St. John & Associates International

Here are some upcoming events and job fairs.  Often, you can attend the Exhibit Hall for free, just by inquiring.  Happy Conferencing!

*10/24-10/27/10 – American Corporate Counsel (ACC) Annual Meeting in San Antonio, TX.
http://www.acc.com/education/am10/ 
Can’t make it in person? They have a virtual networking page.  Read their blog. Follow on Twitter.

*Mon. 10/25/10 – from 10-2 p.m.  Job Hunters Boot Camp Free.
Sponsored by: Congresswoman Jackie Speier’s Office. South San Francisco Conference Center, 255 South Airport Blvd., SSF. Pre-register 
by emailing:  speier.events@mail.house.gov 
http://www.ssfconf.com/getting_here/map_and_directions.html

*Mon. 10/25/10 – Wed. 10/27/10 – Internet Librarian – Monterey, CA.
Exhibit Hall is free, but you need to ask.  See: http://www.infotoday.com/il2010/  

*The MicroPatent database (www.micropat.com) lists upcoming Intellectual Property & Patent conferences (in the U.S. and world-wide).   
http://thomsonreuters.com/products_services/science/?view=Conference&bu=Science/

*Fri. 11/5/10 – 9-5 p.m. – GGU Law School, San Francisco, CA.
9^th Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference
For more information -Justin Reid at 415.369.5293 or jreid@ggu.edu 
General Admission : $75.00, GGU Alumni $35.00, Law Students = $14.00 

http://www.hg.org/legal-events.asp?action=page&pcomp=4959

*11/17/10-11/21/10 – National Asian Pacific American Bar Assoc (NAPABA) – Marriott Hotel, Los Angeles, CA.
http://www.napaba.org/napaba/showpage.asp?code=convention 

*Tues. 12/14/10 – 9-5, EST. – Virtual Legal Tech Show 
www.virtuallegaltechshow.com. 
Get 8 free hours of MCLE from anywhere.  You need to pre-register.  Sponnsors include: IBM, Thomson Reuters, Law Technology News, The NLJ, Cal Law, Law.com, HireCounsel.com. Includes virtual networking opportunities.

Legal Tech West Coast 2010 (in L.A.) was very inspiring.
More details…
Here’s a short recap:

1).  I have 15 copies of the Legal Tech speakers’ presentation on CD.  Email me if you would like a free copy.

2). Law Technology News (LTN) is an important publication for those on the Operations side of the Legal Department.  Check it out…

3). The exhibitor companies are growing and many are hiring.  List of exhibitors…

4). Costs are continuing to be scrutinized by firms and corporate legal departments.  Most cut their budgets from 5-20% in 2010.

5). E-Discovery is being outsourced to companies like Kroll Ontrack.

6). Upcoming virtual and live conferences include:

VIRTUAL LEGAL CAREER FAIR – SEPT. 16, 2010 ONLINE and

LegalTech New York – Jan. 31 – Feb. 2, 2011 – The Hilton New York

Bar Association resources can be invaluable for job hunting and networking. Here are contacts for the San Francisco/Bay area:

The American Bar Association (ABA)  Annual Meeting will be in San Francisco on  8/5/10  – 8/10/10: http://new.abanet.org/annual/pages/default.aspx
ABAs Practice group meetings at the Annual conference: http://new.abanet.org/annual/pdfs/931528_General.pdf

ABA Journal’s May 2010 issue is here: http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/

ABA Job Board is here.  Post your resume and search for jobs: http://jobs.abanet.org/search.cfm

ABA Journal’s Top 100 Law “Blawgs”   http://www.abajournal.com/blawg100  

The Bar Association of San Francisco sponsors many MCLE classes and events.  See their calendar:  http://www.sfbar.org/calendar/

The State Bar of California also has over 20 sections which are helpful for MCLE programs and networking.  Register for one of the sections here: http://www.calbar.ca.gov/state/calbar/calbar_generic.jsp?cid=10161&id=39702

Check out Virtual LegalTech on Thursday, May 20, 2010 from 9-5 pm, EST.    Earn free California MCLE credits.  Network.  Attend the Exhibit call.  Talk with your legal colleagues.  Sponsors include: Thomson-Reuters, NLJ, Cal Law, etc. 

I attended the Vritual LegalTech in March 2010 and found it very professional, organized, with top notch speakers.  Sign up for free.  See their website for details.  www.virtuallegaltechshow.com.