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Lex Mundi
Practice Group and Committee Happenings
2010 Europe Regional Management Roundtable
As part of the package of resources that Lex Mundi provides to support member firm management, Lex Mundi has organized an Europe Regional Management Roundtable focusing on Legal Project Management in London on September 10, 2010, hosted by Maclay Murray & Spens LLP, Lex Mundi member firm for Scotland. Managing partners and other members of the member firm management teams in Europe should make plans to attend. This roundtable moves beyond the basics of project management techniques and tools and provides an interactive, intensive workshop focused on applying project management processes, technology and other tools as a value-added service to clients. For more information please CLICK HERE>>. To participate please contact Sandra Jacobson.
2010 Marketing Meeting
A "Business Acceleration through Marketing" Conference (BAM) will be held in Nashville November 3-5, 2010 hosted by Bass, Berry & Sims Plc, Lex Mundi member firm for Tennessee, U.S. This interactive conference will bring together Lex Mundi marketing and business development professionals and lawyers from the Americas and beyond to discuss and share insights on some of the latest client development issues impacting law firms today. For more information please CLICK HERE>>.
2010 Practice Group Meetings
Lex Mundi's Intellectual Property Practice Group will hold a global meeting in London on October 7-8, 2010, hosted by Maclay Murray & Spens LLP, Lex Mundi member firm for Scotland. For more information please CLICK HERE>>.
Lex Mundi’s Litigation, Arbitration and Dispute Resolution Practice Group will hold an Asia Pacific Regional meeting in Beijing on November 4-5, 2010, hosted by Jun He Law Firm, Lex Mundi member firm for China. For more information please CLICK HERE>>.
Lex Mundi's Labor and Employment and Employee Benefits and Pensions Practice Groups will hold a joint Europe/ Middle East/ Africa regional meeting in Amsterdam on November 4-5, 2010, hosted by Houthoff Buruma, Lex Mundi member firm for the Netherlands. For more information please CLICK HERE>>.
Lex Mundi’s Litigation, Arbitration and Dispute Resolution Practice Group will hold a North America Regional meeting in Miami on November 11-12, 2010, hosted by Akerman Senterfitt, Lex Mundi member firm for Florida, USA. For more information please CLICK HERE>>.
Lex Mundi’s Government Affairs Practice Group will hold a North America Regional meeting in Washington, DC on November 18-19, 2010, hosted by Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Lex Mundi member firm for Washington, DC, USA. For more information please contact Kim Bowers.
Lex Mundi's Litigation, Arbitration and Dispute Resolution Practice Group will hold a European Regional meeting in Copenhagen on November 25-26, 2010, hosted by Kromann Reumert, Lex Mundi member firm for Denmark. For more information please CLICK HERE>>.
New Practice Group Leaders Elected
Four Lex Mundi members were recently elected to serve in Practice Group leadership roles. For more information please CLICK HERE>>.
To view a complete list of practice group leadership please CLICK HERE>>.
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PLC US Know-How Services Opportunity
Practical Law Company (PLC), the leading provider of practical know-how for business lawyers, has partnered with Lex Mundi to offer member firms across the U.S. the opportunity to use and experience PLC's US Know-How Services, a valuable professional development and knowledge management resource. PLC’s US Know-How Services provide the necessary resources to help lawyers at all practice levels get up to speed quickly on their deal work and help ensure that associates are working as efficiently as possible. For more information please CLICK HERE>>.
Lex Mundi Member Firm Opportunities To Reach In-House Counsel
Don’t miss your firm's opportunity to participate in Lex Mundi sponsored in-house counsel opportunities. Through Lex Mundi’s sponsorship of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), the ACC International Legal Affairs Committee and In-House Legal Talk Network, members have opportunities to reach in-house counsel. For a complete list of available publishing, speaking and podcast opportunities for Lex Mundi members please CLICK HERE>>.
2010 Lex Mundi Annual and North America Regional Conference to Include a New International Client Forum
Members are encouraged to bring a client to the upcoming 2010 Annual and North America Regional Conference in Vancouver (Sept 30-Oct.2). The conference was designed with the participation of clients in mind and features a 1.5-day “International Client Forum.” Bringing a client to the International Client Forum will provide you with an opportunity to demonstrate the international breadth of your firm as well as meet corporate counsel who may have needs in your jurisdiction. To help you invite your client to the event, a package of materials has been developed including an International Client Forum brochure, registration form and email invitation template For more information regarding the forum and to access materials CLICK HERE>>. (login required)
Twenty-Nine Lex Mundi Member Firms Receive 2010 Who’s Who Legal Awards
To read more CLICK HERE>>.
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 Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation |
Lex Mundi Member Firms Help Root Capital Fight Poverty In Economically Vulnerable Areas
To read more CLICK HERE>>.
Visit the Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation web site to view the Foundation’s most recent activities and testimonials from satisfied clients.
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PLC Doing Business in...Handbook Opportunity
Work has now begun on the 2011 PLC Doing Business in…Handbook, a Lex Mundi and Practical Law Company (PLC) co-branded publication. The handbook is a valuable resource and continues to be one of the most popular publications on the PLC website. The 2011 handbook will be distributed by PLC to over 10,000 in-house counsel lawyers in hard copy and CD-Rom format, and it will be available online on the PLC website. To learn more about this publishing opportunity and to view a list of member firm participants, CLICK HERE>>. If your firm would like to participate and submit an overview, contact Kristin Turnak.
Lex Mundi Best Practices Program
The Best Practices Program seeks to actively support Lex Mundi’s quality objectives for member firms by developing, in consultation with members, best practices on specific topics in areas such as practice efficiency, legal expertise, client skills, leadership, management, professional development and more. To access Best Practices CLICK HERE>>.
Lex Mundi Authoring Opportunity in Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Docket
Don’t pass up the opportunity to have an article published in the widely-read publication of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Docket. This is a great business development opportunity that Lex Mundi member firm lawyers should consider. Being published in the ACC Docket provides lawyers with visibility to over 35,000 in-house counsel readers. For more information please contact Sabrina Wagoner. The 2011 ACC Docket Editorial Calendar is now available online.
Guides to Doing Business
Lex Mundi's Guides to Doing Business are one of the most sought after resources on the Lex Mundi website. The Guides web page features over 130 updated and new Guides to Doing Business. To access the Guides to Doing Business CLICK HERE>>.
New and updated guides:
CHSH Cerha Hempel Spiegelfeld Hlawati – Austria
Hanžeković & Partners – Croatia
Bonn Schmitt Steichen – Luxembourg
Estudio Olaechea – Peru
Uría Menéndez – Spain
Wyche Burgess Freeman & Parham, P.A. – South Carolina, USA
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Attention Member Firms: Please send press releases to Kristin Turnak for posting on the Lex Mundi website. Your firm's news items will be posted on a weekly basis on the Lex Mundi website. READ MORE >>
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Lex Mundi
Conferences and Events
Register Now!
Annual and North America Regional Conference
Vancouver
September 30-October 2
Register now for Lex Mundi's 2010 Annual and North America Regional Conference in Vancouver, September 30-October 2, 2010 hosted by Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP, Lex Mundi's member firm for British Columbia, Canada. With an impressive line-up of programs, premier speakers -including members of the Lex Mundi Client Advisory Council - outstanding social events and the addition of a new "International Client Forum," this conference will provide you with an unparalleled learning and networking experience with more than 200 member firm lawyers and corporate counsel. Don't pass up this opportunity to meet and network with legal professionals from around the world in one of the most spectacular cities in North America. The conference will be held at Pan Pacific Hotel. For complete registration information and agenda CLICK HERE>>.
Latin America/Caribbean Regional Conference
Cartagena, Colombia
December 2-4
The Latin America/Caribbean Regional Conference will take place in Cartagena, December 2-4, 2010 and will be hosted by Brigard & Urrutia Abogados, Lex Mundi's member firm for Colombia.
2011 Conferences and Events
Asia/Pacific Regional Conference
Hong Kong
February 17-19
North America Regional Conference
San Juan
April 7-9
Managing Partners Conference
London
June 16-18 (date tentative)
Annual Conference
Vienna
September 8-10 (date tentative)
Europe/Middle East/Africa Regional Conference
Dubai
October 27-29
In an effort to demonstrate environmentally sound practices; all promotional conference materials will no longer be mailed and will be available on the Lex Mundi website only.
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