Code + counsel: career paths for technically skilled lawyers
Tue, 30 June
|Virtual event
Legal practice is evolving, and lawyers with technical skills are finding that their dual expertise opens doors that didn't exist a decade ago. Join the VSCL for a panel discussion exploring how three legal professionals have leveraged their technical abilities to forge distinctive careers.
Time & Location
30 June 2026, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm AEST
Virtual event
Guests
About the Event
Legal practice is evolving, and lawyers with technical skills are finding that their dual expertise opens doors that didn't exist a decade ago. Whether it's leading AI strategy at a top-tier firm, building a legal tech startup from scratch, or using AI and technology to reimagine compliance, the career paths for technically minded lawyers are diverse and growing.
Join the VSCL for a panel discussion exploring how three legal professionals have leveraged their technical abilities to forge distinctive careers. Our panellists span a Partner and Head of AI at one of Australia's largest firms who holds dual qualifications in law and computer science, a former corporate lawyer who taught himself to code and built a SaaS product for law firms, and a lawyer-founder using AI to change regulatory compliance in the energy sector.
This session will explore what it means to combine legal training with technical skills, the realities of…