PURPOSE:
ILTACON is the premier educational and networking event for the legal sector. Drawing on the personal and collective strengths of law firm and law department professionals, ILTACON is the best place to learn what works, what doesn't, and what’s next in legal technology. Topic experts deliver examples, inspiration, and takeaways through a variety of session formats that can be applied to the challenges and opportunities you face within your team, your organization, and the industry. This event features extensive networking opportunities and educational content inspired by and developed by peers, with a volunteer planning committee that works collaboratively with peers, business partners, and experts to ensure each session provides value to a variety of professional roles.
ROLE:
ILTACON session coordinators are passionate about developing memorable conference sessions and experiences. Session coordinators will help develop the educational program within ILTA's programming framework, working in small teams to develop sessions for specific audience groups or areas of focus.
Each session coordinator will have responsibility for producing approximately 3-4 educational sessions through initial idea creation and reviewing ideas that have been submitted by others; participation in the development of takeaways, learning objectives, delivery formats, and speaker profiles; recruitment and interviewing of speakers and facilitators, managing the development of session formats and content with speakers and facilitators. Session coordinators are expected to briefly introduce and monitor each of their sessions. They will also support their team in all activities, including session development. Serving as a session coordinator is a great opportunity to create close connections with peers, develop leadership and project management skills, and increase substantive knowledge of legal technology!
TEAM COMPOSITION:
The ILTACON Planning Committee is comprised of the following member volunteer roles:
ILTACON Co-Chairs (2)
ILTACON Team Coordinators (7)
ILTACON Session Coordinators (28 - 42+)
In addition to these members, the ILTACON planning committee is supported primarily by the ILTA Event Education Manager and Event Education Coordinator.
TERM:
November 1 through the conclusion of ILTACON (August 14, 2025), renewable subject to application and interview.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Execute ILTA's strategic goal of member engagement through delivering premier programming at ILTACON (up to four sessions)
- Attend a January 2025 planning meeting (hopefully in-person) that lasts 1.5-2 days
- Embrace an agile and flexible approach to programming
- Exhibit a positive communication style in person, on the phone and through email messages with council members, other volunteer leaders and staff
- Attend event (in National Harbor, MD in 2025)
- Abide by ILTA's Conflict of Interest Policy
- Adhere to the standards listed in ILTA’s Code of Conduct and ILTA’s Core Values (found on https://www.iltanet.org/about).
DUTIES:
Actively participate in meetings and calls with the Committee and sub-teams
- Help develop educational sessions for ILTACON:
o Topic generation/review
o Development of learning objectives and takeaways
o Determine presentation format
o Develop speaker profiles and select the best speaker applicants
o Participate in and manage educational content development
- Bring the completed slide decks to ILTACON and load them on the PC for the session; (1) speaker/session introduction presentation (2) session content presentation including necessary polls as well as session evaluation slides.
- Submit the completed presentation as a PDF to ILTA Staff to be uploaded to Bizzabo
- Adhere to all deadlines provided.
- Attend ILTACON (in-person) and serve as the monitor for assigned sessions (three to four), which includes providing a brief scripted introduction to the session
- Attend planning team meetings at ILTACON, in-person or virtually
- Actively listen and follow direction of Team Coordinator and Co-Chairs (as well as thought leaders who supply feedback) with respect to educational content
- Provide updates to Team Coordinator on status of speaker selection and session development
- Serve as an ambassador for ILTA by promoting ILTACON and volunteerism
- NOTE: Session coordinators are ineligible to speak at ILTACON
QUALIFICATIONS FOR SERVICE:
Objective Criteria:
- Current ILTA member, industry participant, and/or business partner (who is a current business partner) in thought leadership roles
- At least two years experience working in the legal technology
- Willingness to accept direction from the volunteer leadership and ILTA staff as required
- Willingness to act as a reflection of ILTA’s core values at all times
- Abide by ILTA's Conflict of Interest Policy
Subjective Criteria:
- Professional demeanor
- Ability to work within a goal-oriented, results-driven team
- Ability to convey ideas with respectfulness
- Ability to provide practical programming for ILTACON
Desired Skills:
- Deep knowledge/experience of technology in the legal profession
- Previous attendance at at least one ILTAON (including ILTA>ON 2020)
- Effective interpersonal communication
- Ability to work within a team environment
- Ability to prioritize tasks to meet deadlines
- Business acumen
- Ability to respond to rapidly shifting priorities
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
Skills you can expect to learn from this volunteer position include:
- Leadership
- Goal setting
- Meeting Facilitation
- Mentorship
- Improve subject matter expertise
COMPENSATION:
ILTA volunteer leaders do not receive compensation for their services but may be reimbursed for pre-approved expenses (not including ILTACON registration or ILTACON travel)..