Embrace Change
Drive innovation
Legal Operations Special Edition.
Friday, 2 October 2026
9:00 - 16:00
Bristol Beacon, UK.
The legal landscape in 2026 demands more than just better software:
It demands a fundamental shift in how we work.
Dealing with this evolution requires sharper adaptability and a proactive stance on risk. Hence, this year, we are focusing on the true engines of progress: current and aspiring Legal Operations people.
Whether you are a veteran or an aspiring innovator, this event is your home. We’ve designed a full day for you with the South West community to learn, share, and connect, empowering you with the skills required to lead the way.
purpose
How might we deal with change and lead with our legal innovation journey?
Our first three years set a foundation.
We brought together legal tech, operations and design people from the region and beyond. A diverse melting pot of views and opinions, focused on improving our legal sector as a whole and its facets.
Now that we've set the basis, we want to build on it. Being surrounded by change running at a fast pace, both with technology and economic uncertainties, we feel the call to make an impact in the present.
That’s why this year's project will be more educational, empowering participants to actively discuss key topics and create solutions as a community through tailored activities with final takeaways.
Now's the time to embrace change and lead with your innovation journey.
Join us!
our legalops lab
Kick off with a keynote story to set the vision.
Move with brainstorming sessions, designed to spark collaboration.
Dig into practice sessions to explore, map and test prototypes.
Wrap it up with practical takeaways for your team.
We are all teachers, we are all fellows.
Legal ops people: Your ace of spades to make your business thrive beyond legal.
This takes a look at the traditional transactional lawyer’s role and considers which aspects are in the process of being changed or at risk of change. How can we (LegalOps) step in to raise the bar of what the new good should look like?
Address the elephant in the room: less about role titles, more about skills-based profiles.
Legal ops helps lawyers absorb change, whether technological, people-related, or in how the work gets done. Job titles tell you very little. The skills tell you almost everything. So the real question isn't "what should a Legal Ops Manager be?, but “what skills make someone valuable, and how do we grow them?"
Beyond legal services: legal operations’ strategic role and deliverables.
How can we support and deliver value to our clients beyond legal services? Addressing your client's needs, calling for extra business support in delivering more complex and strategic outcomes.
one day together
3 Brainstorming sessions
Ways of working
Roles and careers
Work products
identify
explore
3 Simulations
Pragmatic use cases
Focus groups & targeted problem solving
Mapping topics and forging pathways
share
3 Takeaways
Learnings and connections
What good should look like
Thought leadership content
schedule
(Work in progress - coming soon)
special guest
Stark Holborn
Author & Games Writer
A novelist, games writer, film reviewer, and the author of Ten Low, Hel’s Eight, Ninth Life, the British Fantasy Award-nominated Triggernometry series and Nunslinger.
Stark lives in Bristol.
Every great story has the moment where the old map stops working. The hero stands at the edge of familiar territory and realises the path forward hasn't been drawn yet.
Stark is a science fiction author and storyteller who has spent a career writing characters who face exactly that moment.
At Legal Tech in the South West, Stark'll bring that lens to the room and turn it on you.
CONTRIBUTORS
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Ryan McDonough
KPMG Law
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Marc May
Document Drafter
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Katy Snell
Collyer Bristow
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Manu Kanwar
LexSolutions
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Graeme Johnston
Noslegal
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Marco Mendola
TLT LLP
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Jessica Lazarus
DWF
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Emily Cox
LexisNexis
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Laura Marinello
Simmons & Simmons
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David Varney
Ashfords LLP
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Rachael Campbell
University of Bristol
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Rhianne Armstrong
Bedell Cristin
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Molly Macgregor
Juralio
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Mystery guest
Coming soon!
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Mystery guest
Coming soon!
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Our LTinSW Crew
Our Partners
(More to be announced soon…)
tickets
Dedicated offer to: Legal operations roles; Legal in-house; Consultants.
Your ticket includes:
Full access to the event day
Content sessions and workshops booking
Access to our LegalOps community group
Hot and cold drinks
Nibbles and lunch break formula
Open bar party post-event
Special offer available until 28 May 2026
Dedicated offer to: trainees; paralegals; apprentices.
Your ticket includes:
Full access to the event day
Content sessions and premium workshop booking
Career orientation & access to LegalOps community group
Hot and cold drinks
Nibbles and lunch break formula
Open bar party post-event
Special offer available until 28 May 2026
Dedicated offer to: Law firms (from Associate to Partner level).
Your ticket includes:
Full access to the event day
Content sessions and workshops booking
Hot and cold drinks
Nibbles and lunch break formula
Open bar party post-event
Special offer available until 28 May 2026
our venue
Bristol Beacon
Beacon, Trenchard St, Bristol BS1 5AR
Website
https://bristolbeacon.org/
Get there
From Temple Meads Station:
Walk - 20-minute walk
Taxi - 10-minute
Bike - 6-minute cycling
FAQs
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210 registered people
170 attendees
20 speakers
5 workshops
1 test lab
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Yes, we have a special offer for LTinSW members.
If interested, send us an email to marc@legaltechnologist.co.uk or marco.mendola@legaltechnologist.co.uk
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We are not a conference.
We are independent.
We do not do hype or sell nonsense.
We put people's needs before business.
It’s not just what we do: it’s how we do it that sets us apart.
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That’s simple!
Send us a Contact Us request at the bottom of this website. We’ll respond as soon as possible.
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Send us a direct message via LinkedIn
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Connect and engage with new leads interested in finding out more about what you do.
Building stronger relationships with your customers in the SW region.
Showcase why you are the best in what you do with real case scenarios.
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Collaborative, honest, and straightforward approach.
We're here to grow together with you and make our Legal Operations community thrive.
Let’s Work Together
