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How Social Media Helped Jump Start My Practice by Cari B. Rinker, Esq.
October 2009

5 Reasons Lawyers Need to Use Social Media by Evan Brown
Legal Tech Newsletter - October 7, 2009

Bar Partners with OCA for Pro Bono Clerkship Program
NYSBA Press Release - September 9, 2009

Laid-Off Workers Dress to Impress; ‘You’re Worth It,’ One Tells Friends by Martha Neil
ABA Journal.com - August 20, 2009

Reluctant to Network? Try These Tips and ‘Starter Questions’ by Debra Cassens Weiss
ABA Journal.com - August 18, 2009

Resumé Tips for Older Job-Hunters: Include Dates, But Not at the Top by Debra Cassens Weiss
ABA Journal.com - August 17, 2009

Questions Older Lawyers Should Answer Before Beginning a Job Search by Debra Cassens Weiss
ABA Journal.com - August 3, 2009

15 Tips for Marketing Your Law Practice in a Tight Economy by Terrie S. Wheeler, MBC
MarketYourLawPractice.com - July 2009

Shifting Careers - Need to Take a Breather? Have a Game Plan by Barbara Raab
NY Times

I'm Interested in Health Law -- Now Where Can I Get a Job? by Jennifer S. Bard, J.D., M.P.H.
NYSBA Health Law Journal 2009 - Vol. 14, No. 1.

5 Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Career Coach by Michael Melcher
ABA Journal.com - April 7, 2009

5 Tips to Planning Your Career to Beat the Recession by Michael Melcher
ABA Journal.com - March 31, 2009

Work-Life "Fit," Not Balance by Cali Yost
“Downsizing Flexibility Champions”—Alternatives to Layoffs Honor Roll
FastCompany.com - March 3, 2009

Unexpected Career Transitions by Gary A. Munneke and Deb Volberg Pagnotta
NYSBA Bar Journal - February 2009

Lessons Learned in Life After Layoffs by Lynne Marek
The National Law Journal - February 16, 2009

Creative Ways for Law Firms to Survive the Economic Downturn by Deborah Epstein Henry

Coping When Jobs and Budgets are Slammed by the Bad Economy by Katherine Frink-Hamlett
New York Law Journal - December 8, 2008

Work-Life Balance Scale Tipping in Work's Favor by Gina Passarella
The Legal Intelligencer - November 3, 2008

Careers Are Like Marriages: Find the One You Want or Fix the One You Have by Olga Artman, Celia Paul and Stephen Rosen
ABA General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Division - GP Solo - October-November 2008

Fathers Seek Work-Life Balance, Too by Phoebe Taubman and Yolanda Wu
The National Law Journal - June 17, 2008

What to do when Mom (or Dad) is on your Resume 
Professional Development: Returning to Work (page 24) - New York City Bar - February 2008 

Who's Cuddly Now? Law Firms by Lisa Belkin
The New York Times - Life's Work - January 24, 2008

Fearing Recession, Law Firms Tighten Belts by Thomas Fernandez
The New York Sun - January 22, 2008

Facing the Facts: Introducing Work/Life Choices for All Firm Lawyers Within the Billable Hour Model by Deborah Epstein Henry
Diversity & the Bar - November/December 2007

Shifting Careers by Marci Alboher
The New York Times - Small Business - December 14, 2007

Why Associates Bail Out of Law Firm Life -- and Why It Matters by Kate Neville
The National Law Journal - November 15, 2007

Mom? Lawyer? The Ambivalence Track by Michael Winerip
The New York Times - November 4, 2007

50 Best Law Firms for Women - Edited by Suzanne Riss, Teresa Palagano and Angela Ebron
August/September 2007 Working Mother Magazine

Young, Gifted and Leaving - by Cheryl Solimini
August /September 2007 Working Mother Magazine

Getting Back: The Path for Lawyers to Return to Practice - by Deborah Epstein Henry
National Association of Women Lawyers Journal

Welcome Back!: Lawyers in Transition announces a new online tool
To view the PDF, go to page 20 of the July/August 2007 State Bar News

How to Restart Your Career After a Long Absence - Workplaces are now more forgiving of those who step away for years at a time - by Marilyn Gardner
The Christian Science Monitor - June 11, 2007

MBA Leads the Way in Recognizing Lawyers in Transition - by Bill Archambeault
MBA Lawyers Journal - June 2007

MBA Leads Way in Recognizing, Supporting Lawyers in Transition
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly - May 28, 2007

MBA Presents First-Ever Lawyers in Transition Conference
Massachusetts Bar Association Lawyers E-Journal -  May 2007

After Baby, Boss Comes Calling - by Lisa Belkin
The New York Times - May 17, 2007

Massachusetts Bar Association - Lawyers in Transition Conference 
MBA E-Journal - May 3, 2007

Update: Special Committee on Lawyers in Transition - by Lauren J. Wachtler
State Bar News Article March/April 2007

Prepared for Re-Entry - by Gina Passarella
The Legal Intelligencer - Tuesday, March 6, 2007

Here Come the 'Come-Back' Lawyers - By Thomas Adcock
New York Law Journal - Friday, March 2, 2007

The Special Committee on Lawyers in Transition - by Lauren J. Wachtler
State Bar News Article September/October 2006

Comeback Lawyers: A Look at Why Re-Entry is a Hot Work/Life Balance Topic - by Deborah Epstein Henry
January/February 2007 - Diversity & the Bar  (the magazine of Minority Corporate Counsel Association)

The first of six articles written about the balancing and juggling act busy lawyers experience trying to keep their work and personal lives in order and balance. It summarizes the re-entry trend and includes a reference to the Special Committee on Lawyers in Transition.

Putting mom back into business. New opportunities help stay-at-home mothers sharpen skills, prepare for workforce return - By Patricia Kitchen
Newsday - July 9, 2006