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2003 EVENTS:
09/24/03
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Financial Benchmarking: Measuring Profitability By Client, By Partner, and By Practice Group
Wednesday, September 24th from 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
NorthStar Conference
Moderated by Larry Laing and Co-Presented by Paul F. Bellows, Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP and Keith P. Marlow, Bracewell Patterson, LLP

NorthStar Conferences reveals the latest, most cutting-edge management techniques that leading law firms employ today in "The Forum on Strategic Law Firm Operations," which will take place September 24-25 in Chicago. Through case studies, real-life examples, and interactive Q&A sessions, you will gain inside information on how the top firms manage their resources and pursue new business.

Experts from the AmLaw 200 will discuss topics which include:
  • Measuring Profitability by Client, by Partner and by Practice Group
  • Profitability Planning and Mastering the Budget Process
  • Alternative Billing Methods
  • Increasing Associate Productivity
  • Law Firm Real Estate Transactions
  • Law Firm Mergers and Practice Group Acquisitions
09/16/03
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LawNet's Elite Special Interest Group and Data Fusion Technologies, Inc. are happy to announce a seminar series on Elite Table Structures, coming to a city close to you!

Learn how financial information is stored within your Elite database! Setup, master file, transaction and summary tables will be described along with the methods Elite uses to implement advanced features such as historical reporting, split credit reporting and currency conversion. The session will also touch on FMS structures and Data Warehousing concepts.

08/20/03
- Top 10 Tasks You Must Do to Ensure a Successful Merger
Wednesday, August 20th from 10:30 - 12:00
LawNet 2003 - Networking & Education
Presented by Debbie Willcox and David Otte, Sidley Austin Brown & Wood, LLP

This discussion will include strategies for keeping your merger on track and staying within the scope of the project. Areas to be covered are critical path management, risk management, gap analysis and problem resolution.
08/20/03
- The Intranet - A Gateway to Secure Information
Wednesday, August 20th from 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
LawNet 2003 - Networking & Education
Presented by Larry Laing and Dave Otte, Sidley Austin Brown & Wood

The Accounting portion of a Firm's intranet can provide a wealth of content to your lawyers and staff. If properly designed, the dynamic content will provide critical Administrative, Financial, and Client Data which will yield dramatic efficiencies including managing your Firm's bottom line. Defining and implementing the content, processes, data sources, and security are among the most important activities needed to develop a strategic Accounting intranet. This presentation will walk through the necessary activities and decisions including potential data warehouse technical architectures that can source your Accounting intranet content.
08/18/03
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Elite SIG Day - Understanding the Elite Tables
Monday, August 18th from 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
LawNet 2003 - Networking & Education
Presented by Larry Laing

This session will teach you how to get information out of the Elite summary tables. You will learn what the summary tables are named, exactly what they contain, and receive useful examples you can take back with you and try on your own.

07/01/03
- DFTech Supports Sidley Sliders
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05/12/03
- Elite User Conference - Creating Competitive Advantage
May 12 - May 15, 2003
Marriott Desert Springs Resort and Spa
Palm Desert, California 92260
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05/12/03
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The Ins, Outs and Joins of the Elite Database Structure Tutorial
Monday, May 12 from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
2003 Elite User Conference - Creating Competitve Advantage
Presented by Larry Laing and Enrico Lombardino

This tutorial provides an overview of the Elite database tables for the Elite Practice Management System. Each module will be presented in an organized manner, with emphasis on certain key tables. For more tutorial descriptions or to see the schedule,
click here.