Life at LegalTechTalk 2025

In 2024, I heard rumblings about this cool, different event that people were going to, which was called LegalTechTalk. I was told that it was the first year the event was running and that it was ‘a bit of me’. After watching some of the videos, speaking to more people and looking at the plans for 2025, I knew that I had to be there in 2025. As someone who loves to build genuine and authentic connections, I knew that I had to find the most authentic way to go which represented who I was, as opposed to just being transactional.

So, I decided to shoot my shot and it succeeded. I found a way to speak to the team and we came up with an exciting plan that would mean I would be involved. I couldn’t have been more excited. LegalTechTalk was shaping up to be the most exciting event in my legal calendar and I could not wait. The not for profit I founded and chair, NRG Lawyers, agreed to partner with LegalTechTalk to host an event at the venue, I wrote an entry for their legal diary series and agreed to host one of the stages at the event. What we agreed was more than I could have ever imagined and, boi, the event didn’t disappoint!

NRG Lawyers side event had 50 spaces and they were all gone within 2 days!! I couldn’t believe it. We had already succeeded in getting our community into the space before we started, which was an amazing feat confirming the challenges we had gone through in the past year. I told the LegalTechTalk team that we needed more spaces and they added 30 more. Those 30 spaces were gone in 4 days. It was crazy. It was almost as if NRG Lawyers and LegalTechTalk were meant to be doing something great together. We decided to run a fundraising campaign in June for NRG Lawyers and we ended it on that night of the side event (25 June 2025). It was the best decision we made as an organisation, even if it meant June was the busiest month I’ve ever had in my life 😂.

Usually, for events, panelists would sit on a zoom call and they would talk about themselves and go through the structure of the day. However, this wasn’t an ordinary event and this was not an ordinary panel. Instead, we had agreed to meet at a Caribbean restaurant to discuss the event and that was a great idea. We had the best time speaking about our lives, our experiences and the industry whilst also looking ahead as to why this event was so important to us at NRG Lawyers. I think it’s safe to say that we had a memorable evening and set the tone for what was to come. The food made it a great memory too!

I couldn’t have been more nervous in the lead up to NRG Lawyers side event and hosting one of the stages. I had never hosted any events apart from ones I had organised so I didn’t know what to expect.  The NRG Lawyers side event was called, “Bring Law to the 21st Century” and it had an outstanding panel of incredible women who have done some inspiring work on their journeys.

We had:

Vanessa Whitman, partner at an international law firm;

Kate Tyers, Global Director of Legal at Ricardo PLC;

Miriam Owusu, Founder of Miri Elevates;

Atalanta Palamountain, Head of Legal at Robin AI; and

Hadyeh Baghbadarani, Legal Specialist at Robin AI.

Our side event was a rousing success. The amount of questions, engagement and thought we had towards our work was incredible. We had such inspiring conversations about what we want the future of law to look like, where the industry is going, the importance of legal technology and also what key things we felt we should do as an industry to lead that change. It’s safe to say we #masheditup! 

LegalTechTalk followed the next day and I was so tired. When I say that I struggled to wake up that morning, the word “struggle” doesn’t even cut it. I was absolutely shattered. NRG Lawyers was well represented at the conference and we had such fantastic people from our community attend with such energy and passion. 

As soon as I entered the conference, I could tell it was going to be different. I remember speaking to some of the team at IManage, a legal tech product I had used many times, and it was a joy to speak to them about what made their work so worthwhile. We spoke about different ways we see the future of law evolving and they recommended some people to look at who are doing great work in making the future of law happen today. 

I could tell the exhibitors and sponsors were keen to not only sell their solutions, but connect with people they met at the conference. This theme continued when I went to the talks and saw familiar faces too. It was excellent to see other familiar faces such as; Sharon Thomas, Founder of the Black Counsel Forum, Tannith Rajaloo, Senior Client Success Manager at StructureFlow, Chrissie Wolfe (who needs no introduction), Darren Kantor, Rob Hanna (who I enjoyed recording a podcast with on the day), Paul Lewis, Managing Partner at Linklaters, and Idin Sabihipour, Founder of LittleLaw. I also loved meeting new people on the day (too many to name) who do some exciting work across the legal world.

One of my best highlights was to see Definely so well represented and invested in the conference (exampled by their branding at the entrance of the venue as well as their stand). I’m a big fan and support of what they do, as well as the story of the founders Nnamdi Emelifeonwu and Fergus MacDaied. I met Nnamdi before he started Definely and it was clear that he was always very passionate about revolutionising the legal industry. 

As I went around the conference, I could actively see the LegalTechTalk team making sure all was in order and the first day really set the tone. I missed the surprise spoken word performance (which I was absolutely gutted about, especially as a spoken word poet) and I could see the energy of this performance had really established itself in the rooms I went into. You could feel the transformation happening in every space you entered. Minds were shifting. Space was created for authenticity and ingenuity. Futures were forged.

Getting time to catch up with the LegalTechTalk team at different intervals just reminded me how events like this come into action. It comes about through people who really care about what they’re doing and putting something together that resonates with people. Of course, speaking to the man himself Brad Collins was a moment but I have to say that the conversations I had with Mikkel Jacob Jensen, TJ Burt, Sonya Edwards and Merlin Beyts was very joyful. Seeing the team do so much to make the food, entertainment and workshops world class was something to behold. Especially the food.

On the day I hosted, it was a completely different experience. I was so nervous because I had to make sure that I set the tone for what would come. I had to make sure people were there on time, that people felt a level of resonance with the topics and that we captured the stories in a way that does the conference proud. 

The first talk I hosted I didn’t know what to do with myself (as the speakers had made their way on stage and almost grabbed the mic themselves before I had a chance to introduce them) so I had to adjust and adapt to how I approached the sessions from thereonin. I slowly became more settled and got used to the rhythm of the day. It was clear that everyone was there to support each others topics and I enjoyed the people that I met on my stage. Seeing some of the people who I came with during the day made it even more worthwhile.

The most challenging part of the day I was hosting was making sure that I was still present on the day. Capturing the behind the scenes footage of the event was made so much smoother by my videography team from House of Dubois. They have never let me down when it comes down to visuals and today they raised the levels. I have to thank my other half as well who came to assist me on the day I was hosting because she constantly reminded me why I was there and doing what I was doing. I felt out of place at times due to the calibre of people that I met (most people at the conference were senior in their roles or exhibitors who were selling legal tech solutions). So having her there to calm me down and make sure I did my best really helped.

I absolutely loved the experience attending LegalTechTalk. It was easily the most inspiring and energising event I have gone to in my life. Strangely enough, when the conference ended, it felt like only the start. The start of conversations, the start of innovation, the start of a new era in the legal industry. There were so many people I spoke to at the conference who had done incredible work and spending some time with them after the conference was such a pleasure. The drinks they served were top notch, the ambiance was clearly marked with an air of optimism and everyone I met seemed like there were in the right place doing the right things. Conferences like this showed me just why I have committed so much of my life to the legal industry and reaffirmed just why the transformation of the legal industry is rightfully being spearhead in rooms like this.

Bring on LegalTechTalk 2026. You can book your space here: https://www.legaltech-talk.com/register/