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AGENDA · Chair: Ruth Musgrave, global head of knowledge, Freshfields 09.40-09.50 POLLING STATION...
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#BriefingKL #BriefingKL 09.00-09.30 BREAKFAST Tuck into your coffee and croissant 09.30-09.40 WELCOME Our event Chair will briskly walk you through the plan for the day – and a reminder of the Chatham House rules, of course. Chair: Richard Brent, editor-in-chief, Briefing Chair: Ruth Musgrave, global head of knowledge, Freshfields 09.40-09.50 POLLING STATION Time to warm up your voting muscles ahead of 12 December at Briefing’s very own Polling Station. We’re running a set of votes through Slido on key questions around your responsibilities as knowledge leaders, so get your voting thumbs ready. We’ll also prod you to submit some comments ahead of our two closing sessions later on, if you haven’t already. Rupert Collins-White, pollster-in-chief 09.50-10.00 GETTING TO KNOW YOU ... Yes, that’s right – our trademark Briefing ice-breakers are back! Just a bit of fun to get you talking and taking part in a knowledge-themed quiz… The knowledge leaders general knowledge competition Get to know others on your table by introducing yourselves before then putting your heads together and coming up with an interesting and obscure general knowledge fact, in order to be in with a chance of becoming named the General Knowledge Champions! Facilitator: Richard Brent, editor-in-chief, Briefing Chair: Ruth Musgrave, global head of knowledge, Freshfields 10.00-10.20 THE (R)EVOLUTION IS COMING Keeping up with the evolution of the knowledge function – are you prepared? As technology becomes more sophisticated, the role and responsibilities of the knowledge function are evolving, which has a knock-on effect on the expertise required within the team. In order to extract and deliver the most value, you firstly need to identify how the function is changing and, secondly, understand what the effect of this is on the skills and expertise that you need. This case study will give an insight into how Macfarlanes has approached the issue and how it has structured the knowledge function to sit alongside innovation. Christopher Tart-Roberts, chief knowledge and innovation officer, Macfarlanes 10.20-11.00 POWER IN NUMBERS – A PROBLEM-SOLVING SESSION Now that you’ve heard how one firm is tackling the ever-changing world of knowledge, it’s your turn to get involved. You will discuss the two bullet points below in your tables and then present your solutions back to the wider group. This gives you the chance to crowd source ideas with peers and tackle shared challenges as a group. • What are the top three skills and expertise areas that we need to plug the gaps, in order to meet the changing demands in our function? • How can we attract, train and retain people with these skills? Facilitator: Rupert Collins-White, content and creative director, Briefing 11.00-11.30 COFFEE AND NETWORKING Grab a coffee and chat to your peers and our event partners, of course. As always, all of your snacks are sourced and supplied with the intention of creating minimal food-waste. 11.30-11.40 SEARCH SUCKS: DECODING YOUR APPROACH Previously an Associate at Allen & Overy, Ian will race us through the challenges he experienced with search at his time in the firm, the fresh issues he’s seen crop up since, and will then lay out a roadmap for practical solutions and alternative approaches that firms can take to achieve the results they need. Ian Rodgers, iManage RAVN Practice Lead 11.40-12.00 ARE YOU GETTING YOUR MONEY’S WORTH? How to leverage technology to deliver maximum value New technology is an expensive investment but what steps are you taking to ensure that you are extracting the greatest possible value? Data will play an increasingly important role in the future of knowledge within legal, but how can we better use this data and new technologies to prepare for the challenges on the horizon? Hear how Balfour Beatty has embedded new technology that is taking automation to the next level. • Getting the basics right – what frameworks do we need in place to ensure that the business is reaping the benefits of new technology? • How can you extract the most value from your data and systems to make continuous improvements? • What are the data challenges on the horizon for the lawyers of the future? Nirali Singh, head of knowledge management and innovation lead, Balfour Beatty 12.00-13.00 KNOWLEDGE MODELLING – A TECH CHALLENGE Split up into teams and take technology to task by designing your ideal knowledge function – decide where it should sit within the business, how it should be structured and where technology feeds in to add value. Don’t forget your critical eye – consider where it may not be adding the most value to avoid new technology becoming a vanity project. Facilitator: Rupert Collins-White, content and creative director, Briefing 13.00-14.00 LUNCH AND NETWORKING Head upstairs, grab yourself some food and get talking 14.00-14.15 FROM BIG FOUR TO MAGIC CIRCLE: MY TOP TEN LEARNINGS After 13 years at KPMG, the new director of knowledge at Clifford Chance will be giving an outside-the-industry perspective, sharing her insider knowledge (pun intended) from her time in the Big Four. She will be addressing how lessons learnt can be applied to Knowledge functions in a law firm environment. Grace Cordell, director of knowledge, Clifford Chance 14.15-14.45 DEBATE: ARE THE BIG FOUR AN IMMINENT THREAT TO LAW FIRMS…? …or are there other entrants to the market to be wary of? Much has been made of this over the years – but are the Big Four a real threat or is it just hype? Does the threat level depend on how law firms want to position themselves, or do you think they can ‘eat your dinner’ in several areas? Here’s your chance to thrash out the arguments with your community, building on the comments you submitted earlier. Facilitated by Jane Bradbury and Giles Pemberton, 3Kites 14.45-15.30 YOUR TO-DO LIST OF TOMORROW This group session is all about being ahead of the curve when it comes to future challenges faced by law firms. What challenges will we face in the coming years and what role will knowledge leaders play in overcoming them? We asked you all to submit your top two perceived challenges for law firms in the future – you’ll vote for the ones you want to discuss and you’ll discuss in groups the ways in which the knowledge function will feed into solving these challenges. Facilitated by Jane Bradbury and Giles Pemberton, 3Kites 15.30-15.35 CLOSING COMMENTS AND WRAP UP Chair: Richard Brent, editor-in-chief, Briefing Chair: Ruth Musgrave, global head of knowledge, Freshfields 15.35-16.15 NETWORKING AND DRINKS What better way to end the day? AGENDA
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09.00-09.30BREAKFAST Tuck into your coffee and croissant
09.30-09.40WELCOMEOur event Chair will briskly walk you through the plan for the day – and a reminder of the Chatham House rules, of course.Chair: Richard Brent, editor-in-chief, BriefingChair: Ruth Musgrave, global head of knowledge, Freshfields
09.40-09.50POLLING STATIONTime to warm up your voting muscles ahead of 12 December at Briefing’s very own Polling Station. We’re running a set of votes through Slido on key questions around your responsibilities as knowledge leaders, so get your voting thumbs ready. We’ll also prod you to submit some comments ahead of our two closing sessions later on, if you haven’t already.Rupert Collins-White, pollster-in-chief
09.50-10.00GETTING TO KNOW YOU ...Yes, that’s right – our trademark Briefing ice-breakers are back! Just a bit of fun to get you talking and taking part in a knowledge-themed quiz…
The knowledge leaders general knowledge competition
Get to know others on your table by introducing yourselves before then putting your heads together and coming up with an interesting and obscure general knowledge fact, in order to be in with a chance of becoming named the General Knowledge Champions!Facilitator: Richard Brent, editor-in-chief, Briefing Chair: Ruth Musgrave, global head of knowledge, Freshfields
10.00-10.20THE (R)EVOLUTION IS COMINGKeeping up with the evolution of the knowledge function – are you prepared?As technology becomes more sophisticated, the role and responsibilities of the knowledge function are evolving, which has a knock-on effect on the expertise required within the team. In order to extract and deliver the most value, you firstly need to identify how the function is changing and, secondly, understand what the effect of this is on the skills and expertise that you need. This case study will give an insight into how Macfarlanes has approached the issue and how it has structured the knowledge function to sit alongside innovation. Christopher Tart-Roberts, chief knowledge and innovation officer, Macfarlanes
10.20-11.00 POWER IN NUMBERS – A PROBLEM-SOLVING SESSIONNow that you’ve heard how one firm is tackling the ever-changing world of knowledge, it’s your turn to get involved. You will discuss the two bullet points below in your tables and then present your solutions back to the wider group. This gives you the chance to crowd source ideas with peers and tackle shared challenges as a group. • What are the top three skills and expertise areas that we need to plug the
gaps, in order to meet the changing demands in our function?• How can we attract, train and retain people with these skills?Facilitator: Rupert Collins-White, content and creative director, Briefing
11.00-11.30COFFEE AND NETWORKING Grab a coffee and chat to your peers and our event partners, of course. As always, all of your snacks are sourced and supplied with the intention of creating minimal food-waste.
11.30-11.40SEARCH SUCKS: DECODING YOUR APPROACHPreviously an Associate at Allen & Overy, Ian will race us through the challenges he experienced with search at his time in the firm, the fresh issues he’s seen crop up since, and will then lay out a roadmap for practical solutions and alternative approaches that firms can take to achieve the results they need.Ian Rodgers, iManage RAVN Practice Lead
11.40-12.00ARE YOU GETTING YOUR MONEY’S WORTH?How to leverage technology to deliver maximum valueNew technology is an expensive investment but what steps are you taking to ensure that you are extracting the greatest possible value? Data will play an increasingly important role in the future of knowledge within legal, but how can we better use this data and new technologies to prepare for the challenges on the horizon? Hear how Balfour Beatty has embedded new technology that is taking automation to the next level.• Getting the basics right – what frameworks do we need in place to ensure
that the business is reaping the benefits of new technology?• How can you extract the most value from your data and systems to make
continuous improvements?• What are the data challenges on the horizon for the lawyers of the future?Nirali Singh, head of knowledge management and innovation lead, Balfour Beatty
12.00-13.00 KNOWLEDGE MODELLING – A TECH CHALLENGESplit up into teams and take technology to task by designing your ideal knowledge function – decide where it should sit within the business, how it should be structured and where technology feeds in to add value. Don’t forget your critical eye – consider where it may not be adding the most value to avoid new technology becoming a vanity project.Facilitator: Rupert Collins-White, content and creative director, Briefing
13.00-14.00LUNCH AND NETWORKING Head upstairs, grab yourself some food and get talking
14.00-14.15FROM BIG FOUR TO MAGIC CIRCLE: MY TOP TEN LEARNINGS After 13 years at KPMG, the new director of knowledge at Clifford Chance will be giving an outside-the-industry perspective, sharing her insider knowledge (pun intended) from her time in the Big Four. She will be addressing how lessons learnt can be applied to Knowledge functions in a law firm environment.Grace Cordell, director of knowledge, Clifford Chance
14.15-14.45DEBATE: ARE THE BIG FOUR AN IMMINENT THREAT TO LAW FIRMS…?…or are there other entrants to the market to be wary of?Much has been made of this over the years – but are the Big Four a real threat or is it just hype? Does the threat level depend on how law firms want to position themselves, or do you think they can ‘eat your dinner’ in several areas? Here’s your chance to thrash out the arguments with your community, building on the comments you submitted earlier.Facilitated by Jane Bradbury and Giles Pemberton, 3Kites
14.45-15.30YOUR TO-DO LIST OF TOMORROWThis group session is all about being ahead of the curve when it comes to future challenges faced by law firms. What challenges will we face in the coming years and what role will knowledge leaders play in overcoming them? We asked you all to submit your top two perceived challenges for law firms in the future – you’ll vote for the ones you want to discuss and you’ll discuss in groups the ways in which the knowledge function will feed into solving these challenges.Facilitated by Jane Bradbury and Giles Pemberton, 3Kites
15.30-15.35CLOSING COMMENTS AND WRAP UP Chair: Richard Brent, editor-in-chief, Briefing Chair: Ruth Musgrave, global head of knowledge, Freshfields
15.35-16.15NETWORKING AND DRINKS What better way to end the day?
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