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Thursday Aug 27, 2015
Thursday Aug 27, 2015
Certifiable! The Value of Certifications to Your Career - CIPP, CIPM and CIPT with IAPPDescription: Is a certification in information privacy right for
you? Find out as Doug Forman of the International Association of Privacy
Professionals (IAPP) talks about the history and benefits of the
Certified Information Privacy Professional, Manager and Technologist
(CIPP, CIPM and CIPT) certifications with Jim Merrifield, IGP, CIP, in
the second of a series of ILTA podcasts on industry-related
certifications.Speakers:Jim Merrifield is the firm-wide Information Governance
Manager at Robinson & Cole LLP and co-founder of the first ever
conference focused exclusively on information governance, InfoGovCon. He
is a respected advisor in the IG community and an active member of
several industry associations including ILTA, IAPP and ARMA. Jim's
information governance experience includes deployment of enterprise
programs, policy development and enforcement, creation of disposition
programs, technology solution evaluation and consulting services. He is a
certified information governance professional (IGP), has written for
numerous publications, blogs at R+C Data Privacy & Security Insider
and TechTarget, and frequently speaks on information governance and data
privacy issues. Contact Jim at jmerrifield@rc.com. Douglas
Forman is the Certification Director at the International Association
of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), a professional membership organization
that offers education, events and certification to those who work in
information privacy. Before arriving at the IAPP, Doug spent eight years
developing standardized assessments for Massachusetts, New Hampshire,
Delaware and others. He can be contacted at dforman@iapp.org.
Monday Aug 17, 2015
Monday Aug 17, 2015
Maintaining Confidentiality of Client InformationAre you getting pressure from
your clients to improve the confidentiality of information in your firm’s
possession? Have you been asked by your lawyers why their ethical obligations
aren’t enough to satisfy clients? Have you considered locking down your
document repositories as a response? Listen to two veteran law firm
technologists discuss their experience with these issues and more.Scott Christensen Scott
Christensen is currently a CIO at Large, serving in technology leadership
positions with national and global law firms over the past 25+ years. At
Edwards, Wildman Palmer LLP, Scott served as the Director of Technology (US) and
Information Security. Prior to Edwards, Wildman, he was the IT Director at Bell,
Boyd & Lloyd LLP. He has served in numerous industry volunteer roles
including six years on the Board of Directors for the International Legal
Technology Association (ILTA), and two years as ILTA’s President. He served on
the planning committee for ILTA’s 2014 and 2015 LegalSec (Information Security)
Summit, and is a member of the Law Firm Information Governance Task Force, an IG
ThinkTank sponsored by Iron Mountain. He is a frequent speaker at
technology conferences including ILTA, ARMA and ALA on the topics of leadership,
hiring and retaining staff, information governance, information security,
electronic records management, risk management and cloud computing. He enjoys
teaching occasional college courses in the areas of Computer Science and
Business Management. Scott also has experience serving on the Board of Directors
of other non-profit organizations with oversight over finance, personnel and
governance matters. Brian Donato With 28 years of experience
ranging from software developer to process engineer to security officer to IT
director, Brian Donato brings a broad technology and business background to his
current position of CIO at the law firm of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
where he has worked for the last 17 years. Brian is married with 4 kids and 1
dog, all currently connected to the Internet of Things.
Thursday Aug 13, 2015
Thursday Aug 13, 2015
Nearly 10 years ago, Seyfarth Shaw blazed a trail as the first major law firm to apply Six Sigma and Lean process improvement methodologies to better serve the needs of their clients. Starting with process improvements in law firm operations, Six Sigma and Lean thinking have become pervasive throughout the culture of Seyfarth and changed the way Seyfarth’s legal teams deliver services to clients. Seyfarth used these process improvement methods to drive value for their clients through more efficient delivery of legal services, better quality of services, lower cost and greater budget predictability. Spurred by overwhelming demand from their clients, Seyfarth is again breaking new ground with the formation of SeyfarthLean Consulting, a dedicated team of 30 technologists, legal project managers, data analytics specialists and process improvement professionals who work with clients and law firm partners to improve the delivery of legal services.
James Kittle spoke with SeyfarthLean Consulting directors Kim Craig and Andrew Baker to learn more about their efforts. (Read the article in the Summer 2015 Peer to Peer)
Thursday Aug 13, 2015
Thursday Aug 13, 2015
Leaders within law firms and legal departments have identified that business and legal process improvements are mandatory to stay competitive in an ever-changing market. This topic is a great fit for ILTA's Law2020 initiative that focuses on ways in which legal organizations must adapt to thrive in the future. We enlisted three of your ILTA peers to share their thoughts on improvements to make today for a better tomorrow, and they shared visions of the future. You can read the article that includes all three perspectives in the Summer 2015 edition of Peer to Peer. Here is our interview with Angela Dowd, Director of Practice Innovation at Burns & Levinson, LLP.
Thursday Aug 13, 2015
Thursday Aug 13, 2015
Leaders within law firms and legal departments have identified that business and legal process improvements are mandatory to stay competitive in an ever-changing market. This topic is a great fit for ILTA's Law2020 initiative that focuses on ways in which legal organizations must adapt to thrive in the future. We enlisted three of your ILTA peers to share their thoughts on improvements to make today for a better tomorrow, and they shared visions of the future. You can read the article that includes all three perspectives in the Summer 2015 edition of Peer to Peer. Here is our interview with Toby Brown, Chief Practice Officer at Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P.
Thursday Aug 13, 2015
Thursday Aug 13, 2015
Leaders within law firms and legal departments have identified that business and legal process improvements are mandatory to stay competitive in an ever-changing market. This topic is a great fit for ILTA's Law2020 initiative that focuses on ways in which legal organizations must adapt to thrive in the future. We enlisted three of your ILTA peers to share their thoughts on improvements to make today for a better tomorrow, and they shared visions of the future. You can read the article that includes all three perspectives in the Summer 2015 edition of Peer to Peer. Here is our interview with Ted Theodoropolous, President of Acrowire.
Friday Aug 07, 2015
Friday Aug 07, 2015
Description: ILTA's Knowledge Management Peer Group is pleased to
present this podcast featuring the perspectives of KM leaders Gina Lynch
of Paul Weiss and Ali Shahidi of Cooley, both of whom recently joined
these firms to lead their KM programs. Gina and Ali discuss their KM
roles at their prior and current firms, how and why Paul Weiss and
Cooley have defined the scope of KM, and their short- and long-term
project priorities. They also provide useful thoughts on the benefits of
longer-tenured KM leaders taking a fresh look at their firms, practices
and resources.Speakers:Chris Boyd is the Senior Director of Professional
Services for Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati (WSGR), a 700-attorney
firm, leading the teams that recruit, develop and retain the firm's
attorneys. In the areas of knowledge management and professional
development, Chris and his team design, develop and market learning
tools that give each WSGR professional the skills and knowledge required
to deliver maximum value to clients. These tools include substantive
legal training programs, professional skills group classes and
one-on-one coaching, model and sample forms, profiles of past deals and
cases, and expertise locators. Gina Lynch is the Director of
Knowledge Management and Business Intelligence at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind,
Wharton & Garrison, where she is responsible for all knowledge
initiatives and is currently working on information governance
standards, workflow solutions and client site strategy. She has been
leading knowledge initiatives in global law firms for over 20 years, and
prior to joining Paul Weiss worked at Bingham McCutchen as the director
of knowledge services, overseeing the library and CI teams. While
there, Gina co-chaired the team that implemented an award winning
Intranet that drove key metrics around business intelligence,
financials, clients and matters to firm partners and business group
managers. Ali Shahidi is the Director of Knowledge Management
& Research Services at Cooley LLP. With over 20 years of experience
in the legal industry, Ali oversees the firm's knowledge management,
business analysis, practice innovation, application development, library
and research services functions.
Friday Jul 24, 2015
Friday Jul 24, 2015
Description: Is the Information Governance Professional (IGP)
certification right for you? Find out as Diane Carlisle of ARMA
International talks about the history and benefits of the IGP
certification with Jennifer Watters Farley, CRM IGP, in the first of a
series of ILTA podcasts on industry-related certifications.Speakers:Jennifer Watters Farley, CRM IGP, the Records Manager
at Sidley Austin LLP, is a records and information management
professional with over two decades of experience. She is a member of
ARMA International and the ARMA Metro NYC Chapter, where she continues
to coordinate the ASPIRE public speaking program. Ongoing professional
development is very important to Jennifer and she's excited to be part
of the development of this ILTA podcast series to encourage others to
continue their own professional growth. Diane K. Carlisle, IGP,
CRM is the Executive Director of Content for ARMA International. She
provides direction for the development of ARMA's educational offerings,
oversees the Information Governance Professional credentialing program
and represents the association in various professional venues. In
addition, she works with executive leadership in executing ARMA
International's strategic plans. Diane has over 30 years of experience
in records and information management and has worked for organizations
in a variety of industries. Her primary specialties are information
governance strategy and policy development, the role of records
management in litigation support and information governance, and the
creation and application of international and national level standards.
Diane is a frequent speaker/writer on records and information management
topics.
Thursday Jul 09, 2015
Thursday Jul 09, 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 SharePoint Online administration.Moderator: 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. Speaker: Michael Blumenthal, a Technical
Solution Evangelist with PSC Group and a Microsoft Office 365 MVP, is an
experienced SharePoint architect and business technology advisor. With
two decades of development, infrastructure and administration
experience, he has deep SharePoint expertise and has designed,
implemented and supported intranets, extranets and Internet sites for
clients in diverse markets. Michael holds numerous Microsoft
certifications (including most of the SharePoint certifications) and the
Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) from the Project
Management Institute. He is a frequent speaker on technology topics at
Chicago-area technology events and user groups. For more information
about PSC Group, please visit http://www.psclistens.com.
Thursday Jul 02, 2015
Thursday Jul 02, 2015
Join us for this series of podcasts as we discuss tips
and techniques for driving change in a law firm. Four ILTA members who
hold leadership positions within their law firms share their insights,
strategies and best practices to build support for information
governance, knowledge management and enterprise content management
initiatives.Speaker: Brian Donato has worked in the information technology
field for over 27 years, spending the last 15 years with Vorys. He
currently serves as the firm's Security Officer, is the technical
advisor for its privacy and health care practice groups, and has
assisted on a number of representations involving forensic
investigations. With experience ranging from software developer to
process engineer and IT director, he has a broad background in
technology and business. Brian is a member of ILTA's LegalSEC steering
committee and a task force leader for ILTA's Law Firm Information
Governance Symposium work group.
Thursday Jul 02, 2015
Thursday Jul 02, 2015
Join us for this series of podcasts as we discuss tips
and techniques for driving change in a law firm. Four ILTA members who
hold leadership positions within their law firms share their insights,
strategies and best practices to build support for information
governance, knowledge management and enterprise content management
initiatives.Speaker: Erin Adell is responsible for facilitating and leading
Taft's knowledge management initiative through improved search,
knowledge sharing and collaborative technology. Her work includes
planning, designing and implementing document management systems,
enterprise search technology, automated analysis software and matter
management processes. A legal professional in online legal research and
library services for over nine years, Erin maintains best practices at
Taft's Indianapolis location.