The Era of the Entrepreneur

November 2014: Legal Futures Annual Conference – The era of the entrepreneur

This year’s Legal Futures Conference reflected more than ever how the face of the legal market is changing, and how entrepreneurs – both with a legal qualification and without – are the driving force behind this.

The events of recent years have firmly put paid to the tired cliché that lawyers cannot be business-like, but to what extent has the influx of successful non-lawyers into the market stimulated this new entrepreneurial culture?

We heard from a range of senior figures on both sides of the fence about how they are shaping the new legal world, and debated what makes a lawyer entrepreneurial with an examination of the LexisNexis Bellwether Report 2014.

We also examined the other trends that will influence the development of legal services over the next five years with the exclusive launch of the Legal Services Consumer Panel’s 2020 report.

See the full list of legal events on the main legal futures event page.

Speakers:

Adrian Fawcett, Non-executive Chairman, Smith Jones Solicitors


Chris Marston, CEO LawNet


Eddie Ross, Chief Executive, QualitySolicitors


George Bull, National Chair of Professional Practices Group, Baker Tilly


William Robins, Operations Director, Keystone Law


Simon Philips, Managing Partner, Root Capital


Andy Foster, Legal Services Consumer Panel


Elisabeth Davies, Chair, Legal Services Consumer Panel


Craig Holt, Chief Executive, LegalZoom UK


Chris Kenny, Chief Executive, Legal Services Board


Crispin Passmore, Executive Director, Policy, Solicitors Regulation Authority


Jordan Furlong, Lawyer, speaker, industry analyst and consultant


Jon Whittle, Market Development Director, LexisNexis


George Bisnought, Managing Director, Excello Law


Alex Hamilton, CEO, Radiant Law


Dana Denis-Smith, Chief Executive, Obelisk


David Grossman, Chief Executive, Simplify Group


Karen Jackson Chief Executive, Roberts Jackson Solicitors


Chris Moat, Managing Director Fairpoint Group


James Christacos, Head of Operations, DAS Law

 

Lived up to its expectation. Lots of useful information.

Delegate – Nov 2014

 

Really interesting to see how true innovation in the market will accelerate over the next two to three years.

Delegate – Nov 2014

 

Fantastic up to the minute news and opinion on the issues in the legal market. Please keep it up.

Delegate – Nov 2014

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