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Subject to change. All times for seminars are Eastern Standard Time. |
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| 9:00 AM |
Exhibit Hall is open for attendees to visit booths. OPEN 24/7 365!
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| 11:00 AM |
Cost-Conscious Technology Adoption. CLE Eligible*
Despite a troubled economy, money must be spent on technology. Today, it is more critical than ever to ensure you are squeezing all you can out of existing technology and acquiring the new tools that will save both time and money. This session features the large, medium and small firm perspective on business driven technology adoption. Designed for CIOs, Managing Partners and Litigation Support Professionals; hear from your peers on how they are tackling their application challenges. What can wait and what has to be done now? Prioritize new products and develop tools to get management and attorney buy-in.
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Joe Utsler, Vice President of Product Strategy, IPRO Tech |
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Rachelle Rennagel, Chief Knowledge Officer, Sheppard Mullin Richter and Hampton LLP |
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Alston W. Walker, Manager, Litigation Practice Systems - Litigation Technology and Support Services, Fish & Richardson P.C. |
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The Challenge of Preserving and Collecting Evidence in a Cloud. CLE Eligible*
As more and more information is being stored on websites, the challenges of preserving and collecting evidence become more difficult. How do you search for information if it's not somewhere you can physically search? This hour long panel discussion will delve into the challenges that the "cloud" presents and offers guidance for in-house and outside counsel on preservation.
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Jeff Fehrman, Vice President of Forensics and Consulting, Integreon |
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Craig Ball, President, Craig D. Ball, P.C |
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Tom Morrissey, Sr. Director, IT Litigation, Purdue Pharma LP (DC) |
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Special Plenary Session
Virtual LegalTech: Thought Leader Series – Fixing the Broken Recruitment System
Each Virtual LegalTech will feature an hour long interview with one of the industry's foremost experts as conducted by an ALM editor.
Join us at our inaugural American Lawyer Thought Leader Series when Aric Press, Editor-in-Chief, The American Lawyer speaks with Ashish Nanda, Faculty Chair, Executive Education and Research Director, Center for Law and the Professions, Harvard Law School and Lynn Mestel, President, Mestel & Company and President, Hire Counsel who is sponsoring this session.
The legal profession is experiencing serious dramatic changes. The most obvious has been a season of associate layoffs, deferrals, and general hiring distress. It seems clear that the conventional associate recruitment model is broken and has been for some time. Ashish Nanda has an idea for a significant change- akin to the medical school model. For more information on this innovative idea, view the associate article here.
It's not just associates who are troubled. The lateral partner model is severely roiled, reflecting anxiety about the economy in general and the legal marketplace in particular. Lynn Mestel has been a maestro of laterals for decades. She will join the panel to discuss her views about the current situation. Ashish will apply his view from his studies of "hiring stars" in hiring and the legal profession.
Don't miss this great opportunity to listen to groundbreaking thoughts that could change the legal profession.
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Ashish Nanda, Robert Braucher Professor of Practice, Faculty Director, Executive Education, Research Director, Program on the Legal Profession, Harvard Law School
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Aric Press, Editor-in-Chief, The American Lawyer |
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Lynn Mestel, Esq., Founder and President of Mestel & Company and of Hire Counsel |
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International E-Discovery. CLE Eligible*
International E-Discovery is one of the greatest challenges facing the legal industry today. To a large extent, things that are law in the US are utterly ignored in the EU and UK. How then do you collect and preserve when the systems, ethics and cultures are at odds? This panel will examine the disparities and offer insight to navigate.
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Michelle Mahoney, Director of Applied Legal Technology, Mallesons Stephen Jaques |
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George Rudoy, Director of Global Practice Technology and Information Services, Shearman & Sterling, LLP |
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Chris Dale, eDiscovery Information Project |
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Christopher Byrne, General Counsel, Wave Software |
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IT Leadership in Turbulent Times.
With so many organizations experiencing restructuring and layoffs, it's often not easy to see the opportunities within the chaos. But IT professionals can help their organizations, their IT teams, and their own careers not just cope with tough times, but excel. Our panel will address the often-counter-intuitive ways that can help your company or law firm thrive - and at the same time, promote "green" protocols. From training, to effective travel, you'll find the advice pragmatic and encouraging, as we discuss how to better incorporate technology for increased productivity; improve client/customer relationships; and improve profits!
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Monica Bay, Editor-in-Chief, Law Technology News, ALM |
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James E. McKenna, Senior Manager of Infrastructure Operations, Morrison & Foerster LLP |
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John G. Roman, Jr., Director, Litigation Technology Services, Nixon Peabody LLP |
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The Microsoft Boot Camp.
Only 10% of the functions of Microsoft Office Suite are ever used. The essential Microsoft Boot Camp will explore the secrets of Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook and offer advice on using Sharepoint and using it well. Windows 7 is going live in late October and this session will delve into tricks and techniques to make it work for you.
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Donna Payne, CEO, PayneGroup |
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*Complimentary CLE will only be offered for credits in NY, CA and IL by attending the Virtual LegalTech show on November 19, 2009. Other terms and conditions apply. All potential participants will be contacted with further details prior to the show.
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