The Legal Cheek Commercial Awareness Academy (technology and the future of law) — with Mayer Brown and BARBRI

Wednesday 10 May, 3:30pm to 5pm, taking place virtually

Welcome to the fifth in the 2022-23 series of The Legal Cheek Commercial Awareness Academy, a partnership with BARBRI and various leading law firms, designed to help boost students’ business and legal sector knowledge as they apply for training contracts.

The fifth and final Academy in the series takes place on the afternoon of Wednesday 10 May with a session on technology and the future of law delivered by Adam Curphey, senior manager of innovation at Mayer Brown.

Date: Wednesday 10 May 2023
Time: 3:30pm to 5pm
Location: Virtual event
Level: Students, Graduates

Adam will cover key themes including:

• How law firms are using legal tech to boost efficiencies and enhance their client offering
• The ways in which technology is shaping the future of law
• Key legal and non-legal skills aspiring solicitors should build given the increasing importance placed on innovation
• How students should be engaging with legal tech

Adam will also look back on his career journey to date and how he came to specialise in legal tech.

The talk will be followed by a Q&A between Adam and BARBRI’s director of business development, Jonathan Worrell, to ensure full understanding of the topic. There will then be virtual networking with BARBRI’s SQE team.

This is the fifth and final session of The Legal Cheek Commercial Awareness Academy 2022-23, which is now closed.