Recently in Training Category

Today I attended, via Web cast, the American Law Institute and American Bar Association (ALI-ABA) continuing legal education course on project management for lawyers.[1] The instructor was time-management-for-lawyers guru Margaret Spencer Dixon.[2]Ms Dixon's two-hour lecture provided a crash course in project management, tailored for a legal audience. I had predicted that this would not be a standards-based course, but rather a discussion of general principals of "project management" as the term is loosely defined.[3] I was wrong. Although Ms Dixon kept the presentation lawyer-friendly, I was surprised at how much standard project-management terminology and practices she covered. Unlike most project-management-for-lawyers courses...

The American Law Institute and American Bar Association (ALI-ABA) are offering a continuing legal education course on project management for lawyers.[1]  The Web cast, schedule for December 9th, will provide two hours of MCLE credit at a cost of 199 USD. The topics covered include:  Defining the Project So All Stakeholders Are on the Same Page Creating a Functional and Effective Project Plan Identifying, Organizing, and Scheduling Tasks Estimating How Long Various Tasks Should Take Setting Realistic Deadlines Keeping Projects on Track Closing Out Projects Including Creating Forms and Checklists for Use in Future Projects Analyzing Lessons Learned To Continually Improve Firm Processes [2]The instructor will be time-management-for-lawyers guru Margaret Spencer...

One of the benefits of maintaining this blog is that it brings me into contact with experts in the fields of legal project management, legal process improvement, and legal technology. It is my stepladder to the shoulders of giants. Recently, I've started approaching members of the legal and legal support communities to ask them to share their views on legal project management. Most have been very encouraging and willing to speak with me.A while back I came across Baker Robbins & Company's Project Management for Litigation Clinic. It was exciting for me to see a two-day program devoted entirely...