Legal Tech Talk 2024

THAT’S A WRAP…

Legal Tech Talk 2024 – Brought to you by – AJS | DocFox | e4 | LegalServe

They say that time flies when you’re having fun.

Until now, that saying only seemed to apply to our after-hours. But to our delight we have discovered that we couldn’t have been more wrong. The last three weeks has been tremendous.

From the windy city to the friendly city, highveld to the lowveld, City of Gold to the Mother City – our road trip has spanned the length and breadth of our vast country in a swirl of greens, blues, greys and browns. A mosaic of colours, of smiles, of welcomes and hugs.

We have dined on decadent chocolate brownies, drank rich aromatic coffee and filled our bellies with hearty breakfast after breakfast – the most important meal of the day! We have gathered in historic buildings steeped in familial history and intrigue, been graced with South Africa’s biodiversity in the most exquisite of ways and have delighted our senses with views galore.

We have mingled, we have networked, we have chatted and had catch-ups. Mostly, it’s been a joy to be in the company of lawyers and legal professionals from all corners of South Africa. It has been a tapestry of speciality, of areas of focus, of size of practice, of unique character and disposition – each legal eagle bringing their own uniqueness to the show. And what a show it has been.

Our speakers – where do we even start? They put in time, sweat, blood and tears into preparing for the events, and literally gave their all each time they stepped out front and centre. We are amazed at their dedication, their exuberance, their passion and tenacity. It was a marvel to witness them bring their A-game time and time again. As we have said before, seeing the proverbial “light” come on as attendees realise the benefits of what our speakers had to say, really was an extraordinarily fulfilling experience. And that wouldn’t have happened had it not been for the speakers and the way they interacted with the attendees.

The future of law is looking bright especially if the legal professionals incorporate the things they learnt about at the Legal Tech Talk 2024: Executive Innovation Breakfast into their practices then they can future proof their law firms and meet the future head-on, ready for whatever the next couple of years throws at them. Because they’ll be armed and prepared for it with the right tools at their disposal.

We think it’s safe to say that the Legal Tech Talk 2024 Executive Innovation Breakfasts were a success. Marvellous days outside the office, where attendees all gained valuable insights from industry leaders, and all explored innovative solutions. Most importantly all those that attended the events took decisive steps to propel their law firms into the future. And that’s what the LegalTechTalk 2024 was all about – getting your firms future ready!

With all that said we would like to take this opportunity to thank our speakers –

1. Tertia Barrett from DocFox;
2. Riaan Oosthuizen from e4;
3. Our very own Barry Swart;
4. Andre van Jaarsveldt from Legal Serve, and
5. Tony Dovale from Lifemasters.

You were all incredible. We owe the success of the events to you!

We would like to thank our partners DocFox, e4 and Legalserve, it’s because of your involvement that these events succeeded the way they did.

We would like to thank our other sponsors – Currency Partners, Kwezi Software Solutions, and Shackleton Risk, your contributions made the LegalTechTalk 2024 possible.

A big thank you to the venues for hosting us – Savages Fine Food in Gqeberha, the East London Country Club in East London, the Riverside Hotel in Durban, the Pretoria Country Club in Pretoria, the Bryanston Country Club in Johannesburg, the Ramblers Club in Bloemfontein and lastly D’Aria Winery in Cape Town.

A BIG thank you to all the behind-the-scenes AJS staff, with special mention going to Mari Van Wyk – the central pivot of the LegalTechTalk 2024 – who all went above and beyond to ensure that everything ran smoothly, and everyone’s needs were taken care of – absolute legends!

And last but certainly not least another BIG thank you to all attendees! We have said this before, but it bears repeating – without you, there wouldn’t be an us. So, it stands to reason that without your attendance, without your participation and without your genuine interest the LegalTechTalk 2024 would have just been a couple of people having a breakfast and not the outright success it was.

We look forward to an even bigger and better Legal Tech Talk 2025 that will include even more venues. More on that to come….

In the meantime, if you are ready to incorporate a new tool into your existing accounting and practice management suite, or if you need to start from scratch, feel free to get in touch with AJS – we have the right combination of systems, resources and business partnerships to assist you with incorporating supportive legal technology into your practice. Effortlessly.

AJS is always here to help you, wherever and whenever possible!

((Sources used and to whom we owe thanks: General Counsel; ClickUp; Smart Lawyer and Legal Eye).)

– Written by Alicia Koch on behalf of AJS