Contribute to a community thought leadership report to promote your brand and vision on key topics.

Join in practice sessions and test labs to boost your problem-solving skills.

Shape the content discussion with LegalOps sector experts, where you can ask your questions.

Embrace Change.

Drive innovation.

Legal Operations Special Edition.

Friday, 2 October 2026

9:00 - 16:00

Bristol Beacon, UK.

The legal landscape in 2026 demands more than just better software:

It demands a fundamental shift in how we work.

Dealing with this evolution requires sharper adaptability and a proactive stance on risk. Hence, this year, we are focusing on the true engines of progress: current and aspiring Legal Operations people.

Whether you are a veteran or an aspiring innovator, this event is your home. We’ve designed a full day for you with the South West community to learn, share, and connect, empowering you with the skills required to lead the way.

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Legal Ops Foundations

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Create New Pathways

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Research & Development

purpose

How might we deal with change and lead with our legal innovation journey?

Our first three years set a foundation.

We brought together legal tech, operations and design people from the region and beyond. A diverse melting pot of views and opinions, focused on improving our legal sector as a whole and its facets.

Now that we've set the basis, we want to build on it. Being surrounded by change running at a fast pace, both with technology and economic uncertainties, we feel the call to make an impact in the present.

That’s why this year's project will be more educational, empowering participants to actively discuss key topics and create solutions as a community through tailored activities with final takeaways.

Now's the time to embrace change and lead with your innovation journey.

Join us.

one day together

  • Ways of working

  • Roles and careers

  • Work documents and outcomes

1 - identify

2 - explore

  • Pragmatic use cases per topic

  • Focus groups & live problem solving

  • Mapping topic and new pathways

3 - share

  • Practice sessions

  • Test labs

  • Plenary sharing

schedule

(Work in progress - coming soon)

keynote

  • Storytelling session

  • Special guest interview

  • Rules of the house

morning

  • Round tables and focus group interactions

  • Networking sessions with breaks

  • Lunch

afternoon

  • Insights from each session

  • Content takeaways

  • Raffle & Open Bar

 

special guest

Stark Holborn

Author & Games Writer

A novelist, games writer, film reviewer, and the author of Ten Low, Hel’s Eight, Ninth Life, the British Fantasy Award-nominated Triggernometry series and Nunslinger.

Stark lives in Bristol.

Every great story has the moment where the old map stops working. The hero stands at the edge of familiar territory and realises the path forward hasn't been drawn yet.

Stark is a science fiction author and storyteller who has spent a career writing characters who face exactly that moment.

At Legal Tech in the South West, Stark'll bring that lens to the room and turn it on you.

Visit Stark Holborn's website

Our Team

  • Marco Mendola

    Co-Founder, LTinSW

    Innovation Manager, TLT

  • Marc May

    Co-Founder, LTinSW

    Founder, The Legal Technologist

  • Emily Cox

    LTinSW Committee Member

    Senior Legal Data Discovery, LexisNexis

  • Laura Marinello

    LTinSW Committee Member

    Legal Operations Specialist, Simmons & Simmons

  • Manu Kanwar

    LTinSW Sensei & Host

    Founder, LexSolutions

  • Rhianne Armstrong

    LTinSW Committee Member

    Head of Knowledge & Innovation, Bedell Cristin

tickets

OPS - Early Bird
£99.00 £155.00

Dedicated offer to: Legal operations roles; Legal in-house; Consultants.

Your ticket includes:

  • Full access to the event day

  • Content sessions and workshops booking

  • Access to our LegalOps community group

  • Hot and cold drinks

  • Nibbles and lunch break formula

  • Open bar party post-event

Special offer available until 2 May 2026

EARLY CAREERS
£50.00 £55.00

Dedicated offer to: trainees; paralegals; apprentices.

Your ticket includes:

  • Full access to the event day

  • Content sessions and premium workshop booking

  • Career orientation & access to LegalOps community group

  • Hot and cold drinks

  • Nibbles and lunch break formula

  • Open bar party post-event

Special offer available until 2 May 2026

LAW - EARLY BIRD
£175.00 £225.00

Dedicated offer to: Law firms (from Associate to Partner level).

Your ticket includes:

  • Full access to the event day

  • Content sessions and workshops booking

  • Hot and cold drinks

  • Nibbles and lunch break formula

  • Open bar party post-event

Special offer available until 2 May 2026

  • "National-level event. A brilliantly and thoughtfully curated event with a friendly and unique atmosphere."

    Alex Herrity - Director of Legal Solutions, Adidas

  • "A real sense of community, great speakers with thought provoking topics. Excellent workshops too."

    Sarah Sheehan - Consultant

  • "A brilliant event for in‑house counsel: practical, relevant, and full of ideas I’ve already taken back to the business."

    Gaby Gray - Group Legal Director, Alliance

  • "A different kind of conference. Less glitzy and commercial than some of its larger counterpartso, the emphasis is on problem-solving, with people and community at the heart of it."

    Katy Snell - Data Analyst, LegalTechHub

  • "I came away with a sense of purpose and the tools to push on"

    Jay Smith - Legal Operations Managing Counsel - Remote

 

our venue

Bristol Beacon

Beacon, Trenchard St, Bristol BS1 5AR

Website

https://bristolbeacon.org/

Get there

From Temple Meads Station:

Walk - 20-minute walk

Taxi - 10-minute

Bike - 6-minute cycling

FAQs

    • 210 registered people

    • 170 attendees

    • 20 speakers

    • 5 workshops

    • 1 test lab

  • Yes, we have a special offer for LTinSW members.

    If interested, send us an email to marc@legaltechnologist.co.uk or marco.mendola@legaltechnologist.co.uk

  • We are not a conference.

    We are independent.

    We do not do hype or sell nonsense.

    We put people's needs before business.

    It’s not just what we do: it’s how we do it that sets us apart.

  • That’s simple!

    Send us a Contact Us request at the bottom of this website. We’ll respond as soon as possible.

    OR

    Send us a direct message via LinkedIn

  • Connect and engage with new leads interested in finding out more about what you do.

    Building stronger relationships with your customers in the SW region.

    Showcase why you are the best in what you do with real case scenarios.

  • Collaborative, honest, and straightforward approach.

    We're here to grow together with you and make our Legal Operations community thrive.

Let’s Work Together