The quarterly publication of the International Legal Technology Association
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• The realities that have grown out of the vision of “green” IT • Whether clients care about a firm’s green initiatives • The work by members of the Legal Sector Alliance to publicly measure and reduce their greenhouse gas emissions In the session “Follow the Money: Future of Financial Applications in Law Firms,” panelists debated how the economic downturn has shaped financial and organizational change for the long term. The Law Technology 2020 track included the session “Social Media: Not Just for Teenagers Anymore” where panelists explored the impact of social media on the legal industry and the tools and issues around social media use in a business environment. In “Life in the Clouds: The Future of Cloud Computing,” panelists offered their perspectives on this admittedly hot topic. Panelists Doug Cadell, Paul Greenwood, Simon Kosminsky and David Bennett debated the appropriateness of choosing cloud computing solutions for applications such as document management and IT infrastructure as a whole. In “How to Say Yes to iPads,” presenters discussed legal adoption of iPads, with a focus on its size being a potential game- changer, making them increasingly popular with lawyers for a variety of applications. The conference concluded with a recap of the highlights of the day’s sessions, a brief discussion of ILTA and our annual conference that will be held in Nashville, Tennessee in August and a reception sponsored by leading legal IT vendors. The content discussed throughout the day emphasized both the challenges and opportunities available to law firms that recognize the need to adapt and leverage technology to support necessary transformational change and be successful into the next decade. ILTA ILTA Regional Vice Presidents ILTA members are divided into geographic regions. Regional meetings are conducted by Regional Vice Presidents (RVPs) on topics of interest to members of that region. Regional activities are a means of maintaining in-person contacts and product awareness throughout the year. Janet Day of Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP Europe Sandy Mikita of Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC Middle Atlantic Angela Dowd of Burns & Levinson, LLP North Atlantic Donna Halac of Vedder Price P.C. North Central Scott Christensen is the Director of Information Services at Wildman, Harrold, Allen and Dixon LLP. He has served for the past four years on ILTA’s Board of Directors, and presently serves in the capacity of President of the association. Scott enjoys teaching occasional college courses in the areas of computer science and business management and has been a speaker at conferences including ILTA, ALA, and ARMA. Outside of work, he has served on boards of directors of other non-profit organizations with oversight over finance, personnel and governance matters. He can be reached at christensen@wildman.com. Dave Clark of Jones Waldo Holbrook & McDonough North Pacific David Michel of Burr & Forman LLP South Atlantic Kirk Scruggs of Bracewell Giuliani LLP South Central Kathryn McCarthy of Miller Starr Regalia South Pacific Peer to Peer the quarterly magazine of ILTA 133 ILTA Quick Poll: Do you believe the legal industry will be re-invented by 2020? Yes=50%; No=50%