WE R LegalTech Conference 2025

Bristol Law Society

AI and the Coming Wave: how lawyers can surf not sink

The Grand Pier

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Following the success of our inaugural festival last year, WE R LegalTech brought to you by Bristol+BathLegalTech is back in 2025! We are off to the seaside - the Annual Conference will be taking place at the iconic The Grand Pier in Weston-super-Mare. And this year’s title couldn’t be much more appropriate given we’ll be perched over the waves (well, pretty close to them anyhow) - AI and the Coming Wave: how lawyers can surf not sink0915 Registration and welcome refreshments0945 PART ONE: AI implications and impact on life, law and lawyersFeaturing the state of the nation Innovate UK report on innovation and tech opportunities in legal and professional services and a challenging, fast-moving and eye-opening series of dispatches from the cutting edge where laws - and lawyers - are being reshaped by AI &amp; advanced technology, from IP to assets to disputes. Featuring Julian Wells (Director, Whitecap Consulting and Chair Legaltech in Leeds), Professor Sarah Green, Tom Whittaker (tech and disputes specialist, Burges Salmon), Cobus Jooste (University of West of England).1145 PART TWO AI &amp; digital innovation - what lawyers and firms can do right nowShifting our focus to right here, right now (plus a bit of ‘right next’) tools, skills and initiatives that can be applied in firms of just about any shape or size. The big idea here is to show you what’s happening around the sector today and what firms can do to plan, prepare and learn for the future. With our guest facilitator Rachel Barnes (innovation and change leader &amp; consultant) and tech leaders from across the region – Steve Whitwham (Clarke Willmott) Dave Bloor (VWV), Sophie Anderson (Foot Anstey), Eddie Twemlow (Burges Salmon) and the national co-lead for the TiPS (Technology in Professional Services) programme, Professor Martin Spring. Including our very own ‘Top of the Pops’ tech tools top ten1415 PART THREE – Everything you always wanted to know but were afraid to ask…..Choose from a variety of streams including:STREAM ONE For Lawyers and Law Firms hosted by Bristol Law Society President Coralie McKeivor and Ben Darby, Devon &amp; Somerset Law Society and many more, featuring our ‘Lawyers Question Time’ expert panel - Everything you always wanted to know but were afraid to ask about AI in lawSTREAM TWO For Innovators, Designers, Engineers and Entrepreneurs - hosted by Alex Baker (Legal Tech Collective) with Austin Milne (AXM Studios / Shake), Jay Smith (SenseCheck) &amp; many more - Everything you always wanted to know but were afraid to ask about turning a legaltech idea into a successful product1545 PART FOUR The Human DimensionThe tech is important, but we now we need to focus on the people and how to create human-centred change in a profession that can struggle to adapt at pace. This is a must-attend for all Law firm leaders and all innovation and technology specialists alike. Our contributors including Rachel Barnes, Sue Turner (Founding Director, AI Governance), Dan Wright (Partner &amp; Head of Osborne Clarke Solutions), Simon Holdsworth (Managing Partner, Thrings) and Joanna Goodman (Journalist &amp; Columnist at Law Society Gazette), Sophie Anderson (Foot Anstey) and Jay Smith (SenseCheck) don’t have all the answers but you will take away a treasury of new ideas and insights.1745 PART FIVE - Party on the PierNot your average post-conference one drink and some crisps for us, oh no! Captain Jack’s Bar is exclusively ours for the evening and we’ve got a fish n chip supper, dodgems, the Marlin racing simulator championship, pier arcade games (complete with your own pot of 2p’s), ‘DJ set’ playlists from local legaltech legends and much more into late.

Getting to the Conference:<ul><li>Train: the closest train station is Weston-super-Mare which is roughly a 15 minute walk or short bus or cab ride to the venue.</li><li>Car: There is ample parking at the nearby Sovereign Centre <a href="https://sovereign.superweston.net/visit-us/" title="https://sovereign.superweston.net/visit-us/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Visit us | Sovereign</a></li></ul>

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