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Tech and wellbeing in the legal sector: time for a fresh look

NEW DATE TBC - Burges Salmon, Bristol

BBLT is hooking up with the new Bristol Law Society Wellbeing group for a joint event that focuses in on the complex relationship between Wellbeing and Tech in today’s legal world; the good and the bad and how the sector should be addressing both of those dimensions. In this discussion session we will cover as many of the angles and issues as we can in the time, with plenty of Q&A and audience participation. But we want to take a ground-up, future-focused view and are particularly focused on hearing the views of the younger generations working in or entering the legal sector, both from our panel and from the room.

This session is for anyone who cares about the benefits, risks and all-round impacts tech has and will have on individual wellbeing. The session will be beneficial to everyone in the legal industry but we especially welcome young lawyers, technologists and others from around the sector.

The aim is to kick-off an active and outcomes-focused alliance between the region’s legaltech and legal wellbeing communities in this session. We look forward to welcoming everyone who has a point of view, would like to contribute to that or just wants to learn.

As our facilitator for this session, we are thrilled to welcome Liz Rimmer, Chief Executive at LawCare, the UK legal community’s mental health and wellbeing charity. Liz will be joined by a panel including Dan St Quentin (Thrings), Greg Beavis (Bevan Brittan and Bristol Junior Lawyer Division Health & Wellbeing Officer), Marco Mendola and Thomas Stone (Legal Technologists, FutureLaw for TLT LLP) and Leah Steele (Founder of Searching for Serenity, Executive Coach, Trainer & Consultant and former lawyer).

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Burges Salmon has been an enthusiastic supporter of BLS for many years. BLS provides a valuable role in uniting and promoting the whole of the legal sector across Bristol to benefit both its members and the city. It facilitates collaboration across the sector to ensure that we can all make a difference. Whether that is driving important initiatives in, for example, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and the use of new technologies, liaising with stakeholders and charities in our wider community or providing training to generations of lawyers, the service and support provided by BLS is invaluable. More recently BLS has taken a lead on promoting Bristol’s legal brand, encouraging legal and business services talent to come to the city, which in turn attracts clients and inward investment to our thriving and vibrant commercial community. BLS breaks down barriers and brings those in the profession together for the greater good. We are proud of our long-standing association with BLS.
Roger Bull - Managing Partner, Burges Salmon
Three things to say about my experience of working with Bristol Law Society. Their central team, council members and general hangers-on are just about the nicest, most generous group of people working in the legal sector today. The numerous events, awards, socials and conferences I’ve had the pleasure to attend over the years have been, without exception, top quality and supremely organised. And, thirdly, they consistently exceed and challenge the boundaries of what lawyers might assume a regional Law Society will restrict activities to – from a hugely successful charitable school meals drive to corporate social responsibility and diversity campaigns to being joint architects and coordinators of the region’s unique Bristol+BathLegalTech group, which it has been my privilege to co-chair for the last five years.
Chris Bull - Principal, Edge International
As one of the leading Insurance brokers for law firms in the UK and with a large presence in Bristol it seemed only natural for us to support the Bristol Law Society. Bristol Law Society is one of the oldest and most vibrant of the Law Societies in England and Wales. We are pleased to be working with them on important matters relating to law firms’ liability insurances and Risk Management. From Sole Practitioner to Top 20 law firms we are sure our two organisations can provide excellent support and assistance for the challenges faced by the legal profession.
Matthew Baker - Financial Lines Group, Howden Insurance Brokers Ltd
Joining BLS in 2013 and becoming President in 2018/19 has created many longstanding friendships and business relationships, whilst also unlocking doors to other opportunities in the City. BLS enabled a perfect balance of professional development and also opportunities to give back to the legal and wider community. I am pleased that my Firm has supported BLS in many capacities since 2013 and continues to do so.
Nicholas Lee- Managing Director of Paragon Costs Solutions and Past President of BLS