24 March 2026

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Practising with Intelligence in a Technology‑Driven Age

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By 2030, the daily work of Australian lawyers will look very different from today. AI will draft first‑cut documents, summarise briefs, search case law and legislation in seconds, and help predict outcomes and quantify risk. Litigation will increasingly involve digital evidence, deepfakes and algorithmic decision‑making. Clients—corporate and individual—will expect faster answers, clearer pricing and more "productised" legal solutions.

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For practising lawyers, this is not abstract innovation; it is a direct shift in how matters are run, how value is measured and what skills are in demand.

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This conference, "2030: The Future of Technology and the Legal Industry", is designed for practising lawyers and legal practitioners who want to understand what is coming—and what it means for their careers, their practices and their clients. Across the program we will explore how evolving technologies are likely to change core tasks such as research, drafting, discovery, contract management, regulatory compliance and dispute resolution, and what new expectations will be placed on lawyers as a result.

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Leading Law in 2030: Practising with Intelligence in a Technology‑Driven Age, speaks to three realities every lawyer and legal practitioner needs to grapple with:

• Your tools will change: AI and automation will become standard in many practice areas, and knowing how to use them safely, competently and efficiently will be as important as knowing the black‑letter law.

 

• Your role will evolve: clients will look to you less for information that a machine can produce, and more for judgment, strategy, ethics, negotiation and human insight that sits on top of technology.

 

• Your obligations will grow: professional responsibility, confidentiality, privilege and competence will all be tested by new technologies, and lawyers will be expected to understand and manage these risks.

 

For Australian lawyers and legal practitioners, the importance of engaging with this now is clear. The choices you make over the next few years—about the technologies you adopt, the skills you develop and the way you structure and price your work—will determine whether you are ready for the next decade of practice, or forced into reactive catch‑up.

This event is designed to give you a realistic picture of what is coming, practical examples of how technology is already reshaping practice, and concrete ideas for how you can adapt your own work, team and career to thrive in the legal industry of 2030.