Tag: Professional Development
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Grantee Report: Law Books: History &; Connoisseurship Rare Books School
This summer, thanks to a CALL grant, I was able to take Law Books: History & Connoisseurship, a course held through the Rare Book School at the University of Virginia. The course, which was held remotely, took place from August 1-6 and was team taught by Mike Widener, recently retired from the Lillian Goldman Law…
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What is Legal Technological Competency?
Several of the sessions I attended at the ABA TechShow worked to define what technological competency is in the legal field (including law schools) or how it’s approached in law firms, including “Tech Competencies: Past, Present & Future” to “Can Technology Competency Help You Get a Job?” Other sessions in the Academic Track, “Law School…
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ABA TechShow Legal Trends
Every year the ABA TechShow provides a great way to hear about tech trends in the legal field from practitioners, entrepreneurs, trainers, and journalists. Tech Trends can include everything from shiny new devices to evolving business models to updated regulations and laws. With these changes come many legal challenges and opportunities. I’m always interested to…
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ABA Techshow Review
I recently attended the ABA Techshow in Chicago. Not only was this my first Techshow, it was my first non-library specific conference as a librarian, and it provided me with a view from the other side of the legal profession, i.e. practicing as opposed to academia. Fortunately, this was also the first year the show…
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November 2016 Business Meeting Round-Up
CALL held its second business meeting of the 2016-17 year at Rock Bottom Brewery, 1 West Grand Avenue, on November 17, 2016. There were 100 registered attendees. President Todd Ito called the meeting to order at noon and welcomed new CALL members: Clare Carlson (Locke Lord) Jenna Case (Latham & Watkins) Edison Ellenberger (Jones Day)…
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Transitions: A Life’s Journey
If there is one constant in life, it is change. We change daily, starting with daily physiological changes (nails grow, hair grows, cells generate and die off) to personal changes (changes in relationships, changes in where we live) to changes that effect many people (political changes, economic changes). We also change professionally. We call these…
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Clouds, Collaboration and Casetext: A Virtual Review of the 2016 ABA TECHSHOW
The ABA TECHSHOW began 30 years ago. As the then Editor/Publisher of Legal Information Alert, I frequently covered this event for the Alert and other sources. After a hiatus, I was pleased that I was able to secure a press pass for this year’s event which was held here in Chicago, March 16-19 at the Hilton…
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May 2015 Business Meeting Round-Up
CALL held its fourth and final business meeting of the year on May 14, 2015 at Wildfire Chicago, 159 W. Erie. One hundred and nine members registered for the meeting. President Margaret Schilt opened the meeting by recognizing the continuing and new Executive Board members: Julie Pabarja, Incoming President Stephanie Crawford, Treasurer Robert Martin, Director…
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CALL Institute Day – May 21, 2015
The CALL Continuing Education Committee hosted a successful Institute Day program on May 21, 2015 and would like to thank Thomson Reuters for agreeing to act as a sponsor. The theme of this year’s program was “Charting a Path to Management: Skills to Take Your Career to the Next Level.” The purpose of Institute Day…
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