Hear how LWOW has impacted participating senior in-house counsel and law firm partners and also our students:
In-House Counsel
“[SPRINT] is the most incredible, intense, enlightening, exciting, exhausting and worthwhile weekend, working and learning with talented students, colleagues, legal professionals, old friends, and new and inspirational speakers and coaches.”
SARAH NELSON SMITH, BOOKING.COM, GLOBAL HEAD OF CORPORATE, COMMERCIAL & EMPLOYMENT
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Law Firms & Professional Services
“Being a part of the LWOW community is a privilege, a challenge and an eye opening opportunity. It is a vast change agent and powerful collection of like-minded people. The process of LWOW is empowering and impactful. It is relevant and effective. Each year I have come away more skilled personally and professionally. I have enjoyed watching so many friends and colleagues benefit from this unique experience. Do not miss out.”
JAMES BATHAM, DENTONS, PARTNER
Educators & Students
“I loved the union of the professional practice of a lawyer with corporate innovation. I think the innovation element is something somewhat distant from the traditional education and practice of our profession, and I loved it! The process of creativity is addictive and very challenging, and it is one of the many reasons why I would be honored to participate in this program again.”
SEBASTIAN MOZO, GUERRERO OLIVOS, SENIOR ASSOCIATE + LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS, MASTER SCHOLAR
Takeaways: LWOW Sprint 2025 in action
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Law + Business Professionals:
100%
OF Professionals
would recommend LWOW to their colleagues, clients, partners, professors, and others.
98%
OF professionals
agree that LWOW increased their knowledge of and ability to collaborate with teammates from different countries & cultures.
95%
OF ProfessionalS
agree that LWOW measurably improved their communication and presentation skills.
97%
of professionals
agree that LWOW broadened their network + professional opportunities.
100%
of professionals
agree that LWOW increased their mentorship skills.
94%
of professionals
agree that LWOW measurably improved their ability to give + receive feedback.
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Innovation, Tech, Law + Business
"Through LawWithoutWalls, I experienced firsthand the new and evolving technologies on the market and more effective ways to communicate with my team and clients, gained a better understanding of the current challenges facing the legal market, and generated ideas to help resolve some of the problems we face day to day in legal practice."
Eversheds, SENIOR ASSOCIATE
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Skills, Competencies + Collaboration
“Two skills that I've learned over the last couple of years participating in LWOW Sprint. Firstly, I've learned to listen to people that have probably less experience or maybe even less skills than me in a given topic which made me a much more inclusive person at work and probably more pleasant to work with; and quite frankly the ideas of people with a different perspective are important to be heard. Secondly I've learned to compromise and be little bit more courageous to to accept solutions that are 60-80% and our business partners would probably appreciate that tremendously.”
EY LAW, LEGAL INNOVATIONS & OPERATIONS LEADER
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Community + Thought Leadership
“Had an absolutely fantastic time at the LawWithoutWalls legal #hackathon this weekend in St Gallen, Switzerland. The positivity, passion, and energy about finding innovative solutions to problems in the legal sector was amazing to see. In addition to all the design thinking skills we learned, what will really stay with me are the connections I’ve made with such an intelligent, lovely, and dedicated bunch of people. A big shout-out to our entire team, all other participants, and the organizers. I’m sure we’ll stay in touch!”
DLA piper, SENIOR ASSOCIATE
"LawWithoutWalls is an opportunity for lawyers to have direct access to and interact with the world of law, its academic and professional leaders (and pioneers) and students from all countries and cultures. This enables the lawyers to gain insight on the law industry, foresee and adapt in light of any potential changes shaping the industry, learn from other members in the community on how to innovate and create new opportunities in the world of law, face and overcome challenges relating to the legal profession and succeed as a an entrepreneur and as lawyer."
Yahoo! in-house lawyer
"I’ve found it quite inspiring to be in such an environment listening and contributing to ideas on issues which impact us all—it’s helped act as a reminder to me about the importance of keeping a keen eye on the future of the legal industry as it’s so easy to focus solely on the unrelenting day-to-day activity we all have."
HSBC, LEGAL COUNSEL
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Talent Recruitment
"I was able to meet many lawyers and build positive, lasting relationships in a way that would usually not be possible (or take considerably longer to achieve)."
RICOH, GROUP LEGAL COUNSEL,
"LWOW is unique in the marketplace: bringing together students, academics and professional mentors from across the globe, looking to collaborate and develop new ideas in a genuinely innovative way. LWOW also gives unprecedented opportunity to network with a wide range of diverse people—I hope to build lasting relationships with many of those whom I met as part of LWOW. What an incredible experience!"
Eversheds, SENIOR ASSOCIATE
"Through LWOW, I interacted with other law practitioners and learned from their experience. I connected with members of the community and established long term relationships, broadened my network, and expanded my professional opportunities."