Stevens & Bolton is sponsoring The Lawyer's Legal Leadership Summit 2026 on 17 November and will facilitate a roundtable on how AI is reshaping the relationship between law firms and their clients.
The Summit (formerly the ‘In-house Counsel as Business Partner’ event) supports over 150 in-house legal leaders through keynotes, roundtables, advice sessions, panel debates and case studies on topics they need to know to strategically and tactically steer their organisations.
Redefining the law firm-client relationship in the age of AI
Roundtable C, 12:20pm-1:05pm and 2:00pm-2:45pm
etc.venues, County Hall, London
Session summary: AI is transforming the way legal services are delivered, creating new opportunities and expectations on both sides of the law firm-client relationship. As firms invest in AI and in-house teams seek greater efficiency, transparency and commercial value, our roundtable asks how the benefits should be shared. The discussion topics will include:
- How AI is changing expectations of value and shifting the focus of panel reviews
- The level of transparency clients expect around a firm's use of AI
- What reduced effort means for pricing and fee arrangements
- How firms can use AI to improve client experience, project management and legal outcomes while managing the associated risks
- What a successful law firm-client partnership looks like in an AI-enabled future
Facilitators:
- Charles Maurice, Partner and Head of Commercial and Technology, Stevens & Bolton
- Nicola Broadhurst, Partner, Commercial and Technology, Stevens & Bolton
About the Legal Leadership Summit
The Summit continues to be a trusted partner to the in-house legal community, launched over 15 years ago as a valuable space to forge connections and share knowledge, shaping legal functions and supporting career progression.
As the legal industry evolves, the event focuses on the development of legal leaders, their teams and businesses through sessions on leadership, AI strategy and skills for excelling in a fast-paced environment.
More information is available here.
Meet us there
Also representing Stevens & Bolton at the Summit will be Guy Cartwright, Managing Associate, Commercial and Technology.
Do get in touch with one of our team if you'll be attending; it would be great to see you there. We look forward to discussing perspectives on AI and the law firm-client relationship, as well as on the conference's other themes.
