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| Legal Career Planning: Thinking Outside the Box Wednesday, June 8, 2011 6:30 PM-8:30 PM Event has expired. Registration for this event is no longer available. The New York City Bar’s Committee on Minorities in the Profession and the Metropolitan Black Bar Association are co-hosting a discussion targeted towards lawyers of color that will provide them guidance on a wide variety of career options and opportunities. This program will provide attendees an opportunity to hear from a panel of attorneys about their non-traditional careers. Panelists will provide useful strategies that may benefit attendees in charting their own career paths. The program will also offer break-out sessions to stimulate smaller group conversations with “advisor-volunteers” – attorneys providing guidance in specific practice areas/industries. Moderator: Paula Edgar, Associate Director of Career Services, Seton Hall University School of Law, Principal PGE, LLC. Speakers: MARYANA ISKANDER, Chief Operating Officer, Planned Parenthood Federation of America; LENWOOD M. ROSS, Founder and President, Accelery, LLC, a printing company servicing small and mid-sized organizations; RAKHI BAHADKAR, Senior Regulatory Consultant, New York Life Insurance; BRENDA GILL, Head of Strategy, FGA Global Accounts, Thomson Reuters Sponsored by: Committee on Minorities in the Profession, Lorraine McGowen, Chair Co-sponsored by: Metropolitan Black Bar Association |