The Cadiz Bar Association holds its 2nd Technology Conference on AI on 13 November

The Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Cadiz will hold its 2nd Technology Conference on 13 November, from 9:00 to 19:30 at the Palacio de Congresos de Cadiz, under the title "AI and its application to the legal field", the bar association itself has announced. The registration deadline ends on 10 November.

The meeting will bring together specialists from the legal, judicial and technological fields to analyse how artificial intelligence is changing the practice of the profession and to offer practical training for daily work in law firms. The day will allow attendees to learn about AI applications in legal practice, examine its impact on the Administration of Justice and debate the professional responsibilities raised by its use.

Speakers and programme

The programme will feature Maria del Rosario Alvarez Jimenez, a lawyer at the ICA Sevilla and expert in digital law, privacy, AI governance and technology business. Also speaking will be Judge Alfonso Peralta Gutierrez, a member of the AI Advisory Committee of the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) of the Council of Europe and a UNESCO consultant on AI and the rule of law, who will deliver the talk "The impact of AI on Justice".

Practical training will have a prominent place with the workshop on ChatGPT applied to legal practice, led by Alejandro Escuin Elicegui, IT specialist at the ICA Cadiz and expert in applied AI, a session aimed at learning the tool's possibilities and its use in the professional field. In the afternoon, David Soto Alvarez, a technical engineer in Computer Science, forensic IT expert and head in Andalusia of the ANTPJI, will give the talk "AI with malice aforethought".

The meeting will close with the round table "The transformation of legal practice: professional responsibility, technology and future", with the participation of Sonia Camara Gamero, a lawyer at the ICA Malaga and expert in digital law and legal automation, together with Peralta Gutierrez and Escuin Elicegui, moderated by the dean of the Cadiz bar, Jose Adolfo Baturone Jerez. Throughout the day there will also be practical demonstrations of tools from the sponsors.

A full day, from morning to evening

The structure of the programme, running from 9:00 to 19:30, combines three different formats in a single day. The expository part, with talks such as Peralta Gutierrez's on the impact of AI on Justice or Soto Alvarez's on the malicious uses of the technology, sets the framework: what is happening in the courts and what risks these tools carry. The workshop part, with Escuin Elicegui's session on ChatGPT applied to legal practice, brings the content down to the firm's immediate practice. And the closing round table allows debate between different profiles - the judiciary, lawyers specialised in digital law and engineering - moderated by the dean.

Added to that scheme are the practical demonstrations of sponsor tools planned throughout the day, which will give attendees the chance to see specific technological solutions and weigh their application to legal work before deciding on any adoption in their firm. For a lawyer who has not yet taken the step, being able to compare tools in a single day, with specialists available to answer questions, saves weeks of solo research.

The in-person character of the meeting, at the Palacio de Congresos de Cadiz, also has a component that online formats do not reproduce: the direct exchange between colleagues facing the same digitalisation problems in firms of similar size. The bar encourages its members to take part in order to broaden their knowledge, share doubts with specialists and acquire practical resources to incorporate artificial intelligence into their professional practice.

Prices and registration

The general fee is 60 euros, with a price of 40 euros for bar members, 20 euros for the Young Bar (AJA) and free registration for the Legal Practice School (EPJ). All fees include breakfast and lunch. The registration deadline ends on 10 November and formalisation is done through the bar's website, where the full programme can be consulted.

The pricing structure, with free registration for practice school students and a reduced fee for the youngest, reflects the bar's will to bring technology training precisely to the group that will need it most throughout their careers: the lawyers now entering the profession.

The bar reminds that interested persons can consult the full programme and formalise registration through its website, and that the deadline closes on 10 November. It is advisable not to leave registration to the last moment: the conference runs on a single day, with breakfast and lunch included in all fees, and the capacity of the Palacio de Congresos, though ample, is limited.

The technology push from the bar associations

The holding of the second edition of this conference in Cadiz is part of a broad movement by Spain's organised legal profession, which is incorporating technology training into its stable offer. In the coming weeks, other territorial bars keep their own programming, such as the artificial intelligence workshop of the Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Valencia on 2 December. The territorial bars bring the debate closer to the lawyers on the ground, which is where digital transformation has the most direct impact and the fewest resources to undertake it.

The profiles chosen for the programme illustrate that approach well: a judge who sits on the AI advisory committee of the Council of Europe body dedicated to the efficiency of justice, a forensic IT expert with regional responsibility in the national association of judicial police technicians, and lawyers specialised in digital law from the Sevilla and Malaga bars. This is not a programme of commercial speakers, but of professionals who work with the technology from the judicial function, expert evidence and legal advice.

That the Cadiz bar repeats the conference is in itself a data point on demand: the first edition left enough of an audience to consolidate the format. The convergence of these events reflects that the question is no longer whether AI will reach legal practice, but how it is incorporated with guarantees: confidentiality of client data, traceability of sources and human control of the result. The specialised tools on the Spanish market, such as Lefebvre's GenIA-L platform, which has recently integrated firm management, illustrate where the offer is heading.

The Spanish legal-AI market moves in parallel with the global one, where alliances such as Harvey and Jus Mundi's for arbitration set the pace.

Frequently asked questions

When and where is the ICA Cadiz 2nd Technology Conference?

On 13 November 2026, from 9:00 to 19:30, at the Palacio de Congresos de Cadiz, under the title "AI and its application to the legal field".

Until when can I register?

The registration deadline ends on 10 November 2026, through the bar's website.

How much does it cost?

60 euros general fee, 40 euros for bar members, 20 euros for the Young Bar and free for the Legal Practice School. All include breakfast and lunch.

Who are the speakers?

Among others, Judge Alfonso Peralta Gutierrez (CEPEJ of the Council of Europe), Maria del Rosario Alvarez Jimenez (ICA Sevilla), Alejandro Escuin Elicegui (ChatGPT workshop) and forensic IT expert David Soto Alvarez.

Sources

• Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Cadiz, "El Colegio de Abogados de Cadiz celebrara el 13 de noviembre sus II Jornadas Tecnologicas, dedicadas a la inteligencia artificial", 5 November 2026 (consulted on 10 November 2026).