Bar Associations Helping With Law Practice Management Blue Skies and Clouds: Bar Associations Helping With Law Practice Management

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How Do Lawyers Get Technology Training? 49% of firms get security awareness training annually 68% of firms do not have learning management systems; 50% have no remote training; 56% do not offer e-learning options Top 3 Technology Issues or Annoyances within firm? Meeting Needs for and/or Getting Participation in Training ranks 6th of 22 (and change management accounts for 3 of the top 5) ILTA 2015 Technology Survey of Staff IT Professionals in 420 US law firms

How Do Lawyers Get Technology Training? ABA Legal Technology Survey Report 2015 of ~800 ABA Lawyer Members

How Firms Are Addressing Their Challenges   We have implemented changes to address the issues. We have a plan in place but have not yet implemented it. We haven’t yet determined how to address these issues. 1. Acquiring new client business. 37% 22% 41% 2. Spending too much time on admin tasks. 19% 40% 3. Increasing complexity of tech. 28% 36% 4. Cost control and expense growth. 46% 25% 29% 5. Clients demanding more for less or rate pressure from clients. 34% 24% 42% Small-solo law firm management survey conducted by Thomson Reuters Solo and Small Law Firm group and reported on Lawsites by Robert Ambrogi

What Can Bar Associations Do To Be Relevant, Attract, and Retain Members? Thesis statement

Why Does Practice Management Matter? Why Does it Matter to Lawyers? o   Ethics and Competency o   Competition from nonlawyer companies o   Competition from robot overlords o   Outsourcing o   Client Demand

Add a PMA Add a PMA o   What’s a PMA?

Identify Partners Partner ALA, Law schools, courts, legal aid, LMA, etc. Other professional associations (CPA, AIA, AMA, etc.) ABA Law Practice Division Why? – content, exposure, qualified speakers

Content, Content, Content Sharing tech and business operations information Include in your electronic and print publications regularly Include regularly in CLE offerings Information Concierge

Beyond the Talking Heads Add interactive learning Quizzes, polls, self assessment, online training In person training

What Does the Future Hold? Efforts and Impact (spreading influence) o   Incubators o   Future of the Law What Does the Future Hold?

Bar Associations' Big Challenges Biggest Challenges Communicating Your Worth Developing sufficient expertise to filter information for members Organizing information so your members can find it Cutting through the noise

Thanks! Questions? David Watson, Executive Director, New York State Bar Association Jim Calloway, Director of the Management Assistance Program, Oklahoma Bar Association Catherine Sanders Reach, Director of Law Practice Management & Technology, The Chicago Bar Association