Schedule of Litig Thursdays and CIO Lounge

We hold virtual meetings, approximately two a month, following their success during lockdown. Please see below a schedule of our previous and upcoming presentations:

Thurs 20 March 2025 - 4pm: Litig Thursday: An overview with The Access Group - an update

Thurs 27 Feb 2025 - 4pm: Litig Thursday: An overview with Peppermint Technology - an update

Thurs 23 Jan 2025 - 4pm: Litig Thursday: An overview with NetDocuments - an update

Thurs 12 Dec 2024 - 4pm: Litig Thursday: An overview with Thomson Reuters - an update

Thurs 28 Nov 2024 - 4pm: Litig Thursday: PwC Law Firm Survey Presentation

Thurs 21 Nov 2024 - 4pm: Litig Thursday : An overview with Aderant - an update

Thurs 7 Nov 2024 - 4pm: Litig Thursday: An overview with iManage - an update

Thurs 3rd Oct 2024 - 4pm: Litig Thursday: An overview with Litera - an update

Thurs 19th Sept 2024 - 4pm: Litig Thursday: The UK Economic Outlook & Labour's Economic Stance with Professor David Bailey

Thurs 18th July 2024 - 4pm: Litig Thursday: Thomson Reuters Transforming the future of legal work, Generative AI Vision

Thurs 4th July 2024 - 4pm: Litig Thursday: A deep dive into market data & trends across law firms financial performance, pricing trends & changing client demands with BigHand

Thurs 13th June 2024 - 4pm: Litig Thursday: AI Unveiled - The Impact on Data, Processes, and People – Including What We Know, Anticipate, and Don’t Know with Harbor Global

Thurs 2nd May 2024 - 4pm: Litig Thursday: An overview with Advanced

Thurs 29th February 2024 - 4pm: Legalweek 2024 round-up: The tech to watch out for with Neil Cameron of NCCG

Thurs 24th January 2024 - 4pm: Litig Thursday: An overview with mimecast

Thurs 18th January 2024 - 4pm: Litig Thursday: An overview with BigHand

Thurs 11th January 2024 - 4pm: Litig Thursday: An overview with Peppermint Technology

Thurs 14th December 2023 - 4pm: Litig Thursday: An overview with Elite

Thurs 30th November 2023 - 4pm: Litig Thursday: An overview with iManage

Thurs 23rd November 2023 - 4pm: Litig Thursday: An overview with Access Legal

Thurs 16th November 2023 - 4pm: Litig Thursday: An overview with NetDocuments

Thurs 9th November 2023 - 4pm: Litig Thursday: An overview with Intapp

Thurs 26th October 2023 - 4pm: Litig Thursday: An overview with Aderant

Thurs 19th October 2023 - 4pm: Litig Thursday: An overview with Thomson Reuters

Thurs 12th October 2023 - 4pm: Litig Thursday: [Title to be confirmed] with Richard Merrick of Claremont

Thurs 28th September 2023 - 4pm: Litig Thursday: The Psychology of Lawyers – The key things we need to know, the importance of resilience and how we can drive positive change in the Industry with Dr Larry Richard, J.D., Ph.D. of LawyerBrain LLC

Thurs 21st September 2023 - 4pm: Litig Thursday: An overview with Litera

Thurs 7th September 2023 - 4pm: Litig Thursday: The benefits of a Neurodiverse Workforce with Marc Crawley of Diversita Consulting

Thurs 20th July 2023 - 4pm: Litig Thursday: Starting every engagement right: automating the client data process with Shamus Rae and Andy Newnham of Engine B

Thurs 13th July 2023 - 4pm: Litig Thursday: Gen AI: temperature check with Reena SenGupta

Thurs 6th July 2023 - 4pm: Litig Thursday: Generative AI + Law with Daniel Katz

Thurs 29th June 2023 - 4pm: Litig Thursday: 7 tips to influence others and manage stakeholder expectation with Paul Richmond of theGrogroup

Thurs 25th May 2023 - 4pm: Litig Thursday: Work Time Reduction - Is a shorter workweek the future of work? Andy Dawson and Joe O’Connor of Curium Solutions

Thurs 18th May 2023 - 4pm: Litig Thursday: The key steps to take in the event of a Cyber Attack or Data Breach with Jason Hart

Thurs 16th Feb 2023 - 4pm: The Global Economic Outlook post The Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee Meeting on the 2nd February with Jeavon Lolay of Lloyds Banking

Thurs 9th Feb 2023 - 4pm: Do we really (still have to use LinkedIn?) A practical session for IT directors and innovators with Simon Marshall of TBD Marketing

Thurs 26th Jan 2023 - 4pm: Is Virtual Reality the future of meetings and collaboration? with James Grice, Eversheds Sutherland

Thurs 12th Jan 2023 - 4pm: State of the UK economy - Professor David Bailey

Thurs 15th Dec 2022 - 4pm: PwC Law Firm Survey Presentation with Tony Hodgson and Nina Feighoney-Smith

Thurs 21st July 2022 - 4pm: Thoughts in and on Transition with Ian Jeffery

Thurs 9th June 2022 - 4pm: Hackable Homes: Securing IoT against cyber attacks with Andrew Laughlin of Which?

Thurs 28th April 2022 - 4pm: Microsoft Environmental Sustainability in Legal with Brittany Saylor

Thurs 7th April 2022 - 4pm: CIO Forum - Windows 11

Thurs 24th March 2022 - 4pm: Microsoft perspective on the new world of work with Helen Wilson

Thurs 17th March 2022 - 4pm: CIO Forum - Risks around suppliers, clients and supplier chain in Ukraine and Russia

Thurs 10th March 2022 - 4pm: Navigating iManage’s EOL Roadmap - Fireman & Co

Thurs 3rd March 2022 - 4pm: CIO Lounge - Cyber Essentials

Thurs 24th Feb 2022 - 4pm: Does user adoption match your tech investment in a hybrid world? - Humber Associates

Thurs 17th Feb 2022 - 4pm: ESG in the tech sector - a discussion with Matt Watts of Netapp

Thurs 10th Feb 2022 - 4pm: PwC Law Firm Survey Presentation with Tony Hodgson

Thurs 27th Jan 2022 - 4pm: Validatum: Pricing Innovation with Richard Burcher

Thurs 13th Jan 2022 - 4pm: View of the Market with Advanced

Thurs 16th Dec 2021 - 4:30pm: Litig Social - Mind over Christmas

Thurs 2nd Dec 2021 - 4pm: Litera Strategy Update with Ben Mitchell

Thurs 11th Nov 2021 - 4pm: Intapp’s overall direction and general MSFT strategy with Thad Jampol

Thurs 28th Oct 2021 - 4pm: The impact of lockdown on sector firms with Richard Chaplin, Managing Partners’ Forum

Thurs 14th Oct 2021 - 4pm: TR’s product strategy within the legal tech ecosystem with Sarah Healey and Jim Leason

Thurs 7th Oct 2021 - 4pm: CIO Lounge - Legal Tech and M&A

Thurs 30th Sept 2021 - 4pm: Data Strategy and Insights Part 2 with Fireman and Co

Thurs 16th Sept 2021 - 4pm: Data Strategy and Insights - Part 1 with Fireman and Co

Thurs 9th Sept 2021 - 4pm: The Law Society - SRA Oxford Survey Results

Thurs 2nd Sept 2021 - 4pm: What’s hot - or not - in 2021 with Caroline Hill , Legal IT Insider

Thurs 19th Aug 2021 - 4pm: CIO Lounge - Where do you start with your data strategy and communicate to the business

Thurs 5th Aug 2021 - 4pm: Law Society: Return to the office - H&S, hybrid working, practical considerations presentation with Nick Denys

Thurs 29th July 2021 - 4pm: CIO Lounge - Recent cyber-attacks on the legal supply chain

Thurs 22nd July 2021 - 4pm: Law Society Future World 2050 Report - Presentation by the Futures and Insights Team, The Law Society

Thurs 15th July 2021 - 4pm: CIO Lounge – Hybrid Working

Thurs 8th July 2021 - 4pm: Microsoft – The Importance of Data and the role of the CDO with Robin Sutara

Thurs 1st July 2021 - 4pm: ESG and the Power of Local with Steve Butterworth of Neighbourly

Thurs 17th June 2021 - 4pm: CIO Lounge - Filesharing Platforms

Thursday 10th June 2021 - 4pm: The Law Society - Legal Insights

Thursday 3rd June 2021 - 4pm: The Grogroup Ltd - How to influence the board and understand motivation drivers.

Thurs 27th May 2021 - 5pm: Litig Social - Gin Tasting Event

Thurs 13th May 2021 - 4pm: CIO Lounge - CIO Lounge - No/low code and automation

Thurs 29th April 2021 @ 5pm: Litig Social Drinks

Thurs 22nd April 2021 - 4pm: CIO Lounge - Microsoft 365

Thurs 15th April 2021 - 4pm: Cyber Security and an update on the Dark Web with Jason Hart

Thurs 8th April 2021 @ 4pm: CIO Lounge - Video Conferencing and “How’s your life?”

Thurs 1st April 2021 @ 4pm: Microsoft Teams value to Legal

Thurs 25th March 2021 @ 5pm: Litig Social Drinks

Thurs 18th March 2021 @ 4pm: Acritas Presentation: Litig Survey Results

Thurs 4th March 2021 - 4pm: CIO Lounge - Flexible Working

Thurs 25th February 2021 - 5pm: Litig Virtual Cocktail Party - Run the World

Thurs 18th February 2021 - 4pm: Developing AI solutions to UK industry problems with Michael Gleaves, The Hartree Centre

Tues 16th February 2021 - 4pm: CIO Lounge - MS Teams in Legal

Thurs 11th February 2021 - 4pm: The Destination Office with Claremont

Thurs 4th February 2021 - 4pm: HSBC Law Firm Survey Presentation with Tim Montagu and Danny Brown, HSBC UK

Thurs 28th January 2021 - 5pm: Litig Social Drinks

Weds 20th January 2021 - 4pm: Innovation Readiness: How to Build your Company’s Innovation Muscles with Tendayi Viki, Associate Partner, Strategyzer

Thurs 14th January 2021 - 4pm: The practicalities of driving change through a Professional Partnership with guest speaker Matthew Jones, Director, Greensted Consulting Ltd

Thurs 7th January 2021 - 4pm: Crisis what Crisis - managing a media crisis with guest speaker Stephen Carver

Thurs 17th December 2020 - 4pm: Battle of Britain - Lessons in Complexity - 80th Anniversary this year! with guest speaker Stephen Carver

Thurs 10th December 2020 - 4pm: Harnessing the Wind with guest speaker Stephen Allen, Elevate

Thurs 3rd December 2020 - 5pm: Litig Christmas Social

Thurs 26th November 2020 - 4pm: Powering change through conversations with guest speaker Susanne Evans, Feld Spar Consulting

Thurs 19th November 2020 - 4pm: The Business of Technology - Cost Centre vs Value Generator with guest speakers Jane Deal, The Law Society and Damien Behan, Brodies LLP

Thurs 12th November 2020 - 4pm: 1066 Leadership - Lessons for today with guest speaker Stephen Carver

Thurs 5th November 2020 - 4pm: PwC Law Firm Survey Presentation with guest speaker Tony Hodgson, Partner, PwC

Thurs 29th October 2020 - 5pm: Litig Virtual Networking Drinks

Thurs 22nd October 2020 - 4pm: What is really happening with Brexit? with guest speaker Professor David Bailey

Thurs 15th October 2020 - 4pm: Watch This Space - The Rise of the Space Barons (SpaceX and Amazon being agile) with guest speaker Stephen Carver

Thurs 8th October 2020 - 4pm: Reynen Court Update with guest speaker Andrew Klein

Thurs 1st October 2020 - 4pm: Harvey Nash Global CIO Survey Results with guest speaker Robert Grimsey, Harvey Nash

Thurs 24th September 2020 - 5pm: Litig Big Social with Alan Hudson’s Amazing Zoom Magic Show with special guest Alan Hudson and his Amazing Zoom Magic Show

Thurs 17th September 2020 - 4pm: RSG Consulting/FT Innovative Lawyers: An update on Innovation and Global Trends in law with guest speaker Reena SenGupta, Managing Director, RSG Consulting

Thurs 3rd September 2020 - 4pm: Acritas Innovation trends in-house and in law firms including technology usage, barriers, mindset and opportunity with guest speaker Jo Summers, Global Client Director, Acritas

Thurs 27th August 2020 - 5pm: Litig Virtual Networking Drinks

Thurs 20th August 2020 - 4pm: Acritas Post-COVID data trends - shaping your firm for the future, impact on clients and spend and how Partners want to work in the future with guest speaker Lisa Hart-Shepherd, VP of Research and Advisory Services, Acritas

Thurs 13th August 2020 - 4pm: PwC – Cyber Security – How COVID19 has changed the risks for law firms with guest speakers Simon Borwick and Tanzina Brooks, PwC

Thurs 6th August 2020 - 4pm: “How to ACE Remote Meetings” - Look, sound and feel confident on camera and engage with your audience so they stay tuned in! (Top tips from a TV pro) with guest speaker Esther Stanhope, Speaker, Author and Founder

Thurs 30th July 2020 - 5pm: Litig virtual networking drinks

Thurs 23rd July 2020 - 4pm: What shape recovery? The Covid Economy and Beyond with guest speaker David Bailey, Professor, Aston Business School

Thurs 16th July 2020 - 4pm:Engine B: The Future of Professional and Legal Services with guest speakers Shamus Rae and Andy Newnham of Engine B

Thurs 9th July 2020 - 4pm: Update on Law Society work on returning to the office and working from home with guest speakers Stephen Denyer and Alexandra Cardinas

Thurs 2nd July 2020 - 4pm: We've gone from building a 5 year firm/IT strategy to ripping it up and planning in weeks rather than years. How should we best approach this now? with guest speakers David Aird Sarah Blair Stuart Whittle and Jane Deal

Thurs 25 June 2020 - 5pm: Litig virtual networking drinks

Thurs 18 June 2020 - 4pm: Post Pandemic Platforms for Legal with guest speaker John Craske 

Thurs 11 June 2020 - 4pm: Leading yourself and your team out of lockdown: What role does personality play? with guest speaker Tameron Chappell, MSc., BSc., C. Occ. Psych., AFBPsS, PPABP

Thurs 4 June 2020 - 4pm: Adapting to lockdown: What’s it really like managing yourself and your team now the novelty has worn off? with guest speaker Tameron Chappell, MSc., BSc., C. Occ. Psych., AFBPsS, PPABP

Thurs 28 May 2020 - 4pm: Covid-19 Return to work and Optimising your Workplace Strategy with guest speakers David Tonks and Susanne Lorencin of Cushman & Wakefield

Thursday 21 May 2020 - 5pm: Litig virtual networking drinks

Thursday 14 May 2020 - 4pm: “Post Covid 19 law firm of the future discussion”

Tuesday 12 May 2020 - 4pm: “Collaboration Tools – Issues discussed and products compared”

Tuesday 5 May 2020 - 4pm: “Maximise your investment in teams” with Steve Smith of Combined Knowledge”

Thursday 30 April 2020 - 4pm: “Planning to get back to business – sharing ideas on high level plans and IT insights”

Thursday 23 April 2020 - 4pm: “Challenges with online collaboration and video tools and action taken”

Thursday 16 April 2020 - 4pm: “The top 10 issues we have experienced and how these have been overcome”