The Future of Legal Mentoring: Navigating Apprenticeships, Technology, and A.I. While Maintaining Civility
Thursday October 24, 2024
- Noon to 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time
- 11:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Central Time
- 10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Mountain Time
- 9:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Pacific Time
Pricing
- Virtual Conference Registration: $99
- New and Existing Members: 1-Year Membership (normally $150) plus Conference: $200
- NLMC Member: Early Registration* Discount Price: $50
- Non-Member: Early Registration* Discount Price: $75
- *Early registration: July and August
Condensed Agenda
Welcome and Introductions
- Nate Alder, Chair, and Amy Timmer, Executive Director, National Legal Mentoring Consortium
Mentoring/Apprenticeships as an Alternative to the Bar Exam: The Oregon Model.
- Oregon Supreme Court Chief Justice Meagan Flynn
How the Oregon Supervised Practice Portfolio Examination, as an Improved Measure of Lawyer Competency and Alternative to a Bar Exam, May Impact State Bars, Law Schools, and Law Firms.
- Cathy Petrecca, Member Services Manager, Oregon State Bar
- Troy Wood, Regulatory Counsel, Admissions Manager, Oregon State Bar
“Apprenticeships” in the U.S. (the Portfolio experience) and Canada (articling).
- Jordan Furlong, Consultant to legal organizations in Canada and the United States; forecaster and analyst of trends and developments in the global legal market; author, speaker, commentator, expert in the field of legal services evolution
Technology for Episodic, Virtual, and Matched-Pair Mentoring in Bar Associations and Law Schools.
- Len Polsky, Manager, Legal Technology and Mentorship, Law Society of Alberta, CN; Advisory Council Member, NLMC
- J. Ryann Peyton, Executive Director, Colorado Attorney Mentoring Program (CAMP); Board Member, NLMC
- Brian Pappas, Dean, University of North Dakota School of Law; Board Member, NLMC
What Does AI Mean for Legal Mentoring?
- Maura Grossman, J.D, Ph.D., M.A., A.B., Professor, Cheriton School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo, CN; Maura Grossman Law, Buffalo, NY
- Ben Grimes, BKG Leadership Coaching; Advisory Council Member, NLMC
Professional Identity and Civility, From Law School to Practice.
- David Grenardo, Professor & Associate Director, Holloran Center for Ethical Leadership in the Professions, University of St. Thomas Law School, MN
- Jayne Reardon, Attorney at Fisher & Broyles, Advisory Council Member NLMC
Technology Breakout Rooms – Vendors demonstrating legal mentoring technology