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Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009
Upcoming MBA Conferences
Don't miss out on Seventh Annual In-House Counsel and How to Start & Run a Successful Solo or Small-Firm Practice programs
Seventh Annual In-House Counsel Conference
Course #: BLC10
Wednesday, Dec. 9, 9 a.m.- 1 p.m.
MBA, 20 West St., Boston
Featuring all judges from the Superior Court
Business Litigation Session
The theme of the MBA's Seventh Annual In-House Counsel Conference
is "Tools for Effective Legal Management." The conference this year
will consist of a variety of panels that will present basic
information concerning the management of legal risks by in-house
counsel, as well as current developments affecting in-house
counsel. These panels will include a discussion of recent
developments in the Business Law Session of the Massachusetts
Superior Court; and developments in the Massachusetts data privacy
regulations. In addition, there will be a discussion regarding
contract drafting which will review the important terms of standard
business agreements, as well as the fundamentals of license
agreements.
In keeping with the theme of presenting legal management tools,
the program will also include a discussion regarding bankruptcy
basics and options available when customers, suppliers and other
key business partners are involved in bankruptcy. There will be
presentations regarding internal company controls over conflicts of
interest and fraud, special investigations and special committees.
There will also be a discussion concerning issues involved in the
selection and management of outside counsel. This will include
consideration of the matters for which outside counsel often
provide services, staffing strategies to achieve efficiency, and
ways in which companies might cut or control legal expenses.
Sponsoring section:
Business Law
Co-sponsors:
New England Corporate Counsel Association (NECCA)
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How to Start & Run a Successful
Solo or Small-Firm Practice
Thursday, Jan. 28, 9 a.m.-5
p.m.
Lombardo's, 16 Billings St., Randolph
Do you dream of starting your own
practice or "hanging your shingle"? Have the recent law firm
mergers and shifts affected you? Are you reevaluating your career
and thinking about striking out on your own? Are you a law student
with a plan to go straight into your own practice? "How to Start
and Run a Successful Solo or Small-Firm Practice" is a
comprehensive, one-day seminar that features practical advice on
what you need to become a successful lawyer-entrepreneur.
Our faculty of experienced lawyers will provide guidance and
insight on every aspect of starting a law firm while sharing
practice pointers on growing their own firms.
This lively program, which has been one of the most popular and
valuable MBA seminars to date, includes a working, networking lunch
for a chance to meet with colleagues who can help get you started.
Program highlights include:
The Mechanics of Setting Up Your Firm
- Analyzing the costs and benefits;
- Going solo vs. associating with others;
- Selecting a practice area;
- Scouting sources of business before making the move;
- Location considerations;
- Choice of entity;
- Technology;
- Office space;
- Staffing;
- Budgeting;
- Financing; and
- The proper way to leave your current firm.
The Mechanics of Running Your
Firm
- Case selection;
- Client relations;
- Docket control;
- Fees and billing;
- Accounting and bookkeeping systems;
- Bank accounts, including IOLTA;
- Discrimination and harassment policies;
- Avoiding malpractice, malpractice and other insurance; and
- Highlights of the rules of professional conduct.
The Mechanics of
Marketing
- Networking;
- Speaking, lecturing, teaching;
- Writing;
- Getting written about;
- Advertising; and
- Web sites.
Putting It All
Together
- Working efficiently and profitably;
- Setting priorities;
- Taking care of yourself; and
- Where to turn if you need help.
Price:
**Register on or before Friday, Dec. 18 to receive these
discounted rates. After Friday, Dec. 18, prices will increase by
$25.**
MBA member paralegals, law students: $75; 2008-09 admittees: $100;
MBA members: $125; and nonmembers: $150.
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Save the date:
MBA Annual Conference
2010: Achieving a Competitive Advantage in
Changing Times
Thursday, March 11 - Friday,
March 12
Westin Copley Place, 10 Huntington Ave., Boston
Look for details in upcoming
e-mails, CLE Brochures, e-Journals and
Lawyers Journals.