Attorneys in Transition 2009: Options and Opportunities in Today's Economy

Overview

Why You Should Attend

Current economic instability has led to the loss of thousands of jobs in law firms, the corporate sector, and the government.  Given the state of the economy and the global economic recession, lawyers today face important choices on how to structure their careers – whether it involves looking for a more stable career path, preparing to strike out on their own, or searching for a new job either inside or outside the legal field.  With the sound advice offered from the experts in this program, you can take control of your professional future and learn to manage and take advantage of all of the options available.

What You Will Learn

• The benefits and drawbacks of changing practice areas
• Adapting to today’s changing work environment
• What is involved in starting your own firm or practice
• The most effective ways of cultivating contacts and networking
• Assessing your core competencies and interests
• Evaluating your options
• Implementing a plan

Who Should Attend

This program will benefit attorneys at all levels of experience in private practice and in government who seek guidance in navigating the current legal landscape.

Special Features

Live Webcast - Simultaneous live webcast of the New York session is available for individual viewing. Webcast participants will receive streaming audio and/or video of the program, view and print the Course Handbook, and have the ability to submit questions electronically.

For more information click on the Live Webcast link in the Related Items box.

Special Bonus to all Registrants

All attendees will receive a complimentary copy of PLI's comprehensive Course Handbook. This softcover, bound volume was written to augment the program and to stand alone as a permanent reference. PLI's Course Handbooks represent the definitive thinking of the nation's finest legal minds, and are often the standard reference in the field.

Please Note: Webcast attendees will receive a downloadable version of the Handbook one business day prior to the program.

PLI Group Discounts

Groups of 4-14 from the same organization, all registering at the same time, for a PLI program scheduled for presentation at the same site, are entitled to receive a group discount. For further discount information, please contact membership@pli.edu or call (800) 260-4PLI.

PLI Can Arrange Group Viewing to Your Firm

Contact the Groupcasts Department via email at groupcasts@pli.edu for more details.

Cancellations

All cancellations received 3 business days prior to the program will be refunded 100%. If you do not cancel within the allotted time period, payment is due in full. You may substitute another individual to attend the program at any time.

Schedule

Morning Session 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

9:00 Opening Remarks and Introduction

Steven C. Bennett

9:15 Changing Your Job:  Switching Practice Areas or Sectors

• Changing practice areas within your firm
• Moving from outside counsel to inside counsel, inside counsel to private practice, from one firm to another, from government to private practice, or from private practice to government
• Are any areas of practice particularly recession-proof? (Litigation, criminal defense, family law, estate planning, bankruptcy)

Steven C. Bennett, Ping C. Moy, Magda Schaler-Haynes, Ellen Zimiles

10:15 Creating Your Own Job:  Starting Your Own Firm or Solo Practice

• Is now the time to go out on your own?
• The nuts and bolts of what is involved
• Putting your past experience to use

Juliet P. Kalib, Sari Gabay-Rafiy, Tai H. Park

11:15 Break

11:30 Finding a New Job:  Networking and Marketing     

• How to use recruiters
• How to network effectively:  speaking comfortably with your contacts, creating a plan to organize your networking efforts?
• How to expand and leverage your contacts
• Contract jobs for attorneys – are they a valid option?
• When to search for a career outside the legal field

Alisa F. Levin, Andrea R. Nierenberg, Inna Idelchik Swinton

12:30 Program Concludes

Faculty

Chairperson(s)

Steven C. Bennett, Jones Day

Speaker(s)

Sari Gabay-Rafiy, Gabay-Rafiy & Bowler LLP
Juliet P. Kalib, Attorney at Law
Alisa F. Levin, Esq., Greene-Levin-Snyder LLC, Legal Search Group
Ping C. Moy, Private Real Estate Investment and Development
Andrea Nierenberg, President, Author of 3 books on Business Networking and Marketing, The Nierenberg Group, www.nierenberggroup.com
Tai H. Park, Park & Jensen LLP
Magda E. Schaler-Haynes, JD, MPH, Senior Health Policy Advisor, New York State Insurance Department
Inna Idelchik Swinton, Managing Director, Strategic Legal Solutions
Ellen Zimiles, Chief Executive Officer, Daylight Forensic & Advisory LLC

Program Attorney(s)

Laurie Gilbertson, Practising Law Institute

CLE Credit

Travel Information

New York City Seminar Location

PLI New York Center, 810 Seventh Avenue at 53rd Street (21st floor), New York, New York 10019. Message Center, program days only: (212) 824-5733.

New York City Hotel Accommodations

The New York Hilton & Towers, 1335 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019. 1 block from PLI Center. Reservations 1-800-HILTONS or, 1-877-NYC-HILT. Please mention that you are booking a room under the Practising Law Institute Corporate rate and the Client File # is N495741. Reservations on line at www.hilton.com and enter the same Client File # in the Corporate ID # field to access Practising Law Institute rates.

The Warwick New York Hotel, 65 West 54th Street New York, NY 10019. 1 block from PLI Center. Reservations 800-223-4099 or, hotel direct 212-247-2700. Please mention that you are booking a room under the Practising Law Institute Corporate rate. Reservations on line at www.warwickhotelny.com Click reservations in menu bar on left. Select desired dates. In 'Special Rates' drop down window select Corporate Rate. In 'Rate Code' enter PLIN. Click search and select desired room type and rate plan. Or, you may email reservation requests to: res.ny@warwickhotels.com.