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Benefits
By enrolling in the LawPartneringSM
Institute, you'll have immediate access to an unparalleled, one-stop resource
where you can learn about partnering, expand your knowledge, develop partnering
skills and expertise, get your questions answered, network with other professionals
interested in this important subject and find lawpartnering opportunities.
As a member of the
Institute, you'll benefit by the activities and information offered only to members
through the Institute's Learning Center, Library and Resource Office.
Learning Center
Library
Resource Office
You'll also receive
the LawPartneringSM Bulletin, our free email newsletter, to keep you abreast
of lawpartnering developments worldwide. In addition, members are entitled to
special discounts on registration fees for partnering conferences and online educational
events sponsored by the Institute.
Learning
Center
The Learning Center
is the educational hub of the LawPartneringSM Institute.
- Through the Learning Center, you'll have the opportunity to exchange ideas
with other members about the dynamics, benefits and challenges of lawpartnering
arrangements.
- You're welcome to monitor or participate in online Discussion Forums dedicated
to specific lawpartnering strategies and tactics, moderated by experienced law
department and law firm leaders. Topics include creating partnering networks,
leading partnering initiatives, reengineering legal work processes, cost-efficiency
and reduction programs, alternative billing methods, how technology facilitates
partnering relationships and measuring the success of lawpartnering programs.
A special forum is provided where you can get quick answers to partnering problems.
- Discussion groups are also offered where you can explore partnering issues
from both legal administration and law firm marketing perspectives.
- From our case studies, you'll learn how partnering arrangements operate in
a variety of situations with companies having different legal services needs.
- A Member Lounge is available for informal networking with other attorneys
and professionals interested in the benefits of partnering relationships. If desired,
you can request a private meeting room where you and other members can talk about
lawpartnering issues relating to your department's or law firm's specific concerns.
- Also, through the Learning Center, you'll have access to unique lawpartnering
seminars, workshops and training programs hosted by the LawPartneringSM Institute
online.
Library
The Library offers
a growing resource of partnering information.
- In the Library, you'll find an extensive bibliography of articles and papers
on partnering strategies and tactics, a comprehensive online LawPartnering Manual
and Implementation Guidelines and a variety of sample documents that facilitate
partnering arrangements.
- Checklists and guidelines are available to help you educate your colleagues,
determine whether partnering is right for your law department or firm, assess
your organization's partnering potential, evaluate prospective partners and initiate
strong partnering relationships.
- Over time, the online dialogue among members in our Discussion Forums will
become an invaluable reference for information regarding various lawpartnering
arrangements, strategies and tactics. The Library will maintain a searchable Archive
of this important information for use exclusively by Institute members.
Resource
Office
As companies and law
firms seek the advantages of partnering arrangements, there is value in identifying
law departments and legal service providers that understand partnering principles
and are committed to building strong, mutually-beneficial, collaborative relationships.
Much time and effort can be saved in screening prospective partners and avoiding
false starts by choosing to do business with companies and firms that respect
what partnering is all about, train their professionals to work effectively in
teams and can demonstrate a positive track-record.
The LawPartneringSM
Institute is designing an objective partnering capabilities and skills evaluation
and referral process and will strive to become this trusted resource for its members.
- At the Resource Office, you'll find lists of law departments and law firms
that have significant experience in lawpartnering arrangements, as well as lists
of consultants and vendors whose products and services facilitate partnering relationships.
- The Resource Office also maintains a listing of other useful online resources
relevant to partnering and related subjects.
Remember - Membership in
the LawPartneringSM Institute is free. If you haven't already enrolled, please
take a moment to Register Now.
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