Registration and virtual orientation
Opening remarks
Jean-Francois L’Ecuyer
Chief Revenue Officer, Edilex
Opening Panel Discussion – LegalTech Outlook: What’s New and On the Horizon for 2022 and Beyond
Legal tech is rapidly evolving, becoming more user friendly and less complex, providing new service capabilities and an enhanced experience for clients. What are some of the newest technologies lawyers can use to help improve service delivery and automate their administrative tasks? This panel will discuss some of the latest technologies and how new tech tools can help solve some of their most challenging and tedious tasks.
Moderator:
Lisa Danay-Wallace
Partner, WeirFoulds LLP
Panelists:
Jordan Turk
Attorney & Law Practice Advisor, LawPay
Paul V. Saunders
Chief Innovation Officer and Partner, Stewart McKelvey
Jeffrey D. Lanctot
Partner, LLF Lawyers LLP
Monica Goyal
Lawyer & Director of Legal Innovations, Caravel Law
How to create efficiencies and manage risks by designing an automated contract workflow
Formulating legal contracts can face multiple challenges throughout the process including lack of standardization, risk and compliance issues, missed deadlines and endless revisions. Furthermore, remote work can create security and accessibility difficulties, especially when dealing with multiple parties. Fortunately, new developments in contract drafting software can smoothen the process for lawyers by reducing risk, providing better oversight and lessen the time spent on standardized procedures.
Nina Hajghassem
Corporate & Commercial Counsel – Head of Canadian Market, Edilex
Examining how automation and AI are driving law firm productivity
Legal automation and artificial intelligence-based tools can remove repetitive tasks from a lawyer’s busy schedule, freeing up resources and time for complex and value-added work. Automating repetitive processes can also assist legal practitioners deliver greater consistency, efficiency in their work delivery and an improved client experience while also capturing data to inform better legal and business strategy and decision making.
Moderator:
Daniel Diamond
Head of Growth, Alexsei
Panelists:
Kirsten Hansen
Director of Delivery Success, Athennian
Mark Doble
CEO, Alexsei
Lisa Stam
Managing Partner, SpringLaw
Allan Oziel
Partner, Oziel Law
Lunch networking break
The Great Resignation and the Future of Law Firms in Canada
The Great Resignation, which saw employees leaving their jobs voluntarily in large numbers, has not left the legal industry untouched. To avoid the negative impact that mass resignations and the resulting understaffing can have, law firms need to focus on how they attempt to attract and retain top talent. To succeed at this, firms need to put an emphasis on innovation, not merely compensation. This Roundtable will explore the effects of the great resignation, the cultural shifts caused and what lawyers are now prioritizing and the role of technology.
- Exploring macro trends in the legal industry
- The movement of law firms and the virtual law firm
- What is technology’s role in this?
Luca Citton
President, Shareholder, Boughton Law
Sona Pancholy
President, MERITAS
Tara Vasdani
Principal Lawyer & Founder, Remote Law Canada
Sara Forte
Labour and Employment Lawyer & Founder, Forte Workplace Law
Anand Ablack
Vice-President, North American Legal Markets, Advanced
Enhancing your brand and marketing ‘toolbox’ in the digital era
Online engagement by legal professionals is surging as law practices embrace the digital era to reach new and existing clients and prospects. Whether demonstrating thought-leadership through social media, providing legal updates on blogs or websites, or reaching a target audience through SEO or in-house databases, it is imperative lawyers continue to engage with clients with the right content, channel, and outreach campaign. How can legal practitioners use the latest digital tools to add value to their network, further their reputation, and enhance their online identity?
- Examine the latest tech tools and channels lawyers are using to better engage with their target audience
- Discuss how your in-house marketing team can be a valuable resource and how to harness their expertise
Moderator:
Donna C. Purcell
Q.C., Lawyer & Chief Innovation Officer, Donna Purcell QC Law
Panelists:
Judith McKay
Chief Client & Innovation Officer, McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Brent Arnold
Partner, Gowling WLG
Afternoon networking break
Improving your remote/hybrid experience to improve client satisfaction
With the newest legal tech, lawyers can work from anywhere and seamlessly provide a multitude of legal services, from drafting and reviewing legal documents, to electronic filing —all while protecting client confidentiality and ensuring information is secure. Yet using the latest technologies when working remotely does not guarantee a more positive client experience. Lawyers need to take a ‘client centred’ approach, from first contact and working their case to solving their legal issue. How can lawyers better engage with technology to create a truly positive client experience and set themselves apart from the competition?
Moderator:
Jennifer Davidson
Associate, Deeth Williams Wall LLP
Panelists:
Eli Trindade
Human Resources, Facilities and Operations Manager, Hammerco Lawyers LLP
Ryan Evans
Counsel & Trademark Agent, Smart & Biggar LLP
Innovation Sandbox initiatives the Law Societies of Alberta and Ontario
Innovation Sandboxes, developed by both the Law Societies of Alberta and Ontario, encourage innovators to test new ideas and models for the delivery of legal services in a controlled environment, with the Law Society providing both guidance and oversight. The concept is to provide a safe zone where legal service providers can develop models that cannot currently be offered due to regulatory requirements. This session will provide an overview and update on how the initiative is proceeding and some of the latest innovations in the pipeline.
Moderator:
James Kosa
Co-Chair, Technology, IP and Privacy Chair, WeirFoulds LLP
Panelists:
Will Morrison
Manager, Access to Innovation, Law Society of Ontario
Len Polsky
Manager, Legal Technology and Mentorship, Law Society of Alberta
How tech is leading to new disruptive business models in the legal industry in the digital era
Technological advances are changing how lawyers engage with clients, with a greater ease in providing legal services and a more focused time spent on value-added advice. But these changes also herald a disruption to how law firms themselves are modeled. Rapid changes in innovation and technology allow both new and existing firms to rethink how they operate, especially as the demand for talent becomes more critical than ever. What does these changes mean for law firms and how are these technologies forcing firms to rethink how they operate?
Moderator:
Brett Colvin
CEO & Co-Founder, Goodlawyer
Panelists:
Gillian Scott
Partner, Innovative Products, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Toufic Adlouni
Co-Founder, Managing Partner, Renno & Co