The Office Operations Management (OOM) Section meets on the third Wednesday of every month to discuss operation-related hot topics, network, and plan and execute educational events with the help of our partner sponsors for the section and the membership, as a whole. Currently, the members of the OOM section represent a cross section of legal expertise from functional administrators to branch office mangers. We welcome all members to join the section especially if you are an administrator in a small law office and you have to wear multiple hats. We can you provide with many best practices to run your operation smoothly. If you are interested in joining this dynamic section, please contact John Quinn (Chair) at (202) 637-1078 or (john.quinn@lw.com ) or Tracy Morris (Co-Chair) at (202) 942-5645 or (tracy.morris@aporter.com).

The following are some of hot topics the committee will address in 2007:

printer management, phone security & hacking, meetings/conference/catering coordination, life cycle extension maintenance of furniture and finishes, construction management & reading blueprints, internal security (theft, personal safety, monitoring systems, surveillance, etc., file tracking (barcodes v. RFID, records management, internal housekeeping & handyman services, electronic data shredding, creating a positive office ambiance, legal industry benchmarking, negotiation & mediation skills, diversity, people skills, succession planning, effective time management, ADA compliance, document imaging ­ paperless office, emergency management.

To our 2007 Partner Sponsors, if you are interested in presenting on one of these topics or another topic at a committee meeting or educational event, please contact Ed Ross (Chair) at (703) 251.4366 or (eross@deloitte.com) or John Quinn (Co-Chair) at (202) 637-1078 or (john.quinn@lw.com).

For further information, please contact the Office Operations Management Chair.

Law Firm Green The Office Operations Management Section would like to thank all who attended the Law Firm Green Seminar. Special thanks to the speakers: Alvidas Jasin, The Climate Project. David Brown, Editor in Chief, Legal Times. Sally Wilson Global Director of Environmental Strategy, CB Richard Ellis, Kim Pexton Director of Sustainable Construction, HITT Contracting, Inc. Carolyn Kaplan, Counsel, Chief Sustainability Officer Nixon Peabody LLP. Jonathan Martel, Partner, Arnold & Porter LLP. To view the power point slides from the event click on the speaker's name. Sally Wilson (13.7MB .pps) Kim Pexton (4.9MB .ppt) Carolyn Kaplan (1.9MB .pdf) Jonathan Martel (236KB .ppt) The ALA Capital Chapter Wishes to thank our Sponsors for this event: Keynote Speaker Sponsored by: LPI Event Sponsors: LPI, HITT, Iron Mountain, Legale, rand*, Sage, SunTrust The Break was sponsored by: DTI, Office Depot, Royal Cup, Thomson West, Washington Express A special Thank You to:Seasons Culinary Services For Sponsoring Breakfast Thank you to: Iron Mountain For sponsoring the Green Bags. And Thank You to: Legal Times For providing advertising. Thank you to Arnold and Porter LLP for their beautiful Facility.

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