CANADIAN LEGAL INNOVATION FORUM
WEBINARS

SERIES 2 - FALL/WINTER 2020/21

As follow up to its first Canadian Legal Innovation Forum Webinar series, ADB Insights is producing a second series of online webinars focused on the business of law starting in October, 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 will be 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

Webinars Available on Demand (click on link to view):

 

Confirmed Speakers Include

Webinar Outlines

Delivering better litigation results with technology, legal expertise and enhanced process management: October 15th, (12pm ET)

 

Delivering better litigation results with technology, legal expertise and enhanced processes is complex. It requires coordinated and synchronized interaction and iteration between all three. On this 60 minute webinar, our speakers will outline their approaches to delivering litigation results. What kinds of technologies (i.e. intelligent review, predictive analytics) are emerging? How are these technologies enhancing, interacting with and leveraging legal expertise? And what processes and workflows need to be in place to support them?

Speakers:

Chair: Peter Aprile, Founder, Counter Tax Lawyers

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

 

Enabling legal innovation in a disruptive era: October 27th, (12pm ET)

 

In the Covid-19 era, law firms and law departments have had to adjust their operating models rapidly. To support this rapid change, delivering successful legal innovation initiatives - centred around client focused, efficient delivery of legal services -  is critical. Additionally, determining and delivering innovation in distributed working environments creates further complexity. In this 60 minute webinar, our speakers - in innovation focused roles at law firms and law departments - will survey the evolution of the legal innovation landscape.

In the webinar, our speakers will discuss:

  • What kinds of innovation initiatives are law firms and law departments embarking on in the Covid-19 era?

  • How are the desired outcomes stemming from these initiatives evolving?

  • And how is the process of enabling and sustaining legal innovation changing in a distributed work environment?

Speakers:

Chair: Howard Russell, President + CEO, RBRO Solutions

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 knowledge management: November 3rd, (1pm ET)

 

Knowledge management focuses on the process of collection, curation and dissemination of legal information to add value to both internal users and clients. And, it's emerging as a key lever for competitive advantage for both law firms and legal departments. This 60 minute webinar - with expert speakers focused on knowledge management from law firms, in-house counsel and their third party partners - will focus on how to develop and deliver an impactful knowledge management  strategy.

In the webinar, our speakers will discuss:

  • How are law firms and law departments in response to sectoral drivers linking people, process and technology to knowledge management to deliver results?

  • What are the key concerns for end users in a distributed work environment when it comes to knowledge management?

  • And how are concerns around privacy and privilege and the rise of artificial Intelligence shaping the evolution of knowledge management?

Speakers:

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

 
 

E-Discovery: Drivers, Trends and Technology: November 12th, (12pm ET)

 

Organizations face increasing complexity when it comes to managing legal and business processes. One process is E-Discovery. The scope for e-discovery has expanded beyond its traditional focus on litigation. Examples of its expanded include responding to regulatory requests, government investigations and audits and supporting due diligence on transactions.

For practitioners responding to this complexity, enhancing e-discovery processes has been critical. Defining, mapping and applying advanced e-discovery processes requires better collaboration, creativity and flexibility. Marrying technology with advanced processes also plays a key role. One example is the increasing number of applications for technology assisted review (TAR).

On this 60 minute webinar, our speakers will explore the current contexts when it comes to e-discovery. What are the key drivers broadening the scope of e-discovery processes? How are e-discovery practitioners collaborating and innovating in new ways to achieve results? And how is the application of technology underpinning these advances?

Speakers:

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.

 
 

Maintaining business continuity in a complex operating environment: November 17th, (12pm ET)

 

Law firms and legal departments have had to adjust significantly to ensure business continuity in the face of the Covid-19 crisis. They have had to maintain operations in a completely virtual working environment. Advise clients who are facing highly complex operational challenges in a rapidly shifting business landscape. And manage and disseminate large amounts of sensitive data while maintaining client confidentiality and security.

This 60 minute webinar - with expert speakers from law firms and legal departments - will examine the business continuity strategies law firms and law departments have undertaken in 2020. And, they will look towards the future and how they expect these strategies to evolve in a complex operating environment.

Speakers:

Chair: Joshua Fireman, President, Fireman & Company

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

 
 

Evolutions in Legal Research: November 24th, (12pm ET)

 
 

The legal research function is a critical one for law firms and legal departments. And - increasingly - it’s an area being augmented by automation. Automatizing legal research provides many benefits. It enables lawyers to sift through large amounts of information; underpins predictive, data driven insights and enables better, faster and cost efficient responsiveness to client needs. It also eliminates repetitive tasks and allows lawyers to focus on what they do best: provide impactful legal advice. Yet increasing reliance on automation legal research can be problematic. Areas of concern include increased liability risks, algorithmic bias and sectoral mistrust of outputs.

On this 60 minute webinar, our presenters will examine the evolution of legal research, the increasing impact of automation and the emerging benefits and risks stemming from it.

Speakers:

Chair: Wolfgang Alschner, Associate Professor, University of Ottawa Faculty of Law


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

 

Managing data and organizational risk: December 1st, (12pm ET)

 

Managing organizations' data in a complex business and regulatory context presents many risks. Meeting compliance and regulatory requirements, increased cyber security risk and reputational risk are all key drivers. Lawyers play a central role in creating frameworks managing emerging risks attached to data. They are responsible for translating high level concepts addressing risk into organizational strategy and implementation. This 60 minute webinar will focus on how organizations (and the lawyers working alongside them) are defining, determining and implementing effective risk mitigation strategies when it comes to data.

In the webinar, our speakers will discuss:

- What are the key drivers when it comes to managing organizational risks attached to data? What role do legal departments play in organizations responding to them? How are legal departments and their external advisors devising strategies to do this?

- What are the key pillars when it comes to developing and implementing a risk mitigation strategy for an organization’s data? What are the common challenges and risks?

- When it comes to process and technology to deliver a data risk mitigation strategy, what are the best practices? What kinds of technologies are available for organizations to leverage? What are the opportunities and challenges related to partnerships with third-parties?

Speakers:

Chair: Peter Carayiannis, President, Conduit Law

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.

 
 

Evolutions in legal project management: January 19th, 2021 (12pm ET)

 


Effective legal project management is a core competency when it comes to the delivery of legal services. Its scope is broad, and includes matter management, legal operations, client relationship management and collaborating with external service providers (and sometimes competitors) to deliver outcomes. In the Covid-19 era, working in a distributed work environment on a long term, open-ended basis adds complexity. In this 60 minute webinar, our speakers will focus on the landscape, challenges and opportunities evolving in legal project management.

In the webinar, our speakers will consider:

  • What common challenges are legal project management experts facing in a complex operating environment?

  • What kinds of projects are underway at law firms and legal departments?

  • How are legal project management teams collaborating in distributed work environments?

Speakers:

Chair: Howard Russell, President + CEO, RBRO Solutions

Accreditation:

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

 
 

How is the role of in-house counsel evolving in a crisis?: Tuesday, January 26th, 2021

 

As the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic continues to unfold, legal departments across Canada face many challenges. For the general counsel responsible for these departments, they are managing emerging risks (internal and external), motivating large teams working in distributed environments and constantly adapting to a complex and opaque operating context. On the internal side, these include challenges surrounding labour and employment, privacy and data and restructuring. Externally, areas of focus include: cybersecurity, crisis management and supporting new market strategies in a constrained operating environment.

On this 60-minute webinar our speakers will explore the ways that general counsel - from a cross section of sectors - are supporting their companies and their colleagues in an era of disruption.

Speakers:

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

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.