2026
Intranets that Evolve: Integrating Knowledge, People & Practice
This webinar examined how law firms could develop an intranet platform that grows with their culture, technology, and business objectives. Participants explored approaches for responding to changes in organizational needs. Challenges and successes in the design process, migration, and implementation were discussed. Attendees learned strategies for developing intranets that enable firmwide collaboration and drive knowledge sharing.
Doing it All: The Life of the Solo and Small Library Team
Were you a knowledge management professional working in a small or solo library who felt overwhelmed navigating the workplace without many resources or support? If so, others joined us on February 25 for a discussion of tips, best practices, and resources designed to help manage your workload. Topics included time management, juggling the many hats we wear, access to resources, working with vendors, and finding community.
Finding Your VOIce: Using Value on Investment to Level Up the Library/Research Team in the Age of AI
On January 22, 2026, this webinar brought together law firm librarians and research professionals to discuss how teams can demonstrate their strategic value as artificial intelligence continues to reshape legal practice. The panel explored the shift from traditional ROI metrics to a broader 鈥淰alue of Investment鈥� (VOI) framework that reflects both measurable and intangible contributions to firm success. Speakers shared practical approaches for communicating value, integrating AI responsibly, addressing staffing and outsourcing pressures, and increasing visibility through reporting and advocacy to help future-proof research services in today鈥檚 evolving firms.
2025
Speak Up: How Mentors Help You Find Your Voice
Want to be a speaker? Already have the experience needed to help other speakers improve their skills Learn how to:
- Remove barriers to confident, engaging public speaking.
- Recognize and remove FUD (fear, uncertainty and doubt).
- Understand how your personal interest and relative expertise brings a lot to the table!
Speaker: Brian Carlson, Founder, Causality, Inc.
Bountiful Data: Advanced Excel Techniques for the Fall and Beyond
This webinar provided an intermediate to advanced level dive into working with data in Excel using practical real-world examples. We covered data types, data cleaning, merging datasets, text functions, logical functions, lookup & reference functions, as well an introduction to PowerQuery and consideration of the impact of AI tools on Excel workflows.
Speaker: Jason Straight, Research Analyst, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
SSO or SSO-So? Making Single Sign-On Work
Tired of password chaos? Learn proven SSO implementation strategies, avoid common pitfalls, and streamline user authentication. Get practical checklists and rollout best practices to transform your digital access experience.
Speakers: Julie Jones, Electronic Resources Manager, Jones Day; Lisa Lee, Knowledge & Innovation Manager, O’Melveny
Navigating New Beginnings: A Guide to Onboarding Lateral Attorneys
Delve into the comprehensive process of onboarding lateral attorneys with PLLIP-SIS, drawing from our unique backgrounds in reference and research. This presentation covered the nuances of onboarding across different firms, highlighted the speakers鈥� tailored approaches and timing strategies. They discussed the essential elements of orientation, from introducing research services to reviewing key resources. Learn about their respective firms follow-up procedures, handling research tool requests, and soliciting feedback. They addressed unique situations, such as onboarding secretaries in paralegal roles and new office openings. Finally, they shared top tips for trainers on building rapport and effective communication. This session is designed to equip you with the knowledge and strategies to ensure a seamless transition for new lateral attorneys.
Enhancing Current Awareness: Proven Techniques and Best Practices
Presented on May 21, 2025. This webinar provided an overview of some available products and best practices to enhance your current awareness strategies. The panel discussed optimizing current awareness resources and news aggregators within your organization, essential aspects of organizational set-up such as intake processes, access rights, and naming conventions, and explored how to deliver high-quality information to end users, handle quality control, and explain limitations to recipients.
Speakers: Madison Casteel, Senior Library Current Awareness Analyst at Ropes & Gray LLP; Tiffany R. Jenkins, Director of Research Services at Troutman Pepper Locke; Stosh Jonjak, Senior Regional Manager, Research Services at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP; Laura Maury, Manager, Research and Information Alerts at Baker McKenzie
Moderator: Julie D. Melvin, Research Analyst at Sidley Austin
Being a Corporate Bloodhound
Presented on May 8, 2025. Finding information on private companies can be difficult. Through examples and discussion, the panel of experienced company researchers gave tips on tracking down this elusive information.
Speakers: Mark Gediman, Senior Research Analyst at Alston & Bird LLP; Juli Stahl, Research Analyst at Troutman Pepper Locke LLP; Jennifer Morley, MLIS CFE, Competitive Intelligence Analyst at Blank Rome
Moderator: Caren Luckie, Research Attorney at Jackson Walker LLP
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Excel-lerate Your Efficiency: Microsoft Excel Fundamentals with AI and Traditional Techniques
Presented on April 10, 2025. This webinar covered best practices interacting with Microsoft Copilot and compared AI-driven flows side-by-side with standard tips and tricks.
Speakers:
Jason Straight, Research Analyst at Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, and Jeannette Mazur, Electronic Services Content Analyst at BakerHostetler
GenAI Tool Design and the Legal Resource Ecosystem
Presented on March 26, 2025, as a webinar partnership between PLLIP-SIS and LIT-SIS. This webinar was a panel discussion on the diverse approaches law firms and law schools have taken to designing, testing, and implementing both vendor-designed and proprietary AI tools and the role these tools play within the legal resource ecosystem.
Speakers:
Wei Fang, Assistant Dean for Information Technology at Rutgers University Law School Library; Jacob Hasler, Knowledge & Innovation Attorney at Perkins Coie; Kristie Chamarro, Instructional & Educational Technology Librarian at UC Berkley Law Library; Deanna Fowler, Senior Innovation Manager at Troutman Pepper Locke; and Colleen Skinner, Director of Law Library at Jacksonville University College of Law
Moderators:
Susan Koenig, Practice Department Research Liaison at Troutman Pepper Locke, and Khelani Clay, Access Services Law Librarian at American University Washington College of Law
Research Management Systems – One Size Does Not Fit All
Presented on February 6, 2025. This webinar focused on research management systems used by law firms. Colleagues from various size firms shared best practices, as experienced from trial and error, for workflow and set-up processes, training, and adoption, as well as shortcomings.
Speakers: Kim Serna, Firmwide Associate Director for Research Services at Jones Day; Saskia Mehlhorn, Director, Knowledge and Research Services at Norton Rose Fulbright; Doug Malerba, Senior Manager of Research & Information Services at Dentons US LLP; Tiffany Lopez, Director of Conflicts & Information Resources at Smith Anderson
Moderator: Brittany Menton, Research & Knowledge Services Manager at Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
2024
From Invisible to Indispensable: Using LibGuides to Showcase Resources and Training
Presented on November 20, 2024. 聽Librarians from one law firm explored how they use LibGuides to increase resource visibility, training, and engagement. They covered best practices for designing accessible guides, promoting resources, and using tools like LibCal to enhance training efforts.
Speakers: Kristen Perez, Electronic & Technical Services Supervisor, Nelson Mullins; Lorelle Anderson, Training and Research Specialist, Nelson Mullins; Lee Heckle, Technical Services Assistant, Nelson Mullins
The Value of Volunteering in PLLIP and Beyond
Presented on September 26, 2024. Volunteering for a professional organization is a great way to give back to your profession and grow your own skills and connections. The 2022-2024 winners of PLLIP鈥檚 Advocate of the Year and Emerging Leader of the Year awards discussed how they got involved with PLLIP and other professional organizations, as well as tips for finding and participating in volunteer opportunities.
Speakers: Christos Pamboukes, BakerHostetler 鈥� 2024 Advocate; Angela Gonzalez-Curci, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati 鈥� 2024 Emerging Leader; Lindsey Carpino, BakerHostetler 鈥� 2023 Advocate; Shari Berkowitz Duff, Jones Day 鈥� 2022 Advocate; Alexis Branham, BakerHostetler 鈥� 2022 Emerging Leader
Moderator: Susan Koenig, Troutman Pepper
How to Communicate with Lawyers to Capture Their Attention
Presented on May 16. This webinar focused on tips, tricks, and traps of emails and other forms of communication with lawyers.
Speakers: Maggie Wickett-Altier, Senior Professional Development Manager at Sidley Austin
Resources at the National Indian Law Library
Presented on April 4. There are 574 federally recognized Native American tribes in the United States, all with their own unique governments and laws. Unlike the laws for many jurisdictions in the U.S., however, these laws can be difficult to find, if they are accessible at all. This session discussed some of the reasons tribal law can be hard to find and the best resources for locating tribal law, including tribal websites, legal publishers, and NILL鈥檚 Tribal Law Gateway.
Speaker: Anne Lucke, Library Director at National Indian Law Library
Here Come the Summers: Onboarding Summer Associates
Presented on March 14. This webinar focused on training summer associates and included law firm and law school speakers.
Speakers: Mary Adams, Research & Outreach Librarian at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner; Brittany L. Menton, Research & Knowledge Services Manager at Lewis Roca; Sam Cabo, Digital Resources Librarian at University of Richmond School of Law; and Sylvia Yanes, Research & Faculty Services Librarian at University of Richmond School of Law
Project Management for Librarians: An Introduction
Presented on February 22. This webinar covered the basic tenets of successful library project management, including tips, tricks, and case studies.
Speakers: Kristen Naik, Digital Initiatives Analyst, Sidley Austin LLP, and Keelan Weber, Head of Technical Services, Cassidy Cataloguing Services, Inc.
Law Firm AI and CI: A Conversation
Presented on January 24. The application of AI (a.k.a. LLMs) has been focused on cases, statutes/regulations and complaint summaries. Recently, however, there have been efforts to apply these tools to CI/BI projects, with varying degrees of success. The panel discussed the application and limitation of these tools to intelligence gathering projects as well as the potential for the future.
Moderators: Mark Gediman, Senior Research Analyst, Alston & Bird, and Kevin Miles, Manager, Research Services, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
Speakers: Jim Currie, Manager of Competitive Intelligence, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP; Caren Luckie, Research Attorney, Jackson Walker; and Jennifer Morley, Competitive Intelligence Analyst, Blank Rome
2023
Don’t be Spooked! Data Transformation Doesn’t Have to be Scary with Power Query
Presented on October 31. This webinar introduced attendees to Power Query, a powerful tool you can use to automate data connection, preparation and transformation without knowing any code. No prior knowledge of Power Query is required, but some familiarity with Excel or Power BI is recommended. The webinar included live demonstrations and examples using data sets based on real-world scenarios.
Speakers: Jason Straight, Research & Knowledge Analyst at Jones Walker LLP, and Patricia Hoskins, Electronic Resources Librarian at Jones Day
Behold, the Power of Free: Resources for Cost-Conscious Research
Presented on September 21. If you don’t have a large budget, or need to do non-billable research, this webinar is for you! This brief presentation highlighted resources for private banking information, charitable donations, social media research, and more.
Speaker: Nicole Cullinane, Research Analyst at Holland & Knight LLP
API 101: Basics and More
Presented on May 22, 2023. This session gave an overview of APIs: what they are, the type of content they include, how to use them, and what skills are needed to leverage them. Additionally, panelists discussed navigating vendor APIs and offer their thoughts on considerations while undertaking such a project. Finally, this session offered examples of use cases of APIs within the legal context.
Speakers: Martin Korn, Director of Research and Knowledge Services at SheppardMullin, and Erik Adams, Manager of Library Digital Initiatives at Sidley Austin LLP
Competitive Analytics: Evaluation of Litigation Analyses of 3 Top Products
Presented on May 11, 2023. Want to know how to get the most out of your Litigation Analytics? Interested in incorporating this type of analytics in your CI Reports? Three experienced CI analysts shared tips on using their favorite tools. Each focused on a specific product and discuss how they use in their workflow: Lex Machina, Bloomberg Law and Context.
Moderator: Caren Luckie, Research Attorney, Jackson Walker LLP
Speakers: Mark Gediman, Senior Research Analyst, Alston & Bird LLP; Grant Keyes, Manager, Competitive Intelligence, Haynes and Boone LLP; and Kevin Miles, Manager, Research Services, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
Super-Sleuthing on a Shoestring: Free Resources for Investigations
Presented on March 14, 2023. If you work for an organization, you probably have a wealth of paid resources at your fingertips for finding people, companies, and so on. However, what if the research isn’t billable, or you’re seeking some information on your own time? This brief webinar showed a couple of handy resources to help find company emails, corporate registrations, potential website ownership, and more!
Speaker: Nicole Cullinane is a Research Analyst with Holland & Knight LLP.
Quick Tips & Tricks for Law Librarians Using Excel
Presented on February 15, 2023. This program was a quick yet informative session on everything excel. Some of the topics covered were: Sorting / Filtering, Pivot Tables, Formatting, Formulas, Charts, Tables.
Speakers: Jeannette Mazur, Legal Content Specialist at BakerHostetler, and Chris Pamboukes, Senior Legal Researcher at BakerHostetler
2022
Introducing USPTO’s Patent Center
Presented on September 20, 2022.
ESG: Investing in Your Portfolio
Presented on May 19, 2022.
The Battle of Words: Dictionary Definitions
Presented on March 3, 2022.
2020
How to Write a Useful CI Report
Presented on February 12, 2020. This program has leading CI experts sharing their best practices when it comes to preparing CI reports and will answer these questions and others.聽 They share their answers to the question “What makes a successful CI report?” and walk you through their preparation process.
Speakers:
Juli Stahl, Research Services Manager. Akerman, Orlando, Florida
Jim Currie, Competitive Intelligence Manager, Norton Rose Fulbright
Liz Whittington, BD Competitive & Strategic Intelligence Specialist, K&L Gates
Moderators: Mark Gediman and Kevin Miles