LI40
- Legal Industry
The
New Breed of Lawyer: Part-Time Partners and Associates
Thursday,
May 08, 2008 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
As law firms fight the
war for talent, increasing demands for flexibility present both challenges and
opportunities for firms. In the high-stress, 24/7 work environment of private
practice, offering flexible, balanced or part-time schedules for lawyers can be
a strategic advantage. Yet firms must also consider the needs of clients and
full-time lawyers when making strategic decisions about offering and
structuring these types of work arrangements.
OM40
- Office Operations Management
Disgruntled
Employees in Your Law Firm: The Enemy Within
Thursday,
May 08, 2008 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
A law firm system
administrator was quoted as saying, “I can take these guys out of business
anytime I want.” If that’s not scary, nothing is. Most law firms hand over
their most important asset—their client and financial data—to all employees,
but there’s real danger in trusting everyone with the firm’s jewels.
GM40
- Communications and General Management
Emotional
Intelligence in Action: Putting EQ to Work
Thursday,
May 08, 2008 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
As legal administrators,
you often find yourselves communicating with people who are facing difficulties
and challenges within their work environments. This session aims to enhance
your use of your emotional intelligence (EQ) and its capacity to support and
guide others. You’ll learn how to integrate concrete, action-oriented ways to
tap your own EQ resources and support others; develop strategies to prevent and
manage the human dilemmas that arise in all work environments; and see more
clearly and consciously how you affect others and they affect you.
GM41
- Communications and General Management
Making
Change Happen: New Tools for Implementation
Thursday,
May 08, 2008 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Discover a new model for
implementing change and practical tools that you can put to work immediately to
speed the process of any change. During this session, the speaker will present
a variety of tools and methods for creating change within your firm, including
understanding and combating resistance, challenging misconceptions, encouraging
involvement and excitement and, ultimately, building the enthusiasm to sustain
change.<
GM42
- Communications and General Management
Closing
General Session—A Fighter Pilot's Secret to Business Success
Thursday,
May 08, 2008 9:45 AM - 11:30 AM