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Why AI Governance Must Come Before AI Scale - Nexus OS
AI is creating new opportunities for law firms to improve productivity, unlock knowledge and enhance client service. But successful adoption starts with governance.
This session explores how firms can embrace AI confidently by putting the right guardrails in place around client confidentiality, data access, compliance and professional judgement. Attendees will learn why governance is not a barrier to innovation, but the foundation for scaling AI safely, empowering employees to use tools like Microsoft Copilot, and building long-term competitive advantage.
Key takeaway: Governance isn't what slows AI down. It's what enables firms to adopt AI faster, safer and with confidence.
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23rd December 2016 | Management Training
DASLS Sustainability Conference Date: Wednesday 21st October 2026 Time: 9:45am - 3:00pm Venue: Michelmores, Pynes Hill, Exeter Supported by: Porsche Exeter. Porsche will be exhibiting two new models of electric cars. Programme: 9.45 am – 10.15 am Professor Bob Lee Was the Summer of 26 (when I look back now that summer seemed to last forever) 10.15 am – 10.45 am Ecologi Reduce, Report, Restore 10.45 am - 11.00 am COFFEE/TEA 11.00 am – 11.30 am Sally Redman, Landmark From Data Challenges to Employee Engagement: Building A Net Zero Journey 11.30 am – 12.30 pm Fraser Browning, Kurb Carbon Adding value through sustainability and ESG agendas 12.30 pm – 1.00 pm LUNCH 1.00 pm - 1.30 pm Dr Laurence Couldrick, Westcountry Rivers Trust Putting water in Net Zero 1.30 – 2.00 pm Chris Chandler, Lex Auto Lease Providing employees with sustainable vehicle solutions through Company Cars and Salary Sacrifice 2.00 pm – 2.30 pm Sarah Bailey, Nexus Open Systems Think Before You Prompt - The real cost of AI in your law firm 2.30 pm – 3.00 pm Rob Marsh - Client Success Director Team Jump Why nobody cares about Climate Change Prof Robert Lee, Was the Summer of 26 (when I look back now that summer seemed to last forever) The Summer of 2026 delivered a stark, recurrent lesson in what a warming climate now means for the UK with record heat and prolonged drought straining water supplies and power generation. These cascading failures exposed how much of our infrastructure was designed for a climate that no longer exists. Climate risk is now systemic and simultaneous, challenging major areas of policy and investment such as energy, water, transport, health and food. Adaptation is no longer a peripheral issue of "resilience" but a pressing agenda of infrastructure renewal . Lawyers will be central to this agenda — translating climate risk into enforceable duties, re-writing the contracts, standards and codes that govern infrastructure, securing the finance and consent pathways for renewal, and holding public and private bodies to account when adaptation commitments are made but not met. It presents an opportunity but also a significant responsibility. Sophie Hill, Climate Growth Manager, Ecologi - Introduction to Ecologi: Our 3R Framework for effective climate action (Reduce, Restore, and Report) - Reduce Overview: Brief overview of what carbon accounting is and why it is important for law firms to measure their annual emissions - Restore: Nature vs. Carbon: An in-depth dive into nature-based restoration vs. carbon credits - weighing the pros, cons, biodiversity co-benefits, and greenwashing risks - Law Firm Use Cases and Reporting: Aligning impact with firm operations and having verifiable data for ESG disclosures and clients From Data Challenges to Employee Engagement: Building A Net Zero Journey In this session, Sally Redman will share the challenges of starting Landmark’s net zero journey, from collecting emissions data and navigating carbon reporting requirements to working with sustainability platforms that did not always deliver as expected. She will discuss how engagement was built across the organisation, the initiatives successfully implemented, and Landmark’ FY27 plans, including how we're using our knowledge and experience to support DASLS and its Green Badge Initiative. Key topics include: Challenges of starting a net zero programme from scratch. Lessons learned from emissions data collection and reporting. Navigating sustainability platforms and technology setbacks. Building colleague engagement and securing organisational buy-in. Sustainability initiatives delivered and their impact. Future plans and priorities for FY27. Supporting DASLS and their ...
26th December 2016 | Residential Conveyancing Training
Reporting to the Lender and other Hot Mortgage Issues Date: Tuesday 20th October 2026 Time: 9:45pm - 1:00pm Speaker: Richard Snape Venue: The Courtyard Marriott Hotel, Exeter Course Programme: The course aims to look at frequently met issues and problems when reporting to the mortgage company and suggests solutions.- Conflicts of interest and third party obligations- Leasehold issues: Building Safety Act, Ground Rent Issues, EWS 1 certificates and mortgagee requirements- Flying freeholds- Air BnB- Parental gifted deposits- Planning and building regulations issues Fees: DASLS Members/Affiliates: £145 plus VAT Non-members: £165 plus VAT 3 for 2 offer! Book 3 places on this seminar and get the cheapest FREE! Richard Snape has been the Head of Professional Support at Davitt Jones Bould since 2002. He speaks at numerous courses for law societies all over the country, various public courses, in-house seminars within solicitors’ firms and has also talked extensively to local authorities and central government bodies. His areas of specialism include both commercial and residential property, in particular in relation to local government law, conveyancing issues, development land, commercial property and incumbrances in relation to land. ...
26th December 2016 | Residential Conveyancing Training
Residential Conveyancing Update Date: Tuesday 20th October 2026 Time: 2:00pm - 5:15pm Speaker: Richard Snape Venue: The Courtyard Marriott Hotel, Exeter Course Programme: Conveyancing in England and Wales is undergoing major changes both in relation to statute and case law. In particular, the Building Safety (Wales) Act 2026 is due to start coming into force in April 2027. The course aims to look at some of the changes and how to prepare for them. A contrast between the Renters’ Right Act 2025 and the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 Latest on the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 Implementation of changes to commonhold The Building Safety Act 2022 and Building Safety (Wales) Act 2026 The new TA6 6th Edition and responses to enquiries Recent case law on email signatures, boundary issues and agreements, adverse possession, leasehold and car parking rights Fees: DASLS Members/Affiliates: £145 plus VAT Non-members: £165 plus VAT 3 for 2 offer! Book 3 places on this seminar and get the cheapest FREE! Richard Snape has been the Head of Professional Support at Davitt Jones Bould since 2002. He speaks at numerous courses for law societies all over the country, various public courses, in-house seminars within solicitors’ firms and has also talked extensively to local authorities and central government bodies. His areas of specialism include both commercial and residential property, in particular in relation to local government law, conveyancing issues, development land, commercial property and incumbrances in relation to land. ...
23rd December 2016 | Management Training
DASLS Sustainability Conference Date: Wednesday 21st October 2026 Time: 9:45am - 3:00pm Venue: Michelmores, Pynes Hill, Exeter Supported by: Porsche Exeter. Porsche will be exhibiting two new models of electric cars. Programme: 9.45 am – 10.15 am Professor Bob Lee Was the Summer of 26 (when I look back now that summer seemed to last forever) 10.15 am – 10.45 am Ecologi Reduce, Report, Restore 10.45 am - 11.00 am COFFEE/TEA 11.00 am – 11.30 am Sally Redman, Landmark From Data Challenges to Employee Engagement: Building A Net Zero Journey 11.30 am – 12.30 pm Fraser Browning, Kurb Carbon Adding value through sustainability and ESG agendas 12.30 pm – 1.00 pm LUNCH 1.00 pm - 1.30 pm Dr Laurence Couldrick, Westcountry Rivers Trust Putting water in Net Zero 1.30 – 2.00 pm Chris Chandler, Lex Auto Lease Providing employees with sustainable vehicle solutions through Company Cars and Salary Sacrifice 2.00 pm – 2.30 pm Sarah Bailey, Nexus Open Systems Think Before You Prompt - The real cost of AI in your law firm 2.30 pm – 3.00 pm Rob Marsh - Client Success Director Team Jump Why nobody cares about Climate Change Prof Robert Lee, Was the Summer of 26 (when I look back now that summer seemed to last forever) The Summer of 2026 delivered a stark, recurrent lesson in what a warming climate now means for the UK with record heat and prolonged drought straining water supplies and power generation. These cascading failures exposed how much of our infrastructure was designed for a climate that no longer exists. Climate risk is now systemic and simultaneous, challenging major areas of policy and investment such as energy, water, transport, health and food. Adaptation is no longer a peripheral issue of "resilience" but a pressing agenda of infrastructure renewal . Lawyers will be central to this agenda — translating climate risk into enforceable duties, re-writing the contracts, standards and codes that govern infrastructure, securing the finance and consent pathways for renewal, and holding public and private bodies to account when adaptation commitments are made but not met. It presents an opportunity but also a significant responsibility. Sophie Hill, Climate Growth Manager, Ecologi - Introduction to Ecologi: Our 3R Framework for effective climate action (Reduce, Restore, and Report) - Reduce Overview: Brief overview of what carbon accounting is and why it is important for law firms to measure their annual emissions - Restore: Nature vs. Carbon: An in-depth dive into nature-based restoration vs. carbon credits - weighing the pros, cons, biodiversity co-benefits, and greenwashing risks - Law Firm Use Cases and Reporting: Aligning impact with firm operations and having verifiable data for ESG disclosures and clients From Data Challenges to Employee Engagement: Building A Net Zero Journey In this session, Sally Redman will share the challenges of starting Landmark’s net zero journey, from collecting emissions data and navigating carbon reporting requirements to working with sustainability platforms that did not always deliver as expected. She will discuss how engagement was built across the organisation, the initiatives successfully implemented, and Landmark’ FY27 plans, including how we're using our knowledge and experience to support DASLS and its Green Badge Initiative. Key topics include: Challenges of starting a net zero programme from scratch. Lessons learned from emissions data collection and reporting. Navigating sustainability platforms and technology setbacks. Building colleague engagement and securing organisational buy-in. Sustainability initiatives delivered and their impact. Future plans and priorities for FY27. Supporting DASLS and their ...
