The LegalTech in Leeds Conference is back

The LegalTech in Leeds Annual Conference returns for its fourth year, and this one is shaping up to be the biggest yet. We're bringing together over 200 legal and tech professionals for what has become the UK's largest LegalTech event outside London.

This year's theme: The drive to adoption, turning LegalTech ambition into action

The conversation has moved on. In 2026, the focus is squarely on practical implementation: how organisations are embedding LegalTech into their day-to-day operations, shifting culture to support innovation, and navigating an evolving regulatory and policy landscape. We're spotlighting the people making change happen, sharing what works, what doesn't, and what's next.

A venue to match the ambition

This year's conference takes place at The Rose Bowl, Leeds Beckett University's award-winning home for its Business School at its City Campus, a fitting backdrop for a day of big ideas and bold conversations.

"Leeds Beckett University and Leeds Law School is proud to host the LegalTech in Leeds Conference. This event provides an important platform for bringing together experts, practitioners, students and innovators to consider how technology is reshaping the legal landscape, and to reinforce our commitment to excellence, innovation and collaboration." Deveral Capps, Professor of Law and Dean of Leeds Law School, Leeds Beckett University

"LegalTech in Leeds is again bringing together the legal and digital sectors in this innovative city region. The 2026 conference promises to be another inspiring event in this time of exciting change. Don't miss it!" Leeds Law Society

What to expect

Through keynotes, panel discussions, fireside chats and live showcases, the day will cover the critical themes shaping LegalTech implementation across the sector:

• From pilot to practice: embedding tech beyond experimentation
• Creating a culture for change: building buy-in and upskilling teams
• Legal operations in action: driving adoption through legal ops
• AI and automation at work: practical use cases and governance
• Regulation, risk and readiness: keeping pace with policy change
• Data and interoperability: connecting systems and improving outcomes
• The human side of tech: inclusivity, wellbeing and future skills
• Adoption by design: building tools lawyers actually want to use

Who will be there

The conference brings together a wide-ranging community of people shaping the future of legal services:

• LegalTech founders and innovators
• Law firms of all sizes, large, mid-sized and SME
• In-house legal teams and legal operations professionals
• Tech providers and policy leaders
• Academics, students and early-career professionals

Be part of it

LegalTech in Leeds is more than an event. It is a platform for regional leadership and a catalyst for national collaboration, connecting practitioners, innovators, academics and policymakers, and reinforcing Leeds' place as a leading LegalTech hub.

This is your opportunity to be part of the conversation driving real change in the legal sector.

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