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Thursday 23rd October 2025

19:30             

Pre-conference networking supper 
Meet up with fellow LawNet members for a relaxed evening ahead of the main event.

 

 

The Olive Tree Restaurant & Garden Room, Celtic Manor


Friday 24th October 2025

09:00 - 09:45 Registration, Exhibition, Networking & Refreshments
09:45 - 10:15 Welcome and Introduction Helen Hamilton-Shaw, CEO, LawNet
10:15 - 11:15

The Power of the Team: How Human Leadership Builds Resilient, Curious, and High-Performing Law Firm Teams

  • Understand the mindset shifts needed to lead people and culture through disruption
  • Reconnect with essential human capabilities through clarity, curiosity, and collaboration
  • Reflect on your “leadership shadow” — and how it shapes team engagement and retention
  • Learn how to build psychologically safe teams that speak up, innovate together, and adapt with confidence
Greg Orme
11:15 - 12:00

Networking, Exhibition & Refreshments

 
12:00 - 13:00

From Busy to Bold: Culture-Building Strategies That Drive Focus and Output

  •           How to identify and eliminate common productivity killers
  •           Micro-behaviours that boost team culture and engagement
  •           Rethinking meetings, emails, and work habits
  •          Recognise and respond to the unique behavioural drivers across age groups to reduce misalignment and maximise collective output

 Grace Lordan

13:00 - 13:15

LawNet Annual General Meeting

 
13:00 - 14:30

Lunch, Networking & Exhibition

 
14:30 - 15:30

Networking Discussion Groups

 
15:30 - 16:00

Networking, Exhibition & Refreshments

 
16:00 - 17:00

From Good to Exceptional: What High-Performing Teams Do Differently

  • Understand the core drivers behind extraordinary results—excellence, autonomy, trust, individual accountability, and a culture where leaders create leaders.
  • Learn from insights drawn from working with top-tier organisations including Special Forces, Formula 1, Google, PayPal, Dyson, and Olympic teams
  • Explore the shift from transactional to transformative leadership, with an emphasis on integrity, humility, and personal responsibility.
  • Tackle challenges facing larger, more diverse teams—from engaging millennials to fostering female leadership and building resilience through vision, values and marginal gains
James Kerr
17:00 - 17:15

Close of Conference

Derek Rodgers, LawNet Chair
19:30             

Champagne Reception

 
20:00            

Conference Dinner (Black Tie)

 
22:00            

LawNet Awards Ceremony 2025/26

 

 

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