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‘16BASIC TRAINING FOR LAWYERSGet the Skills You Need to Successfully Compete in Today’s Challenging Market

BOOTCAMP

Presented byCareer Advancement and Management Committeeand Law Student Perspectives Committee

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2016Keynote Speaker: JAY SULLIVAN, Managing Partner, Exec-Comm

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This program provides recent law graduates and current law school students with career planning information and skill building. This year’s program will focus on helping attendees assess their skills, assess the market and get practice ready. Whether you are seeking a job at a large or small firm, government or public interest orga-nization, hanging out your own shingle, or not sure what your next step should be, these sessions will provide information that will help you achieve success.

SPONSORS

8:00 am – 8:30 am Registration

8:30 am – 8:45 am Welcome

8:45 am – 9:40 am Keynote: Your Communication Style – Leveraging the Best in You

Presenter: Jay Sullivan, Managing Partner, Exec-Comm

Everyone brings something different to the table. In addition to your talent and your skills, you have innate aptitudes in the way you approach a conversation, listen for opportunities and position valuable ideas to others. In this session, you will take a brief “styles assessment test” that will help you uncover your natural Personal Communications Style and learn to leverage that Style when communicating with others. In addition, you will learn to adapt your approach when communicating with different people. Finally, you will craft messages about yourself and your strengths that position you well to others.

9:40 am – 10:40 am Job Search: From Those Who Have Been There

Moderator: Brian Farkas, Goetz Fitzpatrick LLP, 2013 Cardozo GraduateSpeakers: Erika DiMarco, Aaronson Rappaport Feinstein & Deutsch, LLP, 2015 Brooklyn Law School Graduate; Alyssa Feliciano, New York City Law Department, 2015 Hofstra Graduate; Jesse Kearney, Law Office of Jesse Kearney Jr., 2014 New York Law School Graduate; Susan Rhee, NYC Office of the Comptroller; 2015 CUNY Law School Graduate; Levan Thomas, FEMA, 2016 Pace Law School Graduate

Hear from panelists, all of whom have dealt with many of the same challenges you are facing today. They graduated in the last few years, and all found employment through creative paths that did not include OCI. You’ll leave this session with proven strategies.

10:40 am – 10:50 am Break

10:50 am – 11:50 am Handle Your Brand: A Workshop on Assessing, Building and Enhancing Your Personal Brand for Lawyers and Law Students

Presenter: Paula Edgar, Principal, PGE LLC (Coaching, Speaking and Consulting) and President, Metropolitan Black Bar Association

This interactive workshop will encourage attendees to reflect on their personal brands to enhance their professional presence, increase visibility in their current position or find a new role. The presentation will incorporate the use of social media, in person networking and other successful brand building strategies.

AGENDA

11:50 am – 1:10 pm Career Conversations and Lunch

While you re-fuel with lunch, the Careers Conversations is your opportunity to learn and network – move from table to table and meet attorneys from different practice areas. Attorneys from the following practice areas will be in attendance:

11:50 am – 4:00 pm Photo Booth Make that LinkedIn profile even stronger with a photo by The Booth for Business! Your photo will be taken and then emailed to you. All time slots are filled. Please check in about cancellations on the day of the event.

1:10 pm – 2:00 pm Networking for Non-Networkers: How Anyone Can Do It Successfully

For some of us, networking is like a visit to the dentist — we know we have to do it, but we really don’t want to. We have learned about many different networking strategies, but the uncomfortable feeling remains. If there only were a way of networking that is comfortable and produces fantastic results... Let’s put a different spin on networking!

Moderator: Desiree Jaeger-Fine, Founder and Principal, Jaeger-Fine Consulting LLCSpeakers: Josh Beser, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Canary; Abdi Shayesteh, CEO & Founder, Sofos Labs, Inc.

2:00 pm – 2:45 pm BARTalks on Informational Interviews, Resumes and Cover Letters

You’ve heard of TEDTalks, here are BARTalks! Much like TEDTalks, these 3 dynamic speakers will cover everything you need for informational interviews, resumes and cover letters. You won’t want to miss a minute.

Speakers: Bruce Blackwell, Managing Partner, Career Strategies Group; Courtney Fitzgibbons, Assistant Dean for Academic Advising & Professional Development, New York Law School; Carroll Welch, Career Coach and Counselor, Carroll Welch Consulting

2:45 pm – 2:55 pm Break

2:55 pm – 4:00 pm Resume Review Workshop

A team of career counselors and professionals will lead small groups to review attendee resumes. This is the perfect opportunity to get your specific concerns and questions answered. Resumes will be submitted prior to the program and you must be present at this session in order to receive your feedback.

Be sure to email your resume to [email protected] by Friday, September 23, 12:00 pm so your resume will be reviewed in time.

BankruptcyCommercial Litigation ComplianceCorporate

Criminal DefenseCriminal ProsecutionFamilyHealth & Elder

ImmigrationIPLabor & EmploymentPersonal Injury

Real Estate TaxTechnology Trust & Estates

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Your Communication Style – Keynote:

Leveraging the Best in You with Jay Sullivan

Boot Camp 2016: Basic Training for Lawyers

September 27th, 2016 8:45 am – 9:40 am

Keynote: Your Communication Style – Leveraging the Best in You JAY SULLIVAN, Exec-Comm Jay Sullivan is a partner at Exec|Comm and leads the firm's Law Firm Group. Jay works closely with the learning and development professionals at Citi, KPMG and many national law firms to create customized communication skills solutions for senior executives and partners. Jay is a featured columnist for the New York Law Journal, where his column, The Art of Communication appears regularly. Whether working with groups or in one-on-one coaching arrangements Jay helps professionals have greater impact by teaching them to focus on the needs of their audiences. Jay joined Exec|Comm after nine years as a practicing attorney. He received his J.D. from Fordham University School of Law in 1989. That year, Jay was named among the first class of Skadden Fellows by the Skadden Foundation. As a Skadden Fellow, Jay acted as in-house legal counsel at Covenant House, a crisis shelter for runaway and homeless teenagers. In addition, as a member of Covenant House's Speakers Bureau, he was a frequent spokesman for the agency. Following his Fellowship, Jay spent seven years practicing insurance law on behalf of Lloyds of London. After graduating from Boston College in 1984 with a B.A. in English, Jay spent two years in the Boston College International Volunteer Program teaching English language and composition and public speaking. As a freelance writer of both serious and humorous short essays, he has been published in Readers Digest, Catholic Digest, Parents Magazine, The Golfer, and The New York Times.

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Personal Communication Styles Questionnaire

Step One How would you describe yourself? Use the five sets of words below to describe

yourself. In each set, place a “7” beside the word that most closely describes you,

a “5” beside the next closest word, a “3” beside the next closest word and a “1”

beside the word that least closely describes you. Each set should have four words

ranked 7, 5, 3, and 1 (no ties). A. Assertive SET 1 B. Optimistic C. Lenient D. Accurate A. Adventurous SET 2 B. Life-of-the-Party C. Moderate D. Precise A. Stubborn SET 3 B. Persuasive C. Gentle D. Humble A. Competitive SET 4 B. Playful C. Obliging D. Obedient A. Determined SET 5 B. Convincing C. Good-Natured D. Cautious

Stop Here

7 Most like me

5

3

1 Least like me


Personal Communication Styles Questionnaire - Continued

Step Two

Transfer your numerical responses from each set of words to this answer sheet and

then total columns A, B, C, and D down.

A B C D

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Total

Stop Here


Personal Communication Styles Questionnaire - Continued

Step Three

Place your totals from columns A, B, C, and D into the corresponding boxes below.

Blue Red

D

A

C

B

Gold Green


Dealing with Different Styles

With Blues

organize ahead

ask more questions

be time sensitive

speak more softly, slowly

and less frequently

With Reds

be directive

be more time conscious

take notes

speak energetically

With Golds

offer encouraging

comments

nod head and be patient

solicit opinions from everyone

speak more quietly and

listen more responsively

With Greens

be physically more

energetic

use more eye contact and nod

be more talkative

brainstorm out loud


Personal Communication Styles & Strategies

Blue Red

Their Behavior will listen and will ask many

questions will avoid offering overt

acceptance of plan

Their Behavior will talk and give opinions

will focus on facts more

than feelings

Their Needs needs to see whole picture

background

analysis

future needs to be drawn out

Their Needs

needs bottom line information

needs clearly stated

objectives

Your Response give them many facts - use

sound reasoning be serious

Your Response be direct

give facts only - eliminate

excessive small talk


Personal Communication Styles & Strategies - Continued

Gold Green

Their Behavior will publicly acquiesce to

plan but may privately hold resentments

will listen and be reluctant

to offer opinions will be uncomfortable with

change

Their Behavior will talk excitedly and touch

on several areas in a random fashion

will be reluctant to focus on

facts

Their Needs needs to be probed for real

concerns needs to have positive

aspects stressed

Their Needs needs to be responded to

on personal, not factual level

needs to be praised

Your Response be understanding,

supportive

be patient

Your Response begin with small talk

be friendly - use a lot of

facial expressions stress future goals


Personal Communication Styles & Strategies Summary

Stretch Your Style

Blues ................decide sooner and avoid data overload

Reds ................listen and ask questions

Golds ...............speak up and be direct

Greens ............organize and restrain energy

Flex To Their Style

With a Blue With a Red

Be: thorough

accurate

Offer: minimal risk

time

Be: credible

competent

Offer: bottom line options

autonomy

With a Gold With a Green

Be: concerned

honest

Offer: assurance

teamwork

Be: confident

admiring

Offer: many options

creativity


Dealing with Someone Else’s Style

I am a (Color).

To stretch my style, I will:

The other person is a (Color).

In the past, I have dealt with my client in this way:

To flex to the other person’s style, I will change my behavior by:


Create Your Message

A positive message is:

Brief – 10 words or less

(and mostly monosyllabic)

Listener directed

Upbeat

Repeatable: slogan-like


Planning Your Message Script

My main message is (state in one strong sentence):

My supporting evidence:

Facts

Statistics

Other supporting evidence:

Examples

Stories

Analogies


Create Your Message




Listener directed

Upbeat



Planning Your Message Script My main message is (state in one strong sentence):


Facts

Statistics


Examples

Stories

Analogies


Create Your Message




Listener directed

Upbeat



Planning Your Message Script

My main message is (state in one strong sentence):


Facts

Statistics


Examples

Stories

Analogies


YOUR CAREER GOALS REMEMBER: S.M.A.R.T.

S PECIFIC

M EASURABLE

A TTAINABLE

R ELEVANT

T IME-BOUND


How can I manage my career?

Name: Date: Please list in order of priority the five most important career goals you want to accomplish by end of the year. 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Complete one Setting and Achieving Goal Worksheet for each item listed above.


SETTING AND ACHIEVING GOAL WORKSHEET

NAME :

GOAL #1:

What end result do I want (goal)? Why do I want to achieve this goal? When do I want to achieve this goal? What effort must I put forth? Who can help me to achieve this goal?



NAME :

GOAL #2:




NAME :

GOAL #3:




NAME :

GOAL #4:




NAME :

GOAL #5:



Reinforcement Tools Sustain your new skills at work and keep them top of mind with the following resources.

Online Course Content – ECLearn In addition to your classroom experience, you will receive access to our learning website. To register, use the following web address and course ID:

http://exec-comm.force.com/register

Course ID: nyb-06a10506 After you register, you will receive an email with login instructions. Your course code is valid for 60 days after you register online.

ECLearn offers a variety of content, tools, and resources to reinforce your skills. You’ll find information on the following topics to view online or download:

Introduction Focused Listening Personal Communication Styles Controlling Questions and Answers Presenting Your Professional Self Creating Your Message

Thank you for attending! We look forward to working with you again in the future.

http://exec-comm.force.com/register


Notes


Notes

Job Search: From Those Who Have Been There



Presented By Brian Farkas, Goetz Fitzpatrick LLP

2013 Cardozo Graduate Erika DiMarco, Aaronson Rappaport Feinstein & Deutsch LLP

2016 Brooklyn Law School Graduate Alyssa Feliciano, NYC Law Department

2015 Hofstra Graduate Jesse Kearney, Law Office of Jesse Kearney Jr.

2014 New York Law School Graduate Susan Rhee, NYC Office of the Comptroller

2015 CUNY Law School Graduate Levan Thomas, FEMA

2016 Pace Law School Graduate

Job Search: From Those Who Have Been There BRIAN FARKAS, Goetz Fitzpatrick LLP Brian Farkas is an attorney at Goetz Fitzpatrick LLP in New York, focusing his practice on commercial litigation, arbitration and mediation. Brian earned his B.A. from Vassar College and J.D. from Cardozo School of Law. In law school, he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution and won the Andrew S. Zucker Award for Academic Excellence. His writing on arbitration and mediation has appeared in numerous publications, including the Harvard Negotiation Law Review, New York County Lawyer, Dispute Resolution Journal, Resolutions Roundtable, Alternatives to the High Cost of Litigation, and the Northeastern Law Journal. Outside of the firm, he serves as a volunteer mediator through the New York Peace Institute. He teaches in Brooklyn Law School's Mediation Clinic, training students in Civil Court and Small Claims Court mediation. ERIKA DIMARCO, Aaronson, Rappaport, Feinstein & Deutsch, LLP Erika DiMarco earned her B.A. with a double-major in criminal justice and communication, from the State University at Albany in 2013. She obtained her J.D. from Brooklyn Law School in 2016. During her time at Brooklyn Law School she acted as a student ambassador for the New York City Bar Association, and a student member on the NYC Bar Association Committee on Insurance Law. She is currently working at Aaronson, Rappaport, Feinstein & Deutsch, LLP, while awaiting admission into the New York State Bar. ALYSSA FELICIANO, NYC Law Department Aly Feliciano is Assistant Corporation Counsel for New York City in Special State Law Enforcement Defense Division. Prior to attending Law School, she attended the University of Oklahoma where she was a Letters Major with a concentration in Constitutional Studies and a minor in Political Science. She then attended Hofstra University School of Law from 2012 through 2015. During law school, her focus was international law, specifically international arbitration. She participated in the Vis Moot, a year-long international arbitration competition hosted in Vienna, during her second and third year. She also participated in a study abroad program for International Dispute Resolution in Italy after her second year. Her last semester of law school, she participated in an externship with the Department Advocate at the NYPD, which ultimately led to her current position as a member of the State Law Enforcement Unit in the Tort Division at the New York City Law Department, where she handles police false arrest, false imprisonment, excessive force, malicious prosecution, and 1983 claims. JESSE KEARNEY, Law Office of Jesse Kearney Jr. Jesse Kearney is an alumni of the New Lawyers Institute of the New York City Bar Association. Mr. Kearney has a solo practice focused on business, media and entertainment law. With over twenty years of experience as an actor, composer, writer and director, he combines his legal skills and experience

with his knowledge of the entertainment industry. He provides legal counsel to clients in theater, film, television, music, and new media. He also counsels startups and entrepreneurs in forming and maintaining successful businesses. Before starting his own practice, Jesse was a business affairs associate at Samuel French, Inc. and an articles contributor to MusicRegulation.com. He currently serves as Vice President of the board of Prospect Theater Company and serves on the New York Law School Alumni Association Board. Jesse received his J.D. from New York Law School, and worked as a Post-Graduate Fellow with the Racial Justice Project at New York Law School. He received his MFA from New York University in the Musical Theater Writing Program, and his AB from Dartmouth College. SUSAN RHEE, NYC Office of the Comptroller Susan Rhee is a Compliance Analyst at the New York City Office of the Comptroller - Bureau of Asset Management, where she focuses on matters relating to regulatory compliance. Prior to her current position at the Comptroller's Office, Susan performed Anti-Money Laundering investigations work at Citigroup. During law school, Susan held internships at AIG, UNDP, AllianceBernstein, and the New York State Attorney General's Office. Her experience ranges from working on securities fraud/regulation cases to reviewing and drafting agreements, as well as policies and procedures at financial services firms. Susan also worked as a Student Ambassador at the NYC Bar Association and participated in the New Lawyer Institute program. Susan received her B.A. in psychology and French from Wellesley College, and J.D. from CUNY School of Law. LEVAN THOMAS, Federal Emergency Management Agency Levan Thomas is from Rockland County, NY and studied civil engineering at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. He worked as an engineer in alternative energies research and development before enrolling at Pace Law School. While at Pace, Levan interned at the Environmental Protection Agency-Region 2, the Environmental Defense Fund, and the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations, concentrating in environmental law and climate change issues. Levan also served as a City Bar Association student ambassador and as a student member on the City Bar's Patents Committee. Currently, Levan works at the Federal Emergency Management Agency and specializes in Hazard Mitigation and Community Resiliency. He conducts grant review and formulates policy for the FEMA's Sandy Recovery Branch.

Handle Your Brand: A Workshop on Assessing, Building and Enhancing Your Personal Brand for

Lawyers and Law Students



Presented By

Paula Edgar, Principal, PGE LLC and

President, Metropolitan Black Bar Association

Handle Your Brand: A Workshop on Assessing, Building and Enhancing Your Personal Brand for Lawyers and Law Students PAULA EDGAR, PGE LLC and President, Metropolitan Black Bar Association Paula T. Edgar Esq. is Founder and Principal of PGE LLC, a speaking, coaching and consulting firm that specializes in professional coaching, social media and marketing strategy, and diversity and inclusion. Paula speaks regularly on these topics by providing keynote speeches as well as professional development workshops. As an attorney and civic leader, Paula is active with a number of organizations and social justice initiatives and she serves as the President of the Metropolitan Black Bar Association. Paula received her B.A. in Anthropology from the California State University (Fullerton) and her J.D. from CUNY School of Law. Connect with Paula at www.paulaedgar.com and via Twitter @paulaedgar and on Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/paulaedgar.

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Contact Paula

www.paulaedgar.com www.linkedin.com/in/paulaedgar twitter.com/PaulaEdgar facebook.com/PaulaEdgarFanPage

Booking Requests: [email protected]

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Handle Your Brand: A Workshop on Assessing, Building and Enhancing Your

Personal Brand for Lawyers and Law Students

One of the most common characteristics of powerful and influential professionals is a strong

personal brand. In a profession full of distractions, obligations, and long work hours, it’s easy to

neglect your brand management. However, this is a crucial element to professional development

and enhancement, and for the most part, the only one you can control. This exercise was created

to remind you that there are simple steps that you can take to build your brand and maximize

your opportunity for success.

Reflecting on your own personal brand

What are three adjectives you would use to describe yourself?

1. ____________________

2. ____________________

3. ____________________

What are three adjectives others would use to describe you?

1. ____________________

2. ____________________

3. ____________________

In the next 6 months, plan to do the following 3 things to enhance your personal brand:

(Examples: learn more about the industry, begin to learn a language, attend a conference etc.)

1. _____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

2. _____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

3. _____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

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Contact Paula

www.paulaedgar.com www.linkedin.com/in/paulaedgar twitter.com/PaulaEdgar facebook.com/PaulaEdgarFanPage

Booking Requests: [email protected]

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Handle Your Brand: A Workshop on Assessing, Building and Enhancing Your

Personal Brand for Lawyers and Law Students

Personal Branding Checklist

___ 1. Draft, Practice and Use your Elevator Pitch

___ 2. Update your social media regularly with articles on topics and issues that interest you

___ 3. Provide recommendations and introductions for people that would benefit from

knowing each other

___ 4. Create a list of the people, or types of people who you want in your network

___ 5. Build your network by attending events where the individuals or groups that you listed

in #4 are likely to attend

___ 6. Increase visibility and strengthen your reputation by seeking opportunities to speak at,

and/or moderate relevant events

___ 7. Become a mentor

___ 8. Seek out someone in your network who will mentor or sponsor you

___ 9. Create a blog or newsletter, or write articles on topics and issues that interests you

___ 10. Stay informed. Create Google Alerts for your name, company, practice area and

Industry

___ 11. Own your name as a domain

___ 12. Be consistent in your approach: make weekly or monthly check-ins for your personal

branding strategy (e.g. create a timeline, conduct weekly and monthly “check-in’s” to

measure progress.

___ 13. Show your personality by sharing what you love (photography, family, knitting etc.)

___ 14. Create a LinkedIn profile. See tips here: http://bit.do/linkedintips

Career Conversations and Lunch, Photo Booth and

Law School Lounge


September 27th, 2016 11:50 am – 1:10 pm

Please note, the Photo Booth will run from 11:50 AM – 4:00 PM. Please make sure that you show up on time for your scheduled appointment.

Please note, the following law schools will be stationed in the Law School Lounge during Career Conversations and Lunch from 11:50 AM – 1:10 PM:

Career Conversations

Bankruptcy

JONATHAN FLAXER, Golenbock Assor Bell & Peskoe LLP Mr. Flaxer has devoted his career to business bankruptcy practice, successfully representing bondholders, chapter 11 debtors and trustees, creditors’ committees, distressed debt investors, distressed asset acquirers, indenture trustees, and landlords. Mr. Flaxer has also led numerous successful out-of-court workouts. He is active in several professional organizations and writes and lectures on bankruptcy-related topics. He has recently been appointed to serve as chapter 11 trustee in cases involving a residential building and a large construction company. Mr. Flaxer is av rated by Martindale-Hubble.

Commercial Litigation

ROBERT J. LA REDDOLA, La Reddola Lester and Associates LLP Robert J. La Reddola is a 1995 graduate of St. John's University School of Law. He attended law school in the evenings while working full time as a civil engineer. He is admitted to practice in the State of New York, State of Connecticut and the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. He received his Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from Manhattan College School of Engineering, where he graduated valedictorian of his class. Prior to establishing his own firm in 1997, he was an associate with the New York City law firm Mazur Carp & Rubin. Robert is an active member of the Bar Association of the City of New York and Nassau County Bar Association. As a dedicated commercial law attorney with a focus on construction law, his practice includes significant cases in many aspects of New York City construction, including contractual disputes, liens, bond claims, ECB and LPB violations, arbitration and mediations. He is a court approved mediator for both general and commercial mediations. He is also a court approved mediator for bankruptcy court. The fact patterns of his cases range from international business transactions, balcony repairs, mold remediation, complex HVAC issues, start-up of a sewage treatment plant, crane accidents, and Federal Contract work under the Federal Acquisition Rules, among many others. His work includes navigating the path to the NYC Procurement Policy Board and appeals. He is also well practiced in corporate disputes and Not For Profit law. He provides pro bono and compensated legal representation to those involuntarily confined in the Mental Health System, with an aim towards maximum independence. He has litigated to completion significant 14th Amendment cases involving due process and loss of property without a hearing.

Compliance

RAKHI BAHADKAR-RAJPAUL, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Rakhi Bahadkar-Rajpaul is a Director in the Anti-Money Laundering Investigation Group at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney where she counsels clients and conducts internal investigations on a wide-range of compliance and regulatory issues, including, anti-money laundering, Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), Office of

Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR). Prior to joining Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, Rakhi was a Manager at NYLIFE Securities leading a team of thirteen in the Cashiering Department. Rakhi started her compliance career at New York Life Insurance in the Compliant Review Unit, where she reviewed, investigated, and advised clients on regulatory inquiries. Rakhi is proactively involved in promoting diversity and inclusion by serving as the Chair of The Committee on Minorities in the Profession of the New York City Bar Association; by serving on the Legal and Compliance Diversity Committee of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney; by mentoring college bound youth in Legal Outreach, a non-profit organization, which exposes youth from underprivileged communities to the legal profession. Rakhi received her under-graduate degree from St. John’s University and her Juris Doctorate from Thomas Cooley Law School.

Corporate

ANDREA KANTOR, Law Office of Andrea Kantor PC Andrea is an accomplished corporate lawyer and business advisor with over 25 years of combined legal experience in large NYC law firms and in executive legal positions at public and privately held companies. Andrea has extensive experience counseling established and entrepreneurial companies of varying sizes from inception, both pubic and private, handling a variety of legal matters, including, corporate transactions, SEC reporting and disclosure, mergers and acquisitions, e-commerce, corporate governance and drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements. Andrea is currently the owner of the Law Office of Andrea Kantor PC where she provides high-level strategic advice and handles day-to day legal matters. Andrea also serves as the outside general counsel to Wright Investors’ Service Holdings, Inc. (WISH:OTC Bulletin Board). Andrea began her legal career working as a corporate associate at the NY law firms of Sidley Austin (formerly Brown & Wood) and Schulte Roth & Zabel. Over the past 25 years, she has served in executive legal positions, including as, Executive Vice President and General Counsel at GP Strategies Corporation (GPX: NYSE), where she managed a wide variety of public and private financings, acquisitions and divestitures and as Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at 1-800-Flowers.com (FLWS: NASDAQ), where she was an integral partner in the structuring and negotiation of the biggest licensing partnership in the floral sector. Andrea is member of the Corporate Law Committee of the NYC Bar Association, a board member of the Tufts University Entrepreneurial Leadership Program, is currently serving a 10-year term as a member of the Tufts Alumni Council and is a founding member of the Tufts Women’s Networking Group. Andrea received a BA magna cum laude from Tufts University, with a double major in Child Development and French. She won the Laminan Prize for Romance Language awarded to the top student of romance language. She graduated with a JD degree from George Washington University Law School. Andrea also attended the Harvard Law School Program on Negotiation for Senior Executives.

JEFFREY RUBIN, Mintz & Gold LLP Jeffrey Rubin is a corporate, M&A and securities attorney based in New York. He is currently of counsel to Mintz & Gold LLP. From 2013 until 2016, Jeffrey was Vice President and General Counsel of the Financial Accounting Foundation, the parent of the US accounting standard setting organizations, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB). Prior to joining the FAF, Jeffrey was a partner of Hogan Lovells US LLP and its predecessor firms, where he focused on domestic and international securities transactions, corporate finance transactions, private equity, M&A and venture capital, as well as corporate governance. Jeffrey served as chair of the American Bar Association’s Federal Regulation of Securities Committee from 2009 to 2012, and previously served as chair of the New York State Bar Association’s Securities Regulation Committee. He currently serves on the National Conference of Lawyers and CPAs, the official liaison group between the American Bar Association and the AICPA. Jeffrey was awarded the American Bar Association’s Business Law Section Chair’s Award in August 2012 for his contributions to the Section. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from The State University of New York at Binghamton and his Juris Doctor degree from Syracuse University College of Law.

Criminal Defense

GARY KAUFMAN, Law Office of Gary Kaufman Gary Kaufman has been practicing in the area of Criminal Defense since graduating from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in 2006. Gary spent his first seven years of practice working as a public defense attorney in Orlando, Florida, Staten Island, New York, and at the Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem in Manhattan. In 2013, Gary began the Law Office of Gary Kaufman, PLLC where he represents clients facing a wide variety of criminal charges in the state and federal courts of New York and New Jersey. Gary also represents students facing discipline at the high school and collegiate levels. Gary has tried dozens of cases and is a skilled advocate both in and out of the courtroom. Gary has received training at the National Criminal Defense College and has taught Continuing Legal Education classes on Arraignment Advocacy, Drunk Driving Defense, Grand Jury Practice, and Judicial Diversion for Narcotics Felonies. Gary is active in the New York City Bar Association serving as a member of the Criminal Courts Committee and as Secretary of the Small Law Firm Committee.

Criminal Prosecution

KIN NG, Kings County District Attorney’s Office Kin Ng has been Assistant District Attorney in the Kings County District Attorney's Office for (KCDAO) over 25 years. Up to 1997, as a Senior Trial ADA, he prosecuted felonies ranging from Felony Drug sales, Burglaries, Robberies to Rapes and Homicides. In 1998, he was promoted to Deputy Bureau Chief at ECAB and Criminal Court. In 1999, he transferred to the Domestic Violence Bureau (DVB) and was promoted to Bureau Chief in 2003, where he prosecuted DV homicide cases and supervised DV court parts and ADAs. From 2007 to 2013, Mr. Ng was the office’s Chief of Legal Training, responsible for coordinating and conducting training for over 500 prosecutors office-wide. During this period, he was also a member of the office’s Ethics Oversight Committee and the Chief Liaison to the Brooklyn Asian Community. In 2014, he served as the Deputy Bureau Chief for Felony Trials in the Trial Bureau-Orange Zone. In 2015, he was promoted to Chief of the Immigrant Fraud Unit. As for professional affiliations, he

was a former member of District Attorneys Association of the State of NY’s Training Subcommittee, the Cultural Competency Training Subcommittee and the Racial Justice Improvement Project of the American Bar Association. In 2008, he co-founded and currently co-chairs The Asian Bar Association of NY’s Prosecutors Committee. In 2011, he co-founded the National Asian Pacific Islander Prosecutors Association and currently sits on its National Executive Board and is the President of its New York Regional Chapter. In 2015, he also co-founded the New York State District Attorneys League of Immigrant Affairs. Mr. Ng is a graduate of Boston University School of Law, New York University’s Stern School of Business and NY’s Stuyvesant High School.

Family

ALLA ROYTBERG, Law Firm and Mediation Practice of Alla Roytberg Alla Roytberg, who is a native of St. Petersburg, Russia, is a U.S. lawyer with over 20 years of professional experience in all aspects of family and matrimonial law, including litigation, mediation, collaborative divorce and work on prenuptial and marital agreements. Her areas of concentration also include general mediation, residential real estate representation and ancillary general practice. After graduating from Fordham University School of Law in 1991 and practicing law at two major law firms for five years, Ms. Roytberg founded The Law Firm and Mediation Practice of Alla Roytberg in 1996. Currently the firm has 2 New York City offices – in Manhattan and in Forest Hills, Queens. Ms. Roytberg has consistently undertaken the leadership role in the Family and Divorce Mediation Community in New York. She is a past president of Family and Divorce Mediation Council of Greater New York, a Founding Member of the Academy of Professional Family Mediators and she is an Advanced Practitioner Member with the Association for Conflict Resolution. Ms. Roytberg is also fluent in Russian and English languages. Her clients range from individuals and entrepreneurs to privately-held small and medium size companies.

Health & Elder

SHAN THEVER, Thever and Associates Shan Thever, is a health care lawyer for well over 30 years. California Gov. Jerry Brown appointed him to the Medical Board of California in early 80’s. This board licenses and disciplines physicians. He successfully argued a landmark case West Covina Hospital vs. Superior Court (41 Cal. Reports 3d, 846) which held that “the hospital is responsible for negligently granting privilege to physicians” even if they are not employees of the hospital. California Medical Association and California Hospital Association filed amicus opposing Shan’s appeal. His firm represented doctors and hospitals in medical malpractice actions and medical groups and clinics in regulatory areas in relation to state actions and federal actions.

Immigration

ZARINA SYED, Gibney, Anthony & Flaherty LLP Ms. Zarina Syed is an Associate Attorney in the Business Immigration department at Gibney, Anthony & Flaherty LLP, a full service law firm with offices in New York and San Francisco. Ms. Syed assists both corporate and individual clients in obtaining a variety of employment-based visas across industries including financial services, digital publishing, manufacturing, and eCommerce. She also assists with family-based immigration matters for individual clients. Her experience includes assisting with E, H, L, TN, and O non-immigrant visa matters, PERM labor certification, I-130, I-140, and I-485. Ms. Syed serves on her firm’s Pro Bono Committee, where she has represented undocumented youth in both Special Immigration Juvenile Status (SIJS) and asylum cases. Prior to joining Gibney, Ms. Syed served as a law clerk at various firms including Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernstein & Loewy LLP and Wormser, Kiely, Galef & Jacobs LLP, as well as the US Citizenship & Immigration Services’ Office of Chief Counsel. Aside from her professional experience, Ms. Syed is a member of the New York State Bar Association’s Special Committee on Immigration Representation, the New York Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), and the Muslim Bar Association of New York. She recently spoke at the annual AILA conference in Las Vegas and was recognized as a New York Super Lawyers Rising Star for 2016. Ms. Syed obtained her JD from New York Law School and is admitted to practice in New York.

Intellectual Property

CHERYL DAVIS, Menaker & Herrmann LLP

Cheryl is a litigator who concentrates in intellectual property matters (particularly copyright and trademark cases), employment, and real estate/construction related matters. She has counseled clients on how to protect their intellectual property and has also represented theater clients in connection with a variety of contract and corporate issues. She received her JD from Columbia University School of Law.

Labor & Employment

JEREMIAH IADEVAIA, Vladeck, Waldman, Elias & Engelhard Jeremiah Iadevaia is a partner at Vladeck, Waldman, Elias & Engelhard, where he practices employment law. Jeremiah has advised and litigated on behalf of employees in all areas of employment law, including discrimination, retaliation, and whistleblower claims, disputes related to breach of contract and restrictive covenants, and wage and hour violations. Before joining Vladeck Waldman, Jeremiah clerked for the Honorable Debra Freeman in the Southern District of New York. Jeremiah is a 2006 graduate of Northeastern University School of Law. He has been a member of the New York City Bar Association's Labor and Employment Law Committee since 2013 and has lectured on employment matters for a variety of organizations.

Personal Injury

SOUREN ISRAELYAN, Law Office of Souren Israelyan

Souren A. Israelyan, an immigrant of Armenian heritage, maintains a small practice focusing exclusively on personal injury matters, with emphasis on trials. He handles cases from initial investigation through trials and appeals. He has been listed nine times in the Top Verdicts of New York. He has spoken at trial association CLEs on the issues of trial practice and published in New York State Bar Association Journal, Jan. 2016 Issue, on the issues of Verdict Sheet Interrogatories. He has perfected and argued appeals over two dozen times, including at the highest court of New York, the Court of Appeals, where the case, Wilinski v 334 East 92nd

Hous. Dev. Fund Corp., 18 NY3d 1 (2011), favorably changed the law affecting the rights of New York construction workers. His bar association activities include serving as a Co-Chair of New York State Trial Lawyers Association’s Small and Solo Practice Committee; member of New York State Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Civil Practice Law and Rules; member of the American Association for Justice’s Public Education Committee on the role of the Civil Justice system in the society.

Real Estate

ERICA BUCKLEY, Stroock Stroock & Lavan LLP Erica F. Buckley focuses on the representation of for-profit and not-for-profit developers and sponsors, tenant associations, cooperative housing corporations and condominium associations, and housing-related businesses in a broad range of real estate matters involving real estate securities, affordable housing, alternative dispute resolution, regulatory compliance and government relations. Prior to joining Stroock, Ms. Buckley served as Chief of the Real Estate Finance Bureau of the New York State Attorney General’s Office, a 45-person Bureau charged with enforcing the Martin Act – New York’s blue sky law that regulates the offer and sale of real estate securities, including cooperatives, condominiums, timeshares, senior communities and homeowners associations. As Chief, Ms. Buckley overhauled all aspects of the Bureau, having issued numerous guidance documents and regulations, including a cooperative policy statement for owners of occupied buildings to test the market prior to submission of an offering plan, and an exemption application process to permit partial sales of condo units in Low-Income Housing Tax Credit projects with permanently affordable rental housing, and rule-making to require the submission of digital copies of offering plans and amendments. Ms. Buckley led the Bureau’s enforcement activities involving violations of the Martin Act and other applicable New York laws including New York’s Business Corporation Law and New York Executive Law. Ms. Buckley oversaw the Bureau’s 421-a Real Estate Tax Compliance Program, which resulted in the registration of nearly 2,000 units of rent-stabilized housing and the payment of more than $5 million into the City’s AG-Affordable Housing Restitution Fund – a fund innovated by Ms. Buckley. Ms. Buckley also reviewed numerous offering plans for complex transactions such as Mitchell-Lama privatizations and occupied conversions in New York City including the Apthorp Condominium. She regularly collaborated with the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development,

New York State Homes and Community Renewal and other governmental agencies on numerous matters involving affordable housing and tax incentives. Prior to joining the Attorney General’s Office, Ms. Buckley served as General Counsel to the Urban Homesteading Assistance Board – a not-for-profit focused on the development, preservation and support of limited-equity housing cooperatives known as Housing Development Fund Companies.

Tax

R. JOHN SMITH, Law Office of R. John Smith, Esq. R. John Smith, Esq., is a tax law thought leader with over 30 years focus upon Tax Law Compliance matters. He is author of the treatise "Practical Insights on Tax Law“, Technical Review Editor of Tax Law CPE courses and has recently attended Faculty Ethics Symposia at Yale School of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Columbia University Medical Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology etc. He is member of the U.S. Tax Court Bar and the U.S. Supreme Court Bar. Jack is an alumni of Harvard University and New York University School of Law SEBASTIAN A. WEISS, Sebastian A. Weiss, Esq., LLM, PC Sebastian A. Weiss, Esq., L.L.M. is an attorney and tax return preparer in private practice since 2004. Mr. Weiss received a J.D. with a concentration in corporate law from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in 2003, and an L.L.M. in Taxation from the Georgetown University Law Center in 2004. He assists individuals and businesses with tax return preparation and related tax matters, as well as corporate and contractual matters. Mr. Weiss is the treasurer of the French-American Bar Association.

Trusts & Estates

JOHN OLIVIERI, White & Case LLP John Olivieri is a partner in the Private Clients group at White & Case LLP, New York, New York. John Olivieri helps clients to plan for the future by focusing on estate planning, business succession planning, charitable giving and asset protection. He advises on the complex tax issues and intra-family concerns involved in the transfer of wealth from one generation to the next, and establishes creative, personally tailored plans for the preservation and transfer of assets in a tax-efficient manner. In addition, John counsels clients on all aspects of estate and trust administration, including probate, the preparation of estate and gift tax returns, fiduciary income tax returns, and judicial and non-judicial accountings. He is frequently called upon to represent individuals and corporate fiduciaries in litigations

related to estate and trust administration, such as will contests, contested accountings, and tax controversy matters. John also works closely with clients to develop plans for securing and protecting their assets. These plans usually involve the use of appropriate structures, such as limited partnerships, limited liability companies and so-called "asset protection" and "spendthrift" trusts, both in various jurisdictions in the United States and around the world. John is often quoted on matters of estate and tax planning, and is active in professional circlesHe has served on the New York City Bar Association's Committee on Estate and Gift Taxation, and he is the current Chair of the Committee on Trusts, Estates, and Surrogate's Courts. He is a fellow of the American College of Trusts & Estates Counsel.

Networking for Non-Networkers: How Anyone Can Do It Successfully


September 27th, 2016 1:10 pm – 2:00 pm

Presented By

Desiree Jaeger-Fine, Founder and Principal, Jaeger-Fine Consulting LLP

Josh Beser, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Canary Abdi Shayesteh, CEO & Founder, Sofo Labs, Inc.

Networking for Non-Networkers: How Anyone Can Do it Successfully DESIREE JAEGER-FINE, Jaeger-Fine Consulting LLC Desiree Jaeger-Fine is founder and principal of Jaeger-Fine, a career management firm for foreign lawyers who seek to work in the U.S. Desiree sold her first start-up, LLM-United, a professional online network for Master of Laws alumni and current and prospective students, only two years after its launch. Desiree is a member of the New York bar and has authored over 100 articles and two books about professional development and the U.S. Master of Laws degree. Her upcoming book, A Short & Happy Guide to Networking, will soon be published by West Academic Publishing. Her last book was ranked #1 in Amazon’s bestseller list for free resumes and #2 for free career guides. She has lectured across the U.S. and around the world, including in Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Spain, France and Germany about the U.S. legal job market for foreign lawyers as and career development related topics. JOSH BESER, Canary Josh Beser is General Counsel at Canary, an Internet-of-Things security startup in New York City. He writes and speaks regularly on how to take ownership of your career by helping smart people build interesting things. He is also host of “The Control Room”, a podcast interview series with entrepreneurs and experts about all aspects of growing companies. ABDI SHAYESTEH, Sofos Labs, Inc. Abdi Shayesteh is CEO & Founder of AltaClaro (a Sofos Labs company). AltaClaro is transforming the way attorneys gain and share expertise. Through its proprietary algorithm, AltaClaro uniquely matches lawyers with top legal professionals who are paid to mentor them in one-on-one or small group sessions to gain new practical skills, deepen expertise or earn CLE credits. For deeper learning, the platform also matches attorneys for apprenticeships or co-counseling opportunities. (For more information, please visit: www.altaclaro.com) Abdi brings over fifteen years of experience as a corporate, bank regulatory, and finance attorney in Silicon Valley, New York City, and international markets. He is an entrepreneur with deep insight as to what it means to be a practitioner and leader inside one of the world’s largest financial groups, a leading global law firm, the world’s most powerful central bank, a groundbreaking FinTech start-up company, and a boutique law firm in Silicon Valley that serves start-ups. When he is not thinking about changing the way lawyers learn, Abdi enjoys playing guitar (blues, jazz, rock), cycling, swimming, and skiing.

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BARTalks on Informational Interviews, Resumes and Cover Letters



Presented By

Carroll Welch, Career Coach and Counselor, Carroll Welch Consulting Bruce Blackwell, Managing Partner, Career Strategies Group

Courtney Fitzgibbons, Assistant Dean for Academic Advising & Professional Development, New York Law School;

BARTalks on Informational Interviews, Resumes and Cover Letters CARROLL WELCH, Carroll Welch Consulting Carroll Welch is a career coach and counselor, and a former practicing attorney. Through her current practice, she supports and advises professionals at all levels on career development, re-entry, and transition issues. With a focus on supporting her clients in articulating their passions, developing their visions and achieving their career goals, Carroll is a collaborative coach, counselor and partner. Caroll graduated from John Hopkins University in 1985 and the University of Virginia School of Law in 1989. She has a certificate in Executive and Organizational Coaching from New York University and is a member of the International Coach Federation. Caroll is a member and past chair of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York’s Career Advancement and Management Committee. After law school, Carroll practiced commercial litigation and employment law at two major law firms and worked for several years as a career advisor program director at New Directions, Pace Law School’s attorney re-entry program. She is a member of the board of directors of Campus Bound Scholars, a nonprofit which supports and mentors first generation college students. Carroll lives with her husband and three children in Westchester County, New York. BRUCE BLACKWELL, Career Strategies Group Bruce Blackwell, has two decades of corporate marketing and management experience. Early in his career, he was an award-winning editor and nationally syndicated newspaper columnist for Gannett Newspapers. He later became Vice President of Marketing for The Peoples Choice, a cable TV network before transitioning into the motion picture industry, where he was Director of Marketing and Corporate Affairs for New Line Cinema and Director of Publicity for MGM. While with Marketing Corporation of America, he consulted for companies like IBM, 3M, GE, Avon, Lorillard, and Burger King. Subsequently, he was on the U.S. Executive Committee for BASYS, the world's largest automation software development firm. He founded Career Strategies in 1992, and has worked with more than 2,000 attorneys on job search and career change. The author of “Caught by the Law? A Guide to Alternative Legal Careers,” Blackwell is a frequent lecturer on career development. COURTNEY FITZGIBBONS, New York Law School Courtney Fitzgibbons leads the Office of Academic Planning and Career Development in providing comprehensive academic and career counseling to New York Law School students. Courtney’s team assists students with curriculum planning, as well as in providing professional development programming, resources, and counseling to aid students in the development and execution of their job search strategies. Courtney also helps coordinate the Professional Development 101 programming, which includes an introduction to practice areas, cover letter workshops, and instruction about building and maintaining professional relationships. Courtney has been with NYLS since 2009, but stepped away for a year to work as the Director of Career Services for the College of the Arts at Montclair State University. At NYLS, Courtney most recently worked as the Senior Director of Career Planning, where she focused on counseling upper division

students. Her previous professional development experience also includes working at Golden Gate University School of Law in San Francisco, where she served as Director of Employer Relations and Private Sector Programming. While at GGU, Courtney served on several committees, including being elected President of BALRA (Bay Area Legal Recruitment Association), an association comprised of over 60 large law firms and all Northern California law schools. Courtney has been an active member of several legal associations, including the New York City Bar Association, where she recently served as Chair of the Career Advancement and Management Committee; served on NALP’s (National Association for Legal Career Professionals) Emerging Legal Jobs Working Group; and Queen’s Bench, where she helped chair the Amicus Brief Committee and was a member of the Nominating Committee. Courtney has presented at NALP on topics such as "Integrating Student Groups into Career Services Programming"; “Thinking Big Picture: Counseling 2Ls & 3Ls to Think Strategically About Life After Law School”; and “The Rise of the Admitted Student - Partnering with and Serving as Ambassadors for Your Admissions Office!” Before assisting law students and lawyers with professional development, Courtney practiced corporate law as an associate at Paul Hastings and Foley & Lardner. Courtney earned her B.A., summa cum laude, from Dartmouth College, and her J.D. from Harvard Law School.

Informational Interviews 101

When it comes to informational interviews, execution is key. First, what do you write? Second, what do you say during the meeting? Let’s get to work and focus on the first question: the mechanics of requesting an informational interview.

1. What are some things to consider as you draft your informational interview request email?

Top 5 Things: “Not To Do”

1. Do Not2.

Ask for a Job Do Not

3. Write All About You

Do Not4.

Bury the Lede Do Not

5. Be Too Familiar in Tone

Do Not

“Phone It In”

Top 5 Things: “To Do”

1. Do Express Gratitude 2. Do Mention Specifically Why You’d Like to Meet 3. Do Mention a Timeframe To Meet 4. Do Keep Your Email Tightly Edited 5. Do Follow-up If You Don’t Receive a Response

2. What should be my overall approach?

First, get organized! Do yourself a favor -- create an Excel spreadsheet of people whom you know and those whom you’d like to get to know. Second, research whether someone in your network has a connection to someone on your list whom you’d like to meet. Third, get started – simply put, most recent law graduates think they are doing enough outreach. The reality is that graduates tend to overestimate their efforts and often need to conduct far greater outreach.

3. I’ve tried the whole informational interview route during law school and it never worked. How exactly will an informational interview help me with my job search? Chances are you went to informational interviews hoping to be offered a job or connected to a job. If this was your singular goal, it’s highly likely you were underprepared for the meeting – and the person you met took notice. There is an art to conducting informational interviews. Most people will be sympathetic that you are seeking employment, BUT they still may not want to be contacted so pointedly about jobs. Ensure you are fully prepared for the meeting by: dialing into a genuine desire to meet; learning what steps they took to position themselves in their field; and seeking their advice about what might work for you. Keep the faith - effective networking over time will build into helpful leads.

4. What is an example of a request for an informational interview that did not work

My name is Jane Davis and I received your contact information from Susan Rogers at Smith, Woods & Klein! Susan thought I should reach out to you for some advice/guidance as I am a recent law school graduate. My law school education concentrated in employment law. I am currently temping in a small employment law firm. Unfortunately, I found out there is not an opportunity for me to be hired permanently. Susan told me that this happens to a lot of graduates, which reassured me! I would be interested in speaking with you. I am not sure if you have any part time opportunities but if there was please keep me in mind. Thanks and I look forward to hearing from you!

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5. What is an example of a request for an informational interview that did work

My name is Jane Davis, X Law School, Class of 2016. My Office of Career Services advisor Desiree Johnson, who sends her regards, advised that I reach out to you because of your background in employment law and my interest in pursuing a career in this field. During law school, I worked at the employment law firm Bogarty & Daniels and was active in NELA.

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Would you be open to meeting with me to share your story on how you started in employment law? I would appreciate any helpful advice on entering the employment law field. If you are open to meeting, I'd be happy to meet near your office for coffee – my treat! I am available all this week and next in the mornings from 8:00-11:00 a.m. If these times do not work, I will of course make myself available at your convenience.

Courtney Fitzgibbons | Assistant Dean for Academic Planning and Career Development | New York Law School

Resume Review Workshop



Please note:

The number in the lower right-hand corner of your name badge designates what table to visit to receive feedback on the resume you submitted.

If you submitted your resume after the deadline, or did not have the chance to submit your resume, we will be able to take a limited number of resumes to be

reviewed during this session.

Please ask a City Bar staff member for further information.

LAWYERS CONNECT | FIRST THURSDAYS

THURSDAY | OCTOBER 6 7PM-9PMNEW YORK CITY BAR 42 W. 44 ST | MANHATTANNYC BAR MEMBERS: $20 | NON-MEMBERS $45

Celebrate October and the kick-off to the 9th Annual First Thursdays Series with a beer tasting from Magic Hat Brewing Company. Four beers will be on hand to taste and enjoy. Hors d’ouevres will also be provided.

The beer is from Vermont and we are in midtown Manhattan, so let’s celebrate fall with a traditional Oktoberfest. Take some time to get out from your desk and network with other lawyers!

Please register early as space will be limited. Guests must be 21+.

Co-presented by the Social Events & Networking Committee of the New Lawyers Council

Lawyers Connect was created to help you excel in your professional life, maintain a personal life and enjoy your legal career.

SPECIAL THANKS TO:

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