Call for Abstracts

The Call for abstracts has now closed.

On behalf of the Summit Program Committee, we invite you to participate as a presenter at the 2023 ALPMA Summit to be held at the Sofitel on Collins in Melbourne 6 – 8 September 2023.

The theme for this year’s Summit is ‘Embrace. Adapt. Evolve. The Sustainable Firm of the Future’. After considerable disruption within the legal industry over numerous years, and with more disruption imminent, firms need to continue their journey to embrace, adapt and reimagine their businesses to remain successful, profitable and overall sustainable into the future. The 2023 ALPMA Summit will bring together thought leaders to inspire delegates to reimagine what the sustainable future law firm of the future will look like.

Types of Submissions

The Summit Program Committee aim to create a program that is interactive in nature and provides tangible and practical key learning outcomes from each session. As part of your submission, please outline the best format for your session including, but not limited to:

Interactive workshop
Lecture
Panel
Oral presentation
Case Study
Social Activity

Key Dates

Abstracts Open
Friday, 28 April 2023

Abstracts Close
Friday, 19 May 2023

Presenter Notifications Sent by
Monday, 19 June 2023

Program Launch
Monday, 3 July 2023

Final PowerPoint Presentations Due
Wednesday, 30 August 2023

Program Streams

After considerable disruption within in the legal industry over numerous years, and with more disruption imminent, firms need to continue their journey to embrace, adapt and reimagine their businesses to remain successful, profitable and overall sustainable into the future. The ALPMA Summit Program Committee is seeking submissions relating to how the legal profession will embrace, adapt and evolve to become sustainable firms of the future in the following program streams. In particular, our interest this year is in the intersection of people, technology and sustainability, however our members generally occupy and are interested in the following business management areas within their firms

BD and Marketing
Leadership
Technology & innovation
People & Culture
Operational management
Mental health and wellbeing
Financial management
Strategy and innovation
ESG

Key Dates

Call for Abstracts Opens
Friday, 28th April 2023

Early Bird Registration Available
Tuesday, 9th May 2023

Call for Abstracts Closes
Friday, 19th May 2023

Early Bird Registration Closes
Thursday, 6th July 2023

Standard Registration Available
Friday, 7th July 2023

Registration Cancellation Cut-off
Monday, 17 July 2023

Standard Registration Closes
Tuesday, 22 August 2023

Late Registration Available
Wednesday, 23 August 2023

ALPMA 2023 Summit
Wednesday, 6 to Friday, 8 September

Summit Convener

Australasian Legal Practice Management Association (ALPMA)

The Australasian Legal Practice Management Association, (ALPMA), is the peak body representing managers and lawyers with a legal practice management role. Our purpose is to educate, promote and develop legal practice management skills and thought leadership knowledge within the legal industry.

Conference Secretariat

GEMS Event Management Australia

ABN 30 615 654 629

Contact us
For all registration and accommodation inquiries call 02 9744 5252 or email: alpma@gemsevents.com.au

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