Legal World Café (New)

Coach: Christoph H. Vaagt

Room: Satellit (E1)

Date: 5 December 2019

Time: 10:00-12:00

Maximum number of participants: 70

The "Profitable Legal Tech Café" is the 1st edition of our Legal World Cafés.

Like no other event, the LEGAL ®EVOLUTION Expo & Congress brings together users, suppliers, lawyers and legal department lawyers, market observers, and market makers. Sharing the gathered experience in one place is the goal of this moderated exchange of experiences.

We work interactively among others on the following questions:

• Which solutions do we use today?
• When is an application really worthwhile?
• What experiences did we have with the introduction and use?
• What do we have to change to make sense of Legal Tech?
• What are the limits of Legal Tech today?
  
  

Moderated by Christoph H. Vaagt, Law Firm Change Consultants, the leading law firm for law firms and legal departments, questions on the selection and use of digital tools are discussed in the unique concept of a Legal World Café.

NegotiCHECK® Light: Get a Feedback on your Negotiation Performance (New)

Coach: Andreas Winnheller

Room: Satellit (E1)

Date: 4 December 2019

Time: 11:00-13:30 & 14:30-17:00

Maximum number of participants: 70

Negotiation skills are a key competency for practitioners of law. Studies show, however, that the negotiation performance of many professionals and managers in Germany is lacking. Lots of money are burned through ineffective negotiating.

At the same time, most people have no idea how well (or not) they actually do negotiate. The majority of negotiators overestimate their own performance.

To address this, negotiation expert Andreas Winheller and his team at Verhandlungsperformance Consulting have developed the NegotiCHECK®: A one-day workshop where all aspects of negotiation performance are measured objectively in realistic simulations and that provides participants with feedback on their strengths and potentials for growth in the various areas of competency.

If desired, we can also benchmark the personal competency profile against a representative market sample, as the institute has a unique database with the real negotiation performance of thousands of practitioners from the German-speaking world.

Senior Consultant Andreas Winheller will personally present the concept in this workshop at the legal evolution and offers all participants the opportunity to gauge their own negotiation performance with a simulation taken from the NegotiCHECK® program.

The workshop will be held in German, but NegotiCHECK® is also available in English on request.

Innovation can be Learned with (Legal) Design Thinking (New)

Coaches: Karla Schlaepfer M.A. and Dr. Hanns Martin Lücke

Room: Orient (E2)

Date: 4 December 2019

Time: 16:30-18:00

Maximum number of participants: 24

Practical session Legal Design with experts Karla Schlaepfer M.A. and Dr. Hanns Martin Lücke

Design Thinking for lawyers is the practical transfer of the innovation method "Design Thinking" to the challenges of the legal world and counsel. It is a user-centric method for developing innovative solutions to challenging problems. This method originated in sunny California and was made popular worldwide with the support of SAP co-founder Hasso Plattner. Today, the method enables start-ups and large corporations to develop innovative products. Karla Schlaepfer M.A. and RA Dr. Hanns Martin Lücke will help you to discover this new way of working and how to create added value for your clients. Learn how to understand the needs of your clients, find the relevant problem and make your solution tangible with a fast prototype. Innovation can be learned. The coaches have prepared a legal challenge for you to tackle and this will take you on a journey to the solutions of tomorrow and a future-oriented team culture.

Google Design Sprint for Legals - Lightening Decision Jam (New)

Coach: Karla Schläpfer M.A.

Room: Orient (E2)

Date: 4 and 5 December 2019

Time: 13:30-15:00

Maximum number of participants: 24

Design Sprints 2.0 - Test New Legal Tech Ideas and Solve Pressing Problems

The Google Design Sprint takes the highlights of the innovation method Design Thinking and translates these into a process that can be worked through logically and pragmatically. The Design Sprint was created at Google by Jake Knapp and team. Since that time, it is used extensively and globally to get from the idea to better products or services quickly. The Legal Design Sprint 2.0 is a systematic 4-day process that can be applied to big questions and challenges, especially at the beginning of new projects. It is a simple, repeatable and measurable process for defining your challenge, efficient problem solving and client-centered validation. The robust results are gained step by step, without having to waste time going down the wrong development path. It's like fast-forwarding into the future so you can see how customers or stakeholders react before you and your team invest time and expense of developing a real solution or new legal tech service that does not deliver value.

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Introduction to Legal Project Management: Structuring and Visualisation Towards a Successful Legal Matter Management (New)

Coach: Ignaz Fuesgen

Room: Stratus 2 (E1)

Date: 4 December 2019

Time: 11:00-12:30

Maximum number of participants: 30

The International Institute of Legal Project Management (IILPM) defines Legal Project Management (LPM) as the “application of project management principles and practices to enhance the delivery of legal services”. A key focus of LPM is on sharing information between lawyer, in-house counsel and other stakeholders in an effective and efficient manner. Structuring, consolidating and disseminating data in a way, which is relevant and meaningful to each stakeholder, assists and empowers all involved parties throughout the matter lifecycle. By way of practical exercises, we will introduce a number of technqiues, which can be immediatly applied. Attendees of this workshop do not require any previous LPM experience. However, a general understanding of legal matter management from inception to completion and sign-off will be beneficial.

Risk and Stakeholder Management in Legal Project Management - Advanced (New)

Coach: Ignaz Fuesgen

Room: Stratus 2 (E1)

Date: 4 December 2019

Time: 17:00-19:00

Maximum number of participants: 30

Managing risks and stakeholder relations in legal matters requires a comprehensive understanding of each legal matter's ecosystem. In the context of the workshop, we will explore ways to identify, assess and address stakeholders and risks by way of proactively applied LPM practices. Practical examples and exercises will illustrate the approach and value of risk and stakeholder management in a cintext of matter life cycle. Attendees should possess an advanced understanding of LPM and/or matter management.

Leadership 4.0 in Legal Departments & Law Firms (New)

Coach: Dr. Bernhard Labudek

Room: Stratus 2 (E1)

Date: 5 December 2019

Time: 11:00-12:30

Maximum number of participants: 30

Language: German

It will be considered, to which extent digitalization and AI really change existing leadership culture and how the findings can be applied to the specifics and requirements of law firms and legal departments. Participants shall elaborate the results in working groups. So, vivid interaction is welcome.

Digital Profiling and Scoring of Judges and the Judicial System (New)

Coaches: Ulrike Meising and Nico Kuhlmann

Room: Solar 1 (E1)

Date: 4 December 2019

Time: 13:45-15:15

Maximum number of participants: 30

We discuss if any and what (dis)advantages judges and the judicial system might face, using digital profiling and scoring tools. What best practices can be of help, what ethical standards are core?

Transparent Control of Business Processes: Business Process Management (BPM) as a Useful Tool for Quality in the Legal Department (New)

Coach: Steffen Schaar

Room: Solar 1 (E1)

Date: 4 December 2019

Time: 11:00-12:30

Maximum number of participants: 30

Organizational processes are modeled today, no longer programmed! That is a fact! For the full measurable success of your organizational processes, we only need: openness & transparency about the actual state, trust & team spirit in the implementation, commitment & fault tolerance to achieve your goals! Do you notice anything? It should be possible to obtain this goal and we will show you how to do that here.

Become the Authority: 3 Unexpected Steps to Stand out, Expand Your Reach & Grow Your Practice (New)

Coach: Itzik Amiel

Room: Solar 1 (E1)

Date: 4 December 2019

Time: 17:45-19:00

Maximum number of participants: 30

Ready to become the sought-after expert your clients will want to work with and be willing to pay a premium to do so? Tired of the non-sense ‘elevator pitch’? Do you want to know how you are unique to your clients & how you can stand out in the sea of competitors? If you want to know a shortcut to become the go-to expert, DO NOT MISS this most sought after the workshop by one of the global leading authorities for Business Development & personal-branding for professionals. Discover what it takes to become an Authority in your field & build a step-by-step plan to get there.

Conflict Management in an Agile Environment - A System Which Embraces Conflicts (New)

Coach: Janna Hoffmann

Room: Solar 1 (E1)

Date: 5 December 2019

Time: 14:00-16:00

Maximum number of participants: 25

As long as a team is working productively and effectively together, it does not need anybody to lead. Only when conflicts occur, leadership actually becomes necessary. Therefore, conflict resolution is a main task of executives. This applies particularly for the constantly growing agile organizations, in which heterogeneous teams work together and the decision authority is distributed in the organization. Conflict is not denoted as something negative, it is seen as the discussion about the best practice in the current situation. In agile organizations, a conflict is appreciated as a positive element, it is activated and welcomed. In this workshop, we work together on answers to multiple questions: Why does agile mean conflict? What is not thinkable without conflict? Which typical conflicts arise regularly in an agile environment? How does conflict resolution function in a transparent, participative, democratic system without power imbalance? What kind of attitude do you need towards conflicts? Which tools can you as an executive establish in order to accompany conflicts in teams and to foster their constructive solutions?

The Female Leadership Disadvantage: Insights from Africa (New)

Coach: Jeanne-Mari Retief

Room: Stratus 2 (E1)

Date: 4 December 2019

Time: 15:15-16:45

Maximum number of participants: 30

Gender pay equality, fostering of gender transformation in management structures and the promotion of more female run firms seems to be on the global “to-do list”. This workshop looks at this narrative from a different point of view and explores how it has actually harmed female leadership advancement in the legal profession. Drawing from lessons in Africa, which is a society rooted in patriarchy, the session will explore the secondary issues that have been created by this drive to gender equality in the legal space. We will then explore fresh insights into promoting and advancing the gender agenda in a more practical, inclusive and non-combative way.

Rigid Leaders Breed Idle Teams: How to Move Beyond Narrow-Minded Leadership (New)

Coach: Jeanne-Mari Retief

Room: Stratus 2 (E1)

Date: 4 December 2019

Time: 13:30-15:00

Maximum number of participants: 30

Change is driven by visionary leaders in law that are willing to subject themselves to a fair amount of self-evaluation and then lead by example. When teams underperform, a significant portion of the blame often shifts to team members, i.e. associates or employees, who are “incompetent,” “inefficient,” or “incapable of handling the pressure”. The autopsy conducted on the underperforming teams and their members is rarely placed squarely in front of the partner, manager or leader’s door.

Using the BELBIN methodology, this session will:
• Pose challenging questions to leaders;
• Explore sensitive elements of their leadership styles; and
• Ultimately provide tips on progressive leadership that will ensure team member satisfaction, better results, and high-performance teams.