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The Briefing Knowledge Leaders (BriefingKL, BKL or KL) conference, organized by Briefing – Smarter Legal Business Management, brings together the most senior knowledge leaders to gain new strategic ideas which were needed to navigate the rapidly changing world of legal business. BriefingsKL aims to connect you with your peers, in order to collaborate and solve challenges through thought-provoking insights, panel debates and round-table discussions. You get to listen, learn and share experiences with senior knowledge managers from leading firms across the industry.
Conference History:
7th Briefing Knowledge Leaders 2025, 10 October 2025, London, United Kingdom
Sub-title: An exclusive event for law firm knowledge function leaders
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Conference program TBD
Keynotes:
What next for the economy?
Mindset – the prerequisite for adoption of new technologies and ways of working
In Conversation Sessions:
Approaches to training the genAI generation of lawyers
Presentations:
Case Study: The role of knowledge in turbo-charging how lawyers sell at Travers Smith
Roundtable Sessions: (incl. 2 Feedback Sessions)
Keeping it consistent: standardising the knowledge function across multiple locations and geographies, and managing cultural differences
Building cross-functional alignment for knowledge sharing
Managing business as usual in a disrupted environment
Equipping lawyers with the tools to cross-sell confidently
Managing the challenge of knowledge overload
Resourcing and equipping knowledge teams to meet the legal and regulatory onslaught
Navigating the shifting AI vendor landscape
Agentic AI: how will agents change how knowledge teams work?
Trialling, piloting, selection and adoption: can you do it all?
Developing pricing models for the AI-enabled legal workflow
How to use fee-earner’ extra productive capacity effectively?
Leaders Panels:
The future of the knowledge function in the AI-enabled firm
6th Briefing Knowledge Leaders 2024, 9 October 2024, London, United Kingdom
Sub-title: An exclusive event for law firm knowledge function leaders
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Keynotes:
Winning hearts and minds – Creating a knowledge-first culture
The human role in an AI-enabled legal worldWINNING HEARTS AND MINDS – CREATING A KNOWLEDGE-FIRST CULTURE
Roundtable Discussions:
Cultural and structural challengesIn Conversation Sessions:
Communicating knowledge management through storytelling
Presentations:
A data-ready approach to knowledge management
Roundtable Session: Tech Conundrums
The price is right-ish: How can the knowledge function help those involved in pricing in the firm make data-led decisions around pricing?
Am I overspending? How do you balance getting the right legal tech without spending the earth?
L&D in a hybrid world: Creating a seamless flow of knowledge from senior to junior and new lawyers in a hybrid working world
IA before AI: tagging, meta-data and taxonomies – how to ensure knowledge is organized, user-friendly and up to date
Expert Panels:
GenAI – Seperating Myth from Reality
5th Briefing Knowledge Leaders 2023, 12 October 2023, London, United Kingdom
Sub-title: An exclusive event for law firm knowledge function leaders
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Presentations:
Getting an economic grip on the next year
What can knowledge leaders learn from the Big Four? Expanding beyond legal advisory services
I am not a robot: Tech focus for knowledge leaders
GEN AI, LLMS, GPT, RLHF AND THE REST: HOW WILL IT IMPACT KM?
Gen AL, LLMs, GPT, RLHF and the rest: How will it impact Knowledge Management?
Gravitas for Knowledge Management Leaders: Unloc your six keys to impact and influence
Fixing KM Tech Troubles Table Sessions:
Practical applications of Generative AI and large language models
Maximising value in existing tech assets
A fit for purpose intranet
Enabling know-how internally
Knowledge Leaders Problem Pit Stop Sessions: (Breakout Sessions)
Getting a seat at the strategic table Creating a knowledge sharing cultureBuilding your knowledge value proposition
Building versatile knowledge teams
Chatham House KM Confessions:
Is knowledge sharing doomed to fail?
Does IT have too much influence over what tech is chosen?
What if you have some teams who won’t share with others?
Client portals are a complete waste of time. Matter-related pmes could be useful
Too much legal tech is becoming a hindrance rather than a help
People don’t appreciate how much time it takes to create knowledge.
Centralising knowledge so it’s all in one repository
How can we motivate PSLs without a career/salary structure?
4th Briefing Knowledge Leaders 2022, 10 November 2022, London, United Kingdom
Sub-title: An exclusive free event for the most senior knowledge leaders in law firms
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Keynotes:
Economic Focus – Directions and potential impacts on the world law firms work in (working title)
How to develop an effective Knowledge Management strategy and revitalise knowledge sharing within your organisation
KL22 WORLD CAFÉ:
What’s the true work of KM? Where should it be expanding further into the wider business, creating new cross-functional opportunities, or retrenching for greater focus?
Microsoft Teams or other collaboration platforms – blessing and curse! What are the top opportunities and the threats for transforming knowledge assets/information and process?
Breaking through the ‘ceiling of achievement’ in KM – understanding the perfect blend of resourcing across the department and how to recruit and retain those roles
Content with more – Using your knowledge to help clients horizon scan and scenario plan
Expert Sessions: (w. Discussion Session)
Breaking bad (habits) – Delivering effective change in a world that likes to do things the way they’ve always been done
Group sessions:
We are family – Challenge Session
We are family – Solution Session
3rd Briefing Knowledge Leaders 2021, 18 November 2021, London, United Kingdom
Sub-title: An exclusive free event for the most senior knowledge leaders in law firms
Briefing Knowledge Leaders 2021 is held in an unconference format
Lightning Talks:
Mapping out a succsessful career pathway for knowledge lawyers
Fostering a knowledge sharing culture
The Knowledge Leaders Café
The Solutions Hour (with hats on & Roundup)Ideas Exchange Session – Looking forward
2nd Briefing Knowledge Leaders 2019, 19 November 2019, London, United Kingdom
Sub-title: An exclusive free event for the most senior knowledge leaders in law firms
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Presentations:
The (R)evolution is coming: Keeping up with the evolution of the knowledge function – are you prepared?
Search Sucks: Decoding your approach
Are you getting your money’s worth? How to leverage technology to deliver maximum value
From Big Four to magic circle: My top ten learnings
Debates:
Are the Big Four an imminent threat to law firms…?
Interactive Sessions:
Power in numbers – A problem-solving session
Knowledge modelling – A tech challenge
Your to-do list for tomorrow
1st Briefing Knowledge Leaders 2018, 27 November 2018, London, United Kingdom
Sub-title: An exclusive free event for the most senior knowledge leaders in law firms
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Keynotes:
Uniting knowledge and learning
Lightning talks:
Legal tech – what’s that got to do with Knowledge Management?
Bias in human and machine-made decisions
More information for the money
Establishing knowledge management – lessons learnt from a market researcher
Briefing’s knowledge leaders research
Embedding automation
Ask the clients anything session
Interactive lunch: Event sponsors talks
Table Sessions: Action learning set – you chose the topics