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9:45am - 10:15am
Tech Talk registration opens

10:15am - 10:20am
Opening remarks from the Tech Talk Chair

Tomoyuki Hachigo - Co-founder, sprintlaw

 

10:20am - 10:40am
Tech Talk 1: Leveraging technology for strategic firm growth

Law firms embracing technological disruption are poised to be strong market leaders. What strategies are best used to leverage technology for commercial advantage?

• What will the legal industry look like in the future?
• How will automation disrupt the client-lawyer relationship?
• How can you ensure firm wide growth when facing technological disruption?
• Leadership strategies to embrace innovation

Nicholas Carr - Managing Director, Boab IT

 

10:40am - 11:00am
Tech Talk 2: Automated marketing systems in law firms – cutting through the BS

While many law firms have adopted some form of automation technology into their marketing tool kit, few are able to harness any real benefit to justify the cost. With a new approach, automated marketing can deliver law firms a significant strategic advantage, but you need to be prepared to embrace a new style of marketing.

• What is marketing automation, and what it is not?
• What is the opportunity created by automation, and the steps to harness it?
• How to start small – get 90% of the benefits of the big automation systems for 10% of the cost

Jonathan Roberts - Director, One Rabbit

11:00am Morning refreshment break

11:30am - 12:00pm
Tech Talk 3: Insider threats: A pre-emptive approach to protecting sensitive data

There’s a spy amongst us: not words you want uttered in your board room. Employees gone rogue are an increasing threat to the corporate world. Identify red-flag behavioural changes, and find out what measures can be taken to protect client-sensitive data from within.

• What red-flag behaviours do employees typically display before committing acts of espionage?
• The chain of espionage: Explore the sequence of deceit from intent to sabotage
• Protect technology assets from those who use them
• What internal controls should be in place to minimise the risk of insider threats?
• Can behavioural intelligence technology identify insider risks?

Julian Claxton - Managing Director, Jayde Consulting

 

12:05pm - 12:25pm
Tech Talk 4: Technological trends in the legal profession

The Australian legal profession is undergoing rapid change, with a tidal wave of innovation washing through the legal market. Find out which trends are affecting lawyers and what professional bodies are doing to rise to the challenge.

• Which new trends and technologies are impacting the legal profession?
• What can you do to leverage the benefits of digital technology to stay relevant?
• Reasons why should you embrace and invest in new technologies

David Hobley - Manager, Information Technology, GlobalX

12:30pm - 12:50pm
Tech Talk 5: Artificial intelligence and clients: A new way of working

Intelligent client-facing technology is increasingly being used by the legal profession to attract and retain clients. How does it work in practice and what are the traps to avoid?

• How do interactive AI systems work?
• Why should you bring technology out of the back-office?
• What are the common traps of client-facing technology, and how can you avoid them?
• Redesign your thinking to meet your clients where they are

Max Paterson - Principal and CEO, Settify

1:00pm Networking lunch

2:00pm - 2:30pm
Q+A: The collaboration between LegalVision and Gilbert + Tobin

Hear the coal-face story of this high-profile legal tech collaboration – get the inside scoop on the challenges and achievements they faced on the road to success, and have your questions about tech collaboration answered.

Lachlan McKnight - CEO, LegalVision 

Sam Nickless - COO and Partner, Gilbert + Tobin 

2:50pm - 3:10pm
Tech Talk 8: The digital age - A new way to find and brief barristers

With over 80 barrister chambers in Sydney it can be quite difficult and time consuming to find a barrister for a matter. Instead of ringing around chambers, a faster more efficient system is now possible using a world-first online digital solution. Explore:

• Best practices for the briefing process
• How this service utilises the consolidation of the barrister clerks knowledge and expertise as the trusted advisor to put forward the most appropriate counsel for your matter
• The process: Engaging counsel, uploading and sharing briefs online

Stephen Foley - Founder/Managing Director, CEO, TA Law

3:15pm Afternoon refreshment break

 

4:45pm Conference concludes