Schedule of Events
Thursday
8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Doors Open
8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Legal Talk Network—, a nationally recognized podcast network for legal professionals with over 25 active podcasts covering important legal news and developments, will be podcasting LIVE from the State Bar of Michigan’s NEXT Conference outside the Practice Management Resource Center’s Learning Lounge. Drop by to learn more about what Legal Talk Network and the State Bar of Michigan podcasts have to offer you!
8:30–10:00 a.m. Open Learning—Join the State Bar of Michigan practice management advisors and guest presenters during this open forum for answers to all of your practice management and technology questions. Computers available for hands-on learning.
10:00–10:40 a.m. Speech Recognition—Using Dragon NaturallySpeaking in a Legal Practice—You talk, and the PC types exactly what you're saying. This technology can also transcribe your dictation in Word or WordPerfect without involving support staff. Speech recognition technology seems to be everywhere these days: in our cars, on the phone, and most definitely on our computers. The technology has definitely arrived, and this seminar shows you how it works and what you need to use it yourself. We'll focus on the popular Dragon NaturallySpeaking.
10:40–11:00 a.m. Open Learning—Join the State Bar of Michigan practice management advisors and guest presenters during this open forum for answers to all of your practice management and technology questions. Computers available for hands-on learning.
11:00–11:30 a.m. Casemaker Training—The State Bar of Michigan has partnered with Casemaker to bring premium state and federal research materials at no cost to its members. This service provides case law, constitution, and statutes for all 50 states, including the District of Columbia, and several additional services. This presentation will give you the foundation to master legal research at no cost to you or your firm.
11:40 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Open Learning—Join the State Bar of Michigan practice management advisors and guest presenters during this open forum for answers to all of your practice management and technology questions. Computers available for hands-on learning.
1:00–1:30 p.m. 10 Questions: Things You Didn’t Know You Could Get from the State Law Library and Library of Michigan.
1:30–2:00 p.m. Open Learning—Join the State Bar of Michigan practice management advisors and guest presenters during this open forum for answers to all of your practice management and technology questions. Computers available for hands-on learning.
2:00–2:30 p.m. MyCase—MyCase is web-based legal practice management software. Learn how MyCase can help you get organized with your cases, contacts, time tracking and billing, and more with this live demo.
2:30–3:00 p.m. Open Learning—Join the State Bar of Michigan practice management advisors and guest presenters during this open forum for answers to all of your practice management and technology questions. Computers available for hands-on learning.
3:00–3:30 p.m. Boundless Pro Bono with MI Free Legal Answers—A presentation and discussion of Michigan's new online-only pro bono program, where attorneys can provide answers to the pressing legal questions facing low-income Michiganders, from the office or home, at any time. Learn about the program and its implementation.
3:30–4:00 p.m. Open Learning—Join the State Bar of Michigan practice management advisors and guest presenters during this open forum for answers to all of your practice management and technology questions. Computers available for hands-on learning.
Friday
8:30 a.m.–Noon Doors Open
8:30 a.m.–Noon Legal Talk Network—Legal Talk Network, a nationally recognized podcast network for legal professionals with over 25 active podcasts covering important legal news and developments, will be podcasting LIVE from the State Bar of Michigan’s NEXT Conference outside the Practice Management Resource Center’s Learning Lounge. Drop by to learn more about what Legal Talk Network and the State Bar of Michigan podcasts have to offer you.
8:30–9:00 a.m.Building a powerful Professional Network on Social Media—Learn how to transform your social media presence from personally pleasing to professionally powerful, putting you on the path to success.
9:15–9:45 a.m.Casemaker Training 2.0 – Are you already a Casemaker user? This presentation will deep dive into the no-cost Casemaker premium services: CaseCheck+, CasemakerDigest, and CiteCheck.
10:00–10:30 a.m. Road Warrior’s Briefcase—What do you need to carry to stay connected and productive wherever you work? This hands-on session will show you how to pack office functionality into one bag, briefcase, or backpack. Wherever you are working, take what you need with you. We'll talk monitors, printers, scanners, cables, bags, adapters, chargers, dongles, and more.
10:45–11:15 a.m. 10 Questions: Things You Didn’t Know You Could Get from the State Law Library and Library of Michigan.
11:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Statewide e-Filing Initiative—An overview of the statewide e-Filing initiative and what attorneys and staff can expect.
