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March 11, 2010

March Monthly Luncheon

 

IS THERE A BETTER WAY TO BILL?
 
 
 
Hear first hand how one attorney has eliminated the burden of hourly billing, tempered by the insights of another attorney with years of experience in various models of law firms grappling with the same issues.
 
Jay Shepherd of Shepherd Law Group is a nationally known attorney with an expertise in non-compete lawsuits and employment litigation who stopped hourly billing several years ago with great success.
 
Marie Lefton, now a principal with Hoffman Alvary & Company, LLC, has worked with alternative billing arrangements across many practice areas in a larger firm context. She has practiced or served in senior management at Goodwin Procter LLP, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo, PC and Fish & Richardson PC.

March 31, 2010

Member / Business Partner Social

 

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Member / Business Partner Save the Date 2010

April 8, 2010

Negotiation Skills for Work and Life

 

Many consider negotiation to be the formal procedure by which parties agree upon contracts and resolve disputes.  The image here has people seated at a long table with a specific series of issues to be presented, bargained, and concluded.  Although true, this is a very narrow view.  Fundamentally, negotiation is the process of influencing people, whether family, friends, colleagues or clients.  The purpose of this workshop is to introduce participants to the underlying dynamics of negotiation, including tactics and strategies that increase the likelihood of successful outcomes. 
BOSTON CHAPTER OF THE ASSOCIATION OF LEGAL ADMINISTRATORS
 
Negotiation Skills for Work and Life
8 April 20010
James R. Bailey, George Washington University
 
 
SUMMARY
 
Many consider negotiation to be the formal procedure by which parties agree upon contracts and resolve disputes. The image here has people seated at a long table with a specific series of issues to be presented, bargained, and concluded. Although true, this is a very narrow view. Fundamentally, negotiation is the process of influencing people, whether family, friends, colleagues or clients. The purpose of this workshop is to introduce participants to the underlying dynamics of negotiation, including tactics and strategies that increase the likelihood of successful outcomes.  
 
BIOGRAPHY
 
James R. Bailey is the Tucker Professor of Leadership and Chair of the Department of Management at the George Washington University School of Business, and a Fellow in the Centre for Management Development, London Business School. He has been the recipient of many teaching distinctions, including three GWSB Outstanding Educator Awards, and in 2006 was named one of the world’s top ten executive educators by the International Council for Executive Leadership Development. He has published over 50 academic papers and case studies, and is the author of several books, including the award-winning, best-selling Organizational and Managerial Wisdom and the forthcoming Riding the Change Curve: Leading Through Transition. He has designed and delivered hundreds of executive programs for firms like Nestle, UBS, Morgan Stanley, and the U.S. Congress. Dr. Bailey is a frequent keynote speaker who has appeared on broadcast programs for the BBC, NPR, and Fox News Channel, and whose work has been cited in such outlets as the Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Forbes, and Business 2.0. He is the immediate past Editor-in-Chief of the Academy of Management Learning and Education. 

 

 

 

May 3 - 6, 2010

ALA Annual Conference

The 39th Annual ALA Annual Conference is coming to Boston.

The Boston Chapter has assembled a visitor's guide for members who are planning to attend the conference that we hope you will find helpful and entertaining. Click on the following link to view the guide.

You Can Get There

We have also assembled a list of websites for local attractions that may be useful in planning your trip. Click here for that list:

Local Attraction Websites

 

 

Annual Member / Vendor Golf Tournament

ALA Boston Chapter Annual Golf Tournament

The 39th Annual ALA Annual Conference & Exposition  May 3rd to the 6th, 2010.    JohnB.HynesMemorialConvention Center   

The ALA Boston Chapter Annual Conference Committee has put together some materials to help you plan your visit to Boston.

You Can Get There        Local Attraction Websites