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 available, so please download the application and tell us your story. Deadline for submissions is June 15, 2012.

In the Thought Leaders series, College Fellows address the challenges—and innovations—on the horizon for the profession. In this essay, Tony Williams describes the issues surrounding non-lawyer ownership of law firms and the likely impact once the LSA comes fully into force—on High Street and Main Street.

The College of Law Practice Management’s Annual Meeting and Futures Conference will be held October 26-27, 2012, at the Georgetown Law Center in Washington, DC. In addition to outstanding programming, during the Annual Meeting the College will induct its new class of Fellows and the winner of the 2012 InnovAction Awards will be announced. It will be an exciting time to be in Washington, DC—just days prior to election day. Watch for details!

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.

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.