Westlaw Japan K.K. (Minato Ward, Tokyo, Representative Director: Young Sun Bang) and Thomson Reuters K.K. (Minato Ward, Tokyo, Representative Director: Young Sun Bang) will cosponsor an online symposium & session together with the Advanced Business Law Program of the University of Tokyo on Thursday, September 9th.
The coronavirus pandemic has brought about great waves of changes to various fields—the legal services market not being an exception. In this symposium, Professor David B. Wilkins of Harvard Law School, an authority on global legal markets, will deliver a keynote speech on the topic of reimagining lawyering post COVID-19—on how legal professionals must respond to changes by looking at three different aspects: providing legal services to clients, developing careers, and considering law and justice.
In this seminar, we will cover the key points that need to be addressed immediately and help you achieve a deeper understanding of the amendments.
This will be followed by a panel discussion with leading experts from the legal industry in Japan.
| ＜Event Outline＞ | |
| Date and Time | Thursday 9 September 2021, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM JST (Wednesday 8 September 2021, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM EDT) |
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| Venue: | Online (Zoom) ＊The seminar will be held in English and Japanese. Registration: Please submit the seminar application form from this link for registration. https://www.westlawjapan.com/event/premium/210909.html |
| ＜Program＞ | |
| 9:00 – 9:10 | Introduction to the Program Young Bang, President & Representative Director, Thomson Reuters K.K. / Westlaw Japan K.K. |
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| 9:10 – 9:15 | Opening Remarks Yutaka Osawa, Dean and Professor of Law, Graduate Schools for Law and Politics, The University of Tokyo |
| 9:15 – 10:00 | Keynote Speech Reimagining Lawyering in the Global Legal Services Market Post COVID-19 Professor Wilkins will call on his extensive experience researching legal professions around the world to discuss the future of lawyering in the wake of the current crisis |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | Break |
| 10:15 – 11:30 | Panel Discussion Driving Strategy and Alignment in a Changing World Professor Wilkins will lead a panel discussion of top lawyers to discuss what the changes identified in the first session mean for their organizations and careers |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | Q&A and Conclusion Young Bang will field questions from the audience for Professor Wilkins and the Panel. Professor Wilkins will sum up the main themes of the day. |
About Westlaw Japan K.K.
Westlaw Japan K.K. is a joint venture equally owned by Thomson Reuters (headquartered in New York) and Shinnippon-Hoki Publishing Co., Ltd. (headquartered in Nagoya). The company was established in March 31, 2006 in order to meet the needs of the times by providing comprehensive online legal information services in Japan.
About Thomson Reuters
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About Shinnippon-Hoki Publishing Co., Ltd.
Shinnippon-Hoki Publishing Co., Ltd. has more than 70 years of history and it is one of the leading publishers in Japan within the fields of legislations, taxes, and accounting. The company provides information services to experts (such as lawyers, judicial scriveners, certified public accountants, tax accountants, architects, social insurance consultants, and public notaries), central governments, local governments, and corporate practitioners by offering them over 600 titles of loose-leaf law books, CD-ROMS and online services.
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