Agenda

The Future Is Now: Legal Services Conference
Thursday, April 18, 2024

Time	Session	Speakers
12:00 - 12:02 p.m.	Welcome	John Kim, Chair of the Commission on Professionalism
12:02 - 12:16 p.m.	View from the Bench: A Lawyer's Role in Making Justice More Accessible	Justice Elizabeth Rochford, Illinois Supreme Court
12:16 - 12:46 p.m.	Bridging Gaps in Access to Legal Services	Jazz Hampton, Founder and General Counsel of TurnSignl; Erika Harold, Executive Director of the Commission on Professionalism
12:46 - 1:46 p.m.	The Elusiveness of Well-Being in the Legal Profession	Patrick Krill, Principal and Founder of Krill Strategies; Bree Buchanan, Senior Advisor at Krill Strategies; Stephanie Villinski, Deputy Director of the Commission on Professionalism
1:46 - 1:50 p.m.	Break	Break
1:50 - 2:20 p.m.	From Intention to Action: Ten Rules for Allyship in the Legal Workplace	Michelle Silverthorn, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Speaker, Author, and Founder of Inclusion Nation
2:20 - 2:50 p.m.	Town hall	Michelle Silverthorn and Julia Roundtree Livingston, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Manager at the Commission on Professionalism
2:50 - 2:55 p.m.	Break	Break
2:55 - 3:10 p.m.	Practical Uses of Generative AI: How LLMs are Reshaping Legal Services	Damien Riehl, VP, Solutions Champion at vLex and Leadership Team at SALI
3:10 - 3:25 p.m.	Generative AI Ethical Imperatives: Charting a Responsible Course	Trisha Rich, Partner at Holland & Knight
3:25 - 3:55 p.m.	Town hall	Damien Riehl, Trisha Rich, and Mark Palmer, Chief Counsel at the Commission on Professionalism
3:55 - 4:25 p.m.	You Be the Judge: Responding to Incivility in the Courtroom	Judge Barbara N. Flores, Cook County Circuit Court; Judge Matthew D. Lee, Champaign County Circuit Court; Erika Harold
4:25 - 4:30 p.m.	Closing	Erika Harold