The Future of Finance in Legal: Planning for Growth, Profitability and Change

About the Event

A breakfast for finance and business leaders in law firms and legal services, hosted by Pigment and Viridian, with Lewis Silkin.

The legal industry is navigating changing client expectations, pricing pressure, new delivery models and an increasingly complex talent landscape.

For finance leaders, traditional measures such as billable hours are no longer enough to explain performance or guide future decisions.

Firms need a clearer view of demand, capacity, pricing, matter profitability and cash flow—and how these drivers connect.

Join peers from across the industry to hear how Lewis Silkin is modernising its approach to financial planning and performance.

Explore how connected planning, scenario modelling and AI can help finance teams anticipate change and shape a more profitable, resilient firm.

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Agenda:

8:00–8:30 | Welcome and breakfast

Registration, breakfast and networking with finance and business leaders from across the legal industry.

8:30–9:00 | Fireside chat: The evolving role of finance at Lewis Silkin

A conversation with Anthony Leyden, Head of FP&A, Lewis Silkin, covering the firm’s planning journey, the changing expectations placed on finance and how FP&A can support better strategic decisions.

9:00–9:25 | Live demonstration: Connected planning for the legal industry

See how firms can bring together demand, revenue, pricing, matter profitability, workforce capacity and cash flow—and use scenarios and AI-powered insights to make faster, more confident decisions.

9:25–9:50 | Peer roundtables: The priorities shaping legal finance

Exchange perspectives on forecasting demand, protecting profitability, aligning resources with opportunities, responding to new pricing models and measuring the value of technology investments.

9:50–10:00 | Key takeaways and closing remarks‍

Reflections from the discussion and final networking.