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Buying Legal Council
& Lawcadia present
Legal Procurementconference
APAC
24 July 2018 in Sydney
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The Buying Legal Council® is the international trade organization for legal procurement. Our members are tasked with sourcing legal, alternative and ancillary legal services and managing supplier relationships.
With a laser-sharp focus on the buying of legal, alternative and ancillary legal services, our conferences are the place for education on legal procurement. We combine sharing best practices and learning new skills with cutting-edge industry insights and academic knowledge contribution.
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Lawcadia is a rapidly growing Australian-based legaltech business, focused on purpose built, end-to-end legal procurement solutions that deliver transparency, accountability, and an ability to analyse data and derive insights for objective decision making and continuous improvement.
Programme
8:15 Registration, Tea & Coffee
Networking
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8:40 Welcome
Stuart Fuller-KPMG
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8:45 Welcome & Legal Procurement Trends
Dr. Silvia Hodges Silverstein-Buying Legal Council
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9:00 Keynote: Legal Procurement Service Delivery - Moving the Needle on Managing Internal and External Lawyers
Claire Bibby
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9:30 Talk: Will Law Firms become Software Businesses
Peter Connor-KPMG
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9:45 Presentation: How to Run a Convergence Strategy
Lindy Muto-Pact Group
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10:15 Talk: Legal Panel War Stories - Tips and Traps From the Front Line
Dion Gooderham-Uniting Church in Australia
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10:30 Morning Break
Networking​
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11:00 Panel Discussion: Legal Procurement: Initiatives, Insights and Challenges
Molley Qi-Australian Taxation Office, James Georgis–National Australia Bank, Rebecca Halkett-Kain Lawyers & Justin Atkinson-Integreon
Moderator: Dr. Silvia Hodges Silverstein
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11:30 Talk: Do's and Don’ts: Practical Advice on Billing Guides and Invoice Review
Mike Dudman-City Costs Management
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11:45 Interactive Exercise: Legal Lean Sigma in Action-It Takes A Village!
Tim Corcoran-Corcoran Consulting Group
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12:30 Lunch Break
​Networking
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13:30 Presentation: Under the Hood of CLS@20 Strategy and Transformation
Petra Stirling & Nicola Murphy-Westpac Group
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14:15 Workshop: Innovation, Collaboration, and Relationships revisited with Design Thinking
Monica Bradley-Purposeful Capital, Brisbane Marketing, B-Labs Aust/NZ & City Smart &
Warwick Walsh-Lawcadia​
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15:15 Afternoon Break
Networking
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15:45 Talk: Artificial Intelligence: Uber Yourself or Be Kodaked
Neil Sahota-IBM
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16:00 Presentation: Alternative Fee Arrangements: Challenges and Opportunities for the Future
Andrew Price-Barry.Nilsson, Thomas Daemen-Microsoft Australia/New Zealand
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16:45 Panel Discussion: Delivering on Innovation Strategy
Petra Sterling-Westpac Group, Kirsten Daggar-Nickson-Alinta Energy, Jamie Levy-KPMG, Miriam Rihani, Lexvoco
Moderator: Michael Pelly-The Australian Financial Review
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17:15 Closing Thoughts
Dr. Silvia Hodges Silverstein-Buying Legal Council & Sacha Kirk-Lawcadia
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17:30 Drinks
Networking
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Tickets
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Buyers of Legal, Alternative & Ancillary Legal Services
Buying Legal Council Members AU$350
Non-Members AU$425
Conference plus 1 year Individual Membership (Value US$250) AU$475
Conference plus 1 year Corporate Membership (Value US$750) AU$925
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Providers of Legal, Alternative & Ancillary Legal Service
Buying Legal Council "Friends"AU$575
General Admission AU$600
Conference plus 1 year "Friendship" (Value US$400) AU$700
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REGISTRATION CLOSED
Cancellation & Refund Policy: Written requests for registration refunds must be received via e-mail by 24 June 2018. All conference cancellations received on or before that date will receive a full refund less an administrative fee of AU$150. No refunds for memberships or friendships. No refunds will be made after that date (name substitutions only). Refunds are not given for no-shows.
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Address
Address
KPMG
Level 38, Tower Three
International Towers Sydney
300 Barangaroo Avenue
Sydney​, NSW, Australia
D +61 2 9335 7000
Hotels
Hotels
Recommended hotels:
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The Grace Hotel 77 York Street, Sydney NSW 2000 +612 9272 6888
The Westin Sydney 1 Martin Pl, Sydney NSW 2000 +61-2-8223-1111
Park Regis City Centre 27 Park St, Sydney NSW 2000 +61 2 9267 6511
Contact
Contact
For questions, please contact
Dr. Lena Campagna, Conference Director (lena@buyinglegal.com)
Sacha Kirk, Chief Marketing Officer (skirk@lawcadia.com)
Dr. Silvia Hodges Silverstein, Executive Director (silvia@buyinglegal.com)
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