ARMA International and ILTA Present the Legal Information Technology Conference

) July 2, 2009 -- ARMA International and the International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) announce the first annual Information Technology Conference (LIT-Con) 2009: "Managing Risk Through Information Management: Current Challenges in the Legal Environment." This two-day event is designed to prepare you for today's risk management challenges.

Managing Risk Through Information Management: Current Challenges in the Legal Environment.

Managing Risk Through Information Management: Current Challenges in the Legal Environment.

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Ethical, legal, and regulatory compliance, evolving technologies, lawyer mobility, and the current "challenging" economic environment are just a few of the issues organizations face in assessing and mitigating risk at your firm or legal department. Managing secure, compliant, and accessible organizational and client data is a responsibility that falls to everyone in the firm or legal department. This groundbreaking conference offers the comprehensive set of tools needed to collaborate in an efficient and effective way to create integrated risk management programs.


LIT-Con is designed for legal IT, conflicts professionals, records managers, litigation support, legal administrators, and anyone else whose role includes mitigating risk in the firm or legal department. It is being held concurrently with ARMA International's 54th Annual Conference & Expo in Orlando. LIT-Con attendees will have access to an Expo floor packed with more than 150 exhibiting companies, education, activities, and unmatched networking opportunities!
For more information on LIT-Con, visit http://www.arma.org/lit-con/. LIT-Con is made possible by the support of our association partners the Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) and the Association of Litigation Support Professionals (ALSP).


About ARMA International:
ARMA International (www.arma.org) is a not-for-profit professional association and the authority on managing records and information. It is known worldwide for setting standards and best practices, and for providing comprehensive education, publications, and information on the efficient maintenance, retrieval, and preservation of vital information created in public and private organizations in all sectors of the economy. Formed in 1955, ARMA International is the oldest and largest association for the records and information management profession with a current international membership of more than 11,000. It also publishes the Information Management magazine.


About ILTA:
For over three decades, ILTA (International Legal Technology Association) has provided peer-networking and information resources to those who support technology in law firms and law departments worldwide. The non-profit user group is truly peer-powered. For information about ILTA, or to obtain a membership application, visit http://www.iltanet.org.


Contact: Ashley Flynn. ARMA International
913.312.5561, ashley.flynn(AT)armaintl.org


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