Monthly Meeting
Time: noon
Place: Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, 1600 Wachovia Capitol Center, Raleigh
Topic: Legal Trends: From Globalization to Social Networking. What Does the Future Hold?
Speaker: Camille Stell

About the Program
Join us for a discussion of topics identified as ìhotî for 2011 such as globalization; hot practice areas; E-lawyering , virtual law offices and unbundled legal services; technology and social networking. This program has been approved for 1 hour of CLM credit. Category: Legal Industry/Business Management

Monthly Meeting
Time: noon
Place: NC Bar Association, 8000 Weston Parkway, Cary
Topic: The Great Divide: Generational Differences in the Law Firm

About the Program
The concept of generational work cultures in today's workforce will be introduced. The four generations are defined. The talk centers around attitude differences between the groups that affect the way today's law firm teams think when working within a four generation work force.
This program has been approved for 1 hour of CLM credit. Category: Communications Skills.

Monthly Meeting
Time: noon
Place: Smith Debnam Law Firm; 4601 Six Forks Road, Suite 400, Raleigh
Topic: Cloud Computing Is it Grown Up or Still a Buzz Word?
Speaker: William Ives and Marvin McKay
Sponsor: William Ives Consulting

About the Program
The program will be an interactive discussion on the myths and realities of Cloud computing and how the mobile computing world is changing because of it. Cloud computing brings many benefits and concerns. WIC will look at the good, the bad and the ugly of cloud computing and what effect it may have on your firm.

Monthly Meeting
Time: 8:30 a.m.
Place: Cary - Bar Center, 8000 Weston Parkway, Cary
Topic: Handling Employee Terminations with Tact
Speaker: George Ports with CAI
Sponsor: Systel

About the Program
Join us to ensure your handbook sets forth proper compliance, proper procedures and documentation are followed in preparation of an employee termination, how to deliver the termination with dignity and respect, and tips for performing the exit interview.

This program has been approved for 1 hour of CLM credit. Category: Human Resources Management

Monthly Meeting
Time: noon
Place: Ward & Smith, Wade II, 5430 Wade Park Blvd., Suite 400, Raleigh
Topic: Trust Accounting Best Practices
Speaker: Peter Bolac of the NC Bar
Sponsor: Royal Cup

About the Program
Trust Accounting requirements and procedures to help protect your firm. Qualifies for 1 hour of CLM credit in the area of Financial Management

Monthly Meeting
Time: 8:30
Place: NC Bar Center, 8000 Weston Parkway, Cary
Topic: How to Setup an Effective Wellness Program
Speaker: Danielle Smith of TargetCare
Sponsor:TBD

About the Program
How to assess if your firm needs a wellness program, how to choose a vendor that's right for you, and how to measure the success and ROI of your wellness program. This program has been approved for 1 hour of CLM credit. Category: Human Resources Management

Monthly Meeting
Time: noon
Place: Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, GlenLake One, 4140 Parklake Avenue, Suite 200, Raleigh
Topic: Roundtable Discussion
Speaker: TBD
Sponsor: MindShift

About the Program
This program has been approved for 1 hour of CLM credit. Category: Organizational Development

Monthly Meeting
Time: 8:30
Place: NC Bar Center, 8000 Weston Parkway, Cary
Topic: Preparing Budgets
Speaker: Richard Nigon
Sponsor: Special Counsel

About the Program
Producing the Firm's annual budget can be a challenging task in either good or bad economies. There are key elements of law firm budgeting that make it unique from other businesses. Join this discussion on law firm budget preparations that will include building and reforecasting budgets, creating interim budgets, and budget techniques.
This program has been approved for 1 hour of CLM credit. Category: Financial Management

Community Challenge Event
Light the Night
Time: Check-in & Festivities: 5:30 p.m. Walk program: 7:00 p.m.
Place: Halifax Mall, 301 N. Wilmington Street, Raleigh, NC 27601
For more info: contact Emily Roland at emily.roland@lls.org or http://www.lightthenight.org/nc/

Fall Social with Business Partners
Time: 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Place: 18 Seaboard

Monthly Meeting
Time: noon
Place: Williams Mullen, 301 Fayetteville Street, Suite 1700, Raleigh
Topic: TBD
Speaker: LAN Associates, an AllCovered Affiliate
Sponsor: LAN Associates, an AllCovered Affiliate

About the Program
Join us for a dicussion on the latest trends and methods for connecting to the office, security issues associated with these methods, the Ipad, and the newest applications for these tools. This program has been approved for 1 hour of CLM credit. Category: Information Technology

Monthly Meeting
Time: 8:30
Place: Kilpatrick Townsend, 4208 Six Forks Road, Suite 1400, Raleigh
Topic: Tackling Tough Conversations
Speaker: Kevin Brimhall, president of JFD Performance Solutions
Sponsor:TBD

About the Program
You've experienced difficult conversations, the ones where the parties are uncomfortable with each other or are tackling a sensitive subject. And since tough conversations are common (whether in a professional or personal situation), the better you handle yourself and the situation, the more successful you will be.

In this session we will identify what drives effective communication in difficult situations by:
Learning what is often much more important than what you say
Discussing what about the other party that is critical for you to understand
Examining how to listen and how to ensure that your position gets heard
Learning how to minimize the emotion and stay on track
This program has been approved for 1 hour of CLM credit. Category: Communications Skills.

Holiday Breakfast with Platinum and Gold Business Partners
Time: 8:30 - 10:00 am
Place: Sullivan's Steakhouse, 414 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 103, Raleigh

Webinar
Time: 2:00 - 3:00 pm
Place: TBD
Topic: Selling Blue Elephants: Client Marketing, Retention and Loyalty
Speaker: Howard R. Moskowitz, Ph.D and Ken Rotondo, DVM
Sponsor:TBD

About the Program
In today’s challenging legal environment, every firm recognizes the value of client recruitment, retention and loyalty. The challenge facing the legal administrator is to design and implement an affordable, actionable and effective communication plan capable of engaging prospective and existing clients to the practice. Join this program to learn to scientifically evaluate all client contact opportunities and experiences. Discover how to immediately identify the "mind-set" preference of each client and know exactly what to say and how to deliver your message.
This program has been approved for 1 hour of CLM credit. Category: Legal Industry/Business Management

Business Partner Appreciation Dinner and Vendor Fair
Time: 5:30 - 8:30 pm
Place: Renaissance Hotel

Annual Meeting
Time: 8:30
Place: NC Bar Center, 8000 Weston Parkway, Cary
Topic: National and Regional Benchmarking
Speaker: Mike Short of LawVision
Sponsor: Systel Business Equipment

About the Program
Effective law firm leaders rely on a blend of internal and external information to gauge performance and plan accordingly. The stakes are sometimes quite high and the impact of decisions can be long lasting. Unfortunately, data can be an invaluable foundation or a useless, time-consuming distraction. Please join us for a highly interactive discussion on peer groups, statistics of central tendency (the basics), and applying data to specific issues and scenarios.
This program has been approved for 1 hour of CLM credit. Category: Financial Management

Webinar
Time: 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Place: TBD
Topic: Employee Handbooks For Law Firms - Careful, Careful!
Speaker: Michael S. Cohen, J.D.

About the Program
We don’t need no stinking handbook! Yes . . . . we do. In today’s litigious environment, employee handbooks are essential for all employers. They are the most important tool for ensuring that policies are enforced properly and personnel matters are handled consistently, thus protecting your firm from future liability. Join this session to discuss the important dos and don'ts in drafting a handbook for your law firm without creating employee contracts.
This program has been approved for 2 hours of CLM credit. Category: Human Resources

Webinar
Time: 2:00 - 3:00 pm
Place: TBD
Topic: The Art of Active Listening
Speaker: Debra Bruce
Sponsor: Lawyers Mutual

About the Program
Listening makes up more than half of the communication process, and to be successful you must know what to listen for. Learn to manage upset people, and improve cooperation and understanding in your workplace simply through improving your own active listening skills.
This program has been approved for 1 hour of CLM credit. Category: Communication and Organizational Management

Monthly Meeting
Time: noon
Place: Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, 1600 Wachovia Capitol Center, Raleigh
Topic: How to Earn a Seat at the Table
Speaker: Camille Stell
Sponsor: Lawyers Mutual

About the Program
This topic will discuss ideas for how to expand your sphere of influence within your law firm.

Webinar
Time: 2:00 - 3:00 pm
Place: TBD
Topic: The Role of Legal Administrators in Legal Project Management - Unprecedented Opportunities & Current Challenges
Speaker: Pamela H. Woldow, Esq.

About the Program
In most law firms, lawyers - and legal administrators - know how to manage a case. Few, though, know how to manage a project. But clients are demanding that firms more efficiently allocate resources and provide a clearer time estimate for their work - in short, proactively "manage" their projects ("cases"). To respond to these demands, Legal Project Management (LPM) is becoming an essential tool in today’s economically challenging legal landscape - a tool that can, among other things, help you estimate how long different tasks should take based on historical benchmarks and then calculate a combined time estimate for the entire case. There are valuable real world lessons emerging as law firms grapple with how to implement their firms’ LPM initiatives smoothly, effectively and within budget.
This program has been approved for 1 hour of CLM credit. Category: Legal Industry/Business Management

Monthly Meeting
Time: 8:30
Place: NC Bar Center, 8000 Weston Parkway, Cary
Topic: TBD
Speaker: Bill Ives
Sponsor: William Ives Consulting

About the Program

Webinar
Time: 2:00- 3:00 pm
Place: TBD
Topic: Safe Stress!
Speaker: Judith A. Hissong, CLM

About the Program
You are evaluating a new billing system, working under a tight deadline for an attorney, a good employee quits, and suddenly the road you drive every day closes for construction. How does an administrator handle all of the stress? This session will explore how successful administrators manage stress in times of change. Discover tools to identify the factors that cause stress and effective coping mechanisms.
This program has been approved for 1 hour of CLM credit. Category: Communication and Organizational Management

Monthly Meeting
Time: noon
Place: TBD
Topic: Succession Planning
Speaker: Joseph Altonji of LawVision
Sponsor: Royal Cup

About the Program
This program has been approved for 1 hour of CLM credit. Category: Organizational Development

Webinar
Time: 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Place: TBD
Topic: Technology Management: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Speaker: Debbie Foster
Sponsor: SunTrust

About the Program
Managing technology is a challenge in every law office. In this session, we will cover a wide variety of topics related to technology, including:

• Technology Audits: Is your firm a candidate for an Audit?
• Technology Plans: How to create and manage them
• Technology Investments: How to Obtain Return on Investment
• Technology Tips and Tricks

Monthly Meeting
Time: noon
Place: TBD
Topic: TBD
Speaker: TBD
Sponsor: SunTrust

About the Program

Webinar
Time: 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Place: TBD
Topic: Change Leadership: A Boot Camp to Drive Organizational Change
Speaker: Rachel Schaming

About the Program
Leaders today recognize the imperative to change –only a small handful have the right tools and techniques to create effective change within their teams and organizations. This leads to approximately 75% of change initiatives failing. What demands will a fast moving, more turbulent business climate place on those in positions of leadership? What are the essential skills needed to cope with these demands? Join this Webinar to discover how to apply critical change leadership concepts and tools. Through assessment tools, case studies, questions and participation we will learn how to embed the learning and ensure skill development with this critical leadership skill.
This program has been approved for 2 hours of CLM credit. Category: Office Operations Management

Webinar
Time: 2:00 - 3:00 pm
Place: TBD
Topic: Records Management: The Bermuda Triangle
Speaker: Dana C. Moore

About the Program
The right steps are essential to successfully implement a firm-wide paper and electronic records management program. Consider how to plan the program, manage the project, and more. Learn some of the key components of migrating your physical records to e-records and how to deal with the management of documents, records, e-mail and risk management policies.
This program has been approved for 1 hour of CLM credit. Category: Legal Industry/Business Management

Webinar
Time: 2:00 - 3:00 pm
Place: TBD
Topic: Of Foxes, Hedgehogs and Law Firm Profitability
Speaker: Vincent Bell and Mark Santiago

About the Program
There is an old adage that says “it is a curse to live in interesting times.” The last three years in the American economy have indeed been interesting for everyone – especially America’s law firms. Have the responses been appropriate to the times we are experiencing or not? Does the current economic environment favor foxes or hedgehogs? The “hedgehog” answer to bad economic times is to slash costs. The “fox” solution to the same issues is to rethink everything. While reducing costs can stave off disaster, it rarely leads to being a leader. Join this program to explore ways to use an economic challenge as an opportunity for future success.
This program has been approved for 1 hour of CLM credit. Category: Financial Management

Webinar
Time: 2:00 - 3:00 pm
Place: TBD
Topic: Marketing on a Shoestring Budget
Speaker: Sally Schmidt

About the Program
A challenging economy and client pressures have highlighted the importance of marketing and business development efforts for every law firm. How do you develop and implement a successful marketing program with no (or not enough) marketing personnel and a tight budget? This practical session will focus on how your firm can employ a range of cost-effective strategies to gain exposure, differentiate itself, and generate new business. You will discover no-cost or low-cost techniques that produce results.
This program has been approved for 1 hour of CLM credit. Category: Legal Industry/Business Management

Webinar
Time: 2:00 - 3:00 pm
Place: TBD
Topic: Dealing with Substance Abuse in the Workplace
Speaker: Lynn Hankes, M.D.

About the Program
How do you know if a lawyer is impaired? What does an administrator do when the odor of alcohol is detected on the job? Can staff report suspected impairment without fear of retaliation? Dr. Lynn Hankes will review the conditions that cause impairment, myths surrounding them and how they manifest in the workplace with specific behavioral indicators.
This program has been approved for 1 hour of CLM credit. Category: Human Resources