The "Transitioning from Law to Tech" session, held on January 27, 2021, was part of the Global LegalTech Talks series organized by Netlaw Media. This live event featured a conversation between Frances Anderson, Managing Director of Netlaw Media, and Shilpa Bhandarkar, CEO of Nakhoda and former Head of Innovation at Linklaters. The discussion focused on how legal professionals can leverage their law degrees and practical experience to develop and build legal tech platforms.
Key themes included exploring new opportunities to use technology in the legal field, creating innovative products to challenge existing norms, and enhancing client service delivery through the integration of law and technology. The session aimed to provide insights into the intersection of legal practice and technological innovation, highlighting the potential for lawyers to drive change and improve services by embracing tech solutions.
The event was conducted virtually, allowing participants to engage with the speakers and the broader legal tech community remotely. While specific networking opportunities and expo details were not provided, the session offered valuable insights for legal professionals interested in the evolving role of technology in the legal sector.
This session was particularly beneficial for legal professionals considering a transition into the tech industry, as well as those interested in understanding how technology can be utilized to enhance legal services and client interactions.
Speakers(2)
Frances Anderson
Chief Executive Officer at Netlaw Media
Leading a world class Events organisation Netlaw Media, Frances Anderson is an experienced Managing Director and Entrepreneur with a demonstrated history of working in the legal services industry for the past 14 years. Having started her own business at the age of 25, Frances is a strong business development professional with a BSc (Hons) focused in Business Management from Greenwich Management School. She is skilled in Negotiation, Business Planning, Operations Management, Event Management, and Executive Management. With a passion for bringing the legal community together, educating the industry on new ways of thinking and driving change through the delivery of world class education. Frances is driven in encouraging the next generation into the opportunities available within legal technology for the betterment of the legal profession.
Shilpa Bhandarkar
Global Head of Innovation at Linklaters
Shilpa Bhandarkar is the Global Head of Innovation at Linklaters, responsible for fostering a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship within the firm, leading the firm’s strategy on emerging areas such as artificial intelligence and data analytics, exploring opportunities for process improvement and automation, and engaging with legal tech start-ups and academia to stay at the forefront of legal sector developments and thought leadership. Through design thinking, developing and testing emerging legaltech, process mapping and automation, the innovation team she leads looks to develop new tools and processes to improve the way we work with and for our clients as well as give our lawyers a differentiated experience of working at the firm. Shilpa started her career as a project finance lawyer but her interest in technology and entrepreneurship led her to found, build and sell a mobile app company as well as grow a legaltech start-up before re-joining Linklaters in her current role. Previous roles at Linklaters include being a founding member of the Linklaters India Group, COO for the India Practice and COO for the Africa practice. Shilpa holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School and is a mentor on the LegalGeek Women in LawTech programme. She is listed as a leading ‘Disruptor’ in The Lawyer Hot 100, 2019 and an ‘Individual winner’ of the ‘TechWomen100 Awards, 2018.
Event Details
- Date
- January 27, 2021
- Location
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- Audience
- Legal professionals interested in legal technology and innovation