely comfortable being yourself
Networking events
Side events like karaoke, wine tasting, and painting help you connect in fun, unexpected ways – no boring networking here
Street Food
The Legal Geek Street Food Market offers a full range of catering options, keeping you fuelled and focused with healthy food throughout the day
"There’s nowhere else you’ll find the great and good of the community under one roof!"
Chris Grant, Managing Director, Client Value, Goodwin
session FORMATS
TED-STYLE TALKS
Short and sharp talks that deliver big ideas fast
PANEL DISCUSSIONS
Hear candid insights from tech and legal leaders
EXPERT-LED ROUNDTABLES
This is where the real talk happens – designed for true peer learning
INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS
Hands-on sessions where you learn by doing – focused on practical skills
SILENT DISCO SESSIONS
Slip on a headset, tune in to the topic you care about
Q&As
Get direct answers from the people shaping what’s next
LIVE DEMOS
See the newest legal tech in action. No pitches, just practical walk-throughs!
FIRESIDE CHATS
Relaxed, one-on-one interviews that uncover personal stories and lessons learned
GET 2026 TICKETS
Legal Geek Conference 2026 is taking place on 14-15 October in London. Any questions? Check the ticket FAQs or get in touch via [email protected] (yes, it’s .co)
In-house Tickets
Senior in-house legal professionals attend for free. Subject to an approval process.- What's included:
- 2-day conference pass
- Networking app (with 1:1 meetings)
- All-day hospitality (street food lunch, drinks, snacks)
- Wi‑Fi and dedicated co-working space
- Free barista coffee
- Access to 100+ sessions and talks
- Networking side events
- Legal Geek afterparty
Law Firm Leader Tickets
For Partners, C-suite and ‘Head of’ roles at law firms. Subject to availability and approval process.- What's included:
- 2-day conference pass
- Networking app (with 1:1 meetings)
- All-day hospitality (street food lunch, drinks, snacks)
- Wi‑Fi and dedicated co-working space
- Free barista coffee
- Access to 100+ sessions and talks
- Networking side events
- Legal Geek afterparty
Law Firm Tickets
Discounted rate for law firms. Subject to availability and approval process.- What's included:
- 2-day conference pass
- Networking app (with 1:1 meetings)
- All-day hospitality (street food lunch, drinks, snacks)
- Wi‑Fi and dedicated co-working space
- Free barista coffee
- Access to 100+ sessions and talks
- Networking side events
- Legal Geek afterparty
Super Early Bird Tickets
This ticket type is for tech providers, consultants, investors, media/press, and anyone else.- What's included:
- 2-day conference pass
- Networking app (with 1:1 meetings)
- All-day hospitality (street food lunch, drinks, snacks)
- Wi‑Fi and dedicated co-working space
- Free barista coffee
- Access to 100+ sessions and talks
- Networking side events
- Legal Geek afterprty
Ticket FAQs
You must be directly employed by a law firm. All tickets must be registered using a valid law firm email address and are subject to an approval process. See our eligibility criteria.
You must be directly employed by a company where your primary role is to support that company’s in-house legal function. All tickets must be registered using an official work email associated with the company and are subject to availability. See our eligibility criteria.
You must currently hold a Partner, Managing Partner, or ‘Head of’ title (e.g. Head of Innovation, Head of Legal Ops, etc.). All tickets must be registered using an official work email associated with the company and are subject to availability.
Yes! You can purchase multiple tickets now and assign them to your team later.
If you need support, try our live chat on bottom right, or email [email protected] (yes, it’s .co)
2026 SPONSORShip now available!
We work with a select group of partners to deliver standout value, positioning you as a thought leader, generating quality leads, and joining the 93% of sponsors who return year after year.
2026 SPONSORS
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HOW TO FIND US
In the heart of Shoreditch, London, The Old Truman Brewery has been home to Legal Geek for eight years. It was formerly London’s largest brewery, it has transformed into a dynamic space hosting events such as SXSW, London Coffee Festival, Brick Lane Jazz Festival, and of course, the Legal Geek Conference!
THE Old Truman brewery
Address: 15 Hanbury Street, Shoreditch, London, E16QR
Venue entrance (via Ely's yard):
LEGAL GEEK CONFERENCE
Weds 15 and Thurs 16 Oct 2025
London
4500 attendees
The Glastonbury of legal events, a vibrant, high-energy gathering uniting legal leaders from 65 countries. Experience the dynamic atmosphere and forward-thinking perspectives you won't find at traditional legal events.
TED-STYLE TALKS & PANEL SESSIONS
Short, sharp insights and longer panels to stay up-to-date on the latest developments in Legal Tech.
DEEP DIVES & CASE STUDIES
Go beyond theory with interactive deep dives to gain practical insights you can apply straight away.
The Legal Geek Conference is where the global legal tech community comes together for a one-of-a-kind, festival-style conference in the heart of Shoreditch. Bringing innovators from law firms, in-house/corporates and startups/scalups together into one collaborative celebration of legal tech —all united in a shared celebration of legal technology.
Featuring 250+ inspiring speakers, cutting-edge tech showcases, and structured networking opportunities, this is the must-attend event to explore the future of legal tech.
But Legal Geek is about more than just technology. Dive into expert-led sessions on cultural transformation, mental health, and resilience—topics shaping the modern legal workplace.
With curated networking experiences and a packed calendar of side events, Legal Geek makes it easier than ever to connect, collaborate, and grow your network.
250
speakers
Two
huge stages
Wellbeing
Zone
Two
huge stages
Legal tech
showcases
Delicious
Street Food
Two workshop
rooms
Investor
Meetup
Two workshop
rooms
Legal tech
showcases
Two workshop
rooms
TED-style
talks
Two
huge stages
Legal tech
showcases
Proven value: "A fantastic event with great speakers and a great variety of stalls. A must for anyone operating in the world of legal tech or those who want to expand their knowledge.” Chris George, Commercial Director (UK) and Head of Trade Operations for Western Europe, Electrolux Group
Human-centred approach: “What truly sets it apart is its focus on the human side of legal innovation - addressing workplace culture, wellbeing and diversity. It provides invaluable insights that drive our innovation strategy forward.” Isaac-David Ingman, Legal Technologist, Norton Rose Fulbright
Innovation mindset: "We need more events like these where the focus is on the art of the possible.” Maaike de Bie, Group General Counsel and Company Secretary, Vodafone
WHY ATTEND
THE networking destination for forward-thinking legal professionals. Our fast-paced, tech-focused format creates the perfect environment for connecting with innovators who are reshaping the legal landscape. This isn’t just another conference – it’s where the future of legal practice takes shape through fresh perspectives and meaningful collaboration.
