Legal Commentary

A launch date has been established for our new "Virtual Legal Tech" (a.k.a. VLT). The cyberdoors will open on November 19, and then it will be available 24/7/365, says proud papa Henry Dicker, czar of all things LegalTech. VLT will offer CLE-accredited programming, social networking and a unique sales interface for vendors.

When the curtains open, Aric Press, editor-in-chief of The American Lawyer will present the "Plenary Session" -- an interview with Ashish Nanda, faculty chair, executive education and research director of the Harvard Law School Center for Law and the Professions. The hour-long discussion will focus on "New Associate Recruitment: Trends and Projections."

Other programs will include a discussion on "International E-Discovery," lead by Shearman & Sterling's George Rudoy, with Michelle Mahoney of Mallesons Stephen Jacques, Chris Dale of the eDiscovery Information Project, and Christopher Byrne of Wave Software.

I'll also be on the cyberpodium moderating a panel on "IT Leadership in Turbulent Times," with Morrison & Foerster's James McKenna and Nixon Peabody's John Roman Jr. We will discuss how CIOs can help their organizations, their teams and their own careers as we all navigate these challenging times and rethink law practice management protocols and policies.

And that's just three of the programs.