The Silent Lunch Series Final

*PLEASE NOTE, that registering for a ticket does not guarantee a seat. We will review your application before confirming*

What is it?

Meet the architects: The Silent Lunch Series is an intimate, two-hour, “silent conference” in Sandton where 100 senior legal industry professionals will gather each month, and rotate through four focused 20–25 minute sessions each time. Each session runs simultaneously in its own zone, and guests listen via wireless headsets while enjoying complimentary coffee, tea, water, and snacks. Every 25 minutes, you move to the next zone, until you have heard all 4 speakers. Then pick up some free snacks and head back to the office.

When is it? Lunch number 10

The second silent lunch conference is between 12pm - 2pm on Thursday 25th Nov 2027, and is being held in the atrium of the WeWork, 155 West St, Sandton.

Lunch 10 – 2035 Scenarios: The Lawyer and Firm of the Future

Theme: Scenario-planning the legal labour market and pay in 2035

Target market: All senior stakeholders - Managing Partners, GCs, CFOs, HR, Innovation heads

Value Proposition

The finale lunch brings together all stakeholders to look 10 years ahead. Using scenario-planning frameworks, we'll explore four divergent futures for legal remuneration in 2035 - from "AI abundance" where lawyers work 20 hours/week on high-value advice, to "regulatory clampdown" where price caps and ethics rules squeeze profits.

We'll paint a vivid picture of the lawyer of 2035, the firm/legal department structure, and the concrete steps you must take in the next 3 years to be ready for any scenario.

Four Topics

1. Four futures for legal remuneration in 2035: "AI abundance," "Winner-takes-all," "Regulatory clampdown," "Fragmented gig" - implications for pay, profit and careers.
2. The lawyer of 2035: Core skills, typical week, income mix (salary, equity, project fees, advisory), tech stack and work-life integration.
3. The firm and legal department of 2035: Structure, ownership (partner vs PE vs corporate), profit drivers (advice vs automation vs data) and talent model.
4. What to do in the next 3 years: Concrete steps on pay design, training investment, career architecture and technology to be ready for any 2035 scenario.

Where is it?

WeWork, 155 West St, Sandton. Go to the front entrance, ask for the Silent Lunch, and they will show you where we are.

Cost?

Zero for attendees

Who will attend?

Depending on the monthly theme, the audience could be Legal Industry professionals at every level. From students, candidate attorneys, associates, advisors, and counsel to legal technologists, founders of AI ventures, marketers, senior partners, GCs, CFOs, and CEOs.

Why attend?

1. High value, zero fluff
2. Curated lunchtime sessions on pay, careers and AI that directly affect bonuses, promotions, hiring and retention.
3. Four punchy briefings in two hours, with direct access to experts who see what’s working across firms and in-house teams.
4. Deep focus, no noise
5. Silent headsets supplied, short 20–25 minute talks, and intimate 25-person zones keep the content sharp, practical and easy to engage with.
6. Low-pressure, lunch-time format
7. Running 12–2pm in Sandton, so you don’t lose a billable afternoon or a travel day.
8. Coffee, tea, water, snacks and natural networking through zone rotations make it feel more like a small-room briefing than a formal conference.
9. Real, usable takeaways and strategies shared.
10. Every session answers “what should we change in the next 6–12 months?” on remuneration, training and careers, while 100 delegates rotate through all four zones benchmarking and sharing ideas.

For Sponsorship Opportunities, contact Sue Smith on [email protected]