Law Firm Data Strategy & Modernization: London

LONDON // 03 APR // 2025

Leveraging data's full potential to transform operations, deepen client relationships, and secure a competitive edge.

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Overview

In a profession where data has become a strategic imperative, success depends on far more than mere collection.

Data today demands precise extraction, rigorous hygiene, purposeful structuring, and advanced analysis.  Law firms must navigate complex governance challenges while fostering data literacy across their organizations to unlock actionable insights and drive meaningful results.

Law Firm Data Strategy and Modernization is full-day, peer-to-peer forum exploring the critical building blocks of a modern law firm data strategy, offering practical frameworks and expert insights on approaches to data lifecycle management.

From tackling data silos and improving data cleanliness to harnessing advanced analytics and preparing for AI optimization, attendees will gain the tools to align their data strategy with long-term business objectives.

We hope you will consider joining us for Law Firm Data Strategy and Modernization, 3rd April in London as we explore the transformative potential of data as a cornerstone of law firm strategy, examine how firms are redefining data practices to break down silos, harness advanced analytics, enhance client value, and strengthen their competitive edge.

Key Themes Include:

• Data Extraction and Hygiene: Identifying, consolidating, and ensuring the accuracy of data from diverse sources, avoiding costly inefficiencies and risks.
• Structuring Unstructured Data: Transforming unstructured information into accessible data-driven decision-making.
• Advanced Data Analytics: How predictive and prescriptive analytics can drive competitive pricing strategies, client insights, and business growth.
• Governance and Security: The essentials of a robust data governance framework to enhance compliance, safeguarding sensitive information, and fostering trust among stakeholders.
• Future-Proofing Storage: Integrating data lakes, warehouses, and cloud storage to ensure scalability, security, and efficiency.
• Data Literacy and Upskilling: How leading firms are empowering their teams to interpret and apply data insights effectively, fostering a culture of innovation and accountability.

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Agenda

Thursday, 3rd April, 2025

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8:00AM – 8:45AM CENTRAL TIME / KEYNOTE 

Registration / Breakfast 

8:45 AM – 9:05 AM GMT

Welcome & Opening Remarks: Transformation and Evolution of Law Firm Data Strategy

OVERVIEW

The evolution of AI and technology solutions has revolutionized law firm data strategy implementation and enhancement, offering significant advantages in a competitive landscape.

Rapid technological advancements have sparked a cultural shift, fundamentally altering how law firms prepare for future operations, and meet the demands of clients through accurate and accessible data.

Conference Chairperson

9:05 AM – 9:45 AM GMT

Access to Data:  The Critical First Step in a Data Strategy Approach

OVERVIEW

• Identify all sources where data is stored prior to starting the extraction process to avoid inaccurate data collection
• Capitalize on data extraction tools including AI and advanced software solutions to efficiently extract data from various sources
• Assess the importance of extracting data into one single format to avoid complications
• Create benchmarks and metrics to assess data extraction performance
• Implement controls to ensure data integrity to mitigate potential risk of inaccurate data
  

SPEAKER TO BE ANNOUNCED

9:45 AM - 10:25 AM GMT

Techniques to Enhance Data Quality and Cleanliness

OVERVIEW

The importance of data cleanliness cannot be overstated in today's data-driven decision-making environment. Organizations must adopt best practices to ensure data quality and enable seamless access to valuable insights. Hear from industry leaders on best practices for data collection and hygiene improvement.

• Best Practices for data collection techniques: Implement standardized procedures for data collection to minimize errors and inconsistencies.
• Implement an anomaly detection strategy: Use AI to identify deviations from standard data patterns, which can indicate errors and enhance opportunities.
• Install quality control measures: Utilize regular checks and validations during data entry to ensure accuracy and reliability.
• Establish a data quality committee to ensure that regular audits and inaccuracies and duplications are being detected.
  

SPEAKERS

10:25 AM – 10:55 AM CENTRAL TIME

Networking AM Coffee Break

10:55 AM – 11:35 AM GMT

Advanced Data Analytics:  The Future of Law Firm Data

OVERVIEW

• Assess how data analytics will continue to evolve based on the rapid advancements in technology
• Discuss the long-term strategy to remain in a strong position to maximize your data analytics for the benefit of your firm and clients
• Adjust your strategy to maximize your data and drive the strategy in a new direction
• Implement a continuous strategic review to adjust data backed decisions through advanced data analytics
• Analyze the importance of utilizing both predictive and prescriptive data analytics to improve business decisions
• Ensure that advanced analytics improves business influence, data driven decisions, and enhancements to law firm pricing and profitability
  

SPEAKER

11:35 AM - 12:20 PM GMT

Optimize Data Management: Leverage Modern Storage Solutions

OVERVIEW

Integrating data lakes, data warehouses, and cloud storage offers significant benefits for managing large-scale data including providing flexibility and scalability of structured and unstructured data, and faster data ingestion and preservation.

• Assess the advantages of utilizing data lakes, data warehouses, and cloud storage to store vast amounts of data
• Utilize data lakes to store initial raw unstructured data for ease of use and access
• Capitalize on data warehouses to store structured data which is categorized, tagged, and labeled and accessible to data stewards
• Generate security controls to ensure data is only accessible to the appropriate people within your firm
  

SPEAKER

12:20 PM - 1:00 PM GMT

Networking Lunch

1:00 PM – 1:40 PM GMT

Advance Data Governance Strategies for Improved Security and Compliance

OVERVIEW

Evaluate the importance and value of a comprehensive development and implementation of data governance strategy to enhance data security, ensure compliance with regulations, and streamline data management processes.

• Contemplate the importance of data security and risk mitigation: Emphasize the necessity of securing both public and private data to mitigate reputational risks.
• Implement robust security measures such as encryption, access controls, and regular audits to prevent unauthorized access and data breaches
• Data Stewardship- Assigning roles and accountability: Establish clear roles and ownership for data stewards who manage data access and responsibilities.
• Policy Development and Adaptation: Create a comprehensive data governance policy that highlights the significance of data security, and regularly review policies to identify necessity for change
  

SPEAKER

1:40 PM - 2:20 PM GMT

Eradication of Data Silos:  Seamless Integration of Data

OVERVIEW

Data silos in law firms can drastically hinder an organization's ability to generate informed decisions and operate efficiently. To eliminate silos, law firms must implement effective data strategy integration processes to allow for seamless accessibility to data.

• Assess the benefits of utilizing a central data platform to store law firm data and improve ease of access and enhance decision making
• Install standardized format of data and introduce protocols to facilitate seamless transition between different systems
• Capitalize on AI and automation to streamline data processing and improve accuracy
• Implement an internal monitoring system to ensure integration functions accurately and identify errors
  

SPEAKERS

2:20 PM - 2:50 PM GMT

Afternoon Networking Coffee Break

SPEAKERS

2:50 PM – 3:25 PM GMT

Upskilling Law Firm Professionals to Improve Data Literacy

OVERVIEW

Access to data is critical for law firm success. It is crucial that law firm professionals are educated to improve data literacy to enhance accessible data that. Data literacy improvement enables effective interpretation, analyzation, and utilization of data to ensure informed decisions.

• Advance the culture of your law firm by introducing data literacy guidance to improve decision making
• Generate a common operating environment to streamline processes and organizational effectiveness
• Identify common challenges and obstacles related to data literacy and offer guidance and support

3:25 PM – 4:00 PM

Staying Ahead of the Curve:  Strategic Investment in Modernization

OVERVIEW

In today's rapidly evolving business landscape, maintaining a competitive edge through strategic investment in modernization is crucial. explore the multifaceted approach to staying ahead of the curve through technology and tools, focusing on advanced planning.

• Assess the importance of forward-thinking investment plans to remain ahead of your competitors
• Identify emerging technologies and trends that can be implemented to improve your current data strategies
• Creating a roadmap for continuous improvement and ensure that your efforts are aligning both modernization and business objectives
• Calculate the ROI on your investments by utilizing key metrics to assess the value, and implement effective presentation techniques to highlight ROI to key stakeholders
• Ensure that investments in modernization align with client needs, improve relationships, and generate growth
  

SPEAKER

4:00 PM – 4:05 PM GMT

Chairperson’s Closing Remarks

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM GMT

Drinks/Networking Reception 

Venue

Law Firm Data Strategy & Modernization: London will take place at 113 Chancery Lane, the home of The Law Society:

Address

113 Chancery Ln

London

WC2A 1PL

UK

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