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Tickets are starting to sell! Don’t miss your chance to get the early bird discount. If you are a woman or veteran owned business your ticket is on us! Simply secure your spot by registering today. 𝑵𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒅? ✅ Insightful CLE Courses: Sharpen your legal acumen. CLM Maximizer™ Workshops: Master the art of CLM to optimize your contract processes. ✅ Networking Social Hour with CLM Jeopardy: Connect, compete, and unwind with peers. ✅ Dinner & Entertainment: Celebrate achievements and forge lasting connections over good food and fun events. ✅ Family-Friendly Recommendations: Extend your stay with curated Chicago experiences over the weekend. Why wouldn't you enjoy a couple extra nights since you're already here? Perfectly timed to follow LegalGeek , you can tell your company that you'll continue the education and inspiration into the weekend. Experience the unparalleled charm of downtown Chicago in summer, where business and culture blend seamlessly: ✅ Elevate Your Professional Journey: Gain cutting-edge insights into legal tech and contract management. ✅ Expand Your Network: Engage with legal professionals, business leaders, and innovators. ✅ Experience Chicago: Embrace the vibrant culture and summer festivities of the city. Interested in attending, speaking, or exploring sponsorship opportunities? Reach out to Roma Khan, Jonathan Johnson-Swagel, or me for the inside scoop. Let's keep the Chicago legal landscape buzzing with innovation and collaboration. See you in Chicago – where we don’t just talk contracts, we crush them! Visit CrushContracts.com to learn more. CrushContracts Academy 2024: Where legal minds meet, innovate, and thrive. Don't miss out! #Chicago #ContinuingLegalEducation #Contracts #Legal #InHouseCounsel #LegalTech #CLM #AI #Law #LegalOperations #ContractsQueen #CrushContracts #womenintech

LONDON AND CHICAGO: LOOK ALIVE--REGISTER FOR ROAD TRIP TODAY! On April 25th, Legal Value Network is coming to you with this year's edition of the Road Trip events! As you would expect, we have a content-rich agenda and plenty of time for networking and socializing with your peers in the community. Both events will cover a collection of topics that are top-of-mind for business of law pros in all facets of the legal services sector. Check out the agenda: 12:00 - 1:00: Registration and Networking Lunch for attendees 1:15 - 2:00: Session 1: Driving strategic and sustainable growth - targeting the 'right clients', 'right laterals' and resourcing the 'right teams' 2:00 - 2:45: Session 2: Balancing matter execution, matter scope and timekeeper productivity to support more profitable client relationships and matter outcomes 2:45 - 3:00: Coffee Break 3:00 - 3:45: Session 3: Improving client satisfaction and financial performance - Approaches to address the Client Expectations and Collections Gap 3:45 - 4:30: Session 4: Leveraging our 'collective wisdom' - An open forum addressing key issues and opportunities 4:30 Happy Hour & Networking Special thanks to our amazing partners BigHand for supporting both events, and Lotis Blue Consulting for their role in the Chicago event. Registration is open at the link below--see you there! Purvi Sanghvi Stuart J T Dodds Christopher Ende Toby Brown Kristina Lambright Justin Ergler #legaloperations #legalops #legalinnovation #legalvaluenetwork

Catch me where you can! This week I'll be at #LegalGeekGrowth as well as #CraftyFest. I love that Jimmy Vestbirk and Benjamin White co-promoted both of these (each other's) events a few weeks ago.  Collaboration in our sector is key.  I'm always interested in exploring collaborations (including with seeming competitors) and being friendly for the greater good. 🥦 This Thursday, I'll be facilitating a workshop at LegalGeek Growth with Denis Potemkin based on "the complete nutritional diet' for law firm innovation.  We'll be ably supported by team members Jo Gustafsson and Daniel Heymann.  The session is aimed at helping SME law firms approach innovation in a meaningful and holistic way.  Do come and join us, if you're there? 💀 I'll also be joining a 'death party panel' hosted by James Barrett and Faye Temperley from MyGoodbyes.  Finally getting to take the stage with Helen Burness - and on such an important topic of end of life planning.  This set-up (the topic, the venue, Helen!) feels discombobulating, but guess that's part of the point.  Come and join the fun and hear more about this important work to help people properly plan final goodbyes? 🎡 Tomorrow, I'll mostly be at Crafty Counsel's CraftyFest (although I'll have to pop out to deliver a Purposeful Alignment session for a global legal team). 👊🏽 𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝: 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐦𝐞 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐡𝐢! 𝐎𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐞, 𝐈 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐈 𝐛𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨. 🎸 We're also going Team Lex out to Law Rocks on Thursday, after LegalGeek to support Dean Jones and lots of other talented rocking lawyers. Maybe you'd prefer to say hi there (as well)? #lawyers #legalevents #collaboration #culture #legalinnovation #legaloperations

Are you opposed to being in the presence of some great people? Is it easy to extract massive value, for you / your business, from the experience of attending a conference? Conference season is most definitely underway and so today and tomorrow I am attending #AderantMomentum in the glorious city of London. Higgs LLP truly see the value of forging long term relationships with our Business Partners and Aderant are great at this too. They are the No1. provider of Legal Practice Management Software in the world 🌍👏. Here are my top tips to help you benefit from being in the presence of dozens of great people: 🤗 Show up as your best self - look open and smile (even if you might be naturally be shy) 📣 Speak to people - just say “hello” to someone, they’ll say “hello” back, then say “did you enjoy the last session?” ✅ Go to all the sessions that you can - I am always amazed to see people not showing up to sessions 👂 Stay in a conversation long enough to make a meaningful connection - really listen to people so you can focus upon what you may learn from them. 📧 Follow up with people that you have met afterwards - connect on LinkedIn / arrange a call / coffee / Zoom / Teams. It struck me that I have known some of the people at this conference for 25 years! And I continue to receive incredible value from all the brilliant people in this community. #lawfirm #conference #legalpracticemanagement

Connect the dots... BEFORE you go to Legalweek. What percentage of your time will you spend... —With people you already know? —With people you want to meet? —Learning? —Formulating an action plan for post-conference? —Having fun? If you leave it to chance, your actual percentages won't make sense. For example, you'll spend too much time leaning on people you already know. Or maybe you'll only hear about the best sessions after the fact. Connect the dots now, before you go. #legalweek #legalevents #businessoflaw

🌟 Elevate Your Legal Practice: Dive into all things Compliance at Our UnConference! Get ready to dive into the world of compliance for law firms as we proudly announce our 4th UnConference dedicated to this critical topic! Building on the success of our previous events, we're thrilled to invite you to join us for another immersive gathering of legal professionals at the forefront of regulatory compliance. Never heard of an Unconference? These participant-driven events focus on innovation and collaboration. Attendees love the flexibility and interactive nature of these events, which encourage active engagement and knowledge sharing. Beyond learning, unconferences prioritise community building, fostering lasting relationships and collaborations beyond the event. As a result, unconferences are emerging as a preferred choice for those seeking meaningful connections, peer-to-peer learning, and impactful professional development experiences. Intrigued? Join us for a pre-event dinner the evening before, relax and mingle in an informal setting before the main event at the 4 star, award winning Telford Hotel & Spa. Here's what to expect on the day: 🚀 Participant-Driven Agenda: Say goodbye to boring, predetermined agendas! At our UnConference, YOU have the power to shape the discussions and dive deep into topics that truly matter to YOU. 💡 Flexibility & Adaptability: Embrace spontaneity! With our flexible format, sessions can be adjusted on the fly to ensure you get the most out of every moment. 🤝 Interactive & Collaborative Environment: Connect with like-minded professionals, share your expertise, and engage in meaningful discussions. The possibilities for learning and networking are endless! 🌐 Diverse Perspectives & Knowledge Sharing: Gain insights from a diverse range of participants, each bringing their own unique experiences and expertise to the table. It's a melting pot of ideas waiting to be explored! 💬 Informal Networking Opportunities: Forge genuine connections during breakout sessions, coffee breaks, and meals. Who knows? Your next big collaboration or partnership could be just around the corner. 💸 Low Cost to Entry: Quality doesn't have to break the bank! Our UnConference offers all the benefits of a traditional conference without the hefty price tag, making it accessible to everyone. The fee is only £245 + VAT and includes dinner the evening before, overnight accommodation, breakfast, lunch, refreshments and the conference fee on the day. Don't settle for the ordinary – join us on the 1st of May in Telford, at our Compliance for Law Firms UnConference and unleash your full potential! Register now and be part of an event that's shaping the future of compliance. Link to register is in the comments. See you there! 🌟 #UnConference #Compliance #ComplianceButBetter #ProfessionalDevelopment

Forget conferences at dimly-lit hotels with lukewarm networking and subpar food. You should know by now that the Game Changer Summit isn't your average legal event. Year after year, we set the bar for what to expect when you attend a conference. World-class service ✅ A-list celebrity speakers ✅ The legal industry’s best networking ✅ Amazing experiences with delicious food and elite entertainment ✅ It’s time to set a new standard: This year’s Summit is INVITATION ONLY. We curate the room with the most ambitious and forward-thinking law firm owners. Our conference isn’t for everyone. And we want to keep it that way. Only the bold, ambitious, growth-minded law firm owners are allowed to attend. Request your invitation today to see if you meet the standard to gain entry: crispsummit.com

Bull-ding momentum… 8 days to go to our No Bull Legal ops workshop and networking event. We will take part in a series of curated exercises together to address common challenges brought by those in the room. And we’ll collectively share insights, find solutions and have fun. All in the No Bull spirit (see below) and with more than an eye on what we can do better - for those in the room and way beyond. We are over capacity, but are adjusting to bring in a few more fun folk. Are you in? (DM me or Joshua Blake if interested.) 😉 “What is No Bull? The No Bull series of events seek to bring senior members of the legal sector together for engaging discussions, powerful insights and purpose-led actions - all without any personal agenda, egos or BS. We want to have fun, build relationships and drive real change. And we want to lead with authenticity, collaboration and intentionality.” Hope to see you there! 😜 Tagging some of the team more prominently: Joshua Blake, Denis Potemkin, Jo Gustafsson, Neil Smith, Daniel Heymann. #legalinnovation #legaloperations #legaltechnology #generalcounsel #inhouselegal

Whether you come for the industry insights, the opportunity to see what's new/what we do, the chance to network and catch up with BigHanders or just come for the all-round experience that is the annual BigHand Conference - just save the date, register and come along, we'll be happy to see you! #BigHandconf24 #legalnetworking #legaldocuments #legalmarketing

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