Chicago Area Event -
Time(s)11:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Date: August 1, 2006
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
*Continental Breakfast will be provided
Topic: Records Management: A Best Practices Roadmap
Breakfast sponsored by: LegalKEY
Description: Records management is the new "hot topic" for law firms- many firms are now engaged in the process of reinventing their records management processes for both paper and electronic records. Beth Chiaiese will talk about the goals and principles of best practices records management in a law firm and how Foley & Lardner created a "records culture" in an environment that had no formal records program at all.
Presenter: Beth Chiaiese, CRM, MLIS
Beth Chiaiese has been Foley & Lardner LLP’s National Director of Loss Prevention since 2001. During her 27 year career, Ms. Chiaiese has worked as both a practitioner and as a consultant helping firms develop work processes and technology based on best practices in the areas of records management, conflicts of interest, new business processing, and risk management.
Ms. Chiaiese is a frequent speaker, addressing national conferences such as the International Legal Technology Association (ILTA), the Association of Records Managers and Administrators (ARMA), the Association of Legal Administrators (ALA), the American Bar Association (ABA) and the Attorneys’ Liability Assurance Society (ALAS). She has also published articles and white papers for the National Law Journal, LawNet, and various ARMA publications. Ms. Chiaiese is a co-author of Records Management in the Legal Environment, published by ARMA International in 2003, which extensively discusses the processes, technologies, and ethical concerns faced by law firm records and conflicts managers and administrators. On July 1, 2006 Ms. Chiaiese will become a Director on the Board of ARMA International.
Ms. Chiaiese is a Certified Records Manager and holds a master’s degree in Library and Information Sciences.
Location: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP
8000 Sears Tower, Suite 3415
Chicago, IL 60606
Host: Leticia Vance (312) 876-7974
lvance@sonnenschein.com