BigHand Update and Keynote Speaker

Breakout Sessions

Optimising Legal Work Allocation Track

Expert Panel
Is the Partner Led Resourcing Model Still Fit for Purpose? What the Data Now Shows

This panel will confront a growing industry truth: partner led resourcing is one of the biggest drivers of talent attrition, uneven development and client inconsistency, and the data now shows it clearly. Experts will examine how unpredictable allocation, unconscious bias in work distribution, and career stagnation are pushing high-potential lawyers out of firms faster than ever, creating downstream client risk and financial instability. They will explore how modern allocation models create upward trajectories from the start, ensure equal access to meaningful work and build the kind of stable teams clients actually stay for. Expect a provocative conversation on the cultural blockers, leadership behaviours and structural changes required if firms want to stop losing talent, stop exhausting teams and stop risking clients because of outdated resourcing habits.

Ideal for:

Law Firm Leaders, COOs, HR and Talent Leaders, Practice Group Leaders, Resource Managers, and Legal Ops

Breakout Sessions

Optimising Legal Work Allocation Track

Client Panel
The Resourcing Reset: How Leading Firms Are Using BigHand to Stop Margin Leakage, Burnout and Partner Frustration

Clients will break down how BigHand Resource Management gives firms a single, accurate view of capacity, demand, and skills so partners finally resource matters based on facts, not gut feel — reducing overloading, burnout, and margin leakage. They’ll show how structured resourcing supports partner control rather than removing it, giving partners better data and faster allocation while eliminating the bottlenecks that slow matters down. Crucially, they’ll explain how the cultural shift was easier than anticipated, with simple steps that quickly improved utilisation, retention, matter profitability and partner satisfaction.

Ideal for:

CHROs, COOs, HR/Talent Leads, Practice Group Leaders, Resource Managers, and Legal Ops

Breakout Sessions

Optimising Legal Work Allocation Track

Product Session
Why Resourcing Has Become Your Firm’s Biggest Blind Spot and How BigHand’s New AI Powered Capabilities Fix It (Live Demo of BigHand Resource Management)

This is the session that will open your eyes to what your firm has been missing. In this live demo, you will see the brand new AI-powered Resourcing Assistant (launching at the conference), newly launched management dashboards that show resource & profitability trends, and the new scheduling calendar that give real-time visibility of capacity, demand, skills, and utilisation across your practice. Whether you are an existing resource management client or new to this, you will see how these new features remove guesswork, improve lawyer allocation, and finally give leaders the clarity they need to protect performance, retain talent, and prevent costly resourcing mistakes before they happen.

Ideal for:

Law Firm Leaders, COOs, HR and Talent Leaders, Practice Group Leaders, Resource Managers, and Legal Ops

Breakout Sessions

Networking

The Legal RM Network

Ideal for:

Law Firm Leaders, COOs, HR and Talent Leaders, Practice Group Leaders, Resource Managers, and Legal Ops