Speaker details

Building the Law Firm of the Future

27 Nov 2025

The Law Society, London, England

Speaker information

David Patient

Biography

Experienced legal sector leader and Board member, and former Managing Partner of Travers Smith LLP, with over 35 years' experience in private practice in the City and on the international stage, and over 2 decades of law firm senior management experience. Vice-chair of the IBA Law Firm Management Committee, City of London Law Society Board member, chair of the Durham University Law School Alumni Association, and Board member of AGRD Partners.

Session

Welcome remarks

Thursday 27 November (0900 - 0915)

Conference Co-Chair

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