Legal Technology

Going Mobile - Getting Your Practice on the Road

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.

Email Encryption: Compliance and Breach Prevention in 2015

There's
no question that protecting against data breaches is a high priority
initiative on most IT and IS team roadmaps. But in a crowded enterprise
software solution landscape with vendors often making herculean claims,
it's often difficult to determine where to start. There is no shortage
of data loss vectors or bad actors, and the indiscernible blend of
personal and corporate devices -- and their data -- makes this even more
challenging.
We will explore how organizations have focused on email as a threat and loss vector of paramount importance.Speakers:Joe Diamond of Proofpoint, Inc. has more than a decade
of engineering, product management, product marketing and software
leadership expertise in both the consumer and enterprise markets. He is
responsible for defining and bringing to market Proofpoint's next
generation information governance products. Previously, Joe was the head
of product management & marketing for RiskIQ, led enterprise
product management for Symantec's emerging products and technologies,
and served in product management and marketing roles for hosted email
archiving vendor LiveOffice, which was acquired by Symantec. Contact Joe
at joediamond@proofpoint.com. Joel
Sierra of Greenberg Traurig leads the team that manages and supports
the firm's messaging systems. He has been an IT professional for over 20
years, with experience supporting email platforms beginning with Novell
Groupwise, Microsoft Mail and Linux SendMail, moving into Microsoft
Exchange 5.5 in early 2000. Today's landscape calls for a focus on email
security and hosted platforms, Office 365, Google Apps and ProofPoint
Email Security. Contact Joel at sierraj@gtlaw.com. Jason
Preu, CISA has worked in information security for nine years,
specializing in user provisioning, firewall management, information
systems auditing, event log management, disaster recovery coordination
and regulatory compliance. Prior to becoming an IT professional, Jason
worked as a paralegal. Contact Jason at jpreu@lathropgage.com.

2015 - Office 365 Conversations - Licensing

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

When to Use a Unique Password

This Security Talk episode discusses why it’s important to use unique, strong passwords for any system or web site that has confidential information - especially your email and banking sites.

Security Talk - Two-Factor Authentication

Jon & Greg give a
high-level overview of two-factor authentication, and how you can use it in
your personal life for Facebook and Google using the links below:
https://www.facebook.com/help/148233965247823
https://www.google.com/landing/2step/

Emerging Technologies Teleforum - Log File Collection

Please join us for this recorded open mic discussion about log file collection, parsing and management using open source or inexpensive software. Some of the applications we'll be talking about are Splunk, SumoLogic, LogStash and LANsweeper.Members of the Emerging Technologies Peer Group, along with Eric Richards, the IT Manager at Tucker Ellis, will be participating in this discussion and everyone is invited to listen, ask questions and provide input.

Security Talk - Encryption

Protect your data with encryption

Office 365 – OneDrive Explained

Additional Resources Links
 
OneDrive – for personal use
             
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/getting-started-onedrive-tutorial
             
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/onedrive/onedrive-help
 
OneDrive for Business
             
https://onedrive.live.com/about/en-us/business/
             
https://blog.onedrive.com/built-in-mobile-device-management-now-available-for-office-365-commercial-plans/
             
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Video-Get-to-know-OneDrive-for-Business-31D21E9D-AE54-4BAB-A0D9-E71EC0416B9A

Improving Attorney Productivity Through Third Party Applications

Join our panel as they discuss increasing attorney productivity through third party apps.  The discussion starts with general issues around mobile devices and third party apps, including mobile device management, the mobile app distribution model, vetting, support and training.  The panel then turns to specific apps that respond to attorney needs, seem to be more heavily adopted, or help the panelists themselves be more productive through their mobile devices.Vern Cole brings more than 20 years of risk management and information governance leadership to his role as Security Architect at Perkins Coie, where he is responsible for the information security and privacy programs. Vern joined Perkins Coie in 2010, a Seattle-based law firm known for its marquee list of high-tech clients and is based in the firm’s Seattle office. Previous to Perkins Coie, Vern was the CSO for Varolii, a Seattle based technology enterprise, and Director of Western Consulting at VeriSign. Vern is a member of the LegalSEC Steering Committee.Amy Halverson manages the litigation knowledge management program at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, a firm that started in Silicon Valley and now has 14 offices across the U.S., Europe and China.  The firm is known for its service to clients in the technology and life sciences industries, as well as other emerging enterprises.  Amy is an attorney and former litigator.  She has been at Wilson Sonsini  since 2006, or "1 B.iOS." -- 1 year before iPhone.  Karen Helde has worked in law firms for more than 20 years. She is currently the Director of Library, Research & Records Services at Lane Powell PC in Seattle. In addition to apps for legal, her professional interests include knowledge management, collaborative technologies, and the expanding role of law librarians.Gwyn McAlpine oversees the knowledge management, technology training and user adoption programs at Perkins Coie, a Seattle-based firm with over 1,000 attorneys in 19 offices.  Perkins Coie has been named to Fortune Magazine’s Best Places to Work for 13 consecutive years.  Gwyn is based in the Portland office and previously practiced law as a transactional attorney.  Gwyn is a member of the Knowledge Management Peer Group Steering Committee.  

Security Talk - Are You Saving Too Much Email?

This Security Talk with Jon and Greg episode focuses on the ramifications of keeping too much email, but the tips within this episode can easily apply to all data retention.John Washburn - National Manager of Technical Operations - Stoel Rives LLPJon Washburn has spent the last 20 years in Information Technology, championing security projects in the legal industry for over 10 years.  He's the National Manager of Technical Operations for Stoel Rives LLP, and is also serving as the firm's acting Security Officer.  He's a member of ILTA's LegalSEC Council, volunteers his time with the Washington County (OR) Sheriff's Office on public safety projects, and serves as a board member of the WCSO Foundation.  He is happily married (with one adopted cat), and spends as much of his free time on the beautiful Oregon Coast as possible.Gregory Hunts - Enterprise Applications Administrator - Stoel Rives LLP

VDI - Does it Still Make Sense?

Early on VDI was promoted with the statement, “VDI will provide huge benefits for your IT environment.”  Is this statement still valid?  That’s a great question.  VDI has matured, and many companies have tried or implemented this technology.  For those that have tried, but not implemented, why did they hold back?  For those that have implemented, are they seeing the benefits?Please join us as Jim Moreo and Lisa Stone with Cornerstone I.T., J. Abernathy with MindShift and Kevin Svec with Sanders and Parks discuss the previous statement “VDI will provide huge benefits for your IT environment”, and break down those benefits to see if in fact VDI still makes sense for your environment.