July 1, 2009
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION OFFERS FREE WEBCASTS
FOR LAWYERS ON CAREER DEVELOPMENT IN A DOWN ECONOMY
Committee on Lawyers in Transition Provides
Guidance on Job Searches, Networking & Alternative Careers
To help lawyers better manage their careers during this tough
economy, the New York State Bar Association Committee on Lawyers in
Transition is continuing its series of free, live webcasts to guide
attorneys as they search for new jobs, revise resumes, brush-up on their
interview skills and contemplate career changes. The Committee
will offer webcasts on July 9th, July 22nd and August 13th that will be
available to all attorneys who pre-register at www.nysba.org/LawyersinTransition.
“The legal profession is no different than any other. Lawyers
in every practice area and at every level of experience have encountered
layoffs or a slow down in business. In line with my priorities as State
Bar president, we have developed comprehensive review courses to help
these lawyers cope with the recession, get back on track and better
serve their clients,” said State Bar President Michael E. Getnick
(Getnick Livingston Atkinson & Priore, LLP of Utica and of counsel
to Getnick & Getnick of New York City).
Chaired by Lauren J. Wachtler (Mitchell, Silberberg & Knupp LLP
of New York City), the Committee on Lawyers in Transition was created in
August 2006 by Past President Mark Alcott (Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton
& Garrison LLP of New York City) to provide resources and assistance
to lawyers who are currently unemployed, looking to make a career
change, leaving a current job or transitioning back into the workforce
after time away from the legal profession.
The webcast sessions are as follows:
Thursday, July 9, 2009 - 12-2 p.m.
The Next Wave: A Panel of Lawyers Who Followed Their Passions to
Alternative Careers
Panelists: Lisa Montanaro, JD, CPO, Certified Professional Organizer,
Business & Life Coach, Motivational Speaker, Owner, LM Organizing
Solutions, LLC; Alex Barnett, comic, New York City; Adaora Udoji, former
correspondent, CNN and ABC News; Barbara Raab, Senior Newswriter at NBC
Nightly News with Brian Williams, Adjunct Broadcast Professor, CUNY
Graduate School of Journalism and SiriusXM OutQ, National Legal
Correspondent. Moderator: Elena Kaspi, JD, MSW, ACC; Certified Executive
Career and Business Coach, President and Founder, LawScope Coaching
LLC.
Pre-register at: www.nysba.org/July9thWebcast
Tuesday, July 22, 2009 - 3-5 p.m.
Make Your Contacts Count: Networking Know-How for Business and Career
Success
Panelist: Sue Schnorr, President of Training Insights, Inc. and
Associate for Contacts Count
Pre-register at: www.nysba.org/July22ndWebcast
Thursday, August 13, 2009 - 12-2 p.m.
Social Media Basics for Networking Attorneys and How to Make Lawjobs.com
Work for You
Panelists: Barbara Beauchamp, NYSBA Web Site Editor; Brenda Estrada,
Operations Manager, Lawjobs.com; Joseph Alesci, Help Desk Coordinator,
Lawjobs.com.
Pre-register at: www.nysba.org/August13thWebcast
If attorneys are unable to participate in the live webcasts, the
sessions will be recorded and available on the Committee’s Web
site.
The career development webcasts are one element in an overall program
to help attorneys looking for guidance on re-entering the job market.
Other committee resources include a Lawyers in Transition blog that
provides updated information on networking opportunities, seminars, job
information and other information related to career searches. Also
available on the Committee’s Web site is information on a variety
of job postings, volunteer and pro-bono opportunities, legal career
re-entry programs, CLE Scholarships and career consulting
businesses.
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