CALSM Events

CALSM August Meeting
Wednesday, 18th August 2010
12N- 1:30
Kirkland & Ellis, LLP

Legal Coopetition: Strategies for Transparency and Collaboration in E-Discovery

Litigators, judges, and organizations such as the Sedona Conference have implored counsel to rethink the adversarial practices that have long been the modus operandi. A movement to refocus litigation toward a more transparent and cooperative resolution of legal disputes is in process. This timely seminar will teach you:



-How to cooperate with your legal opponent without rolling over

-Strategies to make your legal discovery process more transparent

- Best practices for meet and confer preparation

- What judges approve or disapprove of in this new legal environment



CALSM June Meeting
Wednesday, 16th June 2010
12N - 1:30
Regular CALSM Meeting

You are invited to attend the June meeting of CALSM (Chicago Association of Litigation Support Managers), to be held next Wednesday (June 16th) at noon. This meeting is open to all of those who take part in the oversight of litigation, not just those who manage members of litigation support teams, and is open to both CALSM members as well as non-members. This is a wonderful way to network with others within the industry. To find out more about CALSM go to www.CALSM.org.

This meeting is generously being hosted at the offices of:

Winston & Strawn, LLP
35 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL
Time: 12-1:30

Our next meeting will provide an update on the latest technologies for trial preparation, including:
* On-Line Solutions for today’s Litigation Support Manager - Including transcript management tools, graphics management, venue profile overviews, and on-line graphic ordering solutions;
* Flash and other motion graphics; and
* Courtroom/War-Room setup and technology - including outfitting your war room for internet appropriately.

The speakers for this session will be David Hoffman and Joseph Boxer of TrialGraphix/Kroll Ontrack.


For security and food purposes, please RSVP to Marco Nasca at mnasca@irisds.com if you will attend or have any questions. We look forward to seeing you on the 16th!

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Cocktails & Culture - CALSM Cocktail Party and Art Tour
Thursday, 20th May 2010
5:30 p.m.
Union League Club of Chicago

Member Networking Cocktail Party and Tour of the Union League’s Art Collection

This event is for paid members only

Dress code: Business casual required



CALSM Meeting
Wednesday, 21st April 2010
12N - 1:30
Regular CALSM Meeting

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CALSM Meeting
Wednesday, 17th February 2010
12N - 1:30
Regular CALSM Meeting

LTNY 2010: Trends & Impressions PowerPoint »



CALSM December Business Meeting
Wednesday, 16th December 2009
12 Noon - 1:30 PM
Winston & Strawn

Annual Business Meeting
At this meeting, we discuss the past year’s programming and look to our members for suggestions for meeting topics in 2010. This meeting is open to all Regular and Vendor members. Please join us. Your input is important.
Lunch will be served.
Also, don’t forget to vote at calsm.org in the Members Only section.



CALSM November Meeting
Wednesday, 18th November 2009
12 Noon - 1:30 PM
Location: Mayer Brown LLP 71 South Wacker Drive Chicago 60606

Lee Neubecker of Forensicon will explore some of the guidelines for requesting ESI and seeking discovery of electronic data within the Seventh Circuit.
•Learn how this may impact your current and future cases
•Understand how to construct a request to produce forensic data streams
•Keys to negotiating scope during initial disclosure

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CALSM October Meeting
Saturday, 17th October 2009
12 Noon - 1:30
Winston & Strawn 35 West Wacker Drive

Discussion regarding CALSMposium



CALSM-posium
Wednesday, 7th October 2009
1:00-6:45 p.m.
Union League Club of Chicago, 65 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois

Mark your calendars for this spectacular event and help us celebrate CALSM’s 20th anniversary.

Click on the banner at the top of the home page to find out more our our keynote speaker, Dr. Judith Wright, and the individual breakout sessions and a cocktail party.

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Wednesday, 19th August 2009
12 Noon to 1:30 PM
Quarles & Brady 300 North LaSalle, 40th Floor

Cloud Computing

Have you heard the term Cloud Computing? Do you know what it is?
Whether you’re familiar with Cloud Computing or not, please come to the August 19th CALSM meeting. The term will be defined and discussed by a diverse panel Lunch is provided.
Please rsvp to bhanahan@aol.com by COB Monday, August 17 if you will be attending.

Hope to see you there!

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CALSM Summer Outing
Wednesday, 22nd July 2009
5:30-7:30 pm
Martini Park, 151 W. Erie St. (corner of LaSalle and Erie) Chicago, IL 60610

The CALSM summer event is coming. We just hope you like Martinis!

Come join us to chill a little from the summer heat and catch up with the CALSM crew.

What: Unlimited Martinis/CALSM-tinis & Good food!

Where: Martini Park

Address: 151 W. Erie St. (corner of LaSalle and Erie) Chicago, IL 60610

When: 7/22/2009

Time: 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm

Additional Info: Martini Park will have Live Band Karaoke playing @ 8:00 pm.

THIS EVENT IS FOR PAID MEMBERS ONLY.

RSVP to: E-mail: ksenia@elijaht.com

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CALSM June Meeting - How to Look for a Job
Wednesday, 17th June 2009
12 Noon - 1:30
Location: Winston & Strawn, 35 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL

Looking for work can be very challenging in this difficult economy, and very different probably from the last time you looked for a job. What are potential employers looking for? What resources do you use to look for a job?
Join our panelists, Tina Thomas a partner at Tecnical Solutions, a boutique Legal, IT Consulting and Staffing firm and Traci Bartosz, Senior Employment Specialist at Winston & Strawn, who will tell us about their experiences when speaking with potential employers and interviewing candidates.
We hope to make this an interactive meeting with hiring managers sharing their requirements and recent (and current) job seekers sharing their experiences.

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April Member Luncheon
Wednesday, 15th April 2009
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
Sidley & Austin, 1 S. Dearborn St., Chicago 60603

Round Table Luncheon: Driving Down Litigation Costs



Annual Membership Drive Event
Thursday, 5th March 2009
5:30-8:00
10pin Bowling Lounge in Marina City

Come join us for our annual night of bowling, food and liquid libation. Once again, the members have requested that we return to 10pin.

This event is to encourage prospective regular members (law firm, corporate law department or governmental agencies) to learn about and consider joining CALSM. Please, no vendor prospective members.



Annual Business Meeting
Wednesday, 17th December 2008
Noon - 2:00 p.m.
Location: Winston & Strawn

Join us to plan the programming for 2009. This is the best time for members to be heard about what they did and did not like in 2008, and what direction they would like us to take for the upcoming year.



Tapping into IPRO Utilities
Wednesday, 19th November 2008
Noon-2:00 p.m.
Merrill Legal Solutions 311 S. Wacker Drive

Presenter: Terri Tipton, V.P. Professional Services, is a 16 year veteran with IPRO Tech. Terri has been providing training or overseeing training services to IPRO’s client base for the past 14 years.

Terri Tipton’s presentation will cover the power, as well as tips and tricks available in the IPRO Tech Software Suite. Some of the topics to be covered include: Manipulating and Massaging the Image database with LFP files, Tips & Tricks for IPRO Build, the ins and outs of the IPRO Tech Utility.

Lunch will be provided courtesy of IPRO Tech, Inc.



October's Lunchtime Meeting - Project Management
Wednesday, 15th October 2008
Noon to 2 PM
Please RSVP to Rrosenberg@legalarts.com Location: Legal Arts 77 W. Wacker Drive Suite 4800 Chicago, IL

Join us for an educational presentation regarding Managing Complex Litigation Matters. Heather Pottle of Daegis and John Parker from Epiq will share some of their experiences with us.

Heather Pottle has been a Senior Project Manager with Daegis since 2006, and has over 10 years of managing complex litgation matters. Daegis is an independent, privately owned company, and has direct input and oversight when it comes to recommending cost-efficient solutions for consulting, data collection, e-discovery processing, hosting, review, paper discovery and production services. Headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in NY, Boston and Chicago.

John Parker, Director of Discovery Solutions, at Epiq Systems, has spent the past seven years in the eDiscovery legal space dealing with product development, consulting and project management of high volume, multi-party, aggressive, complex cases. Epiq, a leading provider of litigation, bankruptcy, and class action solutions to the legal industry, has nine locations throughout the US and UK, is Epiq is Safe Harbor certified and has expertise with data affected by US export controls. Epiq’s bankruptcy division is handling the claims for the Lehman Brothers case and rated in the Top 5 for eDiscovery service providers in the 2008 Socha-Gelbmann Report.

CALSM Project Managment Spreadsheet »

CALSM Generic IT Questionnaire »

CALSM Proj Mgt Slideshow »

CALSM Proj. Mgt Spreadsheet »



Preparing for Trial - From Case Map to Verdical
Wednesday, 20th August 2008





Cool And Legal Summer Outing!
Thursday, 31st July 2008
5:30 - 7:30
Salon 1 of Trump Tower 401 N. Wabash Chicago, IL

Food, fun & cocktails for paid members only. Thanks to vendor members for making this event possible!

RSVP to Greg Houston by 07/24/08. E-Mail to ghouston@winston.com or by telephone: 312-558-5600.

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How to Select an eDiscovery Service Provider
Wednesday, 16th April 2008
Noon-2:00 p.m.
McDermott Will & Emery 227 W. Monroe Street Chicago, IL

A round table discussion on points to consider when selecting an ediscovery service provider.



Panel Discussion: Reduce eDiscovery Costs and Accelerate Your Review
Thursday, 20th March 2008
Noon - 2:00 p.m.
Location: Winston & Strawn LLP, 35 W. Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60601

The panel addressed essential topics, such as:

1. How to structure a cost-effective e-discovery plan
2. The meet & confer process
3. How to use technology to accelerate and prioritize document review
4. Outsourcing document review.

The panelists were:

The Honorable Judge Peter Flynn, Cook County Circuit Court, Illinois (Chancery Division)

Paul Brabant, Vice President, Epiq Systems

Staci Bush, Discovery Manager, Novus Law LLC

Kevin Behan, Practice Support ESI Coordinator, Winston & Strawn LLP

The discussion was webcast live for those who could not attend courtesy of Epiq Sytems, Inc.



Annual Membership Drive
Wednesday, 5th March 2008
5:30
10pin Bowling Lounge 330 N State St Chicago, Illinois 60610

Eat, Drink, Bowl, and get to know the people that make up CALSM

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Membership Drive Event
Wednesday, 8th March 2006
5:30
10 pin Bowling Alley at Marina City

An after-work social event for current and prospective members... bowling included. Photos to review the evidence.

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