Masters Conference for Legal Professionals Announces Dates for 2012 Educational Events

Jan. 19, 2012 - PRLog -- The Masters Conference for Legal Professionals, an advanced legal educational experience, today announced the dates and locations for their regional Masters Series educational events and their national Masters Conference, held annually in Washington, D.C. Masters events are designed for attorneys and litigation support professionals who want to gain a deeper understanding about managing the information lifecycle. Masters events offer smaller forums and content delivered by legal industry thought leaders.

The Masters Series events – half-day educational sessions followed by a networking reception– will be held in:

-   Houston on March 20, 2012, Downtown Club
-   San Francisco on April 18, 2012, City Club
-   Philadelphia on May 10, 2012, Union League of Philadelphia
-   Chicago on June 5, 2012, Metropolitan Club

The Masters Series events will have two tracks from which attendees can choose. The sessions will include:

-   Social Media: An update on evolving trends and the effect they are having on the e-discovery landscape
-   Predictive coding: What is it? What’s next? Why is it important?
-   Corporate perspective on e-Discovery procurement trends
-   Reviewing and revising corporate privacy policies for today’s relevancy and retention standards
-   Lockdown: Ensuring data is safe, secure and inaccessible to intruders

The Masters Conference 2012 will be held October 8 – 10 in Washington, D.C. The theme is Information Convergence: Creating Synergy Between Compliance, Discovery and Security. At the national conference, experts will explore and share what leading corporations and law firms are doing today to remain compliant with government regulations. Sessions will cover the complexities and risk of information security and offer methodologies of protection and proper protocol. The conference will also offer management strategies including information convergence, technology and integration, financial planning, adherence to FRCP, and thought-leader discussion on what the future holds for discovery.

The Masters Conference and Series events provide practical CLE education for lawyers and litigation support professionals that are delivered by experts with front-line experience. Session content is developed by an advisory cabinet of industry thought leaders. Attendees will gain practical knowledge, presented by peers, on current issues that can be applied immediately to everyday practice.

Registration is open for all events.  To register online for the Masters Series or the Masters Conference in October, visit www.themastersconference.com. For sponsorship information, contact marilyn.gladden@themastersconference.com.  You can find The Masters Conference on Twitter @MastersConf and #MCLP12, on Facebook and on LinkedIn.

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Since 2006, the Masters Conference has brought together experts and leading professionals from law firms, corporations and the bench to discuss strategies, practices and resources for managing the information lifecycle. The Masters Conference events are intimate forums where legal industry professionals can share, collaborate and obtain master knowledge of the most relevant topics in the legal industry today. By limiting attendance, the Masters Conference is meant to be an exclusive opportunity to learn and network with the top legal professionals in the industry without battling large crowds and an overwhelming vendor hall. The Masters Conference offers several educational opportunities, including its Masters Conference in Washington, D.C. in October, its Masters Series for Legal Professionals in various cities, and via webinars throughout the year. For additional information on the Masters Conference, please visit www.themastersconference.com.