Annual Conference 2025 Programme Check here regularly for the latest updates to the programme

In this session our speakers from both private practice and in-house will share their experience of utilising AI in their daily work, and reflect on how this has impacted them both positively and negatively. Practical tools will be discussed, as well as the benefits and risks associated with the integration of AI in legal practice.

In this session, our speakers will focus on differing generational attitudes on key and evolving areas for the legal profession, including: work-life balance, career progression, technology and AI, organisational values, sustainability and more. We will analyse data associated with changing demographics within the profession, and reflect on issues of talent attraction and retention across firms and organisations of all sizes.

In this session, our speakers will focus on the future of the legal profession, to identify the current and upcoming changes that you and your organisation need to be aware of to prepare for the next 10 years. We will reflect on recent developments that are driving change including innovation, how shifting client expectations are shaping firms’ values, mental health and wellbeing and much more.

The panel discussion will focus on the current threats to the rule of law, with a focus on how recent international developments may be impacting the legal profession – locally and globally. Our panellists will reflect on areas such as trades, EDI policies, freedom of speech, independence of the profession.

This session will explore the evolving cyber threat landscape facing UK law firms and legal organisations. Mitigo, the Law Society of Scotland’s strategic cyber risk partner, will discuss the risks firms are facing and offer practical guidance to strengthen cyber resilience and governance.

Please note: This session will be held under the Chatham House Rule. Attendees are free to use the information discussed, but the identity or affiliation of any speaker or participant may not be revealed.