Legal Geek
North America

Thursday 29 June 2023

Chicago

Join us in Chicago for a one-day Law Tech Conference pairing expert talks and interactive workshops with laid-back networking and lots of fun

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CELEBRATE LEGAL INNOVATION

Conference | Thursday June 29th | Chicago (view map)
Doors open 8.30am  |  Talks on stage 10am – 4pm  |  Drinks 4pm – 10pm

Join 500 attendees from across North America at a one-day conference in Chicago focused on legal innovation. Legal Geek North America is structured around learning, networking and having fun! View agenda

Be inspired by short TED-style talks, ask-the-expert sessions, product pitches and interactive workshops. Connect over a barista coffee or two, or sample some delicious street food before taking part in a speed networking session. After a busy day, unwind at the DJ and karaoke session. 

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“Legal Geek is such a breath of fresh air with interesting, engaging and dynamic set of topics and attendees.”
Will Scrimshaw General Counsel, BenevolentAI
“The go-to legal tech event, sponsored by the pillars of the establishment”
The Law Society Gazette
“Law firms, in-house counsel, legal tech vendors, VCs, academics, regulators, tech industry groups (...) having all these people sharing ideas at one event is incredible”
Adam Ryan,Chief Legal Innovation Officer, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Who’s it for

IN-HOUSE

Speakers from Google, Uber and Barclays. Our tickets are free for anyone working in an in-house team

 
LAW-FIRMS

If you work in law firm and have an interest in Legal Tech you need to be at Legal Geek North America

TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES

At our core Legal Geek started as a startup community. We welcome all legal tech companies.

SPEAKERS FROM
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meet our Speakers

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patrick lau speaker

PATRICK LAU

Head of Legal Business Intelligence
Google

Susan Hackett Chicago 2023 legal innovation conference speaker

SUSAN HACKETT

CEO
Legal Executive Leadership

david wang speaker

DAVID WANG

Chief Innovation Officer
Wilson Sonsini

 

nikki shaver speaker

NIKKI SHAVER

Co-Founder
Legal Tech Hub

ben chiriboga

BEN CHIRIBOGA

Chief Growth Officer
NEXL

Stephanie Corey Chicago 2023 legal innovation conference speaker

STEPHANIE COREY

CEO
UpLevelOps

JONATHAN JOHNSON-SWAGEL

Senior Legal & Business Operations Manager, Uber

Duc Vinh Tranc Chicago 2023 legal innovation conference speaker

DUC VINH TRANG

Managing Director
Major, Lindsey & Africa

ian spain

IAN SPAIN

Associate General Counsel
Vanta

lawtech conference speaker Scott Milner

SCOTT MILNER

Partner
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius

malcom glenn

MALCOM GLENN

Founder and CEO
MG Equity Consulting

jessica escalera

JESSICA ESCALERA

Head of Data, Technology & Practice Management
Barclays

tiffany brown

TIFFANY BROWN

Legal Operations Specialist

 

KIM CRAIG

Co-founder & Service Designer
Bold Duck Studio

Lewis Bretts Chicago 2023 legal innovation conference speaker

LEWIS BRETTS

Group Managing Director
LOD + SYKE

serena wallace-turner

SERENA WALLACE-TURNER

COO
Radiant Law

lawtech conference speaker Wannes Beets

WANNES BEETS

Legal Technology Consultant
Henchman

 

lawtech conference speaker Scott Rosenberg

SCOTT ROSENBERG

Managing Director & Corporate Counsel
Unbiased Consulting

lawtech conference speaker Linda Masina

LINDA MASINA

Legal Advisor: Commercial Contracts
Radiant Law

lawtech conference speaker Katy Ryan

KATY RYAN

Partner
Orrick

lawtech conference speaker Hayley Altman

HAYLEY ALTMAN

Advisor
Litera

 

legal innovation conference speaker

ALEX MCLAUGHLIN

Senior Director of Product
Filevine

lawtech conference speaker Zach Warren

ZACH WARREN

Technology & Innovation Insights Lead
Thomson Reuters Institute

lawtech conference speaker Corey Ouellette

COREY OUELLETTE

Senior Product Manager
Thomson Reuters

Michael Bjerg-Hansen lawtech conference speaker

MICHAEL BJERG-HANSEN

Co-Founder & CEO
Document Drafter

 

Matt Miller lawtech conference speaker

MATT MILLER

Vice President, Product Management
Litera

Chad Riley lawtech conference speaker

CHAD RILEY

Strategic Account Executive, Corporations
Everlaw

Ralph Duin - Betty Blocks lawtech conference speaker

RALPH DUIN

VP Americas
Betty Blocks

More speakers to be announced shortly. View the agenda

WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND

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AGENDA

This is a one-day conference (June 29 2023). More talks to be announced, check out the full list of speakers. The exact timings will be published shortly. 

welcome to the event

Jimmy Vestbirk, Founder of Legal Geek will set the scene for the conference. 

The Change

SUSAN HACKETT, CEO LEGAL EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP & STEPHANIE COREY, CEO UPLEVELOP
Practical tactics for legal leaders to identify and overcome obstacles to change … turning lawyer resistance into irresistible movements that drive better career options for ops and legal professionals, sustainable team advances, and client-aligned successes.

How Legal Teams Can Better Integrate Equity Into Their External-Facing Work

MALCOM GLENN, FOUNDER AND CEO, MG EQUITY CONSULTING
Many organizations announced new commitments to internal diversity, equity, and inclusion. Legal teams play an outsized role in shaping what those policies look like, and this session addresses how internal DEI can translate to improved access and output.

Measure What Matters: Tips for Meaningful Metrics (in Legal)

PATRICK LAU, HEAD OF LEGAL BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE, GOOGLE
You think you know how to make a good KPI? Think again! In this talk, we will challenge and rethink what we can and cannot measure within Legal. We’ll take a skeptical look at a few typical legal measurements and see how a few tips can help us make more meaningful metrics.

RETHINKING TALENT DEVELOPMENT IN THE AGE OF AI

DUC VINH TRANG, MANAGING DIRECTOR, MAJOR, LINDSEY & AFRICA
This talk provides insights into the current state of talent development and the challenges facing organizations and individuals. Beyond the common tropes of what effective lawyers do, this talk proposes a framework as a basis for rethinking how we train legal professionals.

Do AI Lawyers Dream in Electric Briefs?

DAVID WANG, CHIEF INNOVATION OFFICER, WILSON SONSINI
A talk about the value of human professionals in the “dawn of artificial intelligence.” 

Ikea owns TaskRabbit for same reason Orrick offers Approved

KATY RYAN, PARTNER, ORRICK
Ikea’s furniture is hard to put together and can require help from talent available via Task Rabbit. There are many steps to the application and renewal of licenses recommended by Orrick and clients benefit from the talent and tech offered by Approved.

THINKING ON THE BRIGHT SIDE: HOW TO MAINTAIN OPTIMISM WHEN CHANGE IS SLOW

NIKKI SHAVER, CO-FOUNDER, LEGAL TECH HUB
Driving change in legal organizations is a gradual effort, and can sometimes feel difficult and depressing. But to be an effective change manager, you need to be an optimist. Hear proven change techniques that flip the discourse to rejuvenate tired teams.

THE RISE OF THE AUGMENTED LAWYER

WANNES BEETS, LEGAL TECHNOLOGY CONSULTANT, HENCHMAN
This presentation will teach you some examples of how technology (such as AI) can help lawyers become more enabled to act as experts in the field.

ALIGNING IN A NON-LINEAR WORLD

SERENA WALLACE-TURNER, COO, RADIANT LAW & LINDA MASINA, LEGAL ADVISOR: COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS, RADIANT LAW
How global teams can delight clients, using tools, process, training and communication to achieve standardised and aligned support.

Client facing document automation

MICHAEL BJERG-HANSEN,  CO-FOUNDER & CEO, DOCUMENT DRAFTER
This short presentation will suggest a framework for how to think about external services related to document automation and provide examples of successful services.

When Saying Yes is the Wrong Answer: Navigating the Servant Mindset

KIM CRAIG, CO-FOUNDER & SERVICE DESIGNER, BOLD DUCK STUDIO

LEGAL OPERATIONS MASTERCLASS

SCOTT ROSENBERG, MD & CORPORATE COUNSEL, UNBIASED CONSULTING
JONATHAN JOHNSON-SWAGEL, SENIOR LEGAL AND BUSINESS OPS MANAGER, UBER
TIFFANY BROWN, LEGAL OPERATIONS CONSULTANT
JESSICA ESCALERA, DIRECTOR, HEAD OF EDISCOVERY, LEGAL CDO, BARCLAYS

More talks to be added soon. Agenda subject to change. 

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SUPER EARLY
Bird

$100

SOLD OUT

Expert thought-leadership
Barista coffee
Street-food
Drinks reception
Speed networking
and more

You can buy multiple discounted tickets now and assign them to your team later – just enter ‘TBC’ in the name fields. Prefer to pay for a group booking by invoice? Email [email protected] and the team can help.

Early
Bird

$200

SOLD OUT

Expert thought-leadership
Barista coffee
Street-food
Drinks reception
Speed networking
and more

You can buy multiple discounted tickets now and assign them to your team later – just enter ‘TBC’ in the name fields. Prefer to pay for a group booking by invoice? Email [email protected] and the team can help.

REGULAR
TICKET

$250

Available until May 31

Expert thought-leadership
Barista coffee
Street-food
Drinks reception
Speed networking
and more

You can buy multiple discounted tickets now and assign them to your team later – just enter ‘TBC’ in the name fields. Prefer to pay for a group booking by invoice? Email [email protected] and the team can help.

LATE
TICKET

$300

On sale from June 1

Expert thought-leadership
Barista coffee
Street-food
Drinks reception
Speed networking
and more

You can buy multiple discounted tickets now and assign them to your team later – just enter ‘TBC’ in the name fields. Prefer to pay for a group booking by invoice? Email [email protected] and the team can help.

IN-HOUSE TICKETS

Free (by application)

 

Limited availability of free tickets for anyone working in an in-house team

Expert thought-leadership
Barista coffee
Street-food
Drinks reception
Speed networking
and more

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Sponsorship

We partner with a small number of companies at our events to provide maximum value to both sponsors and attendees. 93% of our sponsors rebook each year – but there’s always an opportunity for innovative companies to work with us.

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WHY CHICAGO?

Why you need to be in Chicago this summer?

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Timeout named Chicago the #2 best city in the world

Chicago has the second highest number of Fortune 500 company headquarters

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Chicago has twenty-four corporate innovation centers

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Chicago has over 1200 certified minority-owned businesses

Ticket holder faqs

When is the event? Thursday June 29th. Doors open 8.30am 

What time is the first talk? Content (talks on stage): 10am – 4pm

Event drinks and after party? Drinks in the venue 4pm – 10pm (food provided)

Dress code? Our events are very relaxed and there is no dress code, please come as you feel comfortable. Our preference is no ties. 

Location? Scroll down

 

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Location

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Recess, 838 W. Kinzie St, Chicago, IL

The venue is called Recess. Address: Recess, 838 W. Kinzie St, Chicago, IL