It’s in Boston, October 26–27. You can also attend virtually for free, even if you don’t use Clio.
ClioCon is less than two weeks away, and I’ll be there. So will at least 12 members of my Inner Circle.
I’ve got some history with this conference. I spoke at one of the first couple of ClioCons, back when it was in Chicago. Now it’s at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, and this year’s keynote lineup is strong: Malcolm Gladwell, Ethan Mollick, Mechele Dickerson, and Clio CEO Jack Newton.
I’m looking forward to the keynotes, and even more to some of the sessions, which I’ll get to below. But neither is the main reason I go.
The hallway is where the value is
The best conversations happen between sessions. At breakfast, at lunch, and after hours.
You end up next to a lawyer with a practice like yours. You ask what they use for intake, or whether that AI tool was worth it.
They tell you what worked, what didn’t, and what they’d skip if they were starting over.
Talk to a dozen lawyers in a day and you start to hear patterns. When three of them say the same thing about a tool, pay attention.
Clio even builds some of this into the schedule, with networking sessions like Solo, But Not Alone for solo practitioners and Innovation Exchange: Talking Legal Tech With Real Humans.
That’s borrowing other people’s trial and error. It’s the fastest way I know to figure out what’s worth your time.
A few sessions I’d pick
The agenda has more than 100 listings, and plenty of them have nothing to do with practicing law. These are the ones that caught my eye. The ones marked virtual stream free if you register.
Taking On Clients Who’ve Already Asked AI (Oct. 26). Clients who’ve already asked AI about their legal problem before they call you are a new kind of client. I’m curious what the speakers recommend.
How to Automate Your Firm End-to-End as a Solo Practitioner (Oct. 26). Aimed squarely at solos.
AI in Action: What Early-Adopting Law Firms Have Learned So Far (Oct. 26, virtual). Borrowed trial and error in session form.
Pricing with Confidence: 4 Steps to Charging What Your Work Is Worth (Oct. 27, virtual), with billing coach Molly Kremer.
Promise and Perils in the Judicial Adoption of AI (Oct. 27, virtual). Worth a look if you’re a litigator wondering how courts will use AI.
Browse the vendor hall
Clio says the exhibit hall will have more than 90 legal tech vendors. You can see tools in person, ask direct questions, and compare options side by side, without booking a dozen sales demos.
If you use Clio, I’d call it essential
This is where you get direct access to the people behind the product.
The Clio Success Center offers hands-on help with whatever questions you bring.
The Clio Product Lab gives previews of what’s coming.
You can get answers face to face that can be hard to get any other way.
Can’t make it to Boston?
Clio offers a virtual option, and it’s free. You don’t have to be a Clio customer. You just have to register. You get a selection of the sessions, live or on demand, and Clio says you can earn some CLE credit by attending eligible sessions live.
Want to meet up?
If you’ll be there, text me at 504-202-0688. I’d like to compare notes.
;-)
Ernie
P.S. Inner Circle members at ClioCon will post what they’re learning as the conference goes on, so you get the hallway conversations even from your office.
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