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AALL Continuing Professional Education Programs

 

Competitive Intelligence: Working Side by Side With Marketing (Archived Webinar)

The economic downturn has made business and competitive intelligence more important than ever for law firms. The Library and Marketing departments need to work side-by-side to achieve both the short and long-term strategic goals of the firm.  Join us as a panel of competitive intelligence experts present case studies and explain how to work collaboratively in managing the expectations of all parties involved in intelligence collection and application. 

Date: July 15, 2009

Cost: $45 AALL members; $60 non-members

 

C-ing is Believing: Next Steps for Library Success (Archived Webinar)

Communication is key to law librarians' success with C-level management (CEOs, CFOs, CIOs, etc.). How should a librarian interact with the C-people to earn their respect and provide a clear understanding of the value the law library brings to their organization? Best practices include tips on better understanding the hot button issues the C-level is grappling with, learning that confrontation is an effective management tool, and recognizing personality styles and how to communicate with them.

Date: February 17, 2009

Cost: $45 AALL members; $60 non-members

 

Law Firm Library Budgeting for Hard Economic Times (Archived Webinar)

This program focuses on creating and maintaining a private law library budget during hard economic times. Learn the general budgeting process and how to write a successful proposal; tips and tricks to employ when there is an immediate need to trim costs; and how to balance user expectation, management expectation, and librarian expectation.

Date: December 11, 2008

Cost: $45 AALL members; $60 non-members

 

Competitive Intelligence on a Shoestring

Audio recording and handout material from the 2007 Northeast Regional Law Libraries Meeting. AALL Members Only

Date: October 20, 2007

 

Law Firm Library v. 2.0: Challenges and Opportunities for Libraries in the Changing Law Firm Environment

Audio recording and handout material from the 2007 Northeast Regional Law Libraries Meeting. AALL Members Only

Date: October 19, 2007

 

How to Use Competitive Intelligence to Win Clients

Audio recording and handout material explains competitive intelligence and teaches law librarians how to develop the skills necessary to assist firms and their prospective clients. AALL Members Only

Date: October 10, 2006

 

Other Resources

 

RUNNING A BUSINESS: PRACTICAL MBA SOLUTIONS FOR YOUR LIBRARY

Review of AALL Annual Meeting Program C6

by Randall J. Thompson

PLL Perspectives, Fall 2009, Vol. 21, issue 1

 

TAMING INFORMATION OVERLOAD: ADDRESSING LAW FIRM CURRENT AWARENESS NEEDS

Review of AALL Annual Meeting Program F5

by Elaine M. Knecht

PLL Perspectives, Fall 2009, Vol. 21, issue 1

 

NEXT-GEN INTEGRATED LIBRARY SYSTEM FEATURES RELEVANT TO THE PRIVATE LAW FIRM LIBRARY

Review of AALL Annual Meeting Program I3

by Elizabeth Geesey Holmes

PLL Perspectives, Fall 2009, Vol. 21, issue 1

 

Law Firm Competitive Intelligence Blog

A community where law firm competitive intelligence professionals can share their ideas, ask questions, and learn from one another through collaboration.

 

Manhattan BigLaw Libraries with a Smaller Footprint

The analyses and processes of physically downsizing the law library/information center

by Dodi Levine

AALL Spectrum, July 2009, vol. 13, no. 9

 

What's on the Library's Mind?

Facebook's place in the law library

by Jaye A. H. Lapachet and Andrea Rubin

AALL Spectrum, July 2009, vol. 13, no. 9

 

Practicing Law Librarianship: A View to Abridge

Preparing your library for a firm merger or acquisition

by Patricia Garvey

AALL Spectrum, July 2009, vol. 13, no. 9

 

Saving Costs May Save Jobs - Take it Seriously

by Julie D. Melvin

PLL Perspectives, Spring 2009, vol. 20, issue 3

 

Uniting in Competitive Intelligence

A meeting of the minds between library services and marketing departments helps grow one law firm’s client base

by Monice M. Kaczorowski

AALL Spectrum, March 2008, vol. 12, no. 5

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