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Ark Groups 12th Annual Knowledge Management in the Legal Profession October 26-27, 2016 ~ New York Law School~ New York, NY For the majority of law firms there is an internal struggle between long-standing cultural norms and an evolving, data-driven business environment in which law firms must be willing to adapt and accept new ways of analyzing and supporting their businesses. As law firms confront more rationalized business processes—aspiring to create efficiencies that drive profitability, predictability of fees, and a more comprehensive view of matter management—we have witnessed the emergence of new roles, functions and methodologies that did not exist within law firms just few short years ago. Indeed, we are moving away from a traditional, silod environment into an integrated world that will no doubt redefine law firm support functions. Law firm investment in Knowledge Management continues to growThe law firm KM toolkit has expanded to now include enterprise search, experience location, expert systems, and other collaborative tools (some of which are client- facing) — while the remit for some KM practitioners today also includes support for alternative fee arrangements, process improvement initiatives, and legal project management. All the while, automation, machine-learning and advanced analytics are coming of ageHow can these forces be coordinated to mutually re-inforce as opposed to combat or overcome one another? As the KM function matures within law firms, and as the organization evolves to keep pace with changes in the legal marketplace, legal KM practitioners must remain nimble and able to re-invigorate their KM strategy. No matter how mature your KM program, we all must be prepared to engage with an array of stakeholders—ranging from firm management to fee earners to other business services departments—to build alliances and to win support for our strategy. Successful engagement depends on understanding what motivates and concerns these stakeholder communities and devising approaches that overcome barriers and builds support. Ark Groups 12th annual Knowledge Management in the Legal Profession conference will once again provide an ideal platform for networking, discussion and debate concerning KMs potential as an organizational capabilityfor leveraging the firms experience, data and intellectual capital as a strategic resource, while evolving in step with demands that are reshaping the business of law. SPONSORS: Featuring Key Contributions From: Patrick V. DiDomenico, Chief Knowledge Officer, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. Michael Mills, Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer, Neota Logic Larry Prusak, Researcher, Consultant (was Founder/ Executive Director of the Institute for Knowledge Management - IKM) Dr. Edward J. Hoffman, Chief Knowledge Officer, NASA Dr. Jay Liebowitz, Distinguished Chair of Applied Business and Finance, Harrisburg University of Science & Technology Peter Kaomea, Chief Information Officer, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Zev Eigen, Global Director of Data Analytics, Littler Mendelson P.C. Linda Novosel, Chief Pricing & LPM Officer, Steptoe & Johnson LLP Aleisha Gravit, Chief Marketing & Business Development Officer, Akin Gump Toby Brown, Chief Practice Management Officer, Perkins Coie LLP Patrick G. Dundas, Associate, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP Meredith L. Williams, Chief Knowledge Management Officer, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC Philip Bryce, Global Director of Knowledge Management, Mayer Brown LLP Vishal Agnihotri, Chief Knowledge Officer, Akerman LLP Sally Gonzalez, KM Program Manager, Norton Rose Fulbright Oz Benamram, Chief Knowledge Officer, White & Case Eliot C. Levy, Manager of Process Improvement, Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC David Hobbie, Senior Manager, Knowledge Management, Goodwin Procter LLP Eric Hunter, Director of Knowledge, Innovation & Technology Strategies, Bradford & Barthel, LLP Kevin Colangelo, Vice President, Strategic Accounts, Bloomberg Law Stephen Iddings, PMP, VP Architecture & Strategy, Global Business & Content Systems, LexisNexis Joshua Fireman, Founder/President, Fireman & Company Ron Friedmann, Fireman & Company And MANY Others! Register to attend before August 31 to receive your 15% Early-Bird Discount!

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Page 1: Ark Group Knowledge Management in the Legal Profession LEGAL OCT_2016_NY… · will once again provide an ideal platform for networking, discussion and debate concerning KM’s potential

Ark Group’s 12th Annual

Knowledge Management in the Legal Profession October 26-27, 2016 ~ New York Law School~ New York, NY

For the majority of law firms there is an internal struggle between long-standing cultural norms and an evolving, data-driven business environment in which law firms must be willing to adapt and accept new ways of analyzing and supporting their businesses.

As law firms confront more rationalized business processes—aspiring to create efficiencies that drive profitability, predictability of fees, and a more comprehensive view of matter management—we have witnessed the emergence of new roles, functions and methodologies that did not exist within law firms just few short years ago. Indeed, we are moving away from a traditional, silo’d environment into an integrated world that will no doubt redefine law firm support functions.

Law firm investment in Knowledge Management continues to grow…

The law firm KM toolkit has expanded to now include enterprise search, experience location, expert systems, and other collaborative tools (some of which are client-facing) — while the remit for some KM practitioners today also includes support for alternative fee arrangements, process improvement initiatives, and legal project management. All the while, automation, machine-learning and advanced analytics are coming of age… How can these forces be coordinated to mutually re-inforce as opposed to combat or overcome one another?

As the KM function matures within law firms, and as the organization evolves to keep pace with changes in the legal marketplace, legal KM practitioners must remain nimble and able to re-invigorate their KM strategy. No matter how mature your KM program, we all must be prepared to engage with an array of stakeholders—ranging from firm management to fee earners to other business services departments—to build alliances and to win support for our strategy. Successful engagement depends on understanding what motivates and concerns these stakeholder communities and devising approaches that overcome barriers and builds support.

Ark Group’s 12th annual Knowledge Management in the Legal Profession conference will once again provide an ideal platform for networking, discussion and debate concerning KM’s potential as an “organizational capability” for leveraging the firm’s experience, data and intellectual capital as a strategic resource, while evolving in step with demands that are reshaping the business of law.

SPONSORS:

Featuring Key Contributions From:

Patrick V. DiDomenico, Chief Knowledge Officer, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.

Michael Mills, Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer, Neota Logic

Larry Prusak, Researcher, Consultant (was Founder/Executive Director of the Institute for Knowledge Management - IKM)

Dr. Edward J. Hoffman, Chief Knowledge Officer, NASA

Dr. Jay Liebowitz, Distinguished Chair of Applied Business and Finance, Harrisburg University of Science & Technology

Peter Kaomea, Chief Information Officer, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Zev Eigen, Global Director of Data Analytics, Littler Mendelson P.C.

Linda Novosel, Chief Pricing & LPM Officer, Steptoe & Johnson LLP

Aleisha Gravit, Chief Marketing & Business Development Officer, Akin Gump

Toby Brown, Chief Practice Management Officer, Perkins Coie LLP

Patrick G. Dundas, Associate, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP

Meredith L. Williams, Chief Knowledge Management Officer, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC

Philip Bryce, Global Director of Knowledge Management, Mayer Brown LLP

Vishal Agnihotri, Chief Knowledge Officer, Akerman LLP

Sally Gonzalez, KM Program Manager, Norton Rose Fulbright

Oz Benamram, Chief Knowledge Officer, White & Case

Eliot C. Levy, Manager of Process Improvement, Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

David Hobbie, Senior Manager, Knowledge Management, Goodwin Procter LLP

Eric Hunter, Director of Knowledge, Innovation & Technology Strategies, Bradford & Barthel, LLP

Kevin Colangelo, Vice President, Strategic Accounts, Bloomberg Law

Stephen Iddings, PMP, VP Architecture & Strategy, Global Business & Content Systems, LexisNexis

Joshua Fireman, Founder/President, Fireman & Company

Ron Friedmann, Fireman & Company

And MANY Others!

Register to attend before August 31 to receive your 15% Early-Bird Discount!

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Ark Group’s 12th Annual

Knowledge Management in the Legal Profession

DAY ONE—Wednesday, October 26, 2016

8:30AM Sign-In & Networking Breakfast

9:00AM Opening Remarks: Conference Co-Chairs Patrick V. DiDomenico, Chief Knowledge Officer, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. & Joshua Fireman, Founder/President, Fireman & Company

9:10AM KEYNOTE Practice Engineering: KM for the 21st Century Long ago and far away, it was simple: we wrote memos and sent them to the Library, where librarians cataloged them. Then, late at night, we riffled through the card catalog to find the brilliant work-product of our forebears. Today, we have search and social, we write email instead of memos, we don’t have libraries. We map our processes, sigma our sixes, manage our projects, value-base our fees, mine our middling data, and price like crazy. As Ted Nelson wrote, “Everything is deeply intertwingled.” The time has come to pause and reflect, look at the long road ahead, and unify our thinking. We seek the Grand Unified Theory of Practice. Or even a Theory of Everything.

Michael Mills, Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer, Neota Logic

9:55AM PANEL DISCUSSION Knowledge & Collaboration: Current Views from Outside the Law The older collaboration model found in management texts suggests that employees either wouldn't or couldn't collaborate and the issue therefore became reduced to choosing the right incentives and/or systems. After many years of experimentation, we have found that the subject is far more complex and needs to be looked at within the context of the whole organization and how people actually do their work within their own practices and networks. This lively panel discussion—featuring three deeply-experienced KM veterans from outside of the legal profession—will review and discuss recent research and personal experience concerning this elusive and perennially difficult subject in the field of knowledge and learning—as well as impart their own views on how to better understand and increase useful collaboration.

Dr. Edward J. Hoffman, Chief Knowledge Officer, NASA, T.J. Elliott, Vice President & Chief Learning Officer, Educational Testing Service (ETS), Lisa Abrams, Independent Consultant, Lisa C Abrams Consulting LLC -- Moderator: Larry Prusak, Researcher, Consultant (was Founder/Executive Director of the Institute for Knowledge Management - IKM)

10:45AM Morning Networking & Coffee Break

11:15AM CO-PRESENTATION & DISCUSSION Building Communities of Support for Your KM Strategy Legal KM is a voyage, not a destination. As the KM function matures in an organization, and as the organization evolves to keep pace with changes in the legal marketplace, KM leaders must re-imagine their function and re-invigorate their strategy. No matter how mature your KM program, at each step in this voyage you must engage with an array of stakeholders, ranging from firm management to fee earners to other business services departments, to build alliances and to win support for your KM strategy. Successful engagement depends on understanding what motivates and concerns these stakeholder communities and devising approaches that overcome barriers and build support. Attendees will take away a KM strategy framework that they can apply to their own organization and learn practical tips for building the cross-functional cooperation and support that is essential to successfully implementing a KM strategy.

Sally Gonzalez, KM Program Manager, Norton Rose Fulbright, Oz Benamram, Chief Knowledge Officer, White & Case

12:00PM Networking Luncheon

1:00PM PANEL DISCUSSION New Law Firm Roles & Functions: How do they Complement and/or Compete with the Knowledge Management Function? For the majority of law firms there is an internal struggle between long-standing cultural norms and an evolving data-driven business environment in which firms must be willing to adapt and accept new ways of analyzing their businesses. As firms confront more rationalized business processes—aspiring to create efficiencies that drive increased profitability, predictability of fees, and a more comprehensive view to matter management—we have witnessed the emergence of new roles, functions and methodologies that did not exist within law firms just few short years ago. Indeed, we are moving away from a traditional, silo’d environment into an integrated world that will no doubt redefine law firm

support functions. This discussion will first clarify both how and why some of these new functions came to be—and then discuss and debate more specific questions, such as: LPM and Pricing: who owns it and where should it sit within firm structure? LPM vs. KM: how are they the same/ how are they different? How does Business Development factor into matter economics and pricing? And how do we “embed” KM into these new support structures such that it is

not a separate department or function but an integral part of the standard processes and workflows that run the legal service delivery machine?

Linda Novosel, Chief Pricing & LPM Officer, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Aleisha Gravit, Chief Marketing & Business Development Officer, Akin Gump, Keith Lipman, President, Prosperoware , Others TBA

1:45PM TED-Style Talk

Big Data and Information Governance and their Intersection with KM… How does this change law firm KM?

Stephen Iddings, PMP, VP Architecture & Strategy, Global Business & Content Systems, LexisNexis

2:05PM WORKSHOP Carpe Data: Mashing Up Law Firm Data for Competitive Advantage Data analysis in law firms is like the weather – everyone talks about it, but nobody does anything about it. In this session, Littler Global Director of Data Analytics Zev Eigen and Fastcase CEO Ed Walters will use live data sets to show how to extract law firm data, combine it with public data sets, and use analysis tools to visualize it. The session will demonstrate the difference between data analysis that describes past events, and predictive analysis that anticipates future events. This will be a hands-on demonstration of data analysis for KM professionals.

Zev Eigen, Global Director of Data Analytics, Littler Mendelson P.C., Ed Walters, CEO, Fastcase

2:45PM Afternoon Networking & Coffee Break

3:15PM PANEL DISCUSSION The Future of Enterprise Search: Search Apps, Personalized Content and the World Beyond “Google-like” Search Results For 10 years law firms have been implementing enterprise search to expose their internal repositories. But now what? How can enterprise search be taken to the next level to create a truly universal search? This panel will explore the future of enterprise search that includes AI, expertise, online legal research and other data and applications to enable attorneys to practice more efficiently & effectively.

Meredith L. Williams, Chief Knowledge Management Officer, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, Philip Bryce, Global Director of Knowledge Management, Mayer Brown LLP, Joshua Fireman, Founder & President, Fireman & Company, Glenn LaForce, EVP, Chief Strategy Officer, Handshake Software

4:00PM When is a Professional Not a Professional? When She's a Non-Lawyer It's 2016, but most law firms still operate under a caste system of "lawyers" and "non-lawyers." Only in the legal industry are senior professionals, with years of experience in some of the world's most sophisticated organizations, treated like second-class citizens. Law firms have deliberately handcuffed themselves and capped their business upside by adhering to the business structures of a bygone era, where profit was driven by lawyers rather than data science, financial wizardry and - believe it or not - knowledge management! Which law firms have assembled top professionals and engaged in cross-disciplinary innovation? Why do legal professionals have veto power over equally qualified professionals from other disciplines? We will discuss how a law firm can grow by acquiring and leveraging professional talent.

Joshua Fireman, Founder & President, Fireman & Company

4:20PM Closing Remarks: Conference Co-Chairs Patrick V. DiDomenico, Chief Knowledge Officer, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. & Joshua Fireman, Founder/President, Fireman & Company

4:30PM Networking Reception

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8:30AM Registration & Networking Breakfast

9:00AM Opening Remarks: Conference Chairperson Kevin Colangelo, Vice President, Strategic Accounts, Bloomberg Law

9:10AM KEYNOTE Knowledge Management: Successes and Failures Outside of Law Knowledge management has formally been established for about 35 years. Many organizations have embraced the principles and applications of knowledge management, while others still have not. This discussion, based on Dr. Jay Liebowitz’s book, Successes and Failures of Knowledge Management (published in July 2016), will highlight some of the critical success factors for enterprise-wide knowledge management institutionalization, as well as key issues that still face the KM community in advancing the current state-of-the-art. Future trends for KM (including the impact of big data, analytics, and AI ) and sample case studies/vignettes will also be discussed. Some of Dr. Liebowitz’s experience researching cultural resistance to KM in law firms will also be highlighted.

Dr. Jay Liebowitz, Distinguished Chair of Applied Business and Finance, Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

9:55AM TED-Style Talk

Corporate Synesthesia: Breaking Down Silos within the Organization Collaboration is not just about teams sharing files, calendars, and messages, it’s also important to build social relationships and a positive culture. But the purpose of building that kind of culture is not so that everyone gets along better, but so that teams begin to instinctively and intuitively understand and anticipate what other people and other teams are thinking, how they’ll respond, and what they need. In this TED-style talk, Ryan McClead shares collaboration lessons he has learned from a previous life and from his life-long ‘affliction'.

Ryan McClead, Business Transformation & Innovation Architect, HighQ

10:15AM Morning Networking & Coffee Break

10:45AM CASE STUDY

Data Security is Required. KM is Demanded. AI is Here: Armageddon or Utopia? When undeniable forces collide, the result can be massive destruction, or unimaginable power and beauty. Today, our clients require the highest quality of work product leveraging the composite capability of our respective firms – the KM promise of the last 20 years. Hacks like the Panamanian Papers illustrate the awesome responsibility entrusted in us to protect client and firm confidences. As if this weren’t enough, Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Analytics are coming of age… How can we harness these forces to have it all?

Peter Kaomea, Chief Information Officer, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

11:15AM PANEL DISCUSSION

Client & Matter Classification: Developing a Taxonomy that Works At the heart of every law firm is the question: what products and services are we selling and to whom are we selling? Many law firms rely on structured data in their accounting systems in an effort to answer this question. However, often clients and matters are not classified properly because the classification options are vague, ambiguous and/or duplicative. As properly classifying clients and matters impacts a firm's business functions, such as accounting, pricing, conflicts and marketing, and the practice of law, to the extent that precedent and experience location depend on reliable client and matter classification, a firm that is able to develop and apply a well-structured taxonomy is likely to see ben-efits across the organization. In this session, a panel of experts will discuss how to develop such a taxonomy as well as strategies to encourage the proper use of a taxonomy once it is created.

Toby Brown, Chief Practice Management Officer, Perkins Coie LLP, Patrick G. Dundas, Associate, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, Others TBD

12:00PM Networking Luncheon

The Strategic Use of Technology to Help Meet Business Objectives and Initiate Strategic Change (Case Studies)

1:00PM CASE STUDY Levenfeld Pearlstein Goes the Extra (Client) Mile with Extranets While we live and breathe transparency and accountability, it’s all about creating value… value for our clients that help them remain competitive with their own

clients—and loyal to the firm and embedded within the firm’s organizational structure and workflow. In this case study, attendees will learn how Chicago-based Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC (a ‘Big Firm alternative’), developed and implemented a dedicated client extranet— enabling the firm to push unlimited information through to its clients, while providing them with simple, unrestricted information access (anytime), as well as the control and clarity they desire (a key differentiator when seeking new clients as well as fostering a “stickiness” with existing clients – due to the added value and convenience; they are less likely to go elsewhere).

Eliot C. Levy, Manager of Process Improvement, Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

1:30PM CASE STUDY

Building the Circuits of Knowledge at Akerman High levels of attorney specialization correlates with greater firm profitability. The ability to capture and leverage nuanced internal expertise and tacit knowledge continues to evade many firms. In this case study, we’ll learn how Miami-headquartered Akerman LLP deployed expertise location and social collaboration within its growing firm. The case study describes the start of the journey, which had three clear goals: 1. To create an improved knowledge sharing culture, aided by a tool that helped build a dynamic and searchable repository of Q&As and best practices within the firm, 2. To support lateral integration and, 3. To divert many kinds of internal communications to a different channel of attention.

Vishal Agnihotri, Chief Knowledge Officer, Akerman LLP

2:00PM CASE STUDIES Artificial Intelligence: Use Cases in Law Firms Artificial intelligence is in mainstream and legal media headlines daily - and often with much hype. What's real and what's not? And what exactly is AI anyway? And are law firms really using it? Today, there are as many questions about AI as there are headlines. And in this session we will answer some of the key questions. These law firm use cases will illustrate what problems they are trying to solve and/or what benefits they create with AI. As well, the corresponding software providers will also explain how their products work and fit into the broader AI picture. Attendees of this session will also hear what it takes to create a working AI system, who might use it, how to encourage adoption, and where AI is likely headed within law firms.

Jonathan Talbot, Director, IT Enterprise Systems, DLA Piper LLP, Marlene Gebauer, Director of Knowledge Solutions, Greenberg Traurig, Steve Obenski, CMO, Kira Systems, Michael Mills, Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer, Neota Logic - Moderated by: Ron Friedmann, Partner, Fireman & Company

2:45PM Afternoon Networking & Coffee Break

3:15PM CO-PRESENTATION Why Data Visualization is Becoming More Important in a Law Firm Setting… And How Firms are Using it Given the wealth of information that law firms collect today, data visualization tools and techniques present an opportunity for firms to make better decisions and provide greater value to their clients through near-instantaneous insights. This discussion will address both why data visualization is becoming increasingly important in a law firm setting—as well as provide several actionable data visualization use-cases, with a core data set built on matter experience, timekeeper/HR information, and financial data. Attendees will learn: How to obtain better access to and understanding of existing data sets Why data from multiple sets needs to be combined in order to advance

actionable insights How to partner with people who own data in other departments, particularly

financial, HR, and marketing data About new/emerging visualization tools making an impact in the legal

profession today

David Hobbie, Senior Manager, Knowledge Management, Goodwin Procter LLP, Eric Hunter, Director of Knowledge, Innovation & Technology Strategies, Bradford & Barthel, LLP

4:00PM CLOSING INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION Identifying Unique KM Initiatives for the Coming Year Evaluating 2016 KM business plans; what are the unique KM initiatives?

4:30PM Closing Remarks/End of Conference Kevin Colangelo, Vice President, Strategic Accounts, Bloomberg Law

Ark Group’s 12th Annual

Knowledge Management in the Legal Profession

DAY TWO—Thursday, October 27, 2016

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REGISTRATION FORM Knowledge Management in the Legal Profession 2016 (NY)

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Venue and Accommodations

Ark Group’s 2016 KM Legal conference will be held at New York Law School, located in the heart of TriBeCa in Lower Manhattan, within walking distance to both Wall Street and City Hall. For more details, including nearby hotels and CLE credit, please contact Peter Franken at [email protected] or by phone at 312-212-1301.

Who Will Attend This Conference

Ark Group’s 12th annual Knowledge Management in the Legal Profession conference is a highly interactive forum researched with and developed exclusively for directors of knowledge management, business intelligence, law firm operations, CIOs, CMOs, CFOs, heads of library and information services, client, professional and practice support thought leaders—as well as those involved in coordinating or leveraging resources within these functions—including attorneys, practice group leaders and managing partners.

Ark Group does have a financial aid policy to provide CLE programs for certain qualifying attorneys who are unable to attend due to cost considerations.

For further information please contact Peter Franken [email protected] or 312-212-1301.

Full Two-Day Conference (OCT 26-27) $1,895 Admission for Vendors/Solution Providers $2,495

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like to claim my 15% early bird discount! ($1,610.75)

For team discounts, please call Peter Franken at 312 212 1301

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A R K G R O U P U S A Organization

Ark Group’s 12th Annual

Knowledge Management in the Legal Profession

New York Law School 185 W Broadway (corner of West Broadway and Leonard Street) New York, NY 10013 http://www.nyls.edu/

THIS CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT: October 26-27, 2016 — New York, NY

Hotels in the vicinity of New York Law School and Tribeca area: Tribeca Grand Hotel 2 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10013 212 519 6600 Reservations Sheraton Tribeca 370 Canal Street New York, NY 10013 212 966 3400 Reservations Hilton Garden Inn Tribeca 39 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10013 212 966 4091 Reservations Soho Grand Hotel 310 W Broadway New York, NY 10013 212 965-3000 http://www.sohogrand.com/ Cosmopolitan Hotel Tribeca 95 W Broadway New York, NY 10007 212 566-1900 http://www.cosmohotel.com/ The James New York 27 Grand St New York, NY 10013 (212) 465-2000 http://www.jameshotels.com/new-york For additional hotel suggestions in the area, please don’t hesitate to contact us at 312-212-1301

New York Law School is located in the heart of TriBeCa in Lower Manhattan, and within walking distance of both Wall Street and City Hall. The conference will take place in the NYLS Auditorium and Grand Gallery, offering the latest in meeting resources in a contemporary setting. Top-notch lighting and acoustics, current “smart podium” technology, and the newest tools for media-based programming enable seamless interaction between speakers and audience members.

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Directions, Maps & Other Details...

New York Law School is located in the heart of TriBeCa in Lower Manhattan, within walking distance of both Wall Street and City Hall.

New York Law School 185 West Broadway (corner of West Broadway and Leonard Street) New York, NY 10013-2921

Directions to New York Law School:

BY SUBWAY

7th Avenue line 1 (local) to Franklin Street. Exit at Varick Street and West Broadway. Walk one block south on West Broadway. The School is located on West Broadway between Worth and Leonard Streets.

2, 3 (express) to Chambers Street. Exit at West Broadway and walk four blocks north on West Broadway.

Lexington Avenue line 4, 5 (express) and 6 (local) to Brooklyn Bridge/City Hall. Exit at Foley Square.Walk north two blocks to Worth Street and west four blocks to West Broadway.

8th Avenue line A (express) and C (local) to Chambers Street. Exit at Church Street. Walk four blocks north on Church Street to Worth Street. Walk one block west to West Broadway.

E (local) to Canal Street; change for the A or C to Chambers Street.

Avenue of Americas (6th Ave.) line B, D, Q (express) and F (local) to West 4th Street/Washington Square. Change at West 4th Street for the A or C to Chambers Street.

Broadway line W, R (local) to City Hall. Exit on Broadway and walk north on Broadway to Worth Street. Walk west on Worth Street two blocks to West Broadway.

Nassau Street Line J, Z (express) and M (local) to Chambers Street. Exit at Foley Square. Walk north two blocks to Worth Street and west four blocks to West Broadway.

BY PATH The PATH Station at the World Trade Center site is open. Exit at Church Street and walk north approximately 10 blocks to New York Law School to Leonard Street. Make a left on Leonard and walk one block west to West Broadway.

BY BUS M1, M6 south to Broadway and Worth Street. Walk one block north to Leonard, then two blocks west to West Broadway. M20 south to West Broadway and Worth Street.

BY CAR From the Harlem River Drive/FDR Drive Take Exit 2 (Brooklyn Bridge/Civic Center). Bear right toward Civic Center and proceed down ramp. Make a right at the light onto St. James Place. Go straight; at the third light (street ends), make a left onto Worth Street. Continue for approximately six blocks to West Broadway.

From the Henry Hudson Parkway West Side Highway Take the Chambers Street exit. Follow Chambers Street three blocks and make a left onto Church Street. Follow Church Street five blocks to Leonard Street. Make a left onto Leonard Street. Go one block west to the corner of Leonard and West Broadway.

From the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel At the exit of the tunnel, bear right onto Trinity Place. (Trinity Place becomes Church Street after the World Trade Center site.) Move to the far left lane. Continue on Church Street to Leonard Street. (Leonard Street is five blocks past Chambers Street.) Make a left onto Leonard Street and go one block west to the corner of Leonard and West Broadway.

From the Holland Tunnel Stay in the middle lane and take the “Downtown” exit. Make a right onto Varick Street. (Varick Street becomes West Broadway.) Continue on West Broadway two blocks to Leonard Street.

From the Lincoln Tunnel Take the West Side Highway south. (Refer to directions from West Side Highway above.)

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