Day two: Thursday 14 June 2012

9.00 Chairman's opening remarks: Simon Kosminsky, IT Director, SJ Berwin

09.10 Keynote: A futurists perspective on the technology avalanche
The evolution of technology is happening at an increasingly rapid rate, so much so that shift change is becoming less of a shift and more of a constant. In this interactive session, this leading futurist will look past the wizardry and envision the eventual uses of tech advances.

09.50 Panel discussion: Technology is from Venus and strategy is from Mars
The two should go side by side but often those leading law firm strategy are completely disconnected from those leading IT. With technology becoming more deep routed in the business as well as the consumer world technology and its associated systems and processes should be intertwined with strategy. Ultimately, even when the strategy is decided the application is open to different stakeholder perspectives. Join this panel as they explore the best ways to bring technology and strategy closer together towards a common vision.
Gareth Ash, CIO, Allen & Overy

10.50 Networking break and refreshments

11.10 Panel Debate: Security Risk 2012: The role of IT in mitigating confidentiality breaches and data leaks
The increasing number of communication devices coupled with the ease of information flow makes the modern law firm a high risk case for confidentiality breaches and data leaks. CIO's must be able to accurately assess risks in the communication network and pinpoint the areas that pose a significant threat. This panel debate will look into the various factors and latest strategies that will assist you in mitigating such threats and insulate your firm against legal repercussions.

12.10 Interactive focus groups
A: The Legal Services Act: An insight into the evolution of legal services provision, changing firm structures and IT implications
The effects of the Legal Services Act have had time to settle in to the legal sector in 2011, with many larger law firms conceding the potential impacts of shift change in the way that law firms are structured. To be able to seize the potential opportunities, technology will play a key role in ensuring efficient deployment of legal services to fend off any competitive threats. This fascinating session will give you the very latest information on the fallout since last November and give you an idea of the way legal IT will have to innovate in the future.

B: Mobile Information Management - Balancing risk and flexibility to drive technology
We are experiencing a continuous shift change in the use of mobile devices and productivity applications in the legal sphere. However, the benefits of such devices and applications have to be considered in terms of their associated risks related to information leakage and appropriate management of that data. Ultimately, from a Firm perspective, information has to be adequately accounted for such that any firm can represent to a client where their data is located at all times. While considering the risks associated with moving data outside of the firm on mobile devices and trying to be flexible enough to allow these devices to truly become productivity tools, it is only a matter of time until the first big data leak event happens and the full force of reputational damage is felt by a leading law firm. A discussion of mobile device risk and the components of a solid mobile strategy will be discussed.
Tony Cordeiro, CIO, White & Case LLP

C: Consolidating the firm's IT infrastructure by aligning application architecture with business strategy
Law firms are increasingly demanding more strategic input from their information services teams, however, to deliver this CIO's are having to find innovative ways to restructure their teams. One option is to consolidate, however, to be able to achieve this you may have to look into multi-sourcing more of the day-to-day service delivery to allow more time for high-value work such as application development and firm analytics.

13.30 Lunch

14.30 Afternoon leisure activities

19:00 Networking reception

19:45 Gala dinner

 
HOW TO BOOK
To reserve your place call Steve Hands on +44 (0)20 7004 7460 or email legalweekconference@incisivemedia.com