CBA Conference on Project Management for Canadian Lawyers

\nOn November 1st, the Canadian Bar Association will host its first conference on focused on the topic of legal-project management. \n

\nTitle: \"Project Management for Canadian Lawyers\" 
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\nFormat/Location: Live Conference. Hyatt Regency, Toronto.\n

\nCost: Free for OLP members. 79 USD per telephone line for non-members. \n

\nOrganizations: The Canadian Bar Association\n

\nDescription:\n

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\nThe CBA is pleased to offer its first conference on Project Management for Canadian Lawyers.  Many lawyers struggle to estimate how long a legal mandate will take or how much it will cost. Project management methods have been used successfully for many years to answer these questions in corporations, consulting firms and accounting firms.  With project management, you can more effectively manage a large transaction or case, improve communication and manage costs while meeting your client's or legal department's high expectations.  Project management techniques and principles will help you to meet these types of goals and are the next frontier for law firms and in-house legal teams.\n

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\nThe CBA Project Management for Canadian Lawyers conference offers the partner or in-house lawyer who is managing the legal mandate, the tools they need to optimize results.  Learn how to apply the basic principles of project management to organize, plan and monitor work on your files, and manage expectations, by clarifying your shared understanding of desired outcome, costs, timing and scope. \n

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This CBA event includes:\nInstruction and hands-on training in project management techniques.\nAdvice from law firms and in-house counsel who have used project management in practice: How to get started? What worked and what didn't?\n\nDirection from a panel of clients on the future of legal services, what clients expect, and how to deliver.\nMeaningful dialogue on the feasibility of incorporating project management into legal practice - the challenges and how to overcome them.\n

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\nAgenda: \n

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\n08:30-08:35: Opening Remarks by Roxanne McCormick, Fasken Martineau\n

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\n08:35-09:30: What Clients Want: The Case for Project Management\n\n

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\nModerator: Carla Swansburg, Royal Bank of Canada
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• Brian Armstrong, Bruce Power
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• Eugenia Christakis, Toronto-Dominion Bank
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• Stephen Sigurdson, Manulife Financial
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\n09:30-10:45: Project Management for Lawyers 101\n\n

\nModerator: Roxanne McCormick, Fasken Martineau
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• Rick Kathuria, McCarthy Tétrault LLP
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• Andrew Terrett, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
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\n11:00-12:30: Project Management in Practice\n

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\nModerator: Tim Leishman, Firm Leader, Inc.
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• Barbara Boake, McCarthy Tétrault LLP
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• Bob Reynolds, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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• Anita Schmitt, DuPont
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• Michael Shannon, Royal Bank of Canada
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\n13:45-15:50: Breakout Sessions\n

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• Michael Fekete, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
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• Rick Kathuria, McCarthy Tétrault LLP
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• Tim Leishman, Firm Leader
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• Dan Michaluk, Hicks Morley LLP
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• Carla Swansburg, Royal Bank of Canada
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• Andrew Terrett, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
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\n16:00-16:55: Breakout Debrief: Challenges and Opportunities Presented by Project Management\n

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\nModerator: Barbara Boake, McCarthy Tétrault LLP\nSpeakers:\n

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• Michael Fekete, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
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• Tim Leishman, Firm Leader
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• Dan Michaluk, Hicks Morley LLP
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• Carla Swansburg, Royal Bank of Canada
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\nCredits & Accreditation: Information not provided. Contact the event organizers.\n

\nLink: http://www.cba.org/pd/details.aspx?id=NA_10PM\n