May 6, 2015 Brown Bag CLE: Agile Basics for Lawyers

May 6, 2015—noon to 1:00 p.m.
The Cleaners @ The Ace Hotel in Portland

Topic:   Agile Projects, Agile Products, and Agile Contracts: What attorneys need to know about the technology world’s new standard operating procedures.

Speakers: Please join us as speaker John E. Grant gives a presentation on how the technology world is using tools and techniques from Lean, Agile, Lean Startup, and other modern business methodologies to deliver projects and build products more effectively. We will discuss the evolving legal needs of Lean and Agile businesses, and we will offer suggestions for how lawyers can adopt some of these techniques into their own practices.

John E. Grant is a lawyer and consultant who has spent nearly 20 years at the intersection of business, operations, and legal functions. John is the principal of Agile Attorney Consulting, where he teaches lawyers and law departments how to adopt Lean and Agile methodologies to deliver greater client value, optimize business processes, and empower high-functioning legal teams.

Brown Bag CLE  Materials: CLE materials will be uploaded to this page soon after the CLE.

MCLE Credit: Applying for one (1) general credit from the Oregon State Bar

Date:  May 6, 2015
Time:  12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Where:  The Cleaners @ Ace Hotel Portland, 403 SW 10th, Portland, OR 97205, (503) 228-2277
Cost*:  $20 without lunch (you may bring your own lunch, food carts are just 2-blocks away) $38 with boxed lunch provided by Clyde Common (menu selection provided on registration form)

* Law students: May attend for free depending on seat availability; email the registration contact person indicated below.

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Registration: Please fill-out the registration form provided below and make checks payable to: Oregon State Bar IP Section

For boxed lunches, your registration with lunch order must be received by noon, Friday, May 1. 2015 . Otherwise, you may register any time prior to the meeting or at the door.

At least 48 hours’ notice is required to cancel your pre-paid registration with a refund.

  • Register via e-mail and pay at the door—Please e-mail your registration form to Tom Evans at: [email protected]
  • Or register via regular mail—please send your registration form to: Tom Evans, Legal Department, Mentor Graphics Corporation, 8005 S.W. Boeckman Road,Wilsonville, Oregon 97070

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