"Within the next five years, the practice of law will change even more than it has during the past five years, because of new developing information and communications technologies which will enable anyone to access any legal resource essentially for free, or at very low cost."

Richard Granat, From Legal Services to Information Services

FAQs

What is the purpose of conference?
What if I know nothing about Precedent Automation?
Who should attend?
MCLE
Why Telephone Presentations?
Questions and Feedback

What is the purpose of the conference?

With the legal landscape being turned upside down by developments such as the joint venture between the Commonwealth Bank and Clayton Utz to provide wills, conveyancing and other services via the web, this conference will enable you get up to speed - fast. Our aim with the Conference is to expose attendees to the latest thinking and tools in the area of online legal services, enable you to benefit from the experience of the pioneers, and nudge along any tempted to rest on their laurels.

While you might not be able to keep up with all of the leading edge ideas presented to you right now, the opportunity to meet world leading colleagues in their field, as well as to have ongoing access to the Conference's podcasting, will allow you to swap notes and to continue to reap long-term benefits at this annual event. It will also give you the grounding necessary for providing documents and knowledge via the web, as some some clients are now starting to expect.

What if I know nothing about online legal service?

If you know very little about this new world order, grab this rare opportunity to learn from world leading speakers and local colleagues. By the end of the Conference, you will be up on the very latest developments, while hearing about the pitfalls to avoid from numerous case studies.
To ensure that you are comfortable with the basics, you could also read an article by Richard Granat here.
Andto get right into the online world, be sure to listen to the UK Society for Computers and Law 2006 Lecture - "The Next Ten Years" given by Professor Richard Susskind OBE on 6 March 2006. Download the free podcast here.

Who should attend?

Those who want to learn more and "push the envelope" in the online legal services sphere.

So, who should attend:

• Inhouse lawyers inspired by Laura Owen's suggestions.
• Managing Partners, and Group Practice Leaders from large and small firms, so they can provide inspiration and direction.
• Practice Support Lawyers, Staff and Consultants so they can add to the services they offer.
• Sole Practictioners so they can team up with consultants and other lawyers, and move much more quickly than their large firm colleagues.
• The firm IT and Administrative staff, and consultants so they can support the lawyers who have the vision.
• External IT consultants/suppliers.for small firms

Discounts are provided to additional people from the one firm to facilitate a wider understanding of the importance of IT to lawyers.

MCLE

If a particular activity is relevant to your immediate or longer term professional development and practice of law, you can be entitled to claim one MCLE Unit for each hour of your actual attendance (not including breaks). With a planned 6 hours of seminars daily, it gives you the perfect solution for complying with your MCLE requirements.

Why Telephone Presentations?

It allows us to have leading-edge overseas speakers who would not otherwise be able to participate. As the OS-based speakers have commitments which preclude travel to Australia, the telephone presentations with locally driven slide shows/screen shots/demonstrations followed by live questions offer a great alternative.

Questions and Feedback

We invite you to suggest speakers, topics, or technologies you think we should explore or wish you knew more about. Who's the person you've always wanted to see speak? Who is doing groundbreaking work that we should feature? Drop us a line at simon@sinch.com.au, and tell us your suggestions.