CANADIAN LEGAL INNOVATION FORUM
WEBINAR SERIES 2020

 
 

As an extension to its Canadian Legal Innovation Forum series, ADB Insights is launching a multi-part series of online webinars starting in June 2020. The webinars’ content is a series of focused, collaborative presentations from experts at law firms, law departments and their third party partners. The presenters will focus on their innovative approaches to common challenges faced by stakeholders in the sector and will provide specific examples and case studies of solutions that improve internal processes, encourage better collaboration, deliver client value and others.

Each webinar is accredited for 1 hour of professionalism credits from the LSO and an hour of CPD from LSBC. They are free to view (also on available on demand) and require registration to attend. 

Structure:

  • 60 minute presentation format with 3-4 presenters from law firms, in-house counsel and third party partners

  • Content for the program will be highly curated, directed by user demand and provide clear takeaways for end users

  • Each webinar is accredited for 1 hour of professionalism credits by the LSO and 1 hour of CDP from LSBC

  • Users will be able to access the webinar for free by registering their details

  • Webinars will be available live or in archived format via Zoom’s webinar platform

    Previous Webinars - Available To View Demand (full outlines below):

  • Internal collaboration tools and knowledge management (July 30th) - Click here to view on demand

  • Understanding the legal operations function (July 28th) - Click here to view on demand

  • Using data to make better decisions (July 23rd) - Click here to view on demand

  • The evolving role of alternative legal service providers (July 16th) - Click here to view on demand

  • Delivering outcomes with artificial intelligence (July 7th) - Click here to view on demand

  • Advances in investigations, e-discovery and litigation management (June 25th) - Click here to view on demand

  • The evolving role of in-house counsel (June 22nd) - Click here to view on demand

  • Contract management: creation, automation and lifecycle management (June 16th) - Click here to view on demand

  • External collaboration tools and knowledge management (June 9th) - Click here to view on demand

Speakers

Webinar Outlines

External collaboration and knowledge management: Tuesday, June 9th, 2020 (1pm ET)

 

Effective external collaboration is critical to supporting legal innovation in law firms and law departments. Technology - in recent years - has advanced significantly to support this. Some law firms are building client centric portals that allow bespoke content to be delivered alongside sophisticated workflow management tools for their clients. And law departments are leveraging matter and document management tools to work better with external counsel as well as alongside the business.

In this 60 minute webinar our presenters will outline:

  • The latest in external collaboration initiatives underway in the legal ecosystem.

  • Specific use cases in terms of choosing and implementing these tools

  • How and where they are providing significant value for relevant stakeholders.


    Speakers:


Educational Objectives:
Participants will learn about what collaboration tools are available on the market. They will also learn about the various use cases that currently exist for external collaboration tools and their value proposition.

Who would benefit most from attending this program?
Law firm practitioners and In-House Counsel who are focused on the benefits of external  collaboration in their practice and are evaluating which technological solutions will support this.

Accreditation:

Law Society of Ontario: This program contains 1 hour of Professionalism Content.
Law Society of BC: This program is accredited for 1 hour of CPD.

 

Contract management: creation, automation and lifecycle management: Tuesday, June 16th, 2020 (1pm ET)

 

Contracts underpin all aspects of the legal ecosystem. And, technology is pushing the envelope in enabling law firms and legal departments to create, collaborate on and extract ongoing value from their contracts. This 60 minute webinar will survey the contract management landscape, review the types of tools available to lawyers at various stages in the contract management lifecycle and look at specific examples where law firms, law departments and third party partners are implementing strategies to help them deliver value to their clients and businesses.

Speakers:

Chair: Lynne Charbonneau, Lawyer | Corporate Director | Tribunal Judge

Educational Objectives:
Attendees will learn about the latest context and tools available to them when it comes to contract lifecycle management. They will also learn from legal practitioners about specific examples where they have implemented contract management strategies and how it is adding significant value for their clients and businesses.

Who would benefit most from attending this program?
Law firm practitioners and in-house counsel who are focused on contract management in their practices and are evaluating which strategies and tools will support them best.  

Accreditation:

Law Society of Ontario: This program contains 1 hour of Professionalism Content.
Law Society of BC: This program is accredited for 1 hour of CPD.

 

The evolving role of in-house counsel: Monday, June 22nd (1pm ET)

 

This webinar will focus on the evolving role of in-house counsel. Our presenters - legal professionals in both large and small legal departments - will touch on key areas they are focused on in their practices, how their roles are evolving and provide examples of how they are delivering value in their respective businesses. Topics they will cover on the webinar will focus on: 1) transitioning to in-house counsel – shared experiences and practice tips; 2) how a legal department can deliver legal services within a company efficiently and impactfully; 3) managing external counsel and vendors and 4) strategic alignment with the business at the executive level. 

Speakers:


Chair: Lynne Charbonneau, Lawyer | Corporate Director | Tribunal Judge

Educational Objectives:
Attendees will learn about how and in what ways the role of in-house counsel is evolving. They will also learn about the different types of approaches that in-house counsel are taking in terms of addressing key challenges they are facing in their roles.

Who would benefit most from attending this program?
Legal professionals interested in better understanding the role of in-house counsel and the challenges they are facing in both large and small legal departments.

Accreditation:

Law Society of Ontario: This program contains 1 hour of Professionalism Content.
Law Society of BC: This program is accredited for 1 hour of CPD.

 

Advances in investigations, e-discovery and litigation management: Thursday, June 25th, 2020 (1pm ET)

 

Management of internal and external investigations is becoming more complex for in-house lawyers as well as for the external advisors supporting them. In recent years, a number of new trends have emerged in terms of the type, scale and complexity of investigations institutions are involved with. In parallel, the role and importance of technology supporting investigations and litigation management has increased exponentially. In this 60 minute webinar our presenters will outline the current context of investigations, best practices in effective investigations management and the evolving role of technology in supporting them.

Speakers:

Chair: Geoff Moysa, Investment Manager & Legal Counsel at Omni Bridgeway

Educational Objectives
Attendees will learn about the latest contexts and approaches when it comes to managing investigations in the Canadian legal context. They will also learn about the role of technology in investigations and how it can be applied to deliver optimal results. 

Who would benefit most from attending this program?
Law firm practitioners and in-house counsel who are focused on investigations in their practice and are evaluating which strategies and technology to deploy. 

Law Society of Ontario: This program contains 1 hour of Professionalism Content.
Law Society of BC: This program is accredited for 1 hour of CPD.

 

Delivering outcomes with artificial intelligence: Tuesday, July 7th, 2020 (1pm ET)

 

The application of artificial intelligence to transform the legal sector has been a key area of discussion when it comes to innovation in the sector. To date, AI has had an impact in areas such as research, due diligence, document review, translation and predictive analytics. However, alongside these nascent examples of AI’s successful application, the longer term impact remains to be seen. Many argue that AI is not necessarily a panacea for large scale legal process disruption, nor will it put droves of lawyers out of work. More likely - along with other applications - AI will be an important part of the tool kit lawyers use to improve their workflow and service delivery capabilities. On this 60 minute webinar, our presenters will review areas where AI is having a tangible impact in terms of improving their delivery of legal services and adding value to their clients. They will also look at the next areas where they see AI being successfully applied. 

Speakers:


Chair: Jason Moyse, Principal, Law Made Inc.


Educational Objectives
Participants will learn in depth about the practical application of artificial intelligence in the context of the Canadian legal sector. They will learn about specific examples where using AI has helped improve workflow and delivered value for clients as well as anticipating its future impact.

Who would benefit most from attending this program?
Law firm practitioners, in-house counsel, technologists and consultants who are focused on evaluating the benefits and shortcomings of using AI in their legal practices.

Law Society of Ontario: This program contains 1 hour of Professionalism Content.
Law Society of BC: This program is accredited for 1 hour of CPD

 

The evolving role of alternative legal service providers (Part 1): Thursday, July, 16th (1pm ET)

 

The impact of alternative legal service providers (ALSPs) - accelerated by the disruption to the economy by COVID-19 - is increasing significantly. The remit of ALSPs is extensive. They advise law departments and law firms on optimising their strategy and structures - underpinned by tech-enabled service delivery tools. They also provide platforms that enable flexible staffing models, litigation process management, contract lifecycle management and other services. This 2 part webinar will focus specifically on how ALSPs are changing the legal landscape: the types of ALSPs in the Canadian legal market, the services they provide and what opportunities emerging are from their growing importance.

Speakers:

Chair: Dr. Carol Liao, Associate Professor & Director, Centre for Business Law, Allard School of Law (UBC)

Educational Objectives
Participants will learn in depth about ALSPs (alternative legal service providers) impact in the context of the Canadian legal market. They will learn about the various types of ALSPs that exist in the market, the services they provide and the types of opportunities that they are enabling.

Who would benefit most from attending this program?
Law firm practitioners, in-house counsel, technologists and consultants who are focused evaluating different offerings from alternative legal service providers in the Canadian legal market. 

Law Society of Ontario: This program contains 1 hour of Professionalism Content.
Law Society of BC: This program is accredited for 1 hour of CPD.

 

Using data to make better decisions: Thursday, July 23rd, 2020 (1pm ET)

 

Leveraging data through analytics tools is increasingly important for law firms and legal departments in terms of helping to make internal processes more efficient, make better informed decisions and deliver internal and external value. Data and analytics can be used for contract analysis, help better manage internal and external risks, enhance compliance processes, improve resource allocation and gain strategic advantage in a competitive legal marketplace. This 60 minute webinar will look at the data and analytics landscape as it relates to the legal sector. Presenters will look at ways law firms and legal departments are using data and analytics, the tools and technology available to support them and real life use cases where it has delivered results.

Speakers:


Educational Objectives
Participants will learn about what tools are available on the market when it comes to data and analytics. They will also be exposed to various use cases that currently exist for both, as well as their value proposition and impact.

Who would benefit most from attending this program?Law firm practitioners and in-house counsel who are focused on the benefits of using data and analytics in their practices and are evaluating which technological solutions will support this best.

Law Society of Ontario: This program contains 1 hour of Professionalism Content.
Law Society of BC: This program is accredited for 1 hour of CPD.

 

Understanding legal operations: Tuesday, July 28th (1pm ET)

 

The legal operations function is gaining increasing prominence and importance in law departments. At its core - the function focuses on implementing strategies for law departments to improve efficiency, cost management and selecting and implementing tech driven solutions to support them. The impact of having a legal operations function is palpable - it enables cost analysis and informs negotiation of spend with external counsel, better collaboration with internal functions such as HR and Finance, and the implementation of tools to make internal legal processes more efficient. On this 60 minute webinar our presenters, will outline the core tenets of the legal operations function, its impact on the legal ecosystem and provide specific, real world examples and learnings related to the introduction of the function in legal departments.

Speakers:

Chair: Jennifer Brown, Editorial Consultant

Educational Objectives
Participants will learn about the core tenets of the legal operations function and its impact both internally and on the wider legal ecosystem. They will also learn from real world case studies about how to set up and operate a legal operations function to deliver results.

Who would benefit most from attending this program?
Those already in legal operations functions looking to learn about best practice; in-house counsel looking to build a legal operations function; external counsel seeking to understand the impact of legal operations on the legal ecosystem; and consultants and third party partners with an interest in the topic.

Law Society of Ontario: This program contains 1 hour of Professionalism Content.
Law Society of BC: This program is accredited for 1 hour of CPD.

 

Internal collaboration and knowledge management: Thursday, July 30th, 2020 (1pm ET)

 

Effective internal collaboration is a key tenet in supporting innovation in law departments and law firms. Technology is key to supporting this. For law firms, technology enabling internal collaboration, document and knowledge management is becoming increasingly critical to attain a competitive edge. For law departments the same applies. Innovative law departments are leveraging technology that supports management of external spend and document management tools that support better integration with the business, improve security and enable the ability to leverage information from agreements quickly to add significant value to the business. In this 60 minute webinar our presenters will outline the latest in internal collaboration initiatives in the legal ecosystem. And, where and how they are providing significant value to internal stakeholders. 

Chair: Chuck Davis, President, Adaptive Solutions

Educational Objectives
Participants will learn about what collaboration tools are available on the market. They will also learn about the various use cases that currently exist for internal collaboration tools and their value proposition.

Who would benefit most from attending this program?
 Law firm practitioners and In-House Counsel who are focused on the benefits of internal collaboration in their practice and are evaluating which technological solutions will support this.

Law Society of Ontario: This program contains 1 hour of Professionalism Content.
Law Society of BC: This program is accredited for 1 hour of CPD.