A conference focused on small and mid-sized law firms is being staged by legal and professional services marketing firm Consortium in October.
The Legal Conference 2026 will take place on Thursday 15th October 2026 at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole, bringing together leaders from UK law firms of 10-200 staff for a full day of practical and community-focused conversation.
An audience of managing partners, CEOs, COOs, practice directors, heads of department, and senior and equity partners are encouraged to attend, and are promised “a full day of practical and community focused conversation”.
Keynote speakers include Simon McCrum, whose work on building the perfect legal business has made him one of the most direct and practical voices in the sector, and Harriet Beveridge, bestselling author of Will It Make the Boat Go Faster? and TEDx and BBC speaker. Beveridge combines a background in elite sport, comedy, neuroscience, and performance psychology, leaving audiences with practical strategies and tools to sustain high performance.
“Small and mid-sized law firms are the backbone of the UK legal sector,” Consortium said. “They employ the majority of practising solicitors, serve millions of clients and anchor legal services in communities across the country. In areas like family law, conveyancing and private client work, smaller firms are frequently delivering faster, more personalised and more cost-effective services than their larger counterparts.
“Yet, when it comes to the major industry events, they are routinely an afterthought. Agendas and programmes built for City giants, rarely speak to a managing partner running a 60-person firm in the East Midlands. The Legal Conference 2026 was created to change that.”
Conference host Lara Squires, founder and director of Consortium, said: “The firms we work with are navigating real complexity; succession, technology adoption, profitability and retention. The big conferences weren’t built for them – TLC was.
“I believe that a managing partner from a 70-person regional firm deserves the same quality of thinking, the same calibre of conversation, and the same sense of community as anyone at an event ten times the size, whilst respecting that they may have to wear many hats and with a tailored agenda that speaks to their challenges.”
A morning panel will explore the future challenges and opportunities facing the legal world, what is changing now and what senior leaders need to do to prepare for tomorrow and beyond. Two structured roundtable sessions will give delegates space to work through shared challenges with peers, before the afternoon panel which examines the reality of AI and how it can support SME practices; where the risks are, and how firms are already integrating it into their work.
Early bird tickets are available now at £125, with standard tickets at £145. Places are limited to 150 delegates.
Full programme and speaker details are available on the conference website, alongside ticket registration.
