CILEX has confirmed the speaking line up for its annual conference taking place on Thursday 13 November in Birmingham.
FutureLegal 2025 takes place at the Birmingham Conference and Events Centre, and brings together the CILEX membership community, including paralegals, chartered legal executives, CILEX lawyers and legal professionals from across the sector for a day of ‘insight, inspiration and connection.’
This year’s conference covers pressing topics shaping the legal sector with discussions covering judicial careers, recruitment, confidence at work and the impact of artificial intelligence.
Keynote speakers this year include Judge Fiona Monk and Minister of State for Courts and Legal Services in the Ministry of Justice Sarah Sackman KC MP, who will share insight from her legal and ministerial careers
The day provides opportunities to gain practical, actionable insights from expert speakers, connect and network with peers, industry leaders and members of the CILEX board and invest in professional development.
Speakers and sessions:
- Judge Fiona Monk – Keynote on seizing opportunities: Becoming a Judge plus a workshop on judicial careers
- Hays – Standing Out as a candidate in the legal market: What recruiters and employers look for
- Anna Manning – Keynote and workshop on confidence at work
- Sarah Sangster – importance of building personal brand, profile and visibility
- David Opie – From pitch to publication: Expert insights into optimising your PR
- Alan King – GenAI in the legal sector: Harnessing the power of AI in organisations
- Mary Prior KC – Breaking barriers and advancing in the legal professions.
- Sarah Sackman KC MP, who will share insight from her legal and ministerial careers.
The deadline for ticket booking is Monday 20th October. More information and tickets can be found here.

















