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Law Offices of the Future
This webinar will look at how technology can help law firms and barrister’s chambers improve their internal processes; build bridges and collaboration with clients by differentiating themselves through efficiency and innovation and create new workflows and techniques for remaining competitive.
It will feature a round-table discussion covering questions on workflow and technology; cybersecurity during the pandemic and the continuation of remote working, followed by a demonstration of the Dragon speech recognition solution.
Nuance Communications
Nuance Communications is a world leader in conversational AI innovations that brings intelligence to everyday work and life. Nuance delivers solutions that understand, analyse, and respond to people – amplifying human intelligence to increase productivity and security.
With decades of domain and AI expertise, Nuance works with thousands of organisations globally across legal, financial services & insurance, healthcare, education, telecommunications, public services, and retail – to create stronger relationships and better experiences for their customers and workforce.
Chair
Robin Jackson
Independent Business Management Consultant
Robin Jackson is an independent business-management consultant, focussing on the legal sector, and is Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute. Between 2008 and 2020, he was the chief executive of two internationally renowned sets of barristers’ chambers, covering a very broad range of legal practice, was a member of the Executive Committee of the Legal Practice Management Association for ten years and its Co-Chair for the last three, was Vice-Chair of the Bar Council’s Bar Representation Committee, and, most recently, helped to establish and chaired the Bar Council’s COVID-19 Working Group in response to the emerging pandemic.
Speakers
Simon Astill
CHIEF EXECUTIVE, 3PB
Simon Astill joined 3PB as CEO in 2015. He is a solicitor with 24 years’ experience practicing law within medium and large sized UK law firms. A corporate finance specialist, he was appointed Managing Partner of Midlands-based Harvey Ingram LLP and is credited with the successful merger of the practice with Shakespeares LLP.
He is responsible for the operational management and strategic direction of Chambers. His aim is to enhance the quality of Chambers' legal and professional services to clients in a changing legal landscape.
Simon Howard
SPEECH RECOGNITION CONSULTANT, CRESCENDO SYSTEMS
Simon Howard has an extensive history in speech recognition, having been a founder of one of the original Dragon Systems Partner companies in the UK and a former Sales Director at Nuance Communications. He is a well-known presenter and a passionate advocate of the productivity benefits that speech technology brings to the business and professional sectors of industry.
Ben Shaw
DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION, SETFORDS SOLICITORS
Ben is responsible for driving the use of technology and building solutions to improve the experience of clients and lawyers alike. As part of the technology team at Setfords Solicitors, he has established numerous processes, applications and systems, which have led to the firm winning awards for client acquisition, marketing & communication, and business development.
Vladimir Teodosiev
Sales Manager, Nuance
Vladimir Teodosiev is a Sales Manager at Nuance delivering value to high-profile private and public organisations. Commercially savvy and with a strong interest in technology, he has extensive experience in creating and delivering value to high-profile private and public organisations. Highly customer-focused and results-driven, he supports businesses in developing best practices that facilitate efficient document creation.