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Resources for Transitioning Attorneys
New
Online Career Center -
Designed to match attorneys who need jobs with employers who need
attorneys, the
new NYSBA Career Center is powered by JobTarget and is available online
at www.nysba.org/jobs.
Career Development Webcast Series - Archived
Webcasts Available Online
The NYSBA Committee on Lawyers in
Transition is sponsoring free LIVE webcasts for all attorneys in need of career assistance. If you
are currently unemployed, looking to make a career change, leave your
current job or transition back to the workforce after time away from the
profession, the Committee on Lawyers in Transition is here to
help. Designed to help attorneys in transition, the programs
offer advice and resources to increase the odds of finding rewarding
work. Each program is recorded and the archives are available
online at www.nysba.org/LITArchivedWebcasts.
Information on New York State Court Appointed
Fiduciaries
Many new lawyers or those who are changing careers are
often interested in court appointment work. OCA provides
information about the kinds of appointments judges make, how to get on
the list and other general information. Go to www.nycourts.gov/ip/gfs to
learn more about Guardians, Guardians ad Litem, Law Guardians, Court
Evaluators, Attorneys for Alleged Incapacitated Persons, Supplemental
Needs Trustees, Court Examiners, Receivers and Referees.
Career Transitions in a
Volatile Market
Providing an overview
of what you need to know when making a career transition in a
volatile market, the video recording of this annual meeting program is
available at www.nysba.org/LITArchivedWebcasts.
If you are looking to make a career
change, leave your current job or transition back to the workforce after
time away from the profession, click on the link above and learn more
about the ethics of transitioning; resumes and cover letters;
interviewing tips; maintaining a positive attitude; networking
techniques for maximizing success and minimizing discomfort; and
transitioning your career in general.
To view the video go to www.nysba.org/LITArchivedWebcasts and click on the "Career Transitions in a
Volatile Market" tab at the left.
Free MBTI ® Assesssment and Consultation -
Choose the most satisfying career and conduct the most successful job
search. Paul D. Tieger, author of the best selling career book Do
What You Are is offering attorneys in transition the opportunity to take
the world-famous Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBT®I) and
receive a one-on-one telephone feedback session with a Certified MBTI
® practitioner. Typically, sessions like this cost in excess of
$100. But Paul is offering it free to attorneys who qualify based on
certain demographic characteristics. To sign up, please email
Paul’s associate Caroline at caroline@speedreadingpeople.com.
Leaving your firm or place of employment?
Visit LPM's Departing a Law Firm for checklists and
information on what you need to do
Were you laid off?
Go to the NYS Department of Labor's link - Before You Apply For Unemployment: Frequently Asked
Questions
http://www.labor.state.ny.us/ui
or click on How
to Apply for Unemployment Benefits for more information.
Thinking About Starting Your Own Practice?
Visit the NYSBA Solo and Small Firm Resource Center
Interested in Learning More about Escrow Accounts?
Go to Escrow Accounts link to learn more
Interested in Joining the Lawyer Referral Service?
Visit the NYSBA Lawyer Referral Website
Volunteer/Pro Bono Opportunities
Are you interested in doing Pro Bono
work?
Visit the NYSBA Pro Bono Website for current
opportunities.
The
New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG) is a
not-for-profit law office that provides free civil legal services to the
poor and near-poor in New York City. NYLAG clients include senior
citizens, immigrants, victims of domestic violence, at-risk children,
people with disabilities, people moving from welfare to work, Holocaust
survivors and people suffering from chronic and serious illness.
NYLAG offers volunteer opportunities for attorneys and law
graduates. Each volunteer receives training, supervision and
guidance from one or more NYLAG staff attorneys on a regular
basis. For more information about NYLAG, or to apply for a
volunteer position, please contact Alison Sclater, Director of Pro Bono,
at (212) 613-5017 or asclater@nylag.org.
The New York Attorney General has established a
Volunteer Attorney Program (VAP), whereby an attorney may serve as an
Assistant Attorney General. Volunteer attorneys will not receive any
compensation or benefits from the Department of Law. Candidates who
possess professional expertise and accomplishment as well as lawyers
seeking experience in the public sector are eligible to apply for the
VAP. Each candidate for the VAP must submit a cover letter indicating
work location and bureau preference, resume and a writing sample to the
Legal Recruitment Bureau.
For more information, go to http://www.oag.state.ny.us/bureaus/legal_recruitment/volunteer.html
The NYS Office of Court Administration has
established a Volunteer Attorney Program as a free
consultation service designed to ensure that litigants have access
to competent legal advice to guide them as they represent themselves.
Under the supervision of court staff, volunteer attorneys spend full
days or parts of days in a courthouse, and are available to provide
legal advice and assistance to self-represented litigants.
For more information, go to http://www.nycourts.gov/attorneys/volunteer.shtml
Lawyer Assistance Program
NYSBA Lawyer Assistance Program
Call the NYSBA helpline at 1-800-255-0569 or visit the Lawyer Assistance
Program webpage for resources relating to depression, substance abuse or
other personal issues requiring support.
NYSBA Lawyer Referral and Information
Service
Add your
name to the list of attorneys receiving client referrals from the New
York State Bar Association. Eligible
attorneys must have a physical office in one of our service counties*.
Go to www.nysba.org/joinlr or
call 518-487-5700 for an application and more information about the
service.
*Eligible Counties: Allegany,
Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Cortland,
Delaware, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Genesee, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer,
Jefferson, Lewis, Livingston, Madison, Montgomery, Niagara, Oneida,
Ontario, Orleans, Oswego, Otsego, St. Lawrence, Schenectady, Schoharie,
Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, Ulster, Washington, Wayne,
Warren, Wyoming, Yates.
Re-entry Programs
Pace Law School Re-entry Program
Are you an attorney who has taken a leave from practice or never
practiced? Would you like to return to the practice of law, or an
alternative legal career, but you’re not sure how or where to
begin? Would you like to bring your legal skills up to speed, learn and
practice on-line legal research, develop a resume, refresh your
interviewing skills? Would you like to obtain a current practical legal
experience and, as a result, develop a current writing sample,
references, and networking contacts? Pace Law School has developed a
program to assist attorneys in their efforts to return to the legal
marketplace as an attorney or in an alternative legal career. Go to
www.law.pace.edu/newdirections for
more information.
Opting Back
In Program - Helping Attorneys Return to the Law
Are you ready to "on
ramp"? Are you an attorney who is ready to return to legal
practice after leaving law for a year or more to care for your family?
Two years ago, the University of California Hastings College of the
Law's Center for
WorkLife Law (WLL)
launched the "Opting Back In" program to help attorneys like you. The
program was so successful that WLL decided to expand it by partnering
with Lawyers Life
Coach LLC. The
expansion of the Opting Back In Program makes it available to attorneys
throughout North America by offering it as a virtual telephone coaching
group. Participants from diverse locations call into a single
teleconference bridge line at a regular day and time to receive
professional coaching to craft and implement their return-to-work plans.
For more information about the Project for Attorney Retention, go
to http://www.pardc.org/Optin
Back
to Business - Confident Career Transitions
Offering a broad range of services to help people returning to work, or
making career transitions to develop strategies for success, Back
to Business provides a full range of services for
those preparing to return to work or seeking a better professional
“fit” and more fulfilling career. For more information
about the Back to Business program, go to http://www.backtobusiness.org
CLE Tuition Assistance/Scholarship Policies - NY MCLE Accredited
Providers
In New York State, all Accredited
Providers of Continuing Legal Education programs are required to have
available a financial aid policy for New York attorneys who wish to
attend their courses, but who are unable to attend due to cost
considerations. The CLE Board encourages providers to adopt financial
aid policies that include fee waivers for unemployed attorneys and fee
reductions on a sliding scale for attorneys with annual incomes of
$50,000 or less. For example, the following guidelines might be
applied:
Unemployed
- Full scholarship
Income up to $35,000
- 75% discount
Income $35,000 to
$50,000 - 50% discount
Income above
$50,000 - No discount
The CLE Board further
encourages providers to include in their financial aid policies
provisions for fee reductions and/or fee waivers for attorneys in public
service.
For information about NYSBA's CLE Tuition Assistance program, please
contact the CLE Registrar, Debra York, at dyork@nysba.org or (518)
487-5600. Please note that you must be a member of the New York
State Bar Association in order to qualify for a NYSBA CLE
Scholarship. For more information about joining the
association, or to request a dues waiver application, go to www.nysba.org/Membership.
For a list of accredited CLE providers in New York State, go to http://nycourts.gov/attorneys/cle/aplist.pdf.
Coaches, Consultants, Career
Planners and Other Assistance
Flex-Time Lawyers LLC
Flex-Time Lawyers LLC® is a national consulting firm advising law
firms, corporations and lawyers on work/life balance and the retention
and promotion of women attorneys. The mission of Flex-Time Lawyers
LLC is to empower lawyers on work/life balance and women's issues by
providing support, career guidance, education and networking
opportunities. The mission is also to improve work/life balance and the
retention and promotion of women attorneys by providing a forum for
lawyers and legal employers to share information to effect change and by
providing consulting services to employers to improve their training,
policies, practices and vision. For more information, go to www.flextimelawyers.com
LawScope Coaching LLC - Executive Career
Coaching for Lawyers
LawScope Coaching specializes in providing one-on-one Executive Career
Coaching to attorneys at every level of their professional development.
LawScope Coaching offers customized programs designed to help attorneys
define clear career goals so that they can create and achieve more
rewarding, satisfying and sustainable legal careers. For more
information, go to http://lawscopecoaching.com
Celia Paul Associates, Inc. - Professinoal
Development Coaching for Attorneys
Celia Paul Associates, Inc. provides cost-effective professional
development coaching for attorneys, partners and associates, and
managers. They train law-firm personnel, including Managing
Partners and Chairmen, to communicate persuasively, to manage themselves
and others effectively, to mentor colleagues, to display appropriate
guidance and direction, to learn appropriate listening skills, and to
market their legal services with professional dignity and integrity. Go
to http://careerchangeability.com for more
information and access to articles such as Questions to ask any career counselor...and our
answers, Thirteen Common Sense Career Change Do's &
Don't's and the Twenty Five Dumbest Mistakes Smart People Make.
Career
Planning for Lawyers - Ronald W. Fox
Helping
Lawyers Take Control of Their Careers
Since 1990, Ronald W. Fox has provided individual guidance to lawyers in
transition seeking positions consistent with their personal values and
their professional goals. He maintains the Lawyer
Satisfaction Blog and has consulted to over 25 law schools,
including Cornell, Boston College, Notre Dame and Northwestern. He
authored Lawful Pursuit: Careers in Public Interest Law published by the
ABA Law Student Division.
For more information, contact Ronald W. Fox at admin@ronaldwfox.com.
Law School Career Centers
Looking for a Job?
If you are looking to make a move from your current place of employment,
or have a position for a law student, recent graduate or seasoned
attorney, consider contacting your law school's career center or alumni
office.
A link to a complete list
of law schools is listed below:
Law Schools and Libraries
Remember Loislaw.com provides free legal research and
access to recent cases to all NYSBA members.
Recent decisions are available from the New York Court of Appeals
Reports, New York Appellate Division Reports, New York Miscellaneous
Reports, U.S. Supreme Court Reports, U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals
Reports and the New York State Bar Association Committee on Professional
Ethics Decisions.
Go to FREE LEGAL RESEARCH for more information.
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