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Your SBM Password Might Need a Reset

The SBM member area website has recently been updated to conform to new and improved security standards. The upgrade requires all passwords to meet minimum requirements that will help to protect your information. Your password must now contain at least seven characters with at least one number and at least one letter. If your password does not meet these requirements, go to the forgot username/password page to reset your password. If you need further assistance, please contact our member services team at (888) 726-3678 Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. EST, or email [email protected]. It is especially important that if you need to update your password please do so now, before you need to fill out your mandatory disclosures and pay your dues in mid-September. If you no longer have access to your email address on file, you can reset your password in three easy steps.

Enhance your SBM NEXT Conference experience with the mobile app

The State Bar of Michigan is offering an app to help you create the perfect, personalized SBM NEXT Conference experience for you. The new app will allow you to create a custom schedule and set reminders for events and educational sessions, and also receive alerts about last-minute event changes. New features also allow you to take photos and notes during events and save them right inside the event in the app, automatically organizing them for you and making them easy to find in the future. A new, interactive map feature in the app will allow you to navigate from your current location in DeVos Place to the location of your next event. A social wall lets you share your experience on social media using the hashtag #sbmnext. You can network with others attending the event and connect with vendors in the app. And you can also navigate Art Prize, register for a city tour and even book an Uber from within the app.

SBM NEXT Conference will focus on the future of law practice by bringing Michigan lawyers together to learn, share ideas, make connections and more. Tailor the program to your needs by creating your own unique experience.  Want to attend a section meeting, grab lunch and catch an educational session or two? We’ve got you covered. Or maybe you’d rather focus on education and networking? You can do that too with an inclusive “All Member” lunch and reception. With two day, one day, and a-la-carte pricing options, it’s the conference that fits your schedule. Your conference, your way.

Visit https://crowd.cc/s/1Sb3S to download the app, then search for “NEXT” to find 2018 SBM NEXT Conference.

Save your spot at SBM NEXT Conference.

MyCase Legal Technology Evangelist to Give Plenary Session at SBM NEXT Conference

Nicole Black, Legal Technology Evangelist for MyCase, will provide a plenary session for the educational tracks at State Bar of Michigan NEXT Conference at 9 a.m. Friday, Sept. 28.

Black is an author, journalist and legal technology evangelist at MyCase. She is the nationally recognized author of “Cloud Computing for Lawyers,” and co-authored “Social Media for Lawyers: the Next Frontier,” both published by the American Bar Association. She also co-authored “Criminal Law in New York,” a Thomson Reuters treatise. She writes regular columns for The Daily Record, Above the Law and Legal IT Pros; has authored hundreds of articles for other publications and regularly speaks at conferences regarding the intersection of law, mobile and cloud computing and internet-based technology.

Black’s plenary presentation, “Artificial Intelligence and the Law,” will demonstrate how AI has the potential to save lawyers time and money. AI technologies hold the promise of automating the mundane aspects of practicing law, allowing lawyers to focus on more interesting, high-level analytical tasks. Hear about exciting new AI software that, although in its infancy, will soon impact a number of different aspects of your law practice. Plus, learn about a host of automation tools already in existence that will streamline your law firm's processes, whether you’re looking to automate document assembly, billing and invoicing processes or case to-dos and deadlines.

Don’t miss Nicole Black’s plenary session at #SBMNext. Save your spot at SBM NEXT Conference.