Top 10 New Trends in Law Practice - 2015

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Overview

A practical, down-to-earth discussion and explanation of the recent changes that most profoundly affect the law and the practice of law.  Presented in a fast-paced manner, with an emphasis on "what you need to know."   Topics discussed include:

• E-filing and the role of the internet in civil litigation
• The effect of social media on civil lawsuits
• Rapidly emerging areas of law, including space & aeronautical law (think drones!) and pet law
• How ObamaCare will really affect your clients and your practice
• Changing attitudes and approaches to lots of family law issues, including alimony and child custody
• Performing more effective legal research using the internet
• The challenge of connecting with the changing trial court juror
• New approaches to billing for legal services
• Much more!

Speaker(s)

William R Newman of The University of Southern Mississippi

Meeting Site

Nashville School of Law

4013 Armory Oaks Drive

Nashville, TN  37204-4577

Agenda for Monday, the 28th of December 2015

Agenda is Approximate and Tentative

8:00am - 8:30am - Registration

8:30 am -  9:00 am - The Role of Social Media in Everyday Law Practice - Maybe it wasn't just a fad after all

9:00 am - 9:30 am - Legal Research in the Internet Age - Technology that actually makes your life easier

9:30 am - 10:00 am -  How the Affordable Care Act Might Really Affect You and Your Clients - including its potential impact on damage awards 

10:00 am - 10:15 pm - Break

10:15 am -  10:45 am -  Unusual Areas of Law that are Becoming Mainstream -  A real-world primer on space & aeronautical law (think drones) and animal law

10:45 am -  11:15 am -  Changing Attitudes in Family Law -  Modern Family: Lawyers Edition  (including emerging trends in alimony and child custody)

11:15 am -  11:45 am -  Multiple Generations in the Workplace - Mr. Baby Boomer, Meet Ms. Millennial

11:45 am  -  1:00 pm  -  Lunch (on your own)

1:00 pm -  1:45 pm -  E-filing and Other Technological Developments in the Law Office -  Paper is so last century!

1:45 pm -  2:15 pm -  New Billing Methods for Lawyers -  Keeping up with the Joneses

2:15 pm -  2:30 pm -  Break

2:30 pm  -  3:00 pm  -  The Rise of the Virtual Law Office  -  The office ain't what it used to be.

3:00 pm  -  4:00 pm  -  Ethics Hour:  1) Legal Process Outsourcing;  2) The Growing Challenge of Work-Life Balance

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm - *Bonus Ethics Hour