2030 The future of Technology & The Legal Industry

By 2030, the daily work of Australian lawyers will look very different from today. AI will draft first‑cut documents, summarise briefs, search case law and legislation in seconds, and help predict outcomes and quantify risk. Litigation will increasingly involve digital evidence, deepfakes and algorithmic decision‑making. Clients—corporate and individual—will expect faster answers, clearer pricing and more "productised" legal solutions.

 For practising lawyers, this is not abstract innovation; it is a direct shift in how matters are run, how value is measured and what skills are in demand.

This conference, "2030: The Future of Technology and the Legal Industry", is designed for practising lawyers and legal practitioners who want to understand what is coming—and what it means for their careers, their practices and their clients. Across the program we will explore how evolving technologies are likely to change core tasks such as research, drafting, discovery, contract management, regulatory compliance and dispute resolution, and what new expectations will be placed on lawyers as a result.