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| From Backpack to Briefcase®: A Transitional Program for Law Students, Recent Graduates and Junior Associates Thursday, April 30, 2009 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM Event has expired. Registration for this event is no longer available. From Backpack to Briefcase® is a transition program for law students moving from the classroom to the workplace. The program is especially important in these turbulent economic times and will focus on real life experiences and practical suggestions on how to manage your career, deal with senior colleagues and clients and survive real work situations. Panelists will be practicing women attorneys from diverse backgrounds and levels of authority. Welcome: Salila Yohn, VP Attorney Development, Axiom Panel 1: THE REALITIES OF PRACTICE IN A TURBULENT ECONOMY: THE CHANGE FROM LAW STUDENT TO LAWYER Moderator: Michele Moorman, Manager of Professional Development, White & Case Panelists: Maureen Hanlon, Corporate Partner, Hogan & Hartson LLP, NY Office Dara F. Reid, Assistant Chief Counsel, US Dept. of Homeland Security-Immigration and Customs Enforcement Doneth Nicolette Gayle, Staff Attorney, Lawyers for Children, Inc. Panel 2: WORKING WITH PARTNERS, SENIOR COLLEAGUES & CLIENTS: LESSONS LEARNED Moderator: Margaret Blair Soyster, Retired Partner, Clifford Chance US Panelists: Dana Kahney, Corporate Associate, Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett, LLP Katherine J. Stoller, Litigation Associate, Sullivan & Cromwell, LLP Anita Zigman, Director of Legal Personnel and Career Development, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Panel 3: REAL LIFE, REAL WORK: BREAK OUT SESSIONS WITH REAL LIFE SCENARIOS ON THE FOLLOWING TOPICS: Your First Business Trip, Gender Communications, Work Life Balance and How to Effectively Work With Staff Breakout Leaders: Lyuba Gotsler, Corporate Associate, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Elena Kaspi, LawScope Coaching Amy Pasacreta, Staff Attorney, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP Maureen Reid, Principal, Maureen M. Reid LLC Co-sponsored by: The Committee on Career Advancement and Management – Tanya Gill, Chair The National Association of Women Lawyers® North American South Asian Bar Association Ms. JD Registration is necessary. The fee is $10 for students, $15 for members, $25 for non-members. |