Safee is a Legal AI Strategist in Knowledge Management at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr, where she pilots and implements cutting-edge technology. She also develops and facilitates AI training programs and use policies for legal teams. Her focus is helping lawyers understand not just how to use AI safely, but what skills will make them irreplaceable in an AI-driven legal landscape. She’s also the founder of LawCoach, an education and empowerment platform she uses to speak about AI and skills for legal success more broadly.
Safee is fascinated by how AI is redefining what makes a successful lawyer. We’re in uncharted territory where traditional legal skills are being disrupted, and she loves helping lawyers discover their unique value proposition in this new world.
Safee is a karaoke enthusiast (alternative text queen) who’s “performed” everywhere from Tokyo to Vienna, private booths to rap battles with strangers. And work events. Good thing, because disrupting centuries of legal tradition requires serious audacity.
Session Overview
Tech-Driven, Human-Led: Building Tomorrow’s Lawyers Today
The age-old divide in law firms continues: some embrace every new tool while others reflexively resist change. AI is just the latest and greatest battleground. But this time is different. AI won’t stay expensive or exclusive – so what premium value will you offer when your competitors and clients have access to the same AI you do?
This session moves beyond the binary to focus on practical, tech-driven, human-led solutions.
Drawing from hands-on experience implementing AI transformation at one of South Africa’s largest law firms, this session cuts through the hype and anxiety to reveal what the successful lawyer of the future actually looks like. You’ll discover which traditional skills are evolving (not disappearing), which new capabilities command premium rates, and how to train your team for skills that AI can’t commoditise.
Through real-world use cases and deployment strategies tested across different practice areas, we’ll tackle the practical challenges: What does “digital literacy” actually mean for lawyers? (Spoiler: it’s not coding.) How do you upskill resistant teams without triggering a traditionalist backlash? How do you build a culture that supports innovation when your workforce spans from digital natives to confirmed luddites?
Most importantly, we’ll examine which skills we’ve identified as non-negotiable in an AI world. You’ll leave with practical insights for developing the capabilities that will keep your lawyers relevant and profitable.
Three Tangible Learnings
1. Digital Literacy Redefined
• Beyond the coding myth: what digital literacy truly requires from legal professionals in an AI-driven world, including how to assess AI capabilities, recognise limitations, and deploy tools strategically
2. Tomorrow’s Premium Skills, Today
• Which human capabilities will command premium rates when AI can handle routine tasks
3. Practical Implementation
• How to structure training programs that develop premium skills and AI-augmented traditional skills rather than just tool proficiency
• Practical strategies for building tech-driven, human-led teams without triggering traditionalist resistance
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Safee is a Legal AI Strategist in Knowledge Management at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr, where she pilots and implements cutting-edge technology. She also develops and facilitates AI training programs and use policies for legal teams. Her focus is helping lawyers understand not just how to use AI safely, but what skills will make them irreplaceable in an AI-driven legal landscape. She’s also the founder of LawCoach, an education and empowerment platform she uses to speak about AI and skills for legal success more broadly.
Safee is fascinated by how AI is redefining what makes a successful lawyer. We’re in uncharted territory where traditional legal skills are being disrupted, and she loves helping lawyers discover their unique value proposition in this new world.
Safee is a karaoke enthusiast (alternative text queen) who’s “performed” everywhere from Tokyo to Vienna, private booths to rap battles with strangers. And work events. Good thing, because disrupting centuries of legal tradition requires serious audacity.
