Kraft Kennedy

2025 Texas ALA Statewide Retreat
2025-10-17 - 2025-10-18
2025 Texas ALA Statewide Retreat
Martin Leyendecker and Caesar Rodriguez look forward to connecting with the ALA Texas Community for two days of knowledge sharing, insightful workshops, networking, and relaxing during the 2025 Statewide Retreat.
When: Friday, October 17 – Saturday, October 18, 2025
Where: La Cantera Resort & Spa
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ALA Golden Gate Halloween BP Appreciation Event
2025-10-22 16:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York)
ALA Golden Gate Halloween BP Appreciation Event
Chris Arrowsmith will celebrate the Halloween spirit with Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) Golden Gate friends during the BP Appreciation Event – Halloween Edition.
When: Wednesday, October 22, 2025 | 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Where: San Francisco Proper Hotel
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ALA Golden Gate Wine Pop-Up
2025-10-23 17:00 - 18:00
ALA Golden Gate Wine Pop-Up
Chris Arrowsmith will gather with Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) Golden Gate friends for an evening Wine Pop-Up with ’25-’26 Board President, Javier Morelos and ’25-’26 Board Vice President, Ryan Hill.
When: Thursday, October 23, 2025 | 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Where: Embarc Wines
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ALA Philly 50th Golden Anniversary
2025-10-23 17:00 - 20:00
ALA Philly 50th Golden Anniversary
Stacy Jenkins and Caesar Rodriguez look forward to celebrating the Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) Philly community during their 50th Golden Anniversary.
When: Thursday, October 23, 2025 | 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Where: XIX at Bellevue
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ALA Atlanta BP Fall Focus Group
2025-10-28 11:00 - 12:00
ALA Atlanta BP Fall Focus Group
Beth Anne Stuebe, Annette Briffa, and Tracy Kraft will plug in to the conversation with Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) Atlanta friends during the BP Fall Focus Group.
When: Tuesday, October 28, 2025 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Where: Virtual Meeting
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ALA Chicago Fall Social Event
2025-11-05 16:30 - 19:30
ALA Chicago Fall Social Event
Caesar Rodriguez and Ryan Weatherby will enjoy an evening of lite bites and refreshing drinks with Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) Chicago friends during the Fall Social Event.
When: Wednesday, November 5, 2025 | 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Where: Formento’s
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ALA Puget Sound Business Partner Expo
2025-11-11 12:00 - 14:00
ALA Puget Sound Business Partner Expo
Chris Arrowsmith looks forward to raffle prizes, connecting, and exchanging knowledge with Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) Puget Sound friends during the BP Expo.
When: Tuesday, November 11, 2025 | 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Where: Columbia Tower
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ALA Central Florida Holiday Pop-Up
2025-11-11 17:30 - 19:30
ALA Central Florida Holiday Pop-Up
Savannah Cameron looks forward to an evening of conversation, community, and connection with Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) Central Florida friends during the Holiday Pop-Up.
When: Tuesday, November 11, 2025 | 4:30pm – 7:30pm
Where: Lazy Moon
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ALA Golden Gate BP Idea Exchange
2025-11-12 16:30 - 18:00
ALA Golden Gate BP Idea Exchange
Chris Arrowsmith, and Annette Briffa will plug into conversation with Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) Golden Gate friends to brainstorm and collaborate during the BP Idea Exchange.
When: Wednesday, November 12, 2025 | 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Where: Duane Morris LLP | Vitual
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ALA Capital Chapter Cornhole Classic
2025-11-12 17:00 - 20:00
ALA Capital Chapter Cornhole Classic
Stacy Jenkins and Beth Anne Stuebe look forward to an evening of spirited cornhole competition, camaraderie, and fundraising with Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) Capital Chapter friends during the Legal Leaders Cornhole Classic benefiting the Toni K. Allen Scholarship.
When: Wednesday, November 12, 2025 | 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Where: Alston & Bird
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ALA Dallas Holiday Party
2025-12-02 18:00
ALA Dallas Holiday Party
Martin Leyendecker looks forward to an evening of seasonal cheer with Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) Dallas friends during the Holiday Party benefiting the Genesis Women’s Shelter.
When: Tuesday, December 2, 2025 | 6:00 PM Where: Culinary Dropout
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ALA Boston 2025 Holiday Event
2025-12-03 11:30 - 14:30
ALA Boston 2025 Holiday Event
Kevin Barry and Annette Briffa will gather with Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) Boston friends for an afternoon of Holiday cheer to celebrate another successful year.
When: Tuesday, December 2, 2025 | 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM
Where: The University of Massachusetts Club
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ALA Golden Gate 2025 Annual Holiday Party
2025-12-03 16:30 - 19:30
ALA Golden Gate 2025 Annual Holiday Party
Chris Arrowsmith looks forward to an evening of seasonal celebration, raffles, and charity support with Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) Golden Gate friends.
Please bring a new, unwrapped toy suitable for children from infants to 12 years old in support the San Francisco Firefighters Toy Program. Gift cards are preferred for older children, especially those aged 10-12.
When: Wednesday, December 3, 2025 | 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Where: Hotel Via
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ALA Suncoast BP Social
2025-12-03 17:00 - 20:00
ALA Suncoast Businness Partner Social
Savannah will gather with the Association of Legal Administrator (ALA) Suncoast community for an 80’s/90’s themed evening of food, fun, friends and celebration.
When: Wednesday, December 3, 2025 | 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Where: GenX Tavern
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ALA Philly 2025 Holiday Luncheon
2025-12-04 12:00 - 14:00
ALA Philly 2025 Holiday Luncheon
Stacy Jenkins, John DiLullo, and friends in the Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) Philly community will gather for an afternoon Luncheon of conversation, connection, and cheer.
When: Thursday, December 4, 2025 | 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Where: TBA
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ALA Capital Chapter Holiday Soiree
2025-12-04 18:00 - 21:00
ALA Capital Chapter Holiday Soiree
Stacy Jenkins and Caesar Rodriguez look forward to an evening of camaraderie, cheer, and community with Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) Capital Chapter friends for a Holiday Soiree & Silent Auction benefiting the Toni K. Allen Scholarship Fund.
When: Thursday, December 4, 2025 | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Where: The Fairmont Washington
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M365 Purview for Law Firm Management
2025-12-09 12:00 - 13:00
M365 Purview for Law Firm Management
Kraft Kennedy and Association of Legal Administers (ALA) Puget Sound present this virtual session designed for legal administrators who want to learn about how to use Microsoft Purview, a unified data governance and risk & compliance solution, to keep their firm’s information organized and secure – without needing technical expertise.
Real-Life Law Firm Examples: You’ll see how small and medium-sized law firms use Purview to solve everyday challenges, including how to:

Identify sensitive firm work product, client data, and Personally Identifiable Information (PII) stored in a Microsoft tenant;
Prevent the inadvertent sharing of documents with sensitive content outside the firm;
Ensure documents for clients who do not want to use AI are not processed by Copilot or other GenAI tools; and
Discover content in your Microsoft tenant to respond to a subpoena, or as support in dealing with internal matters.

Topics of discussion:

Overview of Purview Tools: Through these examples, we’ll introduce the main features of Microsoft Purview in straightforward terms.
Licensing Made Simple: We’ll explain what you need to know about Purview licensing, so you can make the most of the tools we talk about with your firm’s Microsoft tenant.
Practical Tips: The session will focus on real-world examples and straightforward steps you can take, without requiring IT expertise.

Goal: By the end of this session, you’ll feel confident about how Purview can save time in your daily work, help your team avoid mistakes, and keep your firm’s data secure.
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When: Tuesday, December 9, 2025 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Where: Zoom Meeting
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ALA Houston Holiday Luncheon
2025-12-11 11:30 - 13:00
ALA Houston Holiday Luncheon
Martin Leyendecker and Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) Houston friends will gather for a Holiday Luncheon featuring a favorite things gift exchange.
When: Thursday, December 11, 2025 | 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Where: Barcelona Wine Bar
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ALA Puget Sound Winter Social
2025-12-11 11:30 - 13:30
ALA Puget Sound 2025 Winter Social
Chris Arrowsmith and Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) Puget Sound friends will gather for an afternoon of conversation, connection, and cheer at the 2025 Winter Social.
When: Thursday, December 11, 2025 | 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Where: Hotel 1000
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ALA Cyber Educational Session: The Challenge of Change
2025-12-11 14:00 - 15:00
ALA Cyber Educational Session: The Challenge of Change
Kraft Kennedy and the Association of Legal Administrator (ALA) Cyber Chapter present an informal, interactive Education Session highlighting key areas of change that cause common challenges for ALA firms. We invite participants to share insights about processes that cause friction at law firms including:

Employee onboarding
User adoption to new tech
Policy Management
Password Management
AI Selections and Governance
& the topics you bring to the table

This session aims to create a forum for Actionable Intelligence, learning together and arming attendees with useful information.
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When: Thursday, December 11, 2025 | 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Where: Zoom Meeting
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Holiday Soirée
2025-12-11 18:00 - 21:00
Holiday Soirée
Kraft Kennedy and Oddr are teaming up for the 2025 Holiday Soirée: An Evening at the Speakeasy. Step into Midtown’s hidden speakeasy where the spirit of the 1960s meets modern sophistication, and gather with friends and peers for an intimate evening of classic cocktails and chef-curated hors d’oeuvres among the city’s brightest minds. Expect an evening full of community, connection, celebration, and prize drawings.
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When: Thursday, December 11, 2025 | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Where: The Boardroom
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Gatsby Winter Soirée
2026-01-14 18:00 - 21:00
Gatsby Winter Soirée
Kevin Barry and Association of the Legal Administrators (ALA) NYC community will gather for a Gatsby-themed evening of connection, conversation, and celebration.
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When:Wednesday, January 14, 2026 | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Where: Gatsby’s Landing
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Wine Tasting
2026-01-15 18:00 - 21:00
Wine Tasting
Stacy Jenkins and the Association of the Legal Administrators (ALA) Capital Chapter community will gather for an evening of new flavors, conversation, and connection.
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When: Thursday, January 15, 2026 | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Where: Van Ness Feldman LLP
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2026 Business Partner Appreciation Event
2026-01-22 17:30 - 19:30
2026 Business Partner Appreciation Event
Caesar Rodriguez, John DiLullo, and Association of the Legal Administrators (ALA) Philly friends will gather for an evening of conversation, community, connection, and appreciation.
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When: Thursday, January 22, 2026 | 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Where: 1735 Market Street
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Business Partner Appreciation Event
2026-01-28 17:30 - 19:30
Central Florida Business Partner Appreciation Event
Savannah Cameron and Association of the Legal Administrators (ALA) Central Florida friends will gather for an evening of food, fun, and a charcuterie board workshop.
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When: Wednesday, January 28, 2026 | 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Where: Legion Place Conference Center
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ILTA Microsoft SharePoint Symposium
2026-02-10 - 2026-02-11 | Chicago Microsoft Technology Center, 200 East Randolph Drive Suite 200, Chicago, IL, 60601, United States
Fortifying SharePoint: Deep Dive into Security, Compliance, and Protection Tools in Microsoft 365
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
8:30 – 9:30 AM CT
Speakers:
Dan Paquette
Kraft Kennedy
Copilot Studio offers a way to turn that complexity into clarity by building custom AI agents tailored to the unique needs of legal professionals. In this session, we explore how organizations can design, deploy, and govern role-specific Copilot experiences that streamline high-value legal workflows.
We’ll showcase real examples of what’s possible today—from intelligent legal help desks that answer policy and process questions, to contract-triage assistants, to agents that surface precedent, analyze documents, automate intake, or guide users through compliance procedures. You’ll see how Copilot Studio’s low-code tools, connectors, and orchestration capabilities help legal departments build secure, governed AI solutions that work with their existing systems and data.
If you’re looking to modernize your legal operations, accelerate response times, or empower attorneys and staff with tailored AI support, this session will spark ideas and show you exactly what Copilot Studio can make real.
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Microsoft SharePoint Symposium
The Microsoft SharePoint Symposium is a technical focused, peer-driven event designed for legal technology professionals seeking to maximize SharePoint within their organizations. This one-and-a-half day program will deliver expert-led sessions, hands-on demonstrations, and strategic discussions on leveraging your firms investment in SharePoint for secure, efficient, innovative and scalable legal workflows.
Attendees will explore best practices and new tools for governance, integration with Microsoft 365, and advanced features for compliance and security, while networking with peers, business partners.
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When:
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 – Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Location:
Microsoft Technology Center
200 E Randolph St, Unit 200
Chicago, IL 60601
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Dallas ALA BP & Member Social
2026-02-10 18:00 - 21:00
Dallas ALA Business Partner & Member Social
Martin Leyendecker and Association of the Legal Administrators (ALA) Dallas friends will gather for an evening of conversation, connection, and a cocktail making class.
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When: Tuesday, February 10, 2026 | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM CT
Where: The People’s Last Stand
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ILTA Microsoft Copilot Symposium
2026-02-11 - 2026-02-12 | Chicago Microsoft Technology Center, 200 East Randolph Drive Suite 200, Chicago, IL, 60601, United States
Microsoft Copilot Symposium
The Microsoft Copilot Symposium is a high-impact educational event focused on the transformative power Copilot and adoption in the legal industry. This program will provide deep dives into Copilot adoption strategies,prompt engineering, and ethical AI practices, helping firms unlock productivity while maintaining compliance and security. Through interactive sessions, case studies, and live demos, attendees will learn how to integrate Copilot across Microsoft 365 applications, measure ROI, and build structured programs for successful implementations. The event will also include networking opportunities with peers and business partners.
Kraft Kennedy Sessions
Copilot Studio for Legal: Building Custom AI Agents for Roll Specific: What’s Possible?
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
4:30 – 5:30 PM CT
Speakers:
Ragav Jagannathan
KL Software Technologies Inc.
Dan Paquette
Kraft Kennedy
Copilot Studio offers a way to turn that complexity into clarity by building custom AI agents tailored to the unique needs of legal professionals. In this session, we explore how organizations can design, deploy, and govern role-specific Copilot experiences that streamline high-value legal workflows.
We’ll showcase real examples of what’s possible today—from intelligent legal help desks that answer policy and process questions, to contract-triage assistants, to agents that surface precedent, analyze documents, automate intake, or guide users through compliance procedures. You’ll see how Copilot Studio’s low-code tools, connectors, and orchestration capabilities help legal departments build secure, governed AI solutions that work with their existing systems and data.
If you’re looking to modernize your legal operations, accelerate response times, or empower attorneys and staff with tailored AI support, this session will spark ideas and show you exactly what Copilot Studio can make real.
Register for the Microsoft Copilot Symposium to attend this session.
Monitoring & Troubleshooting Copilot in a Legal Environment

Thursday, February 12, 2026
2:30 – 3:30 PM CT
Speakers:
Dan Paquette
Kraft Kennedy
Carolyn Humpherys
Traveling Coaches

As legal teams adopt Microsoft Copilot, IT leaders face a new operational frontier, one where AI behavior, data governance, user expectations, and evolving Microsoft updates all converge. This session equips legal IT professionals with a grounded, practical understanding of how to monitor, manage, and troubleshoot Copilot in environments where precision and compliance matter most. We’ll clarify what you can control,and what you can’t. You’ll learn how Copilot’s behavior is influenced by Microsoft’s service layers, update channels, and roadmap cycles, and what legal IT teams should do to stay aligned with changes as they roll out. From there, we’ll dive into the heart of day-to-day operations:

How Copilot interprets legal workflows and why it behaves the way it does
Monitoring tools and telemetry available to legal-focused IT teams
Approaches to troubleshooting unexpected or incorrect Copilot outputs, including root cause analysis across data access, grounding, connectors, and tenant configuration
Legal-grade risk mitigation strategies and guardrails to reduce exposure while accelerating productivity
Ongoing governance practices that ensure safe, predictable Copilot performance over time

If your legal organization is scaling Copilot, or preparing to, this session provides the operational playbook to keep your AI aligned, accountable, and ready for the rigorous demands of legal work.
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When:
Wednesday, February 11, 2026 – Thursday, February 12, 2026
Location:
Microsoft Technology Center
200 E Randolph St, Unit 200
Chicago, IL 60601
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Annual Meeting
2026-02-11 12:00 - 14:00
ALA Capital Chapter Annual Meeting
Stacy Jenkins and Association of the Legal Administrators (ALA) Capital Chapter friends and members will come together for an afternoon of community and discussion.
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When: Wednesday, February 11, 2026 | 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Where: Teddy & The Bully Bar
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Happy Hour & Business Partner Social
2026-02-18 17:00 - 18:30
Happy Hour & Business Partner Social
Martin Leyendecker will gather with Association of the Legal Administrators (ALA) Houston friends for an evening of cocktails, conversation, and connection.
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When: Wednesday, February 18, 2026 | 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Where: Hotel ICON
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