13th Educational Conference

 Session Descriptions
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Show Me the Money

The Collections module became standard in 6.0. This session will show you how to use it to improve your firm’s collection efforts and includes an information exchange among attendees to discuss their best practices.

Intended Audience: Collection users and contemplators.

Things You Never Knew You Could Do

Always a crowd-pleaser - The revenge of “Things You Never Knew You Could Do in Omega Legal” returns with still more things that will astound you.

Intended Audience: There’s something for everyone.

Statistically Speaking

Learn what & how statistics are tracked; why they’re important; what affects them and how to avoid the most common mistakes.

Intended Audience: Virtually everyone who processes transactions.

How to Crack Open Billing Bottlenecks

Come prepared to discuss all the stages of the billing process while sharing your challenges and your ideas to increase efficiency and eliminate bottlenecks.

Intended Audience: Anyone involved in billing.

What's in a Number?

You are swimming in a sea of data and it’s your job to clearly communicate quantitative information. How do you know if the right message is getting across so that the best decisions can be made? We’ll share some fundamental principles for effectively communicating the messages contained in your numbers.

Intended Audience: Administrators, CFO’s, Controllers, and anyone responsible for presenting quantitative data.

The World Really Is Flat

Flat is where it’s at – flat files, that is. We’ll focus on the most common requests we get from clients to export their Omega Legal data for use in other applications.

Intended Audience: Anyone who’s ever been asked to produce a report or mailing list.

Just Add Spice

Learn useful formatting techniques for the Banded Report Writers (AdHoc, Conflict, and Bill Formats) to make your reports look professional and concise.

Intended Audience: Anyone who’s ever been asked to produce a report.

Winning at Hide & Seek

Learn the best ways to conduct Conflict of Interest searches and why it really matters.

Intended Audience: Those responsible for matter entry and conflict searches.

A Spoonful of VX

Hear detailed reports directly from beta testers on how their firms implemented and benefited from Visual Xpress.

Intended Audience: Those curious about what VX can do for them.

An Insider's Guide to the Bill Format Editor

For those who want to edit or create their own bill formats in 6.0, here’s your chance to learn from the guys that do it day-in and day-out and have pretty much seen it all.

Intended Audience: For those who use the Bill Format Editor.

How Full is Your Billing Toolbox?

Sometimes, when you think there must be a better way – there often is. We’ll dig out both old and new billing features and show you how to use the right tool for the job.

Intended Audience: Billers and curious onlookers.

Have it Your Way

Move the columns, stretch the font size, special changes for your firm’s eyes; all it takes is one or two tries – report your way! Learn how to use the new Report Editor to modify the layout of standard reports.

Intended Audience: For those who wish they could edit standard, hard-wired reports.

Buy a Feature

This game hosted by Merv, er, Mary, provides all contestants with a limited amount of funny money to purchase features they want added to an upcoming release of Omega Legal. Pooling funds and negotiating will be part of the fun.

Intended Audience: Those interested in affecting Omega’s product development roadmap.

What's New in Omega

Development takes the stage in this general session to showcase new features, new products, and new ideas.

Intended Audience: A general session for all attendees.

Trends in Technology 2008 - 2009 - Don Holland - Keynote Speaker

Learn about key technology and financial analysis trends, including applications for your firm. Topics will include “what law firm management needs to know” about financial analysis and reports, workflow, business process management, imaging systems, new e-discovery rules, litigation support, desktop applications, e‑mail issues, systems and hardware consolidation, operating systems, collaboration and communications, and technology staffing and management.

Intended Audience:  A general session for all attendees.