Events Calendar

Month: November 2024

Webinar: Getting the Best of GenAI - How to Use Prompt Engineering

November 6th, 2024

Using GenAI effectively means asking good questions or specifying precise instructions, a task known as prompt engineering. In this session, instructors Catherine Sanders Reach of the North Carolina Bar Association and Valerie McConnell of Thomson Reuters will give you some practical skills needed to use GenAI by crafting effective prompts.

By the end of  this webinar participants will be able to:

• Understand the basics of prompt engineering,
• Learn best practices for writing effective prompts,
• Understand common challenges and solutions in legal AI prompting, and
• Apply AI prompting techniques to legal and court-specific cases.

Following the webinar, participants will receive access to a sandbox where they can practice prompt engineering in a safe environment.

In her role as director of the North Carolina Bar Association’s Center for Practice Management, Reach provides practice technology and management assistance to lawyers and legal professionals. She has held similar legal technology positions with the American Bar Association and Chicago Bar Association.

McConnell, a senior director for customer success at Thomson Reuters, uses her litigation background to help build software solutions for attorneys. She previously served as vice president of client success at Casetext.

Moderators:

• Diane Robinson |Principal Court Research Associate,  National Center for State Courts
• Natalie Runyon | Director, ESG Content and Advisory Services, Thomson Reuters Institute

Presenters:

• Catherine Sanders Reach | Director, Center for Practice Management, North Carolina Bar Association
• Valerie McConnell | Senior director for customer success, Thomson Reuters

Register today.

For more information, email Grace Haviland.

Webinar: Engaging Community Partners in Civil Diversion Programs

November 7th, 2024

Successful civil diversion programs leverage existing legal, financial, and social service resources in a community to provide support to litigants who want to resolve their disputes outside of traditional litigation.

Learn how courts around the country are thinking creatively and holistically as they work to help litigants address both the immediate legal crisis and their underlying needs through strong collaborative partnerships with community service providers.

In this third session, panelists will discuss how courts have thoughtfully engaged with community partners to bolster their civil diversion programs and better meet the needs of their litigants in these high-volume dockets.

Panelists:

• Hon. Steve Duble, Justice of the Peace, Harris County JP 1-2, Houston, Texas
• James Reynolds, Director of the Landlord Tenant Resource Center, Housing Solutions, Tulsa, Oklahoma
• Rae Kyritsi, Caldera Dialogue, Chicago, Illinois

Register today.

For more information, email Laina Combest-Friedman.

Council of Chief Judges of the State Courts of Appeal (CCJSCA) Annual Conference

November 12th, 2024

The Council of Chief Judges of the State Courts of Appeal (CCJSCA) is hosting in-person the 2024 Annual Conference November 12, 2024 - November 16, 2024.

By invitation only.

Questions can be directed to CCJSCA.

National College of Probate Judges Fall Conference

November 13th, 2024

The National College of Probate Judges will host its Fall conference from November 13 to November 16 at The Lodge at Gulf State Park in Gulf Shores, Alabama.

For more information, please visit NCPJ’s website or contact ncpj@ncsc.org.

Webinar: Developing a Leadership Culture

November 13th, 2024

Developing a leadership culture is fundamental to the success of an organization. Encouraging collaboration, innovation, and accountability from individuals is just the starting point for empowering staff to cultivate their leadership skills and foster a growth mindset.

Inviting individuals to feel motivated to take ownership of their responsibilities and positively contribute to the success of the organization creates a culture where leadership becomes more than just a function of a role; leadership becomes a collective commitment to excellence.

In this session, our panelist will discuss insights from his journey developing a leadership culture, examine common obstacles to creating this culture, and equip the audience with frameworks and tactics that they can use to build and champion their own leadership culture.

Join us for this final webinar in the Navigating Leadership webinar series to gain valuable insights and practical tips for your leadership journey.

Moderator:

• Jawwaad Johnson, Principal Court Management Consultant, National Center for State Courts

Panelists:

• Rick Pierce, Judicial Programs Administrator, Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts, and Immediate Past President, National Association for Court Management

Register today.

For more information, email DeShield Greene.

Webinar: Collecting and Using Race and Ethnicity Data

November 14th, 2024

Join us for the fifth session of the Data Dives Webinar Series.

As the nation faces questions related to racial justice, so do courts. This webinar will explore updated guidance and strategies for collecting, storing, using, and disposing of data on race and ethnicity.

Moderators:

• Kathryn Genthon, Senior Court Research Associate, National Center for State Courts
• Andrea Miller, Senior Court Research Associate, National Center for State Courts

Presenters:

• Chelsea Rowe, Assistant Data Officer, Information and Technology Services, Administrative Office of the Courts, Kentucky
• Heather Dorsey, Director, Courts, Children and Families Division and The Court Improvement Program, Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts
• Patrick Brooks, Director, Information Technology Services Division, Office of State Courts Administrator, Missouri

Register today.

For more information, contact Laney Snyder.

Webinar: Preliminary Data and Findings from the NCSC Eviction Diversion Initiative

November 21st, 2024

NCSC’s Eviction Diversion Initiative (EDI) is a four-year grant program that offers state and local courts an opportunity to transform their eviction dockets by implementing eviction diversion programs and related court improvements.

Each EDI site received grant funding and technical assistance to design and implement an eviction diversion program with an emphasis on using the court process to connect litigants with the time, information, and resources necessary to resolve their housing disputes in a less harmful manner.

As part of the grant, each site collected data to better understand the demographics, circumstances, and goals of court users and to see how diversion programs could shape their court experiences and outcomes.

In this final session of the Civil Diversion Webinar Series, learn more about the work happening through the EDI grant program and some of the preliminary findings about its transformative impact.

Panelists:

• Samira Nazem, Principal Court Management Consultant, National Center for State Courts
• Neil Steinkamp, Managing Director, Stout Risius Ross, LLC

Register today.

For more information, email Laina Combest-Friedman.