Will technology make the role of junior lawyers obsolete? Will the leading firms court outside investors? Will the partnership model survive?

On November 21, BPP will be hosting a live debate featuring five members of the Times Law Panel on the changing role of lawyers in the 21st century.

The Times Law Panel is an informal advisory body of 100 lawyers assembled by Times Online to stimulate debate on issues concerning the legal profession. Drawn from a broad range of expertise, the membership consists of everything from publicly-funded criminal lawyers through to stars of the European takeover scene.

This is a rare opportunity to meet some of the UK’s leading lawyers in a lively, informal setting and to ask questions. There is no charge for attending; tickets will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis.

When: Wednesday, November 21, 6.30pm-7.30pm

Where: BPP College of Professional Studies, 68-70 Red Lion Street, Holborn, London

CPD credits: 1hr

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Featuring:

Clare Canning, from Mayer Brown: a leading expert in dispute resolution across a number of sectors and jurisdictions. Clare led the team that successfully defended accountants Ernst & Young against a £2.6 billion negligence claim from Equitable Life.

Tom Cassels, a partner at Baker & McKenzie: practices general commercial litigation with a focus on competition and media law. Tom secured press corrections and substantial damages for fashion house Versace following defamatory reports relating to the death of its founder Gianni Versace in 1997.

Martyn Day, senior partner at Leigh Day & Co: specialises in group claims. Martyn has secured damages in cases including a group of Sellafield nuclear workers suffering from leukaemia and the Japanese prisoner of war cases. He is currently representing four of the six men injured in last year’s Northwick Park drug trials.

Laurence Rabinowitz, QC, a barrister at One Essex Court with a broad company commercial practice. He is tHe Lawyer Magazine’s Barrister of the Year for 2007.

Christopher Saul, head of corporate at Slaughter and May. He specialises in general corporate work. His recent deals include advising Talisman Energy on its acquisition of Paladin Resources and CEMEX on its acquisition of RMC and representing GE Real Estate on it acquisition of Benchmark Group and Haslemere.

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