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Briefing: Learning without ladders
Aileen Johnson, director of knowledge at Charles Russell Speechlys, explores how AI is quietly reshaping the way lawyers learn and outlines why knowledge teams hold the key to ensuring the profession grows sharper, not shallower, as a result Learning in law firms has followed a familiar pattern for decades. Knowledge was built up over time, […]
READ MORE >> Briefing: ‘Leaders must accept that change isn’t always comfortable’ Sarah Walton:
Weightmans’ managing partner Sarah Walton reflects on the key lessons learned in her first year of leadership, and outlines how the firm is shaping up its new chapter through targeted mergers, disciplined growth and thoughtful innovation. What were the key factors that influenced the decision to merge with Elborne Mitchell and Myton Law, and what […]
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As the legal sector continues to grapple with the real-world impact of artificial intelligence, Briefing AI Forum 2025 brought together law firm leaders, change agents, and innovators from the legal industry to explore how firms can move from experimentation to implementation — embedding AI safely, strategically, and at scale. Held in London last June, the event […]
READ MORE >> Briefing Knowledge Leaders 2025: How law firms are redefining knowledge in the age of AI
On 9 October 2025, senior knowledge professionals from the UK’s leading law firms gathered in London for Briefing Knowledge Leaders 2025 — an exclusive conference exploring the evolving role of knowledge management in the modern firm. Held in partnership with leading technology and consultancy partners including DraftWise, Legora, 3Kites, Definely, Harvey, Litera and Sysero the […]
READ MORE >> Briefing Knowledge Leaders 2025 brings insight, collaboration and innovation to London
Last week, leading law firm knowledge professionals gathered in London for Briefing Knowledge Leaders 2025, the only conference dedicated to exploring the strategic role of knowledge in law firm performance and innovation. Hosted on 9 October 2025, the event brought together senior knowledge leaders from the UK’s top law firms for a full day of insight-led […]
READ MORE >> Unlocking finance transformation: key takeaways from Briefing’s 2025 conference
Briefing Finance Leaders 2025 Post-Event Report: catch all the highlights, insights and best bits from September Briefing is pleased to release the official Finance Leaders 2025 Post-Event Report, which captures the key conversations, emerging trends and strategic imperatives from this year’s gathering of senior finance executives across leading UK law firms. The event assembled it’s […]
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Briefing Tiger Team: Forth episode – Risk in remoteness
In a business, as in life, risk is a constant – but the balance of it changes, and rarely as dramatically as in the past year. Our latest Briefing Tiger Team are challenged to explain how the operation of law firm risk management itself has had to change through crisis, as well as the actions on specific […]
READ MORE >> Briefing Tiger Team: Third episode – Back to the future
Unable to meet and greet in person, how can law firm marketing and business development professionals find new ways to connect with existing and potential clients, identify and create opportunities, and turn this into all-important profitable revenue in the deepest recession since records began? Our latest Briefing Tiger Team, in partnership with the technology consultancy […]
READ MORE >> Briefing Tiger Team: Second episode – Thinking differently for a new normal
Briefing July 2020 Tiger Team: Thinking differently is a firm-wide focus, looking at the strategic approach to managing people brought out by a new working environment. Supported by our friends at Pinnacle, Briefing editor-in-chief Richard Brent is joined by Karen Jacks, chief technology officer, Bird&Bird; Sid Welham, chief operations officer, HFW; Brian Dunlop, global director of strategic pricing, White & […]
READ MORE >> Briefing Tiger Team: What is it?
The Tiger Team is a problem-solving approach used by NASA to investigate, and hopefully solve, highly critical and complex issues. Most famously, it was adopted to bring the astronauts safely back to Earth when a module malfunctioned during the Apollo 13 mission. Experts in a range of areas, such as engineers and scientists, are brought […]
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