ILTA Voices
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Thursday May 28, 2015
The Importance of Cyber Security: Real Threats to the Legal Industry
Thursday May 28, 2015
Thursday May 28, 2015
Description:Digitization
offers law firms significant opportunities, but also presents huge
threats. While many of the top law firms are greatly progressing in
their cyber security efforts, a vast majority of small to mid-sized
firms still do not fully understand the risks and implications of
failing to adequately protect their rich repositories of personal
information, corporate secrets and intellectual property.
This presentation will provide a snapshot of IT Security threats
facing law firms today and the importance of focusing on cyber security
efforts.Speakers:Richard Martinez is an IT professional in the legal
industry with 19 years of experience in infrastructure, cyber security,
SEO/SEM/SEP, project management and team building. Holding a Certified
Ethical Hacker certification and serving as the IT Manager in an Am Law
20 firm, he also consults with small to mid-size businesses on their
digital efforts from attracting new clients to retaining, optimizing and
securing their data once it is received. Previous roles in multiple Am
Law 100 firms give Richard a unique perspective of the legal technology
process from an out-sourced and in-house perspective. Jeffrey
Brandt has been the CIO for several top 100 U.S. law firms, and has 30
years of experience in the field of legal automation. He now consults to
law firms and professionals on projects as diverse as process and
electronic workflow management, knowledge management, information
governance and security, BYOD/S, communities of practice and IT
executive coaching. Jeffrey is also the Editor of the popular PinHawk
Legal Technology Digest and is a frequent educational speaker at
industry conferences.
Wednesday May 13, 2015
Going Mobile - Getting Your Practice on the Road
Wednesday May 13, 2015
Wednesday May 13, 2015
Our panel has a lively discussion on what every lawyer needs to know about mobility today, and where mobility is likely to take the legal profession in the coming years.Speakers: Ginevra Saylor is the National Director of Knowledge Management with Dentons Canada LLP, where she develops and implements the firm's knowledge management and innovation strategy and initiatives. She leads the knowledge management lawyers, business intelligence, information services, process improvement and intranet teams. Ginevra practiced law for 10 years and has been working in law firm KM for the past 16 years.Dan Hauck is the CEO of ThreadKM, a knowledge management platform that helps legal teams work together better using integrated chat, file and project management. Previously, Dan practiced law at Bryan Cave LLP, where he focused on complex commercial and antitrust litigation.Fiona Stone is a Systems Analyst at Perkins Coie LLP. She administers systems and applications for the litigation, e-discovery and personal planning groups, and manages major cloud based systems used by the firm. Fiona holds several technical certifications including Project Management Professional, and is a trained Six Sigma Green Belt and Lean expert.Mark Thorogood is the Director of Application Services at Perkins Coie. He holds several technical certifications, including Project Management Professional and Android Developer. During his tenure in the U.S. Army, Mark earned the distinguished leadership award and was the U.S. Army instructor of the year. An invited member of the International Honor Society for the Computing and Information Disciplines, his passion is enabling others to maximize the value of technology.
Friday May 08, 2015
2015 - Office 365 Conversations - Licensing
Friday May 08, 2015
Friday May 08, 2015
Join us for a series of discussions examining various
aspects of Office 365, its applicability to ILTA membership and
strategies for incorporating it into your work environment. This session
will focus on Office 365 licensing.Moderator: Tim Hooks, IT Director at American Municipal Power, Inc.Speaker: Larry Kuhn, an Account Technology Stategist at Microsoft, joined the company as an enterprise consultant in 2001. As a consultant, he helped numerous global enterprise customers plan, design and deploy solutions based on SharePoint and .NET technologies. In his current role as a Technology Strategist, Larry assists his customers with solving their business challenges and seizing market opportunities using Microsoft-based solutions. With over 25 years of experience in the software industry, his experience spans areas of end-user productivity, application development and project management.Additional Resources:Licensing for Office 365 Home Licensing for Office 365 BusinessOffice 365 Plan Options Office in Education for Students, Teachers & Schools (check eligibility)Deploy Click-to-Run for Office 365 products by using the Office Deployment Tool