ALA’s Regional Legal Management Conferences provide identical education in two locations, and include networking opportunities and roundtables based on region. The high-caliber educational content is geared toward the needs of legal management leaders and functional specialists. These conferences feature: 1. Insight on hot topics in today’s legal industry 2. Intensive networking opportunities 3. Experts on profitability, innovation, strategy, leadership, technology 4. The latest in legal management products, market intelligence, services and technology 5. Continuing education credits ALA's Finance Workshop for Legal Professionals Held immediately before ALA's Regional Legal Management Conferences in Chicago and Austin, and will specifically focus on issues and challenges facing those responsible for firm financials and profitability. ALA's Law Firm Management Essentials Certificate Program Held immediately before ALA's East Regional Legal Management Conference in Chicago, and is a hybrid course that combines online education and assessment with a two-day face-to-face course. It's a must-attend program for those new to the legal administrator role.

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East Regions 1, 2, 3
September 13-15, 2018
Palmer House Hilton
Chicago, IL
West Regions 4, 5, 6
October 18-20, 2018
Hilton Austin
Austin, TX

2. Keynote Speakers
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Monica Wofford
When Did We All Become
Difficult People?
Steve Gilliland
Hide Your Goat

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High-caliber educational content geared toward the
professional development advancement of legal managers
• Identical education in two locations
• Round table discussions based on region
• Networking opportunities with peers and business
partners
• Expo featuring products, market intelligence,
services and technology
• Insight from experts on profitability, innovation,
strategy and leadership

4. Education
Attend sessions led by legal management experts who present leading-edge
information on the challenges and solutions that impact law firms and departments.
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• Communications/Organizational Management
• Financial Management
• Human Resources Management
• Legal Industry and Business Management
• Operations Management

5. Communications Management
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• Ethical Myopia
• Successful Presentations,
Communications and Public
Speaking
• Creating a Culture of
Accountability
• Amplifying Your I-Q (Innovation
Quotient)
• Does Gender Influence Negotiation
Outcomes

6. Financial Management
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• Tax Update and Legislative Developments and Tax Planning for Law Firms and
Attorneys
• Mastering Billing Compliance: How to Improve Your Firm's Revenue by
Following Your Clients' Rules
• Finance By the Numbers
• Top Collection Tips You Must Do Now
• Modernizing Partner Compensation: Incentivizing the New Normal

7. Human Resources Management
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• Putting Out Fires: Labor Law
Update
• Be the Difference: Recognizing
and Preventing Harassment in the
Workplace
• Employee Benefits: What's Being
Provided Today, What's New, and
Where are Firms Cutting Back
• Preventing Burnout: A Hands-On
Mindfulness Workshop
• Creating a Positive Culture that
Will Drive Positive Performance

8. Legal Industry Management
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• Blockchain: An Evolution or Just the Next Passing Thing?
• Do More with Less: Staffing Models for Today's Law Firms
• SEO and Social Media: What they Really Mean and How Your Firm Should Use
Them
• Creating and Sustaining Change
• Kissing Frogs: Looking for the Right Lateral Partner

9. Operations Management
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• How to Be a Hero in Your Next
Office Lease Transaction
• Lean for Legal: A Case Study
• The Legal
Requirements Following a Data
Breach
• Artificial Intelligence: From the
Perspective of the Lawyer Versus
the Legal Management
Professional
• Dare to Be Different! 3 Keys for
Goal Setting Success

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East Regions 1, 2, 3
September 13-15
Palmer House Hilton
Chicago, IL
West Regions 4, 5, 6
October 18-20
Hilton Austin
Austin, TX
ALA Regional Legal
Management Conferences

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“Overall it was great. There were many unique and very useful sessions, and
in every session I attended, I learned something. Having some of the business
partners give presentations was good, as it was nice to have someone with
the hands-on expertise give a presentation.”
Grover J. Brittain
Dentons US LLP
Mile High Chapter
Member Since 2000
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