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We Are Our Stories: Small Changes, Big Impacts

Thursday, April 1, 2010

- Location -
Mitchell, Silberberg & Knupp LLP
12 East 49th Street
30th Floor
New York, NY 10017

 

Committee on Lawyers in Transition

2010 Career Development
Free Live Webcast Series


Session Two
We Are Our Stories: Small Changes, Big Impacts

Jointly sponsored by the Committee on Lawyers in Transition and the
Senior Lawyers Section of the New York State Bar Association

Thursday, April 1, 2010
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Eastern Time

The program is free to all attorneys, but pre-registration is required. 

Register online now


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 Career Development webcasts in 2010.

Session Two, We Are Our Stories: Small Changes, Big Impacts will be held on Thursday, April 1, 2010 will cover the following topics:

  • Why we are our stories, how our stories can become liabilities and how to change our stories to have positive impacts
  • How to use our stories effectively in resumes and cover letters to SPECIFIC job or client need
  • Using sales tactic of mirroring during interview

Session Two features Jane Genova, President of "Genova Writing, Coaching and More" and Rosemary Byrne, J.D., from Step-by-Step Coaching LLC.  Jane Genova has been coaching all generations in all lines of work in career transition, with a special focus on those over-50. Her new book "Over-50: How We Keep Working" will be published in the Spring. She is the co-author of "The Critical 14 Years of Your Professional Life." Her ebooks on presentation of self and emotional intelligence have each had more than a million downloads and are available free upon request by emailing Ms. Genova at mgenova981@aol.com. Her two syndicated sites, also distributed by Amazon.com's Kindle, are http://careertransitions.typepad.com and http://over-50.typepad.com.

Session Two is jointly sponsored by the Committee on Lawyers in Transition and the  Senior Lawyers Section of the New York State Bar Association.

We Are Our Stories: Small Changes, Big Impacts

1. Preparing Our Story

  • Why we need to know our stories
  • The importance of honest self assessment
  • Creating an inventory of our skills, successes, experience, strengths and limitations

Presented by Rosemary Byrne, J.D., Step-by-Step Coaching LLC

2.  Telling Our Stories

  • How we are our stories
  • How Our Stories can become Liabilities
  • Using our stories in resumes, cover letters and interviews
  • How to Change Our Stories to have positive impacts

Presented by Jane Genova,  President of Genova Writing, Coaching and More,  New Haven, CT. 

3.  Writing the Next Chapter

  • Planning the transition journey to our next job, career or our version of retirement
  • Determining where we want our professional and personal lives to go and the steps we can take to get there

Presented by Rosemary Byrne, J.D., Step-by-Step Coaching LLC


This program is part of the  Committee on Lawyers in Transition LIVE webcast series of programs for attorneys in need of career assistance.

Materials will be forwarded to all registrants, along with the web access code and link to view the program.  Participants will be able to ask questions of the presenters using the online link. 

If you are unable to participate in the LIVE webcast, the recorded archive will be available online and posted at the Committee's website - www.nysba.org/LawyersinTransition.

 

In the NYC area?  Attend in person.

If you are in the New York City area, and would like to attend the live session in person, use the online registration link below. 

The April 1st program will be broadcast live from Mitchell, Silberberg & Knupp LLP, Office of Committee Chair, Lauren J. Wachtler, Esq.  In-person attendees are asked to arrive by 11:30 a.m.  Seating is limited and pre-registration is required.

Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP
12 East 49th Street
30th Floor
New York, NY 10017
 

If you would like to attend this session in person in NYC, please register online using the link below. Seating is limited and your name must be added to a security list to enter the building. 

 

Visit the Committee blog at http://nysbar.com/blogs/lawyersintransition


Please note - You will need to login with your member record or create an online web record.

Forgot your login?  Call the Records Department at (518) 487-5522.

Attendees: Your registration confirmation will be sent to the e-mail address you have on file with NYSBA. To update your contact information, please login and click here to visit MyNYSBA and update your profile.

 

For more information about the Committee on Lawyers in Transition,
go to www.nysba.org/LawyersinTransition


Accommodations for Persons with Disabilities:
NYSBA will make reasonable modifications/accommodations to allow participation in its services, programs, or activities by persons with disabilities.  NYSBA will provide auxiliary aids and services upon request. NYSBA will remove architectural barriers and communication barriers that are structural in nature where readily achievable. To request auxiliary aids or services, or if you have have questions regarding accessibility for this program, please contact Katherine Suchocki at (518) 487-5590 or ksuchocki@nysba.org.

 

 

The last day to pre-register online was April 1, 2010.

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