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Julia van Leeuwen as speaker on Legal Tech & Mental Health at the AIJA Half-Year Conference Hamburg

In early December 2025, lawyer Julia van Leeuwen attended the Half-Year December Conference in Hamburg organised by the International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA).

During the conference, Julia spoke on a panel entitled “Legal Tech & Mental Health: Navigating the Future of Law with Resilience and Innovation” at the iconic Elbphilharmonie concert hall.

The session focused on how innovative legal tech, including AI-driven tools and emerging technologies, can contribute to greater resilience, balance and sustainable employability, without compromising on quality or professionalism.

Topics covered:

  • the current mental health challenges in the legal profession;
  • the role of AI and legal tech in creating psychologically safe and efficient working environments;
  • how leadership and innovation can strengthen a culture of resilience;
  • AI as a catalyst for wellbeing, work-life balance, and a healthier legal practice.

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Julia van Leeuwen in Het Financieele Dagblad on the responsible and efficient use of AI

AI is being used more and more frequently in the professional services sector, but effective oversight of the results remains essential. Julia van Leeuwen, a solicitor at Guldemond Advocaten, shared her views on this last week in the article “Oversight of AI errors still falls short in the professional services sector” in Het Financieele Dagblad (FD).
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  • May 26, 2026

Guldemond Advocaten x Recht in je Oor: two-day Claude Code Hackathon for legal professionals and solicitors

On 6 and 7 May, Guldemond Advocaten, in collaboration with Recht in je Oor, organised a Claude Code Hackathon for 60 lawyers and legal professionals. Over two evenings, with pizza, Mac minis and enthusiastic participants with a legal background, we immersed ourselves in the world of ‘vibe coding’.
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  • May 19, 2026

“Responsible use of AI in practice” – Advocatenblad

As a lawyer, how do you deal with AI-generated documents from clients? What are the implications of using AI for confidentiality and professional responsibility? And how can you use AI as a tool without relinquishing your own legal judgement? In the latest issue of *Advocatenblad*, our colleague Julia van Leeuwen, as a member of the NOvA’s AI & Digitalisation Project Group, discusses these issues, drawing on practical examples.
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