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Contains 24 Component(s), Includes Credits Includes Multiple Live Events. The next is on 10/13/2022 at 2:00 PM (CDT)
Maximize your learning and enhance your problem-solving skills in this facilitated online, scenario-based course that covers developing strategic and operational goals among personnel at a law firm. This course takes a deeper dive on Human resources issues and builds upon items discussed in our HR 1 course. Included are case studies, lectures, readings and assessments to maximize your knowledge base and enrich your problem-solving skills. Termination procedures, employee handbooks, training, motivational techniques, incentives, and substance abuse are covered. Upon completion, you should be able to anticipate and resolve a variety of human resource concerns.
Maximize your learning and enhance your problem-solving skills in this facilitated online, scenario-based course that covers developing strategic and operational goals among personnel at a law firm. This course takes a deeper dive on Human resources issues and builds upon items discussed in our HR 1 course. Included are case studies, lectures, readings and assessments to maximize your knowledge base and enrich your problem-solving skills. Termination procedures, employee handbooks, training, motivational techniques, incentives, and substance abuse are covered. Upon completion, you should be able to anticipate and resolve a variety of human resource concerns. The schedule is:
- Week 1: Appraisal & Disciplinary Procedures
- Week 2: Employee Handbooks
- Week 3: Training & Development
- Week 4: Motivational Techniques
- Week 5: Incentives & Rewards
- Week 6: Substance Abuse
The live sessions will be held on Thursdays from 12:00-1:00 p.m. Central Time. These lessons will also be recorded for on-demand access.
$549 for members and $679 for nonmembers
Available at a discounted rate as a part of a package
Audience Level
Intermediate
Course Textbook
This course requires that participants purchase The Big Book of HR by Barbara Mitchell and Cornelia Gamlem.
Completing both HR 1 and HR 2 courses gives you access to the Legal Management HR Specialist Certificate Program.
CLM Credits
Meet minimum course requirements and earn these credits toward your CLM application or recertification.
- Application: 5 hours of credit in Organizational Development
- Functional Specialist Credit: 5 hours of credit in Human Resources Management
- Recertification: 5 hours of credit in HR Management and 1 hour of credit in Substance Abuse
Continuing Education Credits
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) The Association of Legal Administrators is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP. This program has been approved for 6 PDCs. Knowledge Domains: HR Expertise; Critical Evaluation; Relationship Management
SHRM: 22-TQQNJ
HR Certification Institute (HRCI) The HR 2 Course has been pre-approved for 6 hours of recertification credits toward PHR and SPHR recertification through the HR Certification Institute. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HR Certification Institute website at www.hrci.org. The use of this seal is not an endorsement by the HR Certification Institute of the quality of the activity. It means that this activity has met the HR Certification Institute’s criteria to be pre-approved for recertification credit.
HRCI: 580667
Functional Areas: Total Rewards; Talent Planning and Acquisition; Talent Development and Management
Course Requirements
Each course has a start and end date. To receive the course completion certificate and CLM, SHRM and HRCI credits, all weekly assignments must be completed and quizzes passed with a score of 70% or higher by the last day of the course.
John Jakovenko, CLM, MBA (Moderator)
Course Instructor
John Jakovenko, CLM, MBA, is the Firm Administrator at Spark Law. His career spans two decades and includes leadership roles in human resource departments in law firms in Los Angeles and Atlanta. He is also an adjunct professor at Kennesaw State University, teaching courses on human resources.
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Contains 2 Component(s), Includes Credits Includes a Live Web Event on 09/28/2022 at 2:00 PM (CDT)
It’s not new. Aristotle wrote about it. So why don’t more people understand and improve their emotional intelligence? EQ has been proven to be more important than IQ in being successful. In this program, the foundations of EQ are explored and applied to improving one’s own EQ as well as how to help others.
It’s not new. Aristotle wrote about it. So why don’t more people understand and improve their emotional intelligence? EQ has been proven to be more important than IQ in being successful. In this program, the foundations of EQ are explored and applied to improving one’s own EQ as well as how to help others.
Objectives:
- Practice more self-awareness and understand its role in improving EQ.
- Recognize the importance of EQ in work relationships.
- Identify how to help others on their team improve their EQ.
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$29 for members and $79 for nonmembers
Sharon Meit Abrahams, EdD
Sharon Meit Abrahams, EdD, is a legal talent development expert with 30 years of experience helping lawyers and law firms improve their productivity and profitability. She is an accomplished book and article writer who has conducted more than 300 seminars for the legal industry and universities. Abrahams has experience in all aspects of professional development, client relationship building, diversity and inclusion initiatives, business development techniques, communication skills and management/leadership development training. She was appointed to the Professional Development Committee of the Law Practice Division of the ABA and served as the chair of ALA’s Professional Development Advisory Committee. Abrahams has a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Master of Science in Education from the University of Miami, and a doctorate from Nova Southeastern University.
This course is eligible for one (1) CLM credit in the following categories
CLM®Application Credit: 1 hour(s) of Self-Management Skills
CLM® Application Credit for Functional Specialists: 1 hour(s) in the subject area of Human Resources Management (HR) towards the additional hours required of some Functional Specialists to fulfill the CLM application.
CLM® Recertification Credit: 1 hour(s) in the subject area of Human Resources Management (HR)
Level: Essentials
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Contains 2 Component(s), Includes Credits
In these unprecedented times of high turnover and employee burnout, it is crucial for managers to retain, engage and motivate current staff. One proven strategy for managers is to clearly communicate the organization’s big picture and how employees fit into it — people simply want to know how and why their work makes a difference. Employees who clearly understand how they contribute to the big picture are more likely to: • Become more invested in their jobs and make a difference • Bring innovative ideas to the table • Work collaboratively with a team and improve job performance • Trust decisions made by management and serve as an advocate for the organization In this program, we will review examples of how this strategy creates a more committed and innovative workforce. Participants will also learn ways to implement this strategy using employee check-ins, team discussions and performance management conversations.
In these unprecedented times of high turnover and employee burnout, it is crucial for managers to retain, engage and motivate current staff. One proven strategy for managers is to clearly communicate the organization’s big picture and how employees fit into it — people simply want to know how and why their work makes a difference.
Employees who clearly understand how they contribute to the big picture are more likely to:
- Become more invested in their jobs and make a difference
- Trust decisions made by management and serve as an advocate for the organization
- Bring innovative ideas to the table
- Work collaboratively with a team and improve job performance
In this program, we will review examples of how this strategy creates a more committed and innovative workforce. Participants will also learn ways to implement this strategy using employee check-ins, team discussions and performance management conversations.
Objectives:
- Identify the benefits of communicating the organization’s big picture and how using this strategy can lead to greater employee retention and engagement.
- Examine various scenarios, such as employee check-ins, team discussions and performance management conversation, where this strategy can be employed.
- Review desired outcomes and changes in employee performance after utilizing a big picture employee communication strategy.
Level: Essentials
$29 for members and $79 for nonmembers
Christine Galano
Principal
Oak LD Consulting and Coaching
Christine Galano, LCOP-certified leadership development and career coach, is a highly effective talent development professional with over 20 years of experience supporting individual leaders and teams in the association and membership arenas.
This course is eligible for one (1) CLM credit in the following categories:
CLM®Application Credit: 1 hour(s) of Organizational Development
CLM® Application Credit for Functional Specialists: 1 hour(s) in the subject area of Human Resources Management (HR) towards the additional hours required of some Functional Specialists to fulfill the CLM application.
CLM® Recertification Credit: 1 hour(s) in the subject area of Human Resources Management (HR)
Level: Essentials
HRCI: pending
SHRM: Activity 22-39QMT
SHRM Learning Format: Instructor-Led Activity
CLE: pending
CPE: pending
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Contains 2 Component(s), Includes Credits
In this webinar, participants will learn how LPM can be used to manage risk, set and meet client expectations and manage matters to keep them — wherever possible — both on time and on budget. Participants will be given an overview of LPM methodologies that can be applied to new matters, as well as examples of approaches that can be applied to closed matters to identify best practices and opportunities for process improvement.
As law firms face increasing client pressure for greater efficiency, legal project management (LPM) is a critical approach to minimizing write-offs/downs, enhancing client satisfaction and improving profitability. In this webinar, participants will learn how LPM can be used to manage risk, set and meet client expectations and manage matters to keep them — wherever possible — both on time and on budget. Participants will be given an overview of LPM methodologies that can be applied to new matters, as well as examples of approaches that can be applied to closed matters to identify best practices and opportunities for process improvement.
Objectives
- Identify the core elements of legal project management.
- Recognize how matters teams can use each part of the “LPM toolkit” to manage matters more effectively.
- Distinguish the roles that different business professionals in the firm can play in helping matters run efficiently and profitably.
Level: Essentials
$29 for members and $79 for nonmembers
Susan Lambreth
Co-Founding Principal
LawVision
Susan R. Lambreth is a founding Principal at LawVision and is nationally recognized as one of the top leadership, practice group and project management consultants for law firms. For over 25 years, she has helped law firms of all sizes improve their profitability and enhance their lawyers’ leadership and management skills. Lambreth is the Chair and Founder of the LPM Institute, a leading resource for educating law firms and law departments on implementing project management in their organizations. She has given hundreds of speeches on practice management, LPM, strategy and trends affecting law firms or law departments. She is also the author or co-author of six leading books on practice group management and legal project management.
This course is eligible for one (1) CLM credit in the following categories
CLM® Application Credit: 1 hour(s) of CLM Application Self-Management Category
CLM® Application Credit for Functional Specialists: 1 hour(s) in the subject area of Human Resources Management (HR) toward the additional hours required of some Functional Specialists to fulfill the CLM application
CLM® Recertification Credit: 1 hour(s) in the subject area of Human Resources Management (HR)
Level: Essentials
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Sybil Dunlop interviewed diverse legal professionals from around the country about their experiences in the legal industry. These individuals’ voices offer practical advice as well as haunting testimony reflecting how far we still have to go to increase diversity in the legal profession. This webinar pairs their experiences with research showing how explicit and implicit biases in the legal profession render it the least diverse. Participants will walk away with practical advice and actions needed to serve as change agents in their own organizations.
Sybil Dunlop interviewed diverse legal professionals from around the country about their experiences in the legal industry. These individuals’ voices offer practical advice as well as haunting testimony reflecting how far we still have to go to increase diversity in the legal profession. This webinar pairs their experiences with research showing how explicit and implicit biases in the legal profession render it the least diverse. Participants will walk away with practical advice and actions needed to serve as change agents in their own organizations.
Objectives
- Identify three reasons why the legal profession is the nation's least diverse.
- Discuss why the legal profession's lack of diversity harms firms and our profession.
- Discover reasons why past efforts to improve diversity in the legal profession have failed.
- Review three steps law firms can take to improve our profession’s diversity. Recognize three things individuals can do to ensure that our law firms are inclusive
Level: Essentials
$29 for members and $79 for nonmembers
Sharon Meit Abrahams, EdD
Sharon Meit Abrahams, EdD, is a legal talent development expert with 30 years of experience helping lawyers and law firms improve their productivity and profitability. She is an accomplished book and article writer who has conducted more than 300 seminars for the legal industry and universities. Abrahams has experience in all aspects of professional development, client relationship building, diversity and inclusion initiatives, business development techniques, communication skills and management/leadership development training. She was appointed to the Professional Development Committee of the Law Practice Division of the ABA and served as the chair of ALA’s Professional Development Advisory Committee. Abrahams has a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Master of Science in Education from the University of Miami, and a doctorate from Nova Southeastern University.
This course is eligible for one (1) CLM credit in the following categories
CLM® Application Credit: 1 hour of Organizational Development
CLM® Application Credit for Functional Specialists: 1 hour in the subject area of Human Resources Management (HR) towards the additional hours required of some Functional Specialists to fulfill the CLM application.
CLM® Recertification Credit: 1 hour(s) in the subject area of Human Resources Management (HR)
Level: Essentials
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The pandemic has made LinkedIn an even more critical resource for law firms to reinforce their brands and develop new business as participation jumped by one-third to 800 million users over the past two years. Find out how to magnify LinkedIn to enable your firms and lawyers to become more discoverable to help bring in business leads, engage with current clients and prospects and make your brand pop out. In this virtual program, veteran legal marketer and Social Media Butterfly blogger Stefanie Marrone will share her experiences and insights on how to maximize your firm’s LinkedIn platform to generate new business and develop content strategies as well as how to best use LinkedIn’s latest features such as LinkedIn Live, Creator Mode and Cover Story.
The pandemic has made LinkedIn an even more critical resource for law firms to reinforce their brands and develop new business as participation jumped by one-third to 800 million users over the past two years. Find out how to magnify LinkedIn to enable your firms and lawyers to become more discoverable to help bring in business leads, engage with current clients and prospects and make your brand pop out. In this virtual program, veteran legal marketer and Social Media Butterfly blogger Stefanie Marrone will share her experiences and insights on how to maximize your firm’s LinkedIn platform to generate new business and develop content strategies as well as how to best use LinkedIn’s latest features such as LinkedIn Live, Creator Mode and Cover Story.
Objectives:
- How to maximize LinkedIn's newest features (LinkedIn Live, Creator Mode, Cover Story, Featured Section).
How to generate new business using LinkedIn, including how to compel those who don't believe LinkedIn has merit to start using it. - How to develop content strategies that support business development and talent management goals.
Level: Intermediate
$29 for members and $79 for nonmembers
Stefanie Marrone
Social Media, Marketing and Business Development Strategist
Stefanie Marrone Consulting
Stefanie Marrone helps law firms of all sizes, professional service firms, B2B companies, professional associations and individuals build their brands and books of business through creative revenue generating strategies in content marketing, social media and business and client development.
She also serves as an outsourced chief marketing officer for law firms and companies in the legal industry. Over her 20-year legal marketing career, Stefanie has worked at and with a broad range of big law, mid-size and small firms, including Sullivan & Cromwell, Paul Weiss, Proskauer, Morrison & Foerster and Mayer Brown, developing successful revenue generating, business development, internal and external communications strategies, social media and multichannel content marketing campaigns for practices, industries and individual lawyers. Many companies are just scratching the surface on content marketing and social media, and Stefanie helps them do it better, see real ROI on their efforts and bring in business. In addition to her blog - The Social Media Butterfly – Stefanie is a published author (Law360, the New York Law Journal, the Mid-Market Report, American Lawyer, Attorney at Law, JD Supra) and frequent public speaker and lecturer (the New York City Bar, the Legal Marketing Association, Ark Group, Association of Legal Administrators, Fordham University School of Law, Women Owned Law, Columbia University and American University Washington College of Law).
This course is eligible for one (1) CLM credit in the following categories:
- CLM Functional Specialist: Legal Industry/Business Management
- CLM Recertification: Legal Industry/Business Management
HRCI: pending
SHRM: Activity 22-39QMT
SHRM Learning Format: Instructor-Led Activity
CLE: pending
CPE: pending
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- How to maximize LinkedIn's newest features (LinkedIn Live, Creator Mode, Cover Story, Featured Section).
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Most law firms are seeing a high turnover rate, have difficulty attracting top talent and leadership and culture issues are surfacing within their organizations. Bringing a culture of emotional intelligence (EQ) awareness and leadership will help reduce turnover, engage employees and result in higher productivity and performance.
Most law firms are seeing a high turnover rate, have difficulty attracting top talent and leadership and culture issues are surfacing within their organizations. Bringing a culture of emotional intelligence (EQ) awareness and leadership will help reduce turnover, engage employees and result in higher productivity and performance.
Objectives
- Discover how EQ determines how your team shows up and how it affects other areas of your firm.
- Identify how to move your people from a “good to great” leadership style through implementing EQ within your law practice.
- Interpret how EQ can result in increased productivity, higher employee satisfaction and an increase in market share.
Level: Essentials
$29 for members and $79 for nonmembers
Krystal Champlin
Consultant and Business Adviser
RJH Consulting
Krystal Champlin is a consultant and business adviser with RJH Consulting and Maverick Coaching Solutions. In her roles, she brings over a decade of experience and expertise to law firms and small businesses across the nation. Her methodology leads clients to build profitable and sustainable businesses based on their core values and definition of success. She is a Certified Executive Coach, Certified Emotional Intelligence Practitioner, Certified DiSC Trainer, and holds a Six Sigma Lean certification.
This course is eligible for one (1) CLM credit in the following categories
CLM® Application Credit: 1 hour of Organizational Development
CLM® Application Credit for Functional Specialists: 1 hour in the subject area of Human Resources Management (HR) toward the additional hours required of some Functional Specialists to fulfill the CLM application.
CLM® Recertification Credit: 1 hour(s) in the subject area of Human Resources Management (HR)
Level: Essentials
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In this webinar, we will explore the challenges, opportunities and case studies of Web3 applications in the legal sector and how it impacts Smart Contracts and the ecosystem. Blockchain is the foundation for the second era of the internet ― where anything of value, including money, our identities, cultural assets like music and art and even a vote can become a digital asset, managed, transacted, moved and stored securely peer to peer. Web2 refers to the version of the internet most of us know today ― an internet dominated by companies that provide services in exchange for your personal data. Web3 refers to decentralized apps that run on the blockchain. These are apps that allow anyone to participate without monetizing their personal data. Web3 will fundamentally impact all ecosystems, but how, exactly, is yet to be discovered.
In this webinar, we will explore the challenges, opportunities and case studies of Web3 applications in the legal sector and how it impacts Smart Contracts and the ecosystem.
Blockchain is the foundation for the second era of the internet ― where anything of value, including money, our identities, cultural assets like music and art and even a vote can become a digital asset, managed, transacted, moved and stored securely peer to peer.
Web2 refers to the version of the internet most of us know today ― an internet dominated by companies that provide services in exchange for your personal data. Web3 refers to decentralized apps that run on the blockchain. These are apps that allow anyone to participate without monetizing their personal data. Web3 will fundamentally impact all ecosystems, but how, exactly, is yet to be discovered.
Objectives:
- Define the terms: blockchain, tokenized networks, Web3 Protocols.
- Explain crypto-economics and why it matters.
- Identify the Web3 applications and how they can impact ecosystems: smart contracts, DAOs, Token-economy and more.
Level: Intermediate
$29 for members and $79 for nonmembers
Juliano Lissoni
Co-Founder
Blockchain Revoloution
Juliano Lissoni is Co-Founder and Board Member of Blockchain Revolution Global and Co-Founder of IWI, a digital token designed for member engagement. His trajectory in the blockchain sector dates from 2015, when the term was known as "block-what." In 2017, Lissoni and Don Tapscott, the best-selling author in blockchain and technology created Blockchain Revolution Global, a worldwide community of decision-makers using the technology to accelerate the digital transformation. In 2019, they created the Enterprise Blockchain Awards, focusing on recognizing innovations that are powering the Web3.
Lissoni has a master’s degree in Management, and most recently, an executive certificate on Strategy & Innovation by MIT Sloan School of Management.
This course is eligible for one (1) CLM credit in the following categories:
CLM® Application Credit: 1 hour of Information Technology
CLM® Application Credit for Functional Specialists: 1 hour in the subject area of Operations Management (OM) toward the additional hours required of some Functional Specialists to fulfill the CLM application.
CLM® Recertification Credit: 1 hour in the subject area of Operations Management (OM)
Level: Intermediate
HRCI: pending
SHRM: Activity 22-39QMT
SHRM Learning Format: Instructor-Led Activity
CLE: pending
CPE: pending
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Are you “too busy” to get important things done? The truth is, you choose your focus. Take on The 8 Deadly Time Thieves™ to change your mindset. Address interruptions, overcommitment, poor planning, multitasking, email, meetings and procrastination. Learn how shifting your attention from problem to solution helps you achieve exceptional results. Gain an hour or more a day for the rest of your life. Disrupt the busy narrative, the guilt, the regret and the avoidance that stack up around poor time management.
Are you “too busy” to get important things done? The truth is, you choose your focus. Take on The 8 Deadly Time Thieves™ to change your mindset. Address interruptions, overcommitment, poor planning, multitasking, email, meetings and procrastination. Learn how shifting your attention from problem to solution helps you achieve exceptional results. Gain an hour or more a day for the rest of your life. Disrupt the busy narrative, the guilt, the regret and the avoidance that stack up around poor time management.
Objectives:
- Plan your escape from procrastination with workflow interruption management.
- Employ core values to make consistent, high-impact decisions every day.
- Illustrate ways to shift your organization's culture to prevent burnout havoc and skyrocketing costs.
Level: Intermediate
$29 for members and $79 for nonmembers
Andrew Mellen
CEO
Andrew Mellen Co.
Andrew Mellen’s unique approach to teaching does require some gentle mental reprogramming on his clients’ part — but the payoff is always worth the effort. He insists that being organized is something anyone can learn, not an ability you’re either born with or without. This simple reframing empowers his clients to wake up and take responsibility for the behaviors, habits and actions that are causing their disorganization. He has spoken on well-known stages such as TEDx and SXSW, and he is the Wall Street Journal and Audible best-selling author of Unstuff Your Life! and The Most Organized Man in America’s Guide to Moving.
You can find him on the web at andrewmellen.com.
This course is eligible for one (1) CLM credit in the following categories:
- CLM Functional Specialist: Human Resources Management
- CLM Recertification: Human Resources Management
HRCI: pending
SHRM: Activity 22-TNRUY
SHRM Learning Format: Instructor-Led ActivityCLE: pending
CPE: pending
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Contains 2 Component(s), Includes Credits Recorded On: 03/18/2022
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to change how lawyers practice and market. In this fun, fascinating, and fast-paced webinar, Ross Fishman will blast through 50 of his hottest marketing and practice tips to help ALA members and their lawyers excel today, during the current phase of the pandemic.
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to change how lawyers practice and market. In this fun, fascinating, and fast-paced webinar, Ross Fishman will blast through 50 of his hottest marketing and practice tips to help ALA members and their lawyers excel today, during the current phase of the pandemic. This powerful and practical session highlights his trademark insight on a wide range of today’s most important tips and topics. These include recruiting during the “Great Resignation,” drafting a persuasive LinkedIn profile, effective social media, networking from home, hot website upgrades, public relations, effective use of Zoom, better photography, upgrading your online presentations, niche and target marketing, branding and design, writing for the internet, TikTok, and thoughts about everyone’s mental health.
Objectives:
- Discover how to present webinars that drive new business.
- Identify hot tips to improving lateral hiring today.
- Review ways to draft more effective and compelling LinkedIn profiles.
- Discuss devastating statistics regarding the profession’s mental health and substance abuse.
- Describe how to draft more persuasive content for an internet audience.
Level: Intermediate
$29 for members and $79 for nonmembers
Ross Fishman, JD
Ross Fishman, JD, is the Chief Executive Officer of Fishman Marketing, Inc. He specializes in branding, websites and marketing training for law firms. A former litigator, marketing director and marketing partner, he has helped hundreds of firms dominate their markets. Fishman was the first inductee into the Legal Marketing Association’s Hall of Fame, and he served as LMA’s Vice President in 1998. He’s written seven books on marketing, all of which are available on Amazon. A Fellow of the College of Law Practice Management, Ross has been quoted hundreds of times from The New York Times to National Public Radio's All Things Considered.
This course is eligible for one (1) CLM credit in the following categories:
- CLM Functional Specialist: Human Resources Management
- CLM Recertification: Human Resources Management
HRCI: pending
SHRM: Activity 22-WU2QZ
SHRM Learning Format: Instructor-Led Activity
CLE: pending
CPE: pending
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