FUTURES CONFERENCE OCTOBER CHICAGO

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1 2011 FUTURES CONFERENCE OCTOBER CHICAGO

2 Challenging the Law Practice Management Model The College of Law Practice Management and IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law invite you to a dynamic, interactive conference designed to challenge the way you think about the practice of law. Whether you are piloting a raft or an ocean liner, the objective is still to safely reach the shore. Best practices in law firm management can be both universal and scalable. The Futures Conference is specifically designed to offer ideas that are meaningful to firms of all sizes, across all legal disciplines. Through presentations and small group discussions, you will learn from the profession s most innovative minds, exchange ideas with peers and gain extraordinary insight into the law practice management of the future. We guarantee that you will leave the conference with something you can put to immediate use. It s the one conference you should attend this year. Who Should Attend? This conference is for law firm leaders, managing partners, executive directors, chief marketing officers, directors of professional development, law school deans and anyone else interested in the future of the business of law. Friday, October 28, :00 9:00 am...registration & Continental Breakfast 9:00 9:15 am...opening Remarks 9:15 11:45 am...what is the Future of Price: Defining Value in Value Billing 12:00 1:30 pm...lunch 1:30 2:30 pm...law Factories vs. Bet the Farm Firms 2:45 3:45 pm...disruptive Technologies/Innovative Thinking 3:45 4:15 pm...afternoon Break, Networking 4:15 5:15 pm...law Practice Without Borders 5:15 5:45 pm...presentation of the 2011 InnovAction Awards 5:45 7:00 pm...welcome Reception 7:30 pm...dinner with Conference Attendees at Local Restaurants Saturday, October 29, :00 9:00 am...continental Breakfast 9:00 10:15 am...future View: Do You See What I See? 10:15 10:45 am...morning Break, Networking 10:45 12:00 pm...innovation With Velocity 12:00 1:30 pm...serving the Profession Today and Tomorrow

3 What is the Future of Price: Defining Value in Value Billing: The future demands that law firms and their clients put a value on the services lawyers provide. The great recession and its law profession aftermath are driving more and more clients to demand fixed fee arrangements to ensure certainty and reduce legal costs. Law firms and their clients struggle to find solid principles that define that value. Hear how clients define value when hiring a law firm and how firms define value. Help identify universal concepts that can measure value across boundaries. Help invent the language of value for law practice. Expect an interesting, lively and spirited exchange. Moderator: Ronald Staudt, Chicago-Kent College of Law; Toby Brown, Vinson & Elkins; Paul Lippe, Legal OnRamp, and Ellen Rosenthal, Pfizer. Law Factories vs. Bet the Farm Firms: Will law firms of the future need to segment clients in new ways? Might some firms focus on industrialized practices: hyper-efficient work using automation and low cost resources? Might others focus on bet the farm cases using mainly top legal talent? If the market does segment, will it do so by practice, by firm, by matter type or along some other dimension? Many factors could either drive or support this. Join us as we explore alternative business structures in the UK and beyond. Moderator: Ron Friedmann, Integreon and Toby Brown, Vinson & Elkins. Disruptive Technologies/Innovative Thinking: Theorists like Clayton Christensen and Richard Susskind remind us that technologies themselves are rarely disruptive; it s the business innovations they enable. Yet it s clear that aspects of today s transformations in the legal services delivery system are being driven by the dramatic economies of advanced new technologies. What s going on? What should we expect? Moderator: Marc Lauritsen, Capstone Practice Systems; Richard S. Granat, SmartLegalForms, Inc., and DirectLaw, Inc.; Maura R. Grossman, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz; and Kingsley Martin, KIIAC LLC. Law Practice Without Borders: The American legal market is by far the largest in the world, about $260 billion annually. But the future legal marketplace will be truly multinational, following the lead of an increasingly globalized economy. Already, the most innovative and dynamic developments in the legal sphere are taking place outside U.S. borders. This session explores the latest trends in key legal markets worldwide, including the UK, India and China. Moderator: Jordan Furlong, Edge International; Simon Chester, Heenan Blaikie, LLP; BieBie Que, Leximetrics, LLC; and Pamela Woldow, Edge International. Future View: Do You See What I See?: Where should we focus our attention? What have we already missed? How can we best prepare for what s next? This panel will offer provocative prognostications on the law practice management landscape from a number of perspectives and market segments. Moderator: Sally Fiona King, SNR Denton; Ross Fishman, Ross Fishman Marketing; Dave Hambourger, Seyfarth Shaw LLP; Chris Murray, Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc. and Chris Petrini-Poli, HBR Consulting. Innovation, With Velocity: The pace of change in the legal marketplace during the last several years has been unprecedented. This session explores what innovation is and is not. What are the barriers to innovation in law firms and how can we overcome them? Learn how your firm can install a sustainable, systemic innovation initiative. Session leaders: Tom Clay, Altman Weil, Inc. and Raymond Bayley, Novus Law. Serving the Profession Today and Tomorrow: The College has an action agenda to make a difference, and use the talent, skill and experience of the Fellows to improve the profession. Since 2009, the College has partnered with the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) to participate in regular program performance visits designed to observe and improve the operations of legal aid organizations it funds. Over lunch Fellows who have volunteered their consulting expertise to this effort will describe their experiences. LSC executives will map out the state of the need and identify opportunities for College efforts to meet some of the need. All Fellows are encouraged to offer opinions and ideas on how the College could improve the future of the delivery of justice.

4 2011 Conference Registration Attendance is limited to 120 participants. To register for the 2011 Futures Conference, go to and click on 2011 Futures Conference Registration. For additional information, please contact the College Administrator, Karen Rosen at or College Fellow Registration: $395 Fellow Guest Registration: $200 Non-Fellow Registration: $495 ABA, ALA, ILTA or LMA Member Discount: $395 Chicago-Kent Alumni: $395 FUTURES CONFERENCE OCTOBER CHICAGO Hotel Reservations Register directly with the W Hotel at Ask for block code COLPM/College of Law in order to receive your special room rate of $279 per night (single or double). Enjoy this great room rate for up to three days prior and three days after the conference, subject to availability. The hotel will only hold this room block until October 6, After that, you must pay the regular room rate. Join us as we return to Chicago, one of the greatest cities in the world. October is a perfect time to enjoy the Windy City, with its beautiful lakefront, renowned architecture and cosmopolitan culture. And, foodies, rejoice it s one of the best restaurant cities in the world. Arrive early, stay an extra day and enjoy what visitors from around the globe have already discovered. Ground Transportation Midway Airport Shuttle $23 one way O Hare Airport Shuttle $28 one way Midway Taxi $30 $34 O Hare Taxi $40 $50 Midway L Train four blocks away/$2 O Hare L Train four blocks away/$2

5 Location Chicago-Kent College of Law 565 W. Adams St. Chicago, IL Chicago-Kent College of Law, the law school of the Illinois Institute of Technology, is nationally recognized for the scholarship and accomplishments of its faculty and student body. The second oldest law school in the state of Illinois, Chicago-Kent has a history marked by innovation and excellence. Chicago-Kent has always emphasized professional responsibility in the broadest sense encompassing intellectual discipline, careful analysis, comprehensive research, and sensitivity to the needs of clients and the context in which the law operates. The College of Law Practice Management The College of Law Practice Management is an honorary organization that recognizes distinguished law practice management professionals who have made extraordinary contributions to the field of law practice management over an extended period of time. It s a roster of who s who in the law practice management field. MCLE Credits 7.5 MCLE credits will be applied for in Illinois and other states as requested. Hotel Arrangements W Hotel City Center 172 W. Adams St. Chicago, II Inspiring. Iconic. Innovative. Influential. As you will see, W Hotels has approached its spaces with both design and comfort in mind. Influences of old and new, local and global, come together in playful harmony. A cutting edge conference needs a cutting edge location. Set in the middle of the famed Chicago Loop, W Chicago - City Center is just four blocks from Chicago-Kent College of Law and is close to the Sears Tower, the Chicago Art Institute, music at Millennium Park, and the theater district.

6 2011 Futures Conference Presented By: Platinum Sponsors Gold Sponsors American Bar Association Law Practice Management Section Canadian Bar Association International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) Thompson Reuters Lexis Search Advantage Silver Sponsors Alexander Open Systems (AOS) Altman Weil, Inc. Association of Legal Administrators Legal Marketing Association The College of Law Practice Management Mica Way Parker, CO 80134