A trio of the City’s most senior law leaders are to kick off Legal Week‘s flagship IT event with a debate on the role of technology for firms responding to the global downturn.

The recorded video debate will see Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer chief executive Ted Burke, Clifford Chance managing partner David Childs and Linklaters managing partner Simon Davies (pictured) discuss the role and risks of technology as law firms move to position themselves in a turbulent market.