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Claude & Copilot Vs
Specialist Legal AI Tools
Thursday 21st May 2026 @ 12:00 GMT
Where should law firms place their bets in their AI strategy?
AI is evolving at a pace the legal sector has never experienced before. With tools like Microsoft Copilot and Anthropic’s Claude becoming increasingly powerful and accessible, many firms are asking a critical strategic question:
Should we rely on general‑purpose AI, or invest in specialist legal AI tools designed for legal workflows?
Guest Speaker
Ziyaad Ahmed
Co-Founder | Qanooni (Specialist Legal AI Platform)
Ziyaad is the co‑founder of Qanooni, a fast‑growing specialist legal AI platform built by lawyers for lawyers. With deep experience in legal engineering, product design, and AI‑driven workflow automation, Ziyaad brings a unique perspective on where general AI tools fall short — and where specialist tools deliver transformative value across drafting, analysis, and matter‑specific intelligence.
Guest Speaker
Sarah Blair | Innovate UK, Law Society of Scotland
AI Adoption Expert
Sarah is a highly respected transformation leader with over a decade of experience driving digital change across law firms. She has overseen major programmes spanning AI adoption, Microsoft 365 modernisation, operational redesign, and innovation strategy. Sarah brings a practical, real‑world view of what it takes to roll out both Copilot and specialist AI tools across a complex legal environment — including the cultural, operational, and governance challenges firms must navigate to succeed.
Guest Speaker
Ziyaad Ahmed
Co-Founder | Qanooni (Specialist Legal AI Platform)
Ziyaad is the co‑founder of Qanooni, a fast‑growing specialist legal AI platform built by lawyers for lawyers. With deep experience in legal engineering, product design, and AI‑driven workflow automation, Ziyaad brings a unique perspective on where general AI tools fall short — and where specialist tools deliver transformative value across drafting, analysis, and matter‑specific intelligence.
Guest Speaker
Sarah Blair | Innovate UK, Law Society of Scotland
AI Adoption Expert
Sarah is a highly respected transformation leader with over a decade of experience driving digital change across law firms. She has overseen major programmes spanning AI adoption, Microsoft 365 modernisation, operational redesign, and innovation strategy. Sarah brings a practical, real‑world view of what it takes to roll out both Copilot and specialist AI tools across a complex legal environment — including the cultural, operational, and governance challenges firms must navigate to succeed.
Putting the Client at the Heart of Your Tech Strategy
Matt Newton
Chief Digital Officer | Nexian
Ziyaad Ahmed
Co-Founder | Qanooni
Sarah Blair
Director of Technology & Transformation
We will discuss the following subjects and a lot more:
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Where general‑purpose AI tools like Copilot and Claude excel — and where they struggle with legal‑specific tasks.
- The role of specialist legal AI platforms in drafting, analysis, risk‑sensitive work, and workflow automation.
- How firms can avoid duplication by defining clear boundaries between general AI and legal‑specific AI.
- What a balanced AI strategy looks like across Microsoft 365, PMS platforms, and legal applications.
- Real examples from Sarah’s transformation programmes — including lessons learned from rolling out Copilot and specialist tools across practice groups.
- How specialist tools like Qanooni integrate into the wider tech stack, and why integration is essential for adoption and efficiency.
- What the next 12–24 months of legal AI will look like, and how firms can prepare for rapid change.