Get hands-on in practical sessions designed to help you level up your skills and ideas.
LEGAL GEEK GROWTH 2026
Thurs, 11 June 2026
Legal Geek Growth is the largest event in the UK for small and medium-sized law firms, organised in association with The Law Society of England and Wales.
If you are a regional, boutique, and/or independent law firm looking to understand how to embrace legal technology, this is the event for you.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Experience a day of inspiring talks, exclusive networking opportunities, and a welcoming community!
100 expert speakers from law firms, innovators, government, and regulators
2000 attendees at the UK’s largest gathering for SME law firms
600+ regional and boutique firms represented
Free tickets for law firm attendees (subject to eligibility criteria)
2 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
100 speakers
Sharing latest insights in legal tech and innovation
2000 attendees
Uniting forward-thinking law firms and tech providers
Networking
With the brightest minds in the legal industry
Tailored content
Full of practical, actionable takeaways
Community
No suits, no ties, just good vibes and great ideas
WHO ATTENDS
Attendee breakdown by law firm size, based on number of lawyers
1-15
lawyers
42%
16-50
lawyers
23%
51-100
lawyers
11%
100-150
lawyers
7%
151 - 250
lawyers
6%
350+
lawyers
11%
2026 SPEAKERS
Hear from law firm leaders, entrepreneurs, and tech innovators sharing real-world lessons and new ideas transforming the legal profession. Get tickets
Keynote: Richard Susskind CBE
Professor Richard Susskind CBE KC (Hon) is a leading author, speaker, and adviser to law firms and governments on the future of legal services. For over 30 years, he has explored how technology and the internet are transforming the legal profession.
As part of this year’s conference, Richard will feature in the opening hour of the programme as our keynote presentation, followed by an exclusive meet‑and‑greet with attendees.
Richard is President of the Society for Computers and Law and Chair of the Advisory Board and a Visiting Professor at the Oxford Internet Institute. From 1998 to 2023, he served as Technology Adviser to the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales. He is also Emeritus Professor of Law at Gresham College and a Professor at the University of Strathclyde, where he co‑founded the Centre for Law, Computers and Technology.
Baroness
Helena Kennedy KC
Director
IBA's Human Rights Institute
Alan Larkin
Director - Head of Innovation & Technology
Family Law Partners
Paige Gouldthorpe
Partner & Head of Court of Protection
Fosters Solicitors
Noah Milton
Director of AI
Fletchers Solicitors
Chris George
Partner and Head of Innovation
EMW
Chris Bridges
Partner
Tacit Legal
Robert Flint
Founder
Adviserly
Jo Healey
Journalist & Trauma Reporting Training Specialist
Talkwith
Fred Brown
Partner
Kindred Group
Marcin Durlak
Managing Partner
IMD Solicitors
Charlène Gisèle
Performance and Well-being coach
Sarah Keegan
Co-Founder
The CS Partnership
Steve Salee
Founder and CEO
Wildfire Strategies
Felix Riley
Business Strategist
Brilliant Thinking
Brian Inkster
Lawyer, Speaker & Author
Inksters
Noo Jones
Business psychologist
Athena Professional
Kristinn Gylfason
CEO, GC and Chairman
Scaling Legal
Oonagh O'Reilly
Co-Founder
MCO Performance
Marie-Claire McGreevy
Co-Founder
MCO Performance
Henri Davy
Registered Nutritionist
Henri Davy Nutrition
Michelle Lawton
Executive Leadership Coach and Founder
Lawton Coaching
Ruth Mittelmann Cohen
Head of Compliance
Vinciworks
Christian Hunt
Founder
Human Risk
Charlie Clark
Founder
Minty Digital
Jacqui Patton
Managing Director
Floor Ten
Mike Hinchcliffe
Managing Director
Tessaract
Jane Clementson
Founder
Jane Clementson Limited
WHAT OUR ATTENDEES SAY
Legal Geek Growth offers an excellent opportunity for growing practices to hear from experts in a range of technology systems
Ian JefferyCEO, The Law Society 
A very well organised and attended event. Great for networking and inspiring talks about personal and business development - so not just about the latest technology.
Tsigeroman BerhanuPartner, Keystone Law 
A refreshing style of conference for lawyers - relaxed environment, inspiring speakers and helpful insights
Helen DobsonLegal Director, Boyes Turner LLP 
Brilliant day at Legal Geek Growth- with some fantastic takeaways. Highly recommend all lawyers taking time out of their day to day to attend.
Kate DoodyDirector, GBH Law 
This is one of the best legal tech events to attend. It is relaxed, which allows more natural networking, it has a great buzz around the event and most of all it looks at current times and challenges.
Mike WorthHead of IT, Phillips Law 
Invaluable to anyone in the legal field who wants to expand their knowledge of legal technology - whether just starting out or already well advance on their journey.
Chris GeorgePartner and Head of Innovation, EMW 
2026 AGENDA
WORKSHOPS
Networking in action
This workshop redefines how legal professionals build meaningful relationships. Learn practical frameworks to move beyond transactional networking and create trust-led, value-driven connections that support long-term growth, collaboration, and real impact.
Compliance in the flow: Simple rules, smart controls, real evidence
This session reimagines compliance as something people actually use. Learn how to turn legal requirements into clear decision rules, embed lightweight controls into everyday tools, and generate credible evidence automatically—so compliance supports revenue, reduces risk, and fits seamlessly into real workflows.
Growing practices with a referral strategy
This interactive workshop explores how to build a referral strategy centred on human collaboration. Learn practical frameworks and actionable tips to turn relationships into high-value referrals and make people-led growth a core part of your business development.
How to make your business stand out by sharing your unique point of view
This workshop explores what really drives valuable client acquisition in professional services today. Learn how to develop and leverage a distinctive point of view to cut through the noise, stand out online, and win higher-value clients.
Upgrade your brain: food hacks for focus, energy and cognitive performance
Your tech stack might be optimised — but what about your brain? This practical workshop reveals how simple nutrition upgrades can sharpen focus, stabilise energy and reduce the biological drivers of brain fog and decision fatigue. Expect science-backed hacks, zero fluff and quick wins you can use immediately in a high-pressure, tech-heavy legal world.
Build it with the experts: Co-creating a workshop framework for AI and any legal-sector challenge
This interactive session shows small and mid-size law firms how to turn AI ambition into practical action. Learn how a well-designed, ready-to-use workshop can bring the right people together, accelerate decision-making, and drive real progress across AI adoption, processes, and collaboration.
Are human skills the key to reimagining the value of legal services in a digital age?
This interactive workshop explores how legal professionals create value when time is no longer the metric. Discover how human skills, client experience, and AI-enabled ways of working can reshape pricing, improve lawyer wellbeing, and unlock new models of value beyond the billable hour.
The human factor: The relationship drivers that accelerate growth in law
This interactive workshop explores the human factors behind scaling high-performing legal teams. Learn how trust, belonging, and everyday relationships drive collaboration, reduce friction, and create cultures that support sustainable growth, because real scale starts with people.
TED-STYLE TALKS
Fast-paced, inspiring talks from innovators and changemakers – big ideas, delivered in under 15 minutes.
Law is more than the art of the deal
In today’s legal and business environments, the ‘art of the deal’ often overshadows the broader role that law plays in shaping sustainable, ethical, and equitable outcomes. This session challenges the notion that legal success is defined solely by negotiation prowess or closing power and explores how law functions as a framework for justice, governance, and social impact. This session will remind attendees how lawyers can serve as stewards of the rule of law, particularly in an age where this vital concept is disintegrating.
Lawyers vs the machine: Why AI will transform law – and why the future belongs to the human lawyer
In this fast paced 8 minute keynote, comedy writer turned City entrepreneur Felix Riley shows legal teams how to stop fearing AI, start harnessing it, and how to out-think both their competitors and the algorithms by applying creativity to the 20 percent of their work that truly moves the dial.
Rip it up and start again
How a boutique family law firm created its own tech to put its clients in the driving seat rather than its lawyers, fostering an access to justice approach via Innovate UK collaboration that has created triple digit growth in the last decade.
Legal tech: Less hype, more how
Practical tips for mapping pain points, selecting tech partners and products and encouraging hearts and minds to increase adoption.
If I’d wanted to go there, I wouldn’t have started from here: the tale of an #epicfail
This talk shares lessons from building a legal department from scratch and moving beyond “we’ve always done it this way.” It explores how inclusive ways of working, elevating junior, neurodiverse, and non-legal voices, can transform legal teams and create better, more modern legal services.
How to talk sensitively with clients who are vulnerable: What helps, what harms why it matters to get it right
This talk explores how to have better conversations when they matter most. Drawing on global training and insight from trauma survivors, it shares practical guidance on what to say, what to do, and how to be when working with vulnerable clients.
Humanizing rules: Making compliance work in the real world
What if the key to better compliance isn’t more rules, but more human ones? In this session, I’ll explore why well-intentioned policies often fail, what makes some compliance training stick, and how legal teams can design rules people are actually likely to follow – drawing on experience from both sides of the compliance fence.
Google, AI & what’s next: How law firms can win the search game in 2026
This session explores how AI search is changing how clients discover and evaluate legal services. Learn practical, actionable steps to strengthen your firm’s visibility across traditional search and AI answer platforms, so you stay discoverable, trusted, and competitive in 2026.
Right-sized eDiscovery: Smart tech choices for SME law firms
SMEs don’t need enterprise-level tools to deliver modern disclosure. This session cuts through the noise with a practical framework for choosing “right-sized” eDiscovery tech — scalable, defensible, and aligned with your caseload, clients, and budget.
Curiosity didn’t kill the cat - re-thinking legal roles
Legal problems and the solutions to them are increasingly complex, yet law firms traditionally prize single-track careers. By welcoming non-traditional backgrounds, investing in cross-domain learning, and normalizing portfolio careers, firms can build adaptive, innovative teams. Curiosity isn’t a liability—it’s the competitive advantage your firm needs.
The 4-Day work week success story: Built on culture, driven by efficiency
This talk explores how IMD Solicitors successfully implemented a four-day work week by strengthening culture first. Learn how trust, wellbeing, and smarter working practices drove higher productivity, sustained profitability, and a more engaged, resilient firm.
Why emotional intelligence (EI) is the game changer that determines whether tech projects thrive or fail in legal practices
Discover how leaders can harness EI to overcome resistance and fear, and foster collaboration and adoption. The future of legal tech in your practice depends on the people using it, as well as good software and products.
2026 THEMES
Here are the key themes covered at Legal Geek Growth 2026 (11 June in London). Get tickets
Strategic tech adoption for SME law firms
The legal tech market can be overwhelming, with too many options and mixed results. This theme offers practical guidance for SME law firms on making smart tech decisions – from evaluating tools on smaller budgets to integrating them effectively. Learn how to choose technology that fits your firm’s goals and client needs, with real insights from firms that have successfully adopted tech while keeping their personal touch.
People, culture and digital change
Technology adoption is driven by people, not products. This theme explores the human side of change in law firms – from bridging generational gaps to building digital confidence and encouraging reluctant adopters. Gain practical advice on training, communication, and strategies that help teams see technology as an enabler of better legal work, not a threat to it.
Building the right tech stack
This theme moves past vendor pitches to focus on real-world tech decisions. Through live demos, comparison frameworks, and interactive sessions, SME firms will learn how to make confident, practical choices. From budgeting and planning to integration and testing, expect honest insights into what works, what doesn’t, and why.
Operational overload: Reducing noise and complexity
AI promises efficiency, but the real impact is economic. Explore how firms are rethinking billing, staffing, and margins when work takes half the time, and learn how to measure ROI beyond time saved, because AI only delivers value when the business model adapts.
Purpose, passion and the future of law
The best firms use technology to enhance what they love about the law. This theme shares stories of transformation that preserve client relationships, meaningful work, and satisfaction while making practice more sustainable. Through founder and firm journeys, we’ll explore purpose, growth, and building something meaningful, showing how innovation can strengthen, not replace, the human side of legal practice.
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
CONFERENCE VIBE
Awesome venue
A conference venue like no other, Woolwich Works was recently named London’s ‘best new culture spot’ by Time Out.
Arrive by boat
As well as getting the Elizabeth Line, you can get the Thames Clipper (Uber Boat) which stops just a 2-minute walk from the venue.
Street food
Your ticket includes snacks, street food lunch and drinks – because great food fuels great conversations! Four street food options on site.
Barista coffee
At last, quality coffee at a legal conference! Enjoy complimentary drinks and fuel up for the day!
GET TICKETS
What's included in my ticket?
- Conference pass
- Full programme access
- Curated 1:1 meetings
- Street food and coffee
- Networking event app
- All day hospitality (food, snacks, and drinks)
- Expert-led roundtables
- Interactive workshops
- Legal Geek afterparty
Law Firm Tickets
If you work in a law firm, you can attend for free. Limited availability and subject to approval process. Free* First 1000 tickets*
Regular Tickets
Don't work in a law firm, e.g. tech providers, consultants etc, purchase a regular ticket. £895
£ 750 Price will increase to £895 on 1 May 2026 TICKET FAQs
Of course. You will need to buy a general ticket
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 system. See our eligibility criteria.
Yes! Legal Geek Growth is free for both lawyers and barristers (or anyone working full-time in a Chambers) to attend. Simply register for your free ticket via link above. If you’re unsure whether you qualify, feel free to contact us and we’ll be happy to help!
Yes! You can purchase multiple tickets now and assign them to your team later.
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When:
Thursday 11 June 2026
Address:
Woolwich Works, The Fireworks Factory, 11 No 1 St, Royal Arsenal, London, SE18 6HD
Thursday 11 June 2026
Address:
Woolwich Works, The Fireworks Factory, 11 No 1 St, Royal Arsenal, London, SE18 6HD
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EVENT OVERVIEW
Legal Technology is changing the way lawyers work. It’s moving fast, and with so many providers out there it can be hard to know which tool is right for your law firm. Legal Geek Growth, in association with The Law Society, brings together 1500 regional, boutique and independent law firms with the latest LawTech so you can make informed decisions.
70
speakers
TED-Style
talks
Thought
leadership
Law tech
showcases
Panel
discussions
TED-STYLE TALKS & PANEL SESSIONS
Insights from tech and legal leaders, and delve a little deeper with interactive panels and Q&A
WORKSHOPS & ROUNDTABLES
Hands-on workshops and round tables. Real-life case studies, actionable insights, and hard-earned lessons from implementing law tech
DEEP DIVES & CASE STUDIES
Real-life examples and deep dives into legal tech adoption. Discover how law firms are evolving – reimagining leadership and using LawTech
WORKPLACE WELL-BEING
Management strategies and tools for law firms to support lawyers well-being, and create inclusive, forward-thinking workplaces
"The content, the speakers, the atmosphere – all was on point for those law firms exploring growth and engaged
to future proof."
Kirsty Pappin, Founder and Director, Aries LPM
"Legal Geek Growth is a non-negotiable in my calendar - they have broken the mould with their innovative approach to legal events."
Sally Holdway, Director, Teal Legal
"Legal Geek Growth offers an excellent opportunity for growing practices to hear from experts in a range of technology systems"
Ian Jeffery, CEO, The Law Society
ROUNDTABLES
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
How is AI suitable for small law firms
Glenn Rhea, Advanced
Taking the artificial out of AI
Steven Fahmy, Avail
Future-proofing legal practice: AI adoption in law firms
Craig Dade, LEAP
Dynamic DSARs: 5 practical ways to accelerate your response to DSARs, deliver a compliant result to the data subject and minimize the burden of fulfilling your obligations
Leon Major, Nebula
How do I future proof my law firm?
Mike Hinchliffe, Tessaract
Inside small law: real talk on growth, AI & what’s next
Kingsley Daniels, LexisNexis
Everything, everywhere, all at once? How fee-earners are navigating compliance, client expectations & growth in 2025
Arunn Ramadoss, Legl
Leveraging secure AI agents to transform legal workflows
Thomas Hallett, Airia
THE LAW SOCIETY STAGE
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Panel discussion: Automation, transformation and digitisation of AML processes
(Chair) Rick Kent, The Law Society
Amy Bell, Amy Bell Compliance
Victoria Hancox, Pinsent Masons
Helen Devine, Linklaters
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
Panel discussion: Innovate & integrate: Navigating the latest technology
(Chair) Will Graves, The Law Society
Akber Datoo, D2 Legal Technology
Eimear McCann, TrialView
THE LAW SOCIETY STAGE
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Continuing your organisation’s digital accessibility journey
Chris Fawcett, Clifford Chance
Demi Rixon, Gateley
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Panel discussion: AI-powered growth: Accelerating business development and law firm success
(Chair) David Gilmore, DG Legal
Sharon Jenkins, CMS UK
Sarah Sargent, Lupton Fawcett LLP
Emma Egerton-Jones, Egerton Jones Legal Development
WORKSHOP ROOM 1
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
A culture for everyone
Rachael Ogden-Wilson
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Justice unlocked: Empowering small and mid-tier law firms with AI Adam Roney, Calls9 and Paddy Grant, University of Law
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
How to make an offer they can’t refuse
Tara Waters, TLW Consulting
WORKSHOP ROOM 1
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Beyond generations: Leading people, not labels
Sara Duxbury, Blooming Potential
2:00PM - 2:45PM
The human side of growth and innovation: What drives and challenges you?
Emma Martin and Fiona O’Mahony, The Law Society
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Recruitment and retention: Ready for the future of talent? Shaun Jones, Courageous Leaders
WORKSHOP ROOM 2
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Tech at the Bar: Capturing new opportunites for innovation Henry Fingerhut, Richard Parnham and Theo Smith, Bar Standards Board
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Cyber security rescue kit – How to better understand your risks and ask the right questions in order to get the right tools, training and perspective Dr Heather Anson, Anson Evaluate and Peter Wright, DigitalLawUK
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Building high performance innovative legal teams
Elizabeth Hyde, Hesper GRC
WORKSHOP ROOM 2
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
The art of law tech
Simon Farthing and Shona Kaye, Lanterna Consulting
2:00PM - 2:45PM
Brilliant thinking – how to think bigger in business (and in life) Felix Riley, Brilliant Thinking
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Seeing success with law firm digital marketing
Dan Hodges, Conscious Solutions
Stephanie Richardson, Clifton Ingram
Malcolm Underhill, Knights/IBB
Grant Sanders, Stephen Rimmer
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Welcome to the event
Jimmy Vestbirk, Legal Geek
The Law Society: Partners in technology adoption
Ian Jeffery, The Law Society
Coming soon
Jennifer Poon, NetDocuments
Why are parents 20x more likely to talk about winning the lottery than what might happen if they separate James Hayhurst, The Parents Promise
How to create a thriving workplace culture
Jodie Hill, Thrive Law
Strength through adversity
Darren Edwards, Record-breaking British Disabled Adventurer and Author
Join TED-style talks, interactive roundtables, panels, Q&As, workshops, and lawtech showcases – all led by seventy top legal experts across two stages. Please note this agenda is subject to change. Get tickets
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
The drafting dilemma: When to go AI, when to go automation
Catherine Bamford, BamLegal
2025 insights for law firm leaders: Overcoming legal AI infancy with intuitive automation
Oliver Tromp, Actionstep
Legal AI only for big law? Think again
Michael Grupp, Bryter
The AI advantage: How AI can supercharge your competitive edge Kirsten Maslen, Thomson Reuters
Exploring funding strategies for growth in the legal sector Praveena Ravishanker, HSBC
The AI journey for SME law firms
Steve King, The Law Society
The magic of connected software
Claire Worrall, Practice Evolve
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Panel discussion: Growing your tech-enabled firm
(Chair) Beth Fellner, Legal Geek
Nisha Morjaria, Talbots Law
Mel Kang, Mezzle
Alex McPherson, Ignition Law
Kush Birdi, Birdi & Co Solicitors
3.00 PM - 4:00 PM
Apathy or empathy?
Joanna Kingston-Davies, The MAPD Group
From burnout to breakthrough: Rethinking the legal tech stack Colin Bohanna, Dye & Durham
Navigating the future: Key legal trends for mid-sized firms Sarah Murphy, Clio
What small firms need to innovate
Chris Handford, SRA
Finding the regulation and innovation sweet spot
Nick Denys and Janis Wong, The Law Society
Five ways Generative AI has changed the workplace forever Tom Cantle, CLA
Storytelling: Why it’s more important than ever for you and your business Tim Dorsett, Storytelling, Presentation, Culture and Communications Coach
