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Who Should Be a Fellow in 2012?

In October, 10 outstanding Fellows were inducted into the College, including Steve Matthews, pictured here (center) with College President Bill Gibson and Fellow Andy Adkins. But now is the time to start thinking about additional colleagues in the law practice management profession who should be recognized for their outstanding contributions to the profession: The deadline for nomination for the Fellows Class of 2012 is February, 12, 2012, and nomination forms are available now.

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Observations from the Futures Conference Chicago

Each year, some of the greatest minds in the world of law practice management convene at the Annual Meeting of the College of Law Practice Management. The past three years a Futures Conference has been included, open to the public. This 2011 Futures Conference, held at the Chicago-Kent College of Law, focused on “challenging the law firm model.” Fellow Steve Nelson shares five things from conference that really stood out for him.

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Entry Forms Available for 2012 InnovAction Awards

If you think you’re doing something really different and praiseworthy, the InnovAction Awards are right up your alley. Presented each year at the Annual Futures Conference, the InnovAction Awards seek to identify and hold up as models those lawyers or firms doing things that have either never been done before—or never been done in quite this way. Entry forms are now available, so please download the application and tell us your story. Deadline for submissions is June 1, 2012.

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Thought Leaders Series: Apps 4 Justice

In the Thought Leaders series, College Fellows address the challenges—and innovations—on the horizon for the profession. In this essay, Fellows Ronald W. Staudt and Marc Lauritsen describe a future-focused law school program that helps students create ‘apps’ that do useful legal work and empower self helpers. The article originally appeared in the inaugural Inside Legal Thought Leader Digest.

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Meet the Class of 2011

One of the most exciting parts of the Futures Conference and College Annual Meeting is the induction of our new College Fellows. These dynamaic individuals are distinguished law practice management professionals who have made extraordinary contributions to law practice management. We welcome them as Fellows in the College.

College News and Notes

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College Fellows on the Move

The past few months have been active ones for the members of the College. Check these status updates, as well as the new Fellows Directory—and be sure to send updates on your own activities and honors to Karen Rosen so that we can spread the word. Susan G. Manch is now Firmwide Director of Learning & Development for Bingham, planning and directing the firm’s development strategies for lawyers and staff globally. Susan Saltonstall Duncan is now the Chief Strategy & Development Officer at Squire Sanders & Dempsey …

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2012 InnovAction Awards

Entry Forms Available for 2012 InnovAction Awards

If you think you’re doing something really different and praiseworthy, the InnovAction Awards are right up your alley. Presented each year at the Annual Futures Conference, the InnovAction Awards seek to identify and hold up as models those lawyers or firms doing things that have either never been done before—or never been done in quite this way. Entry forms are now available, so please download the application and tell us your story. Deadline for submissions is June 1, 2012.

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Thought Leaders Series: Diversity Trends—The Individual as the Agent for Change

In the Thought Leaders series, College Fellows address the challenges—and innovations—on the horizon for the profession. The future-focused essays originally appeared in the inaugural Inside Legal Thought Leader Digest.  Many in law firm management know that having the goal of a diverse workforce is ‘the right thing to do’ and that it is good for business. However, those same leaders often struggle to affect meaningful change when it comes to diversity, and after years of trying with little success, ‘diversity fatigue’ begins to take hold. This is a typical scenario in …

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InsideLegal Publishes Special College Edition of Thought Leaders Digest

The special College of Law Practice Management issue of InsideLegal’s Thought Leaders Digest was unveiled at the 2011 Futures Conference and Annual Meeting in Chicago. The digest was produced to specifically promote the thought leadership, innovation and expertise of the College Fellows. The Digest consists of a series of feature articles, substantive essays and a series of “Ask the Fellows” questions with corresponding answers all focused on the future of law practice management. The COLPM issue spotlights Fellows’ legal expertise and knowledge of the profession while …

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Meet the 2011 InnovAction Award Winners!

The College received a record number of entries for the 2011 InnovAction Awards and the judges ultimately selected three organizations to received the coveted InnovAction Award. “We were thrilled with the number of quality entries we received under the new judging criteria,” said InnovAction Chair, Jordan Furlong. “There are some ground breaking initiatives taking place in the industry today.” The 2011 InnovAction Award Winners Berwin Leighton Paisner, LLP (BLP) was selected for their Lawyers On Demand (LOD) initiative.  LOD challenged the traditional models of legal service delivery …

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