Crafty Fest

Get in early to meet your fellow in-house legal professionals over a delicious breakfast. Are you in enterprise (“FTSE & Friends”), startups (“High Growth”), venture capital or private equity (“Fundtastic”), a small legal team (“Lean Legal”), freelance (“Crafty Consultants”) or an early career in-house lawyer (“Crafty Starters”)? Meet friends old and new in breakfast zones organised according to your sector niche.

Meet for the big Crafty Fest kick-off. We start the day with action, enthusiasm, and the opportunity to make new friends and meet old ones!

This is an interactive session where our Founder, Ben, introduces the run of the day - and calls on the audience to share what you want to learn today, what sort of organisation you’re from, and other key facts to set the tone of the day's activity. This is a great opportunity to learn more about your fellow professionals.

It’s time to get your notebooks out as we welcome Andrew Cooke, General Counsel at Travelperk and a true “out of the box” thinker for the legal realm, to address both things you might be doing which you think are customer centric, but aren't... and things you aren't doing, which perhaps you should be.

We draw on experienced professionals who have had the "pleasure" of working with Legal, to share their perspectives on what works and what does not.

It’s now time to meet your neighbours and join a fun and focused discussion session reflecting on what you learnt from this morning’s panels. This is a great opportunity to gauge other people’s experiences and knowledge on specific topics.

Our panel discusses intake and self-service without the big ticket price - with real examples of how Legal empowers the business team to get work done (and capture data along the way).

Learn to be a smart buyer of technology for Legal with this panel discussion which explores how to map out your tech needs.

Meet your neighbours and join a focused discussion session reflecting on the morning's panels.

If you fancy a quiet chance to relax (after enjoying the delicious barbecue on the lawns) then join us for a quick optional chair yoga session.

Hear from Social Mobility Business Partnership - the official charity partner for Crafty Fest 2023. Their team and alumni will introduce the work that they do and how the Crafty Counsel Community making a difference.

How Trainline's legal team is rethinking the role of Legal and what needs doing by whom to add value to the wider business

How legal teams can partner with product teams to help businesses launch faster and build stronger, better products.

Otherwise known as: “You're a GC and have been asked to do what now?" Is Legal really the "conscience of the business"? We explore where Legal sits vis-a-vis the rest of the business, and how to avoid ending up in dark places.

Now it’s time to stretch your legs and discuss everything you have learnt or perhaps already knew. Take this time to share your thoughts with your neighbour and hear their experiences.

We break down the Alternative Legal Services landscape with the help of some experts. Learn the range of service models available, what sort of organisations they suit, and how to be a smart buyer.

All during Crafty Fest, Community members will be sharing their biggest challenges, and biggest opportunities, on a central noticeboard. Join our Community Ambassadors and a special guest to discuss the key findings and what they tell us about the state of in-house legal.

Crafty Counsel's very own Ben White and Toby Hornett will share some words to wrap up the learning, and kick off the evening festivities.

Join us for a drink (non-alcoholic options available!) to debrief on everything you've heard from the day, meet your fellow in-housers, and relax.

We hope you're hungry! Time to tuck into some delicious festival-inspired food.

Who is ready to bring their best dance moves to the floor? We will be joined again by the very talented Smash the Buffet who will bring their best music to this year’s Crafty Fest so don’t forget your dancing shoes!