The pandemic has shifted the way people live and work. It has also shifted how people think about work and the value they seek from it, which has fueled The Great Resignation. Many of the processes and strategies we have relied upon for decades to attract, retain, engage and grow our people have changed and been replaced with a new set of best practices in the talent arena. Presented by Mary Lynn Fayoumi.

The session includes the speaker’s personal story of recovery from alcoholism while holding a position as a trial court judge. It will equip attendees with ways to respond if you know or suspect a colleague is struggling with alcoholism or substance abuse, how an employer can respond in those situations, and provide suggestions for the many resources available to help people suffering from alcoholism or addiction. The session will not discuss employment laws, but will contain practical actions people may choose to engage in to offer help. Presented by Judge Robin Schmidt.

Law firms and legal departments increasingly are dealing with issues around environmental, social and governance (ESG). In this session, we’ll describe what ESG is for professional services, highlight key market and regulatory trends, and share the best practices law firms and departments should implement. Presented by Chris McClure.

Life and work during the COVID-19 pandemic have been challenging for many people, including legal professionals. These challenges are multifaceted and, at times, seemingly unrelenting. These current circumstances give rise to unique stressors for all legal professionals. As the profession adjusts to rapidly changing circumstances, those quick decisions we must make may be based on implicit biases and assumptions. The pandemic has affected people differently. For some, it exacerbated an underlying health or addiction issue; for others, a new problem developed. For many in our profession, stigma continues to prevent them from seeking the help they need. Presented by Joan Bibelhausen, JD.

The Achilles’ heel for plaintiff litigation and personal injury cases is obtaining medical and billing records. Attorneys and the clients they serve wait too long, expend too much effort and pay too much for records ― denying justice and delaying restoring an injured person’s life. The good news is that changes to the HIPAA Privacy Rule in 2023 will address these issues. The modification to the HIPAA Privacy Rule will dramatically improve access to protected health information, cut red tape for the request process and eliminate outrageous copy fees. Presented by Jared Vishney.

Modern legal practice involves constant lightning-quick communications among parties and the sharing of electronic information. Files commonly contain hidden data or nonobvious data, including metadata. Not only can inadvertent disclosure of hidden data violate ethical and procedural duties, but parties who receive such data may also have duties controlling how they may respond to it. In this session, attendees will learn where sensitive data can hide and the risks it creates, as well as strategies and steps legal management professionals can take to help avoid hidden data pitfalls. Presented by Tara Emory, JD, Josh Thomas and Erica Zolner, JD.

This presentation will discuss cyber incident response and how it differs from other legal industries. Attendees will learn how cyber incident response fits within the greater cybersecurity industry. Moreover, the speaker will discuss the key players and workflows that occur within the cyber incident response space. Finally, get a better picture of the vital aspects concerning the industry, technology and current trends in the market that makes this space dynamic and unique in comparison to other aspects of the legal industry. Presented by Josh Franks.