Here is a list of the major conferences and tradeshows in the legal industry. You can view past events here. If you would like an event added to the current calendar, please email us with the following information - dates, event name, owner of event, location, and website.
October 2009
October 2
Pacific Legal Technology Conference
Law Society of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC
www.pacificlegaltech.com
October 2
Mastering the ‘Sales’ Process for Lawyers
Business Development Inc.
New York
www.BusDevInc.com
October 2-3
ALA Region 4 Educational Conference & Exposition
Association of Legal Administrators
San Antonio, TX
www.alanet.org
October 2-3
ALA Region 5 Educational Conference & Exposition
Association of Legal Administrators
Washington, DC
www.alanet.org
October 4-6
Legal Technology Exchange
Legal IQ
Austin, TX
www.legaliqonline.com
October 4-9
IBA Annual Conference
International Bar Association
Madrid
www.ibanet.org
October 5-6
Computer Forensics Show
Santa Clara, CA
www.computerforensicshow.com
October 6
Electronic Discovery Symposium for Government Agencies
IE Discovery
Banff, Alberta, Canada
www.iediscovery.com
October 7-8
e-Discovery Australia
Legal IQ
Sydney
www.legaliqonline.com
October 7-8
Electronic Discovery and Records Retention
West LegalEd Center
New York
www.westlegaledcenter.com
October 8
Annual Forum on Law Firm Professional Development
Hildebrandt Institute
New York
www.hildebrandt.com
October 7-11
DRI Annual Meeting
Defense Research Institute
Chicago
www.dri.org
October 9-10
ALA Region 3 Educational Conference & Exposition
Association of Legal Administrators
St. Louis, MO
www.alanet.org
October 13-14
Masters Conference
Washington, DC
www.themastersconference.com
October 14-15
The New Legal IT Forum
The Solicitors Group
Wales
www.icbi-events.com
October 14-15
Law Autumn NEC 2009
The Solicitors Group
Birmingham, UK
www.thesolicitorsgroup.co.uk
October 14-17
IPMA Annual Conference & Expo
International Paralegal Management Association
Orlando
www.paralegalmanagement.org
October 15
Partner Compensation Workshop
Hildebrandt Institute
New York
www.hildebrandt.com
October 15-16
Mass Torts Made Perfect
Las Vegas
www.masstortsmadeperfect.com
October 15-16
Legal Information Technology Conference (LIT-Con)
ILTA & ARMA International
Orlando
www.arma.org/lit-con
October 15-18
ARMA International's 54th Annual Conference & Expo
Orlando
www.arma.org/conference/2009
October 18-21
IMLA Annual Conference
International Municipal Lawyers Association
Miami
www.imla.org
October 18-21
ACC Annual Meeting
Association of Corporate Counsel
Boston
www.acc.com
October 18-21
TLOMA Annual Conference
Toronto Law Office Management Association
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
http://conf.tloma.on.ca
October 18-22
Symposium/ITxpo
Gartner
Orlando
www.gartner.com
October 19-20
Litigation Summit
ALM Events
New York
www.almevents.com
October 21-22
ALA Intellectual Property Retreat
Association of Legal Administrators
Savannah, GA
www.alanet.org
October 21-22
Knowledge Management for the Legal Profession
Ark Group
New York
www.mpmagazine.com
October 22-23
Law Firm CFO/COO Forum
Hildebrandt Institute & West LegalEd Center
New York
www.westlegaledcenter.com
October 22
Managing Partner Forum Annual Conference
The Managing Partner Forum
Atlanta, GA
www.ManagingPartnerForum.org
October 22-24
Illinois Solo and & Firm Conference
Illinois State Bar Association
Springfield, IL
www.isba.org
October 23
National Legal Trade Exposition
Liverpool, UK
www.nltex.co.uk
October 23-24
ALA Regions 1 & 2 Educational Conference & Exposition
Association of Legal Administrators
Savannah, GA
www.alanet.org
October 27-28
Law Firm Management Forum
ALM Events
New York
www.almevents.com
October 28-31
AAfPE Annual Conference
American Association for Paralegal Education
Portland
www.aafpe.org
October 29-31
Wisconsin Solo & Small Firm Technology Conference
Milwaukee Bar Association
Wisconsin Dells
www.wssfc.org
October 29-November 1
NFPA Annual Convention
National Federation of Paralegal Associations
Portland, OR
www.paralegals.org
November 2009
November 4-7, 2009
NACDL Fall Meeting & Seminar
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Portland
www.nacdl.org
November 5
BigHand EMEA User Conference
London
www.bighand.com
November 5-6
Electronic Discovery and Records Retention
West LegalEd Center
Chicago
www.westlegaledcenter.com
November 11-12
General Counsel West Coast Conference
ALM Events
San Francisco
www.almevents.com
November 12-13
Advanced E-Discovery Institute
Georgetown University Law Center & The Sedona Conference
Washington DC
www.law.georgetown.edu
November 12-13
Law Firm Marketing Strategies Conference
ABA Law Practice Management Section
Philadelphia
www.abanet.org/lpm
November 13
Annual eDisclosure Forum-The Global View
West LegalEd Center
London, UK
www.westlegaledcenter.com
November 13-14
ALSP Fall Forum
Association of Litigation Support Professionals
Chicago
www.alsponline.org
November 16-17
Law Firm Leadership Conference
Canadian Bar Association
Toronto
www.cba.org/CBA/CLE/main/Managing_Partners_09.aspx
November 16-17
Law Tech Canada
Incisive Media
Toronto
www.insightinfo.com/lawtech
November 17
Legal Processing Outsourcing & Offshoring
Centaur Conferences
London
www.centaurconferences.co.uk
November 17
Rainmaking Advantage
Hildebrandt Institute & West LegalEd Center
New York
www.hildebrandt.com
November 18-19
Legal IT Asia
Beijing
www.legalitasia.com
November 19
Annual CIO Forum
West LegalEd Center
New York
www.westlegaledcenter.com
December 2009
December 2-3
Annual Law Firm General Counsel Forum
Hildebrandt Institute
New York
www.hildebrandt.com
December 3
Networking Through the Internet - Social Media is Not All About Technology
Ark Group
Chicago
usa.ark-group.com
December 3-4
Professional Development Institute
NALP & ALI-ABA
Washington, DC
www.nalp.org
December 7-9
eDiscovery Summit
IQPC
New York
www.ediscoveryevent.com
December 9-10
Electronic Discovery and Records Retention
West LegalEd Center
San Francisco
www.westlegaledcenter.com
December 10-11
Roadmap to Litigation Readiness
LegalTechBase.com
Las Vegas
www.litigationreadinessnetwork.com
January 2010
January 13-15
Marketing Partner Forum
Hildebrandt Institute
Palm Beach, FL
www.hildebrandt.com
February 2010
February 1-3
LegalTech New York
ALM Events
www.legaltechshow.com
February 2-3
Annual Law Firm Chief Information & Technology Officers Forum
ALM Events
New York
www.almevents.com
February 18-20
Law Firm Financial Management Conference & Exposition
Association of Legal Administrators
Carefree, AZ
www.alanet.org
March 2010
March 10-12
Legal Marketing Association (LMA) Annual Conference
Denver
www.lmaconference.com
March 11-12
Corporate Counsel Institute
Georgetown University Law Center
Washington DC
www.law.georgetown.edu
March 22-23
Law Firm Evolution: Brave New World or Business as Usual?
Georgetown University Law Center
Washington DC
www.law.georgetown.edu
March 25-27
ABA TECHSHOW
American Bar Association
Chicago
www.techshow.com
April 2010
April 28 - May 1
NALP Annual Education Conference
National Association for Law Placement
San Juan, PR
www.nalp.org
April 29
Marketing Partner Forum Annual Conference
Atlanta
www.managingpartnerforum.org
May 2010
May 3-6
ALA Annual Conference & Exposition
Association of Legal Administrators
Boston
www.alanet.org
June 2010
June 11
Diversity Summit
National Association for Law Placement
Chicago
www.nalp.org
June 15-17
Elite User Conference
Miami
www.elite.com
July 2010
July 10-13
AALL Annual Meeting & Conference
American Association of Law Libraries
Denver
www.aallnet.org
August 2010
August 5-10
ABA Annual Meeting & Expo
American Bar Association
San Francisco
www.abanet.org
August 11-14
NACDL Annual Meeting & Seminar
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Toronto
www.nacdl.org
ILTA Annual Conference
International Legal Technology Association
Nashville
www.iltanet.org
* Dates and locations are subject to change.