A valuable member benefit of the ABA Law Practice Management Section is its new Interest Groups. Earlier this year we went to our members to see which law practice topics they would want to concentrate their attention by discussing with peers and learning more through CLE, articles, and newsletters and help them better their practice. Taking place for the first time during the LPM Fall Meeting, attendees have the opportunity to be part of:

ABA Women Rainmakers
Develops educational programs and business development opportunities for women in the legal profession.
Diversity & Inclusion
Members of the Committee are available to help others with diversity and inclusion issues pertaining to the legal profession and the Section.
eLawyering Taskforce
Develops programs and discusses advances in practicing law through the Internet.
Knowledge Management
Focuses on how lawyers within firms share what they know about client work and about their firms as businesses. The economic pressures today make this practice management technique an even more important activity, which should be managed and accountable.
Law Career Paths
Focused on providing information for lawyers in transition at all stages of their career.
Law Firm Finance
Reviews market trends, revenue and profitability issues for law firms, capital structure, buy-in obligations and withdrawal entitlements, retirement and succession planning, client drivers, resources management, leveraging technology, performance management and risk management. It also concerns itself with fundamentals of law firm accounting, including maximizing law firm financial reports; developing programs to improve law firm profitability; and utilization of operating statistics as a management tool; developing risk management policies; designing attorney compensation programs; addressing retirement options and establishing a long-range law firm financial plan. The Interest Group assists lawyers in their personal time management skills including self-assessment, planning and organization, including telephone techniques and email management and billing issues including practice management and time and billing software.
Legal Marketing
Focuses on marketing, business development, client service and communications within the legal profession and is a resource for practicing attorneys and law firms to develop their practices and gain competitive advantage. The Legal Marketing Interest Group works with attorneys and law firms in the development of their unique selling proposition or personal branding strategies to attract new clients and retain existing clients.
Law Firm Management
Provides a forum for managing attorneys and attorneys concerned with the management of law firms. Law firm management is rapidly changing causing many law firms to reexamine their standard business practices. From recruitment and staffing to compensation and billing rates, the Interest Group reviews all issues in administering a law firm. It is also concerned with client relations and the attorney-client relationship from retention through disengagement. The Interest Group reviews issues such as client communication through engagement letters, newsletters, surveys, websites and blogs, as well as other client retention issues.
Mobile Practice
Home of the road warriors within the Section. The Interest Group considers all issues regarding mobile computing including products such as tablet computers, smartphones and their various applications, including the ability of how law firms of all sizes can include cloud computing technology in a safe and secure manner to realize its significant cost, scalability and agility benefits.
New Lawyers
Serves as a center of gravity for new bar admittees and young lawyers to transition into the work of the Section while providing social and leadership opportunities. The Interest Group’s goal is to engage new lawyers in the substantive work of the Section and various entities. Every Section lawyer member who is under the age of 37, or has been in practice less than 5 years, is automatically a member of the Interest Group which provides a soft landing for new lawyers in the Section's entities and assists new lawyers in finding a home in active Section work through the Section's entities.
Pro Bono and Public Service
Facilitates the implementation of the Section's pro bono goals through development and support of model business pro bono projects and seeks Section members to participate in planning and implementing pro bono activity.
Social Media, Legal Blogs and Websites
Provides a community for lawyers, legal bloggers, website developers and practitioners who utilize various social media including Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. The Interest Group provides a forum for “best practices” regarding legal blogs and websites including design, operations search engine optimization, web marketing, hosting and site management and the utilization of social media to increase clientele, visibility, and branding of law practices.
Solo and Small Firm
Studies the issues and challenges confronting attorneys who work in solo practices and small firms and to enhance the quality of practice for the solo and small firm lawyer.

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LPM Interest Groups | LPM Fall Meeting 2012

LPM Interest Groups