Welcome & Opening Remarks

Tania Danielson, Director of Research and Intelligence
Sheppard Mullin

Keynote Address: Reaching the Next Generation of Law Librarians

• Examine trends and data demonstrating the need to bolster the profession of law librarianship
• Identify barriers to accessing a career in law librarianship
• Explore creative approaches to expanding and diversifying the profession

Jennifer Bedier, Law Library Fellows Program Manager and Professor of Practice
University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law

Budgeting Strategies in This Era of Dramatic Cost Increases

• Discuss the large increases in vendor pricing and how to manage them
• Consider whether you have library products or licenses that could be eliminated to realize savings
• Evaluate what cuts can be reasonably made to keep your budget under control

Nathan Rosen, Manager of Research and Knowledge Services
Herrick, Feinstein

Lindsey Carpino, Legal Content Services Manager
BakerHostetler

Mastering Vendor Negotiation and Management

• Learn techniques to negotiate the best possible vendor contracts for your firm
• Understand the key terms and conditions to include in vendor contracts
• Get tips for building effective relationships with vendors, while also monitoring and evaluating their performance

Tania Danielson, Director of Research and Intelligence
Sheppard Mullin

Tina Dumas, Senior Knowledge Management Manager
Nossaman

Evaluating and Implementing Generative AI Tools

• Hear real-life stories from law firm libraries that have implemented generative artificial intelligence (AI), and the lessons they’ve learned along the way
• Get tips for evaluating gen AI products for the library, understanding their strengths and weaknesses, and not getting swept up by the hype
• Explore the available tools and how to keep vendors honest about their products’ true capabilities
• Learn about prompt engineering and other techniques that will help you get the most from AI tools

Maureen Rossi, Director of Library & Research Services
Troutman Pepper

Jessica King, Director of Library Services
Perkins Coie

Attorney Training for AI Tools and Other Technology

• Learn new strategies for enticing attorneys to spend valuable time trying and learning new and existing technology tools
• Get tips for making sure attorneys and others understand the value and potential pitfalls of generative AI
• Explore ways to relay how the upfront time investment will pay off in increased efficiencies later

Jillian Eaton, Director of Knowledge Management and Research
Baker Donelson

Jessica King, Director of Library Services
Perkins Coie

Andrea Guldalian, Director of Library & Research Services
Duane Morris

Leveraging APIs to Take Your Data to the Next Level

• Understand how application programming interfaces (APIs) can be used by law firms and how to incorporate them
• Explore how APIs can improve efficiencies in your workflows
• Hear how law firms are using APIs and what data points they are leveraging

Scott Winter, Consultant
Mount Insights

Laura MacAvoy, Digital Solutions Librarian
Holland & Knight

Competitive Intelligence Best Practices

• Understand the library’s role in competitive intelligence (CI), even if the CI function is in a different department
• Explore how generative AI is being used in creative ways to improve competitive intelligence
• Get tips for analyzing and presenting your CI in user-friendly ways that will give your firm the edge

Moderator:
Amy Dietrich, Director of Research & Competitive Intelligence
Paul, Weiss

Louise Tsang, Associate Director of Competitive Intelligence & Corporate Data Management
Cooley

Grant Keyes, Competitive Intelligence Manager
Haynes Boone

Luke Yingling, Founder & CEO
Rhetoric

Closing Remarks

Tania Danielson, Director of Research and Intelligence
Sheppard Mullin