New York City Bar Association Podcasts -NYC Bar

Elena Kaspi, President, Lawscope Coaching, and Danice Kowalczyk, Managing Director, BCG Attorney Search, New York City & International Markets discuss various ways to approach, consider, and decide upon, a career move --- either within your current firm or laterally to a new firm.

Natalie Holder-Winfield, Diversity and Employment Law Consultant, QUEST Educational Initiatives leads a discussion on how to manage and overcome common barriers to inclusion in the legal profession-such as, dual identity issues, feelings of isolation, and inadequate networks with Kevin Cleary, Senior Trial Counsel, The United States Attorney's Office, Eastern District of New York; Keisha-Ann Gray, Proskauer Rose; Kelly Hoey, Professional Development Manager, White & Case LLP; and Carmalyn Malalis, Outten & Golden LLP. Participants also share practical career management wisdom to aid you in the taking charge of your career.

David Freeman, founder and CEO of the David Freeman Consulting Group, discusses the challenges attorneys face as they transition into leadership roles. He covers topics from motivating your team and conflict resolution to developing leadership skills.

Graciela Gerola, president of the Buenos Aires Department of Environmental Protection, and Carl-Axel Soderberg, both with the Association of Sanitary Engineering and Environmental Sciences, discuss the effect global warming will have in Latin America in general and Buenos Aires in particular. They prioritize the issues facing Buenos Aires in this law podcast.

Mary Crane, Principal, Mary Crane & Associates discusses ethical challenges faced by rising attorneys such as how to exercise proper professional conduct, maintain discretion and confidentiality and to communicate with clients and act professional in difficult situations.

Global warming will have significant impacts on businesses, and in this podcast Anne Kelly, Director of Governance Programs at Ceres, discusses why companies should disclose climate risks in their SEC filings. More at http://www.nycbar.org/mp3/Petition-to-SEC-on-climate-risk.pdfhttp://www.nycbar.org/mp3/ELR-News-&-Analysis-Feb-08-on-climate-dislosure.pdf

Alan D. Surchin, Pittleman & Associates, and Clara K. Solomon, Assistant Director, Graduate Division, Office of Career Services, NYU School of Law discuss the unique challenges foreign-educated attorneys and LL.M. students and graduate face in obtaining a legal position and offer practical advice concerning job search strategies and long-term career development.