A new landscape for law - the Legal Week Future of Legal Services Forum

With the imminent implementation of the reforms ushered in by the Legal Services Act, the legal profession is on the cusp of a major transition, the effects of which are set to have wide-ranging consequences for all forms of legal practice.

In this video, in association with BlackBerry, speakers and attendees at Legal Week's recent Future of Legal Services Forum offer their opinions on subjects including outside investment in law firms, new entrants into the legal services market, and how the relationship between clients and lawyers is set to change in the wake of the economic downturn.

Contributors include:

- Tim Gerrard, chief executive officer, Quadrant Chambers
- Alasdair Douglas, senior partner, Travers Smith
- Martin Warren, partner, Eversheds
- Abby Ewen, director of business transformation, Simmons & Simmons
- Jonathan Brenner, director, Lawyers On Demand, Berwin Leighton Paisner
- David Furst, immediate past president, ICAEW and chairman, Horwath Clark Whitehill
- Professor Stephen Mayson, consultant in legal practice
- Nigel Savage, chief executive, College of Law
- Chris Bull, chief operating officer, Europe, Integreon
- Diane Blaxland, managing director, legal & professional solutions, Williams Lea
- Ann Harrison, chairwoman, Stephensons Solicitors
- Paul Longhurst, consultant, 3Kites
- Martin Baker, partner, Taylor Wessing
- Rachel Khiara, partner, Addleshaw Goddard
- Dr Dianne Hayter, chair, Legal Services Consumer Panel
- Juliet Tainui, director of risk, Addleshaw Goddard
- Chris White, consultant

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