Upcoming Events

LPRC presents Insights from the Blagojevich Trial
February 2012
On Thursday, February 23 Legal PR Chicago will bring together a panel of reporters who will share their tales from the corruption trials of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich.  Please note this will be an evening event. 

Panelists include:

Andrew Harris of Bloomberg News
Paul Meincke of ABC7 Chicago News
Bob Secter of The Chicago Tribune
Dawn Reiss of TIME magazine

Event registration is $25 and checks should be made out to Legal PR Chicago.   You must register by Thursday, February 16; cancellations made after that date will be billed in full.   Click here to RSVP.

Thanks to Brian Pitts and Jenner & Block for hosting and providing hors d'oeuvres and beverages.

When:
Thursday, February 23
6 – 6:30 pm Networking
6:30 – 8 pm Programming

Where:
Jenner & Block
353 N. Clark St.

Past Events

Legal PR Chicago Presents GC's Use of Social Media
January 2012
Last year, Greentarget's presentation of their study on GC's use of social media was LPRC's most popular program. Their In-House Counsel New Media Engagement Survey, the first research project of its type in the legal field, affirmed that client-side lawyers were beginning to dip their toes into the social media pool by using new media technologies for both personal and professional reasons.

Greentarget founders Aaron Schoenherr and John Corey return to LPRC over lunch on Friday, January 27 to unveil the findings of their second annual report. This year’s study measures how perceptions and behaviors have changed over the past year while probing deeper into certain areas, including the use of Facebook for professional reasons and overall use of Wikipedia as a research tool. Join us to hear the results of this year’s data and the implications for marketing and communications professionals moving forward.
Click here to view meeting materials.

Legal PR Chicago Presents Reuters' Legal Editor Eric Effron
November 2011
With a number of high-profile “signings” of top legal journalists -- including American Lawyer magazine Deputy Editor Alison Frankel, American Lawyer magazine Senior Writer Andrew Longstreth and Bloomberg News Legal Reporter Carlyn Kolker -- Reuters Legal has made a splash in the legal sector with its new service. Eric Effron, Editor for Law of the new Thomson Reuters Professional NewsCenter, will give the inside scoop on Reuters Legal.

Based in New York, Eric will discuss pitching opportunities, such as a new litigation news blog, as well as how Reuters Legal works in conjunction with the well known wire service.

Thanks to Ashley Galston, Kevin Livingston and Seyfarth Shaw for hosting and providing lunch.
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Celebrate Legal PR Chicago's 5th Anniversary
October 2011
Join Legal PR Chicago as we celebrate our fifth anniversary with a party in a private room at the swank Gilt Bar. Enjoy tasty hors d'oeuvres while you raise a glass with your legal communications colleagues and media friends.

Thanks to our sponsors Copper Conferencing, J. Johnson Executive Search and Big Shoes Network. Contact Erin Veazy for additional information on sponsorship opportunities.




Developing Your Emotional Intelligence - Learning to Work More Effectively With All Types of People Across Your Firm
July 2011
Ever walk into a presentation at your firm feeling confident about the material you have to present, but leave feeling like your colleagues and/or lawyers did not connect with what you were offering?

Join Legal PR Chicago over lunch on Tuesday, July 19 to learn why this is – and more importantly – what you can do about it.

Research in organizational and human performance suggests that our on-the-job intellectual, technical and functional skills only take us part of the way toward our intended outcomes - our competencies in the Emotional Intelligence (EQ) arena account for the difference. Delivering superior business results depends on one’s EQ skills, including 1) self-awareness; 2) self-management; 3) other awareness, and 4) how well how well we work with others.

In this highly interactive session, Michael Colacchio will drill into emotional intelligence and how it relates to developing meaningful relationships with colleagues and our internal clients. Research suggests that 85 percent of high performers have been found to have high EQ. While some people acquire these skills through the course of their natural development, others acquire them through training and practice. Attend this session to find out how applying EQ skills will greatly impact your effectiveness in the areas of:

· Communicating with diplomacy and tact in every situation;
· More easily resolving problems with lawyers, supervisors, team members and others;
· Managing others and growing as a leader;
· Improving your results when working with people whose communication and work styles are different from yours;
· Developing more connected relationships and greater collegiality; and
· Creating high-functioning teams and more productive strategic partnerships.

About the presenter:
Michael Colacchio is a founder and principal of Clear Impact. Clear Impact has a singular focus of helping law firms grow their top-line revenue through firm and individual level coaching and training programs. Michael has been dedicated to coaching attorneys exclusively for the past eight years helping them develop necessary skills and behaviors to become top business developers within their firms. He is a certified practitioner of Daniel Goleman's "Primal Leadership" model which is based on the principles of emotional intelligence, and holds a master's in Neuro-Linguistics.

Thanks to Erin Veazy and Vedder Price for hosting and providing lunch.

Legal PR Chicago Hot Topic Roundtable
May 2011
Our Tuesday, May 17 program will be a lunch roundtable discussion on some of the pressing issues facing law firm communicators and marketers today. You pick the topic that interests you and then pick your colleagues' brains on best practices. We'll then share best practices on each topic to give you the benefit of all the discussions. Thanks to the topic suggestions from LPRC members, the topics will be, Social media, Directories and Website development.

Thanks to Megan McKeon and McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff for hosting and providing lunch.

Join LPRC at the Headline Club's Lisagor Awards for Exemplary Journalism
May 2011
Legal PR Chicago invites you to join us at Chicago journalists' red carpet night at the Headline Club's Lisagor Awards for Exemplary Journalism on Friday, May 6 at the Hotel Allegro.

As part of LPRC's ongoing efforts to help you connect with the reporters who cover our industry, LPRC is sponsoring a table. A limited number of members can attend this event for the who's who among Chicago's reporting elite for free as our guests.

LPRC Spring Social
April 2011
Kick off spring with your Legal PR Chicago colleagues and media friends at Public House on Tuesday, April 26 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm. Jaffe PR will graciously provide the beer, wine and apps to help you celebrate your successful emergence from another terrible Chicago winter.

Distinguishing Your Firm Through The Client Experience
March 2011
With the shift in supply and demand for legal services over the past few years, competition for existing work has become fierce. When clients expect every firm to bring qualified, competent professionals with relevant experience to the table, how can one firm stand apart from the pack?

Join Legal PR Chicago over lunch on Thursday, March 24 as we provide two perspectives from industry insiders who are beginning to crack that nut. First, Tea Hoffmann, Chief Business Development Officer with Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, will give insight into her firm’s approach to enhancing the client experience through advancing their firmwide cultural focus. Nat Slavin, partner with Wicker Park Group, will then discuss where the client-service bar is now set and address best practices for creating this distinguishable service, sharing anecdotes from client interviews he has conducted across the country.

Thanks to Jennifer Morrison of Ungaretti & Harris for hosting and Colleen Strasser of Banner & Witcoff for providing lunch.
Click here to view meeting materials.

Social Media Monitoring Tools & Tactics
February 2011
As law firms are still getting their arms around how to best use social media tools, Legal PR Chicago presents our latest program on the much-discussed topic. Join us over lunch on Monday, February 14 for Social Media Monitoring Tools & Tactics, an in-depth discussion on how to monitor the cyberspace conversations about your firm and showcase the results to your internal stakeholders.

Our panel will include Leslie Banks, Director of Marketing, Financial Communications at Morningstar, Alecia Dantico, VP of Digital at Weber Shandwick and Robert Gibbs, Present of 101 Worldwide -- a marketing agency with a knack for social media. They will walk you through how to run reports on your firm and present the results in a way that will resonate with your managing partner.

Thanks to Amy Jean and Goldberg Kohn for hosting and providing lunch.
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Inside US News/Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" Rankings
January 2011
Legal PR Chicago takes an inside look at the U.S. News/Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" Ranking in January. Released in September 2010, this new survey garnered widespread attention for its unprecedented scope, featuring feedback from 9,514 clients - including every Fortune 100 company and 587 of the Fortune 1000 - and covering 8,782 different law firms. We'll get a behind-the-scenes tour of last year's survey from Heather Davis, Communications Manager at Best Lawyers and learn what lies ahead for the second year of the ranking, which includes a new "Best Law Firms to Work For" component.

Thanks to Kate Slaasted and Kirkland & Ellis for hosting and providing lunch.

National Law Journal Editor David Brown
December 2010
Legal PR Chicago welcomes National Law Journal Editor David Brown for a special holiday week lunch event. Based in New York, David will talk about the growth of the publication following its integration with DC-focused Legal Times. He'll give insight into their Supreme Court Insider newsletter as well as the BLT: Blog of Legal Times, and we'll also find out what the NLJ's plans are for finding a new Chicago bureau chief.

Thanks to Brian Pitts and Mayer Brown for hosting and providing lunch.
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Asian American Journalists Association Trivia Bowl
November 2010
Legal PR Chicago is sponsoring a team for the Asian American Journalists Association's 2010 Trivia Bowl on Saturday, November 13 at 3pm. Join the team and help us end the debate of who is smarter: journalists or PR people. This is a great chance to mingle with local reporters, including the Chicago Tribune's Ameet Sachdev who is president of the Chicago chapter of the AAJA. Food and drinks will be flowing while you show off your trivia chops.

Legal PR Chicago 4th Anniversary Social
October 2010
Can you believe we've been getting together to discuss communications and marketing best practices at law firms for four years now? Join us after work on Thursday, October 21 to help us celebrate with your Legal PR Chicago colleagues and media friends at Rock Bottom Brewery.

Thanks to Greentarget for sponsoring the event.

Law Firm Financials 101
September 2010
Join us over lunch on Tuesday, September 28 for Law Firm Financials 101, designed to give law firm marketers a better understanding of what goes in to keeping a law firm profitable, including understanding leverage, realization and other factors. Our speakers will be Partner Mike Morkin and International Finance Department Accounting Director John Huber, both of Baker & McKenzie.

Thanks to Joe Milligan and Neal Gerber & Eisenberg for hosting and providing lunch.

How General Counsel Use Social Media
August 2010
Join Legal PR Chicago over lunch on Wednesday, August 11 for the next chapter in our ongoing discussions of law firms and social media. While many law firms have dipped a toe in the water when it comes to new media, a fundamental question remains: is anyone really listening?

Greentarget recently partnered with American Lawyer Media to explore GCs' attitudes and perceptions toward social media tools and if this audience is willing to be engaged by outside counsel on networks like LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter. Our August meeting will focus on the results of their research, including insights on social media policy development as well as feedback the research has generated from CMOs across the country.

Thanks to Joy Long and Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione for hosting and providing lunch.
Click here to view meeting materials.

Legal PR Chicago Summer Social
July 2010
After a long, grueling winter, join Legal PR Chicago after work on Thursday, July 22 to remind yourself why you live in Chicago. Kick back with your LPRC colleagues and media friends over drinks and appetizers along the Chicago River at Dick's Last Resort and debate whether there will be salary increases this year. We'll have both outside and inside space, so it's your call whether to use sunscreen that day.

Thanks to Jaffe PR for sponsoring this event.

PR Through the Eyes of the Lawyers
June 2010
Join Legal PR Chicago for an informative discussion featuring three media savvy lawyers from leading firms in Chicago. Reed Oslan of Kirkland & Ellis, Rahsaan Thompson of Quarles & Brady and Scott Meyers of Ulmer & Berne will share their thoughts on how they view PR. The panelists will discuss their PR success stories, how they’ve built relationships with reporters, tips for working with internal and external PR teams and how to best demonstrate ROI.

Thanks to Julie Cole and Quarles & Brady for hosting and providing lunch.

In-depth with Chicago Lawyer and Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
May 2010
Legal PR Chicago welcomes Olivia Clarke of Chicago Lawyer and Chicago Daily Law Bulletin on May 18 over breakfast. She will share recent and upcoming changes to the publications as well as an expansion of their online presence. Please note the special time of this event.

Thanks to Ty Gerig and Barnes & Thornburg for hosting and providing breakfast.

American Lawyer Executive Editor Robin Sparkman
April 2010
Legal PR Chicago is thrilled to announce that our April 30 lunch program will feature American Lawyer Executive Editor Robin Sparkman. With the AmLaw 100 coming out in May, Robin will distill the findings of what is likely to be one of the most-watched issues in recent history as well as give her perspective on what's in store for the industry as a whole. She will also pull the curtain back on the inner workings of American Lawyer and share how the publication is adapting along with the industry.

Thanks to Kevin Blasko and Jenner & Block for hosting and providing lunch.

Inside the ACC Value Challenge
March 2010
The Association of Corporate Counsel launched its ACC Value Challenge in October 2009 in an effort to help reconnect value to the cost of legal services. Much has been written in the legal press about the ACC Value Index component, a client satisfaction measurement tool that allows members share information about the firms they use. LPRC welcomes ACC's Executive Director Fred Krebs to discuss the Value Challenge, the Value Index and how it can help -- or possibly hurt -- your firm's client retention and business development efforts.

Thanks to John Byrne and Drinker Biddle for hosting and providing lunch.
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Lexology vs Mondaq
February 2010
Join Legal PR Chicago on Friday, February 26, 2010 as we bring in representatives from Lexology and Mondaq for an apples-to-apples comparison of the two legal resources. Which will help your attorneys best reach their target audience? Which is easier to use and track placements and readership? Which (if either) is right for your firm? Learn how these two services may help your attorneys and your firm’s profile, minus the hard sell.

Thanks to Mike Ralston and Vedder Price for hosting this event and providing lunch.

Open-Forum Discussion
January 2010
Join Legal PR Chicago on Thursday, January 21, 2010 for lunch and an open-forum discussion event. Bring your burning legal PR questions to see how your colleagues have handled similar issues. Time will also be set aside to talk about issues relating to ROI, social media and legal surveys.

Thanks to Melanie Green and Baker & Daniels for hosting this event and providing lunch.

Best Practices for Media Training Your Attorneys
November 2009
Join us over lunch on Tuesday, November 17 to learn best practices for media training attorneys. Learn the tips the pros use to ensure their spokespeople stay on message and make it through the final cut.

Thanks to Much Shelist for hosting and to The National Law Review for providing lunch.
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Legal PR Chicago's 3rd Anniversary Post-work Social
October 2009
Join us after work on Thursday, October 1 to celebrate Legal PR Chicago's third anniversary and mingle with your LPRC colleagues and media friends. We'll have some laughs thinking about the old days when first-years said crazy things like "New York to $190K" and "I start in September."

Thanks to TC Public Relations for sponsoring this event.

This event is open to current LPRC members only.

Chicago Tribune Business and Legal Reporter Ameet Sachdev
September 2009
Please join Legal PR Chicago on Thursday, September 10, as we host one of the top legal journalists in town – Chicago Tribune business reporter Ameet Sachdev – for an informative discussion. Ameet covers legal affairs and law firms for this leading newspaper. He will talk to us about how his beat has evolved over the years and will share some tips on how to get coverage in his new “Chicago Law” blog http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/chicago-law as well as his “Inside the Legal Profession” column that runs in print on Tuesday.

Thanks to Baker & McKenzie for hosting and providing lunch.

Maximizing Your Existing Marketing Elements
August 2009
The economic downturn has taken its toll on many law firm marketing programs this year. So how can you make the most of your existing marketing elements? Legal PR Chicago’s August panel will give you real-world tips for maximizing what you already have in place, including de-mystifying search engine optimization for press releases and website content and new tools for increasing the media coverage of events and speaking opportunities. Our panelists will include Tim Vasil, Marketing Technology Manager/Webmaster of McDermott Will Emery; Brian Kiefer, VP of Greentarget Global; and Elaine Stiles, Senior Account Executive of BusinessWire.

Thanks to Freeborn & Peters for hosting and providing lunch.

Above the Law’s Elie Mystal
July 2009
Legal PR Chicago is pleased to welcome Elie Mystal, editor of the legal blog Above the Law. Elie will explain how Above the Law has become the must-read source for all things legal, as well as detail their editorial process and how they confirm their tips. He will also discuss how law firms can best work with him to ensure the most accurate coverage.

Thanks to Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP for hosting this very special event.

Go In-Depth with Hal Weitzman of the Financial Times
June 2009
Please join Legal PR Chicago on Friday, June 5 as we host Hal Weitzman, the Chicago and Midwest correspondent for the Financial Times.

Hal’s responsibilities include coverage of the Chicago derivatives exchanges, major Midwest companies such as Boeing, Monsanto and Caterpillar, and agribusiness. Hal was previously Andean correspondent based in Lima, Peru. He will talk to us about the newspaper's coverage of the global financial crisis, what it takes to make it into the distinct light salmon color pages and how lawyers can play a role in his reporting.

The Financial Times continues to be one of the world’s most influential newspapers. Its coverage of the global financial crisis has caught the attention of leaders around globe, including President Barack Obama who said in an interview, “I read the Financial Times before other people read the Financial Times. Now it’s trendy and everybody carries around a Financial Times.

Thanks to Kirkland & Ellis for hosting and providing lunch in their new space on LaSalle.
Click here to view meeting materials.

Spring Social
May 2009
Catch up with your LPRC colleagues and media friends after work on Tuesday, May 5. It's been a while since we got together for a drink, and boy could we use one. Let’s commiserate, laugh and see if we can spot any of those green shoots.

We’ll have complementary drinks and appetizers from 6 to 8pm at Crimson Lounge thanks to our generous sponsors Wisnik Career Enterprises and Reynolds Communications Group.

Pick Your Colleagues’ Brains’ Lunch
April 2009
Legal PR Chicago announces the return of the very popular Pick Your Colleagues' Brains Lunch event on Thursday, April 23. Are you wondering how other law firms handle certain issues? Is there a particular reporter you've been having a hard time cracking? This is your golden opportunity to query your colleagues at other firms about their best practices.

We are capping this event to make for a good discussion, so note that if more than one person RSVPs from your firm we may hold off confirmation until closer to the event.

Thanks to McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff for hosting and providing lunch.

Social Media 101 for Law Firms
March 2009
Join Legal PR Chicago on Thursday, March 19 over lunch for Social Media 101 for Law Firms. We've invited Hildebrandt's social media guru as well the marketing director from a law firm that has embraced social media and is already reaping the rewards.

Judging from last week's record-breaking turnout, this event will hit capacity by the time you get to the end of this sentence.

At the March event, Doug Hoover of Hildebrandt will talk about how law firms are utilizing LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter as well as give tips on creating your firm's social media policy. Melanie Green, director of business development and marketing for Baker & Daniels, will discuss how she convinced her attorneys to embrace social media and will divulge her best practices. On the PR front, Brian Kiefer of Greentarget will talk about how reporters are using social media to find their sources and story ideas.

Thanks to Brinks Hofer Gilson Lione for hosting and providing lunch.
Click here to view meeting materials.

Financial Reporters Weigh in on the Economic Crisis
February 2009
Last month we talked among ourselves about what reporters are after in the midst of the financial crisis. This month we’ve invited financial reporters from The Chicago Tribune and Crain’s Chicago to tell you themselves.

Join us as we hear from the Trib’s Becky Yerak and Ann Saphir of Crain’s as they talk about the recent changes at their publications as well as the best way to work with them.

Thanks to Mayer Brown for hosting and providing lunch.

Roundtable on the Financial Crisis
January 2009
Many law firms have tightened their belts for 2009. How is that affecting PR? What kinds of projects can you put off until next year and what can you not afford to cut? What's the role of internal communications during this time? And what type of stories do legal trades and business media want right now?

This will be a roundtable discussion at which all that is said will be kept confidential. We are limiting the size of the group and ask that only one person attend per firm. Our reporter and agency friends are asked to sit this one out.

Thanks to McDermott Will Emory for hosting and providing lunch.

Go In-Depth with InsideCounsel
November 2008
Join InsideCounsel editor Cate Flahardy, Senior Editor Mary Swanton and Associate Editor Melissa Maleske. They will discuss the best ways to work with the publication and its individual sections, as well as fill you in on the editorial opportunities available online.

Thanks to Jones Day for hosting and providing lunch.

Legal PR Chicago’s Second Anniversary
October 2008
They grow up so fast! It’s hard to believe it’s been two years since a handful of us gathered around a table for the first-ever Legal PR Chicago meeting. Since then we’ve had 16 meetings, heard from more than two dozen editors and reporters and had three socials. Which means it’s time for another social.

Celebrate Legal PR Chicago’s Second Anniversary on Thursday, October 16.

Get together with your legal PR colleagues and media friends to reminisce about how much things have changed since 2006: the hairstyles, the funny clothes, Lehman Brothers...

We’ll have drinks and appetizer from 6pm to 8pm at The Plymouth courtesy of Greentarget Global. A big thanks to them for sponsoring the event.

Litigation Communications
September 2008
This month we will take an in-depth look at litigation communications. As a member of the communications team within your firm, you may be called upon to counsel clients when they get involved in sticky situations. Are you prepared for the call?

Our panel will include:
 

• David Milberg, attorney and marketing and communications director at Schiff Hardin
• John Corey, president of North American operations at Greentarget
• Bryan Specht, head of the corporate affairs group at Dig Communications

Thanks Schiff Hardin for hosting and providing food and drinks.
Click here to view meeting materials.

Pick Your Colleagues’ Brains Lunch
August 2008
When we started this group in October 2006, many of you said you’d like the opportunity to talk to your colleague to share ideas and issues in an informal way. We’ve mostly had structured programs with a speaker to date, so this is your chance to pick the brains of your LPRC colleagues. Let’s do lunch and talk about what we’re working on. I’m sure rankings will come up, as they always do.

Thanks to McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP for hosting and providing lunch.

How Safe is Your Job?
July 2008
Join us for a roundtable discussion on the state of legal PR in the down economy.

With the shakeups at law firms around town right now, I’m sure we’ll have a great discussion.

Our featured speakers will be Eva Wisnik and Jennifer Johnson of Wisnik Career Enterprises. They have placed more than 100 people inside law firms nationwide and have an in-depth knowledge of the legal marketing and PR landscape.

They will discuss:

• How the current job market looks for PR professionals in law firms
• What are the trends in hiring in-house vs. hiring an agency
• What’s new in the field
• In-house challenges and solutions
• How to recession-proof your job

Thanks to Sidley Austin for hosting and providing dinner and drinks.

Go Inside Law360
June 2008
Marius Meland of Law360/Portfolio Media will be in town to discuss the relaunch Law360 is planning this summer as well as announce the newest addition to Law360’s industry-specific pubs. Reporters Jocelyn Allison and Shannon Henson, will also join the panel.

Thanks to Foley & Lardner LLP for hosting and providing dinner and drinks.

Go Inside the ABA Journal
May 2008
Join us as ABA reporters and editors discuss the various opportunities among their sections, including Opening Statements, National Pulse and Supreme Court Report. We’ll also get a sneak preview of the new Business of Law section which will debut this summer. Plus Molly McDonough will provide a tour of their newly redesigned Web site.

You’ll also be able to take a tour of the ABA Journal offices as well as walk through the ABA Museum of Law.

Thanks to the ABA Journal for hosting and providing lunch.

Real Estate Law Panel
April 2008
Please mark your calendar for Legal PR Chicago’s first-ever practice specific event a panel discussion devoted to specifically to real estate PR opportunities and challenges.

Our panel will include Alby Gallun of Crain's Chicago Business/Crain's Chicago Real Estate Daily, Maureen Wilkey of the Illinois Real Estate Journal and Robert Carr from GlobeSt.com. Lou Cohen, chair of DLA Piper's Chicago Real Estate Practice, will graciously provide the attorney perspective on real estate PR opportunities and challenges.

Thanks to DLA Piper for hosting and providing lunch.

PR Department Structure Roundtable
March 2008
Our March event will be a roundtable focusing on public relations department structure with law firms. We’ll talk about what responsibilities fall to the PR people at our firms, as well as best practices for using PR agencies. In order to keep the discussion intimate, we’re limiting this event to 20 people.

Thanks to Perkins Coie for hosting and providing lunch.

LPRC Winter Social
February 2008
Please mark your calendars for a much-needed Legal PR Chicago social at A Mano, a new restaurant from the Bin 36 people.

Catch up with your LPRC colleagues, mingle with media friends and toast to winter in Chicago. Space is limited, so you must RSVP if you want to attend.

Thanks to Jaffe for sponsoring the event.

Go Inside Chicago Lawyer
January 2008
Please mark your calendar for LPRC’s January event, when Bob Yates and Olivia Clarke of Chicago Lawyer will walk us through the publication’s redesign.

Thanks to Levenfeld Pearlstein LLC for hosting and providing lunch.

Legal Blogging Panel
December 2007
Our panel of experts will shed light on the process and explain how blogging can help raise your firm’s profile.

Panelists:

• Aaron Barkoff, partner at McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP and editor of the Orange Book Blog, a popular FDA rules blog
• Jim Kirk, associate managing editor of the Chicago Tribune’s business section
• David Lat, editor in chief of the legal blog Above The Law

Thanks to McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP for hosting and providing lunch.

Legal Rankings Roundtable
October 2007
Legal PR Chicago kicks off fall with a lunch roundtable at which we’ll discuss attorney rankings. Hear firsthand how your colleagues deal with Chambers, Best Lawyers in America and all the rest.

To keep the discussion intimate, we are limiting this roundtable to 20 people. You must RSVP in order to attend.

Thanks to Schwartz Cooper for hosting and providing lunch.

Summer Social
June 2007
Catch up with your legal PR colleagues and media friends at LPRC’s summer social.

Thanks to Bell Boyd & Lloyd LLP and Blue Plate Catering for hosting and providing dinner and drinks.

Go In-depth with Crain’s Chicago Business
May 2007
Crain’s Chicago Focus Section Editor Laurie Cunningham will be our guest at this Legal PR Chicago event. With Crain’s next legal issue slated for July, this will be the ideal time to get the inside scoop.

Thanks to Vedder Price for hosting and providing food and drinks.

Inside look at the Chicago Bureaus of National Business Publications
April 2007
Please join Legal PR Chicago on Wednesday, April 18 at 6pm for a glimpse inside the Chicago bureaus of four of the most influential national business publications.

Journalists from Financial Times, Forbes and the Wall Street Journal will discuss how they develop story ideas, their interest in using attorneys as sources and how they prefer to work with PR professionals.

Panelists:

• Doug Cameron of Financial Times
• Mark Tatge of Forbes
• Brian Gruley of the Wall Street Journal
• Joe Weber of BusinessWeek

Thanks to Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione for hosting and proving food and drinks.

Federal Courthouse Panel
February 2007
Join LPRC as journalists from the National Law Journal, The Chicago Tribune and The Chicago Sun-Times share their insights on covering news out of the Dirksen Federal Building.

They will discuss all aspects of their news-gathering processes, including what the editorial planning process is at their outlet, how they get story ideas, what kind of legal developments are of most interest to them and how they like to work with PR professionals.

Panelists:

• Rudy Bush, Staff Reporter, Chicago Tribune
• Natasha Korecki, Staff Reporter, Chicago Sun-Times
• Lynne Marek, Chicago Bureau Chief, The National Law Journal

Thanks to Kirkland & Ellis for hosting and proving food and drinks.