“Green Your Career” Legal Industry Breakfast Event in LA

Law Technology News and lawjobs are hosting a "Green Your Career" networking breakfast, from 7:45–8:45 a.m. on June 25th at the Los Angeles Convention Center.  The event is to support the many people that have lost their jobs in the legal industry and/or having a hard time finding a job.  If your organization is lucky enough to have positions open, please join them to get a look at some candidates.  If you are currently a job seeker, take advantage of this free opportunity to meet with firms/companies.  The beginning of the event will be a networking breakfast and then there will be roundtable discussions with industry thought leaders.

Vendors – If you have a position open, or would just like to support Law Technology News and lawjobs by sending/providing gifts cards for the attendees at the event, please contact Law Technology News at lawtech@incisivemedia.com.  Thanks to Monica Bay, Editor-in-Chief of Law Technology News for spearheading this event!

Here are highlights from Monica's post, but you can find it in its entirety here.

"This erratic economy has been tough on everybody, but none more so than the members of our legal technology community who have lost their jobs. It's difficult, scary, and challenging for even the most self-confident professionals.  On day 2 (Thursday June 25) we (Law Technology News and law.jobs) will host a very informal, free "Green Your Career" networking breakfast, from 7:45–8:45 a.m. at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

The event is FREE.  Job seekers will be encouraged to post their resumes on lawjobs.com, and all firms/vendors who attend will get free access to lawjobs.com (for a limited period, of course).

Please come, whether you need a job, or just want to offer encouragement. And if you are coming to show support, please bring along a gift card (you can pick them up at most supermarkets or drug stores), so we can give a day brightener "party favor" to each job seeker. It can be just a few dollars (or more if you can tithe a bit more generously) — to a national "chain" such as Starbucks, Target, Macy's, Chevron, Von's, movies, SuperCuts — you get the picture. Something practical and upbeat that will lift spirits!  (If you can't attend and want to send a gift card, mail them to us c/o Law Technology News, 120 Broadway, 5th floor, NYC 10271.)

Job seekers: Come for warmth, support and new contacts! If you e-mail us at lawtech@incisivemedia.com, we'll have a badge ready for you (and that will help us make sure we have enough coffee and danish). But you can also just show up.

Firms/vendors: If you do have a spot open, what a better place to find great talent? And even if you don't, you might tomorrow — so bring lots of business cards. And as an added incentive for technology vendors: We will raffle off a wonderful lunch or dinner with moi (you can even use the word "solution" and I will promise to try not to cringe) where you can tell me about your company's plans, products and services and get a great meal on LTN!

BE THERE OR BE SQUARE! E-mail LTN at lawtech@incisivemedia.com for details.

LAST but not least: Please help spread the word!  Twitter this! Blog this! Reprint this post freely! Let's get viral! The permalink is http://tinyurl.com/LTWCbkf."

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Outside Insights for Legal Exhibitors

Often, vendors spend more effort preparing for a trade show and talking about maximizing their efforts there, than they do actually "working" the show.  Tim Corcoran of Altman Weil wrote an article about this topic that has some great points to think about when exhibiting (and when interfacing with prospects/external audiences in general) … How does your team work the booth?  Are they engaging but not intimidating?  Can you succinctly articulate what makes you/your product or service unique? Do you and your staff make the most of the show and maximize your investment by participating in the networking events?

Sticking with the theme of "vendors trade show/general business preparedness",  here are some "tweets" uber-consultant/blogger Matt Homann composed while walking the exhibit hall at the ABA TECHSHOW recently in Chicago…

  • "Vendors: If the only way you can "sell" your value proposition is with a white paper, you don't have a value proposition."

  • "Vendors, the more your booth looks like everyone else's the more I think your product is too."

  • "Vendors: You do not earn my attention by giving me a pen. You earn it by solving a problem I can't solve without you."

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Ray Zwiefelhofer joins World Software as Executive VP

Ray Zwiefelhofer Ray Zwiefelhofer has joined World Software Corporation, makers of Worldox document management software, as Executive Vice President.  In that position, Ray will "assume control of all management and operations". 

Prior to his position at World, Ray was President & CEO of nQueue, a company he built from the ground up while accumulating a number of technology patents.  He also served in leadership positions at Bowne Business Solutions and Equitrac.

Here's the official release from World Software.

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Barry Solomon Joins Microsystems as CMO

Barry Solomon - Microsystems CMO Microsystems reports that Barry Solomon has joined the company as CMO, a new role within the organization that is responsible for "developing and implementing the company's comprehensive marketing and business development strategies".

Barry was a founder and Executive Vice President of Interface Software and then served as Vice President, Client Development of LexisNexis when LexisNexis purchased Interface in December of 2004.  Barry holds a Juris Doctorate degree and is a licensed attorney in the state of Illinois.

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Master Legal Technology/Law Firm Management Events Calendar

We have published the InsideLegal Legal Technology/Law Firm Management Master Events Calendar, the only comprehensive, one-stop, international legal technology event overview we know of (includes over 80 events).


If you have an event you would like us to consider adding (bar event, vendor/user conference, etc.), please email us with the following information…  

  • Dates
  • Event Name
  • Owner of the Event
  • Location (City, State, Country)
  • Website URL

Also, please let us know if you want to include this link on your site, blog, etc.

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Back to the Basics

When’s the last time you received a fax that wasn’t a solicitation or offer for a 50% off lunch coupon? With emails cluttering our Inbox, blogs (of course not this one ;-)) popping up by the thousands, and twitter starting to chirp, maybe using fax as a proactive, targeted communication tool once again makes sense. Obviously, the efficacy of the medium all depends on its intent, but why not go back to the tried and true?


What triggered this post was a friend’s comment that he faxed a customer survey to select clients and he received a phenomenal 75+% response rate … unheard of these days in the email age.

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InsideLegal Legal Technology/Law Firm Management Master Events Calendar

Here is a list of the major conferences and events in the legal industry. If you would like us to consider an event (full day or more) to be added, please email us with the following information – dates, event name, owner of event, location, and website.

 
 
ILstar  2016 
ILstar

April 2016 

April 11-13, 2016
Legal Marketing Association
Austin, TX

May 2016

May 17-18, 2016
2016 LMA P3 Conference — The Practice Innovation Conference
Legal Marketing Association
Chicago, IL – Westin Chicago River North
Event Hashtag#LMAP3

 

May 22-25, 2016
ALA’s 2016 Annual Conference & Expo
Association of Legal Administrators
Los Angeles, CA – Los Angeles Convention Center
Event Hashtag@ALABuzz

ALA 2016

June 2016

June 8-9, 2016
10th Annual SharePoint::Office 365 Symposium
International Legal Technology Association
Baltimore, MA – Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel 

June 9-10, 2016
3rd Annual LegalSEC Summit
International Legal Technology Association
Baltimore, MA – Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel

June 13-14, 2016
Legaltech West Coast
ALM Events
San Francisco, CA – Hyatt Regency

June 23, 2016
LMA Technology Conference Midwest
Legal Marketing Association Midwest Chapter
Chicago, IL – Union League Club

August 2016

August 28-September 1, 2016
ILTACON
International Legal Technology Association
National Harbor, MD – Gaylord National Harbor 
ILTACON 2016

October 2016

October 5-6, 2016
LMA Technology Conference West
Legal Marketing Association Bay Area Chapter
San Francisco, CA – Hotel Nikko

 

 
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*Dates and locations are subject to change. 
 

 

ILTA Events Calendar – Master 2014

 

CONFIRMED & CHECKED

 

 

January 2014

 

January 21-23

KM Legal Europe

Amsterdam

http://www.kmlegaleurope.com/

 

January 22-23

Big Data Innovation

Innovation Enterprise

Las Vegas

http://theinnovationenterprise.com

 

January 22-24

21st Annual Marketing Partner Forum

Hildebrandt Institute & West LegalEdcenter

Naples, FL

http://westlegaledcenter.com

 

 

February 2014

 

February 4-6

LegalTech NY 2014

* Featuring Advanced IT & Corporate Legal IT tracks by ILTA

ALM

http://www.legaltechshow.com

 

February 5-6

Law Firm Chief Information & Technology Officers Forum

ALM

New York, NY

http://www.legaltechshow.com

 

February 17-18

Global IP Outsourcing Conference

Global Outsourcing Association of Lawyers

San Francisco

http://www.connect-goal.com/events/global-events/sfo2014.html

 

February 20

Best Practices & Management Strategies for Law Firm Library, Research & Information Services

Ark Group

New York

Usa.ark-group.com

 

February 25-26

Global Litigation Outsourcing Conference and Exhibition

Global Outsourcing Association of Lawyers

Chicago 

 

 

March 2014

 

March 3

LegalTech Asia Technology Summit

* ILTA is Educational Partner

Hong Kong

http://www.almevents.com

http://www.cvent.com/events/legaltech-asia-technology-summit-2014/event-summary-27b4dc42456e43658c847bef18616422.aspx

 

March 3

U.S. – China Legal Summit

Hong Kong

URL??

 

March 3-6

SharePoint Conference 2014

Microsoft

Las Vegas

http://sharepointconference.com

 

March 11-12

Global Litigation Outsourcing Conference and Exhibition

Global Outsourcing Association of Lawyers

London

 

March 13-14

2014 Corporate Counsel Institute

Georgetown Law CLE

Washington D.C.

http://www.law.georgetown.edu/

 

March 13-14

8th Annual Sedona Conference Institute Presents

eDiscovery in a New Era

Houston, TX

http://www.thesedonaconference.com

 

March 19

Leeds Law Firm Forum

Legal Support Network

Leeds, UK

http://www.legalsupportnetwork.co.uk/general/events/leeds-law-firm-forum-march-2014

 

 

March 25

LawTech Futures

Netlaw Media & Legal IT Insider

London

http://www.lawtechfutures.com

 

March 27-29

ABA TECHSHOW

ABA Law Practice Division

Chicago

http://www.techshow.com

 

 

April 2014

 

 

April 1-3

AIIM Conference 2014

Global Community of Information Professionals

Orlando

http://www.aiim.org

 

April 2-4

2014 LMA Annual Conference

Legal Marketing Association

Orlando

http://www.legalmarketing.org

 

April 9-12

NALP Annual Conference

National Association for Law Placement

Seattle

http://www.nalp.org

 

April 11-13

NCRA TechCon

National Court Reporters Association

Atlanta

http://www.ncra.org

 

April 22-25

SPTechCon (SharePoint Technology Conference)

BZ Media

San Francisco, CA

http://www.sptechcon.com

 

April 27-29

ACEDS E-Discovery Conference & Exhibition

Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists

Hollywood, FL

http://www.ediscoveryconference.com/

 

 

May 2014

 

May 8

Managing Partner Forum 2013 Leadership Conference

The Remsen Group

Atlanta

http://www.managingpartnerforum.org/index.cfm/alliances/sponsor-information/

 

May 13-16

ADUC 2014 User Conference

Access Data

Las Vegas

http://www.ad-users.com

 

May 19

Legal Practice Management 2014 Conference

Legal Support Network

London

http://www.legalsupportnetwork.co.uk/practice-management/events/legal-practice-management-2014-conference

 

May 19-22

ALA Annual Conference & Exposition 

Association of Legal Administrators

Montreal, Quebec

http://www.alanet.org

 

 

June 2014

 

June 10-11

ILTA SharePoint Symposium

Lombard, IL

http://sharepoint.iltanet.org

 

June 11-12

ILTA LegalSEC Summit 

Lombard, IL

http://sharepoint.iltanet.org/legalsec-home.html

 

June 13

C-Suite Summit

ILTA

Lombard, IL

http://www.iltanet.org

 

June 23-26

Elite User Conference: Vantage 2014

New York

http://www.elite.com

 

June 24-25

LegalTech West Coast

Los Angeles

http://www.legaltechshow.com

 

 

July 2014

 

July 12-15

AALL Annual Exhibition

American Association of Law Libraries

San Antonio

http://www.aallnet.org/conference

 

July 31-August 3

NCRA Convention & Expo

National Court Reporters Association

San Francisco

http://www.ncra.org

 

 

August 2014

 

August 17-21

ILTA Annual Conference

International Legal Technology Association

Nashville

http://conference.iltanet.org

 

 

October 2014

 

October 16-17

2014 Futures Conference

College of Law Practice Management

Boston

http://www.colpm.org

 

October 23-24

13th Annual Law Firm COO/CFO Forum

West LegalEd Center

New York

http://westlegaledcenter.com/

 

October ??

19th Annual Law Firm Leaders

West LegalEd Center

New York

http://westlegaledcenter.com/

 

 

November 2014

 

November ??

Midwestern Law Firm Leaders

West LegalEd Center

Chicago

http://westlegaledcenter.com/

 

 

January 2015

 

January 21-23, 2015

22nd Annual Law Firm Marketing Partner Forum

West LegalEd Center

Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

http://westlegaledcenter.com/

 

 

* Dates and locations are subject to change. 

 

This event calendar is compiled for ILTA members from the InsideLegal Legal Technology Master Events Calendar.  The calendar can be viewed in its entirety at http://www.InsideLegal.com.  Events can be added by contacting JoAnna Forshee (jf@insidelegal.com). 

 

 

 

*******NEEDS MORE INFO*******

 

 

 

WHEN??

Avvocating

Avvo

Seattle?

http://www.avvo.com

 

October 25? (ARMA is Oct 28-30)

Lit-Con

ARMA International & ILTA

Las Vegas, NV

http://www.arma.org/conference

 

?November 9, 2012?

2012 eDiscovery Leadership Conference

Hollywood, FL

http://www.LegalLearningSeries.com

ITechLaw (International Technology Law Association)

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ABA TECHSHOW – Free Expo Pass

ABA TECHSHOW, the annual legal technology conference put on by the Law Practice Management Section of the ABA, is setting up to kick off tomorrow at the Hilton Chicago.  If you are in the area and would like to see what it's all about, here is a free pass that will get you into the exhibit hall.  If you are exhibiting at the show, don't forget to send out the pass to your clients/prospects and invite them to visit you there.

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ILTA Firms Vote on Hottest Technology Topics – Register Now as a Speaker

ILTA has compiled a list of the most requested education topics by its members based on the results of its semi-annual regional survey (as of January 2009), and suggestions from its members.  Here is a full listing of the requested topics. 

Most Requested Topics Based on ILTA Regional Survey Data

  • Systems/Software/Tools – Project management, particularly the management of IT projects
  • Collaboration/Communication – MS Outlook/Exchange; E-mail archiving
  • Document Creation/Management – Microsoft Office 2007
  • Infrastructure/Networking/Development – Virtualization, particularly desktop virtualization and its place in law firms; Remote Access/Citrix/VPNs; SharePoint
  • Litigation Support – Challenges common and uncommon to litigation support and IT; Case/matter management
  • Practice Support/Management – Databases used to support; Virtual deal rooms/extranet tools
  • Knowledge Management – Searching technologies (enterprise/federated)
  • Issues/Strategies – Project management; Training/e-learning-how to utilize/justify e-learning given the reduction in training budgets, etc.  

To be considered for speaking opportunities at ILTA local meetings, webinars or future conferences, vendors are encouraged to submit courses via ILTA’s Course Catalog.  If your company provides products or services in any of these areas, be sure to get a course description in the catalog (other topics are welcome as well).  Submitted courses remain in the course catalog for one year.  If you have any questions, please contact Ken Hansen.

The 2008 ILTA Course Catalog (Q4) can be downloaded from ILTA's site.

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ABA TECHSHOW Hits the Road with Local Bar Road Shows

The Law Practice Management Section of the American Bar Association has teamed up with state bar associations to present ABA TECHSHOW Road Shows.  The ABA TECHSHOW Road Shows are local versions of the ABA TECHSHOW which is held annually in Chicago (coming up April 2-4), and showcases national presenters on the most current trends and tactics related to legal technology.

The first day-long program was hosted by the Massachusetts Bar Association on February 11 at the MBA's Boston office and covered informational sessions in two concurrent tracks with topics ranging from efficiencies gained from digital dictation and the benefits of using PowerPoint in the court room to archiving client and case information in Outlook and steps to a more profitable law firm.

“We are honored to take ABA TECHSHOW on the road for the first time…,” said Adriana Linares, chair of the ABA Law Practice Management Section’s Technology Core Group (and President of technology training and consulting firm LawTech Partners), who leads the events' coordination. 

Upcoming events will be hosted by the Mississippi Bar and the State Bar of New Mexico (information is below).  Please contact the bar associations directly for information on sponsoring.

ABA TechShow Road Show at The Mississippi Bar
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Gulfport, MS

ABA TechShow Road Show at State Bar of New Mexico Annual Meeting
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Santa Fe, NM

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