Leeds Law Society and Leeds City Council have organized a top level conference to promote the city as “the UK centre of excellence for legal services outside London.”

The Leeds Conference on June 14 at Leeds Civic Hall aims to attract outside talent and investment into the city’s law firms.

“This event will be used as the launchpad for new research which positions Leeds as the UK centre of excellence for legal services outside London,” said Leeds Law Society.

Speakers include Catherine McGuinness, policy chairman at the City of London Corporation; Helen Fletcher, a senior legal advisor at Uber; and David Espley, UK technology director at LexisNexis Enterprise Solutions.

The Ministry of Justice is expected to announce a minister of state will also speak at the conference.

Bill Barton, incoming president of the Leeds Law Society, said: “We want ambitious businesses and graduates wherever they are in the UK or the world to understand that Leeds is the pre-eminent centre for legal services in the UK outside London.

“Leeds is home to some of the best legal minds in the UK who are acting for clients across the world.

“Their clients know that by instructing law firms in Leeds they are going to get a world-class service at a competitive price.

“Leeds is home to some of the best legal minds in the UK who are acting for clients across the world.

“We will be using the conference to publish new research that confirms our position beyond doubt.”

Other speakers include Rob Painter, marketing director at Sky Betting and Gaming; Katie Schmuecker, head of policy at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation; Tom Riordan, chief executive of Leeds City Council; and a panel of rising stars representing the next generation of legal talent.