New York City Bar Association Podcasts -NYC Bar

Networking is a critical skill that every attorney needs to master for both career and business development. The holidays provide numerous professional and social opportunities to practice your networking skills and make the process feel effortless. Diane M. Costigan, Northeast Managing Director, Shannon and Manch and Michelle V. Francis, Founder & Principal, The Francis Company discuss ways to motivate and leverage your professional strengths and your personality to make networking work for you.

Hear frank advice and practical tips for how to address the challenges of working a reduced or flexible arrangement. Linda Bray Chanow, Assistant Director, Project for Attorney Retention and Emily Finn, Manager of Global Associate Development, Latham & Watkins LLP discuss common challenges faced by associates taking part in reduced and flexible hours programs, as well as proven strategies for beating these obstacles and charting a course for success.

Human rights in Iran have been a critical international issue in the wake of the nation's June 12th presidential election. Since the election, there have been reports of government abuses, including speech and assembly repression, arbitrary arrest and detention, torture, and execution. The panel seeks to present diverse perspectives from scholars, human rights lawyers, and journalists on this pressing issue.Featured Speakers: Mehrangiz Kar, Human Rights Attorney, Author, Activist; Roozbeh Mirebrahimi, Journalist and Blogger; Renee Redman, Executive Director, Iran Human Rights Documentation Center; Gary Sick, Senior Research Scholar, Adjunct Professor, Columbia University

Moderator: Mark R. Shulman, Pace Law School; Chair, City Bar Council on International Affairs

Thinking about what to do after retiring from your current job? Jeri Sedlar, Senior Advisor, Mature Workforce, Conference Board and author of Don't Retire, REWIRE!: 5 Steps to Fulfilling Work that Fuels Your Passion and Maureen Reid, Principal, Maureen M. Reid LLC discuss tips to think about as you contemplate what is next.

Prominent members of The Eminent Jurists Panel of the International Commission of Jurists present the results of one of the most comprehensive investigations ever undertaken into the impact of counter-terror measures on human rights.Featured Speakers: Mary Robinson, Former President of Ireland and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, President of the ICJ and member of the Eminent JuristsPanel Robert Goldman, Professor of Law at American University College of Law, former President of the Inter-American Commission for Human Rightsand UN Special Representative on Terrorism and Human Rights, member of the Eminent Jurists Panel

Whether you are a partner, trying to become elevated to partner or are contemplating a lateral move as a partner, business development plans are now a regular practice at most law firms and are carefully reviewed by firm leadership. Diane M. Costigan, Executive Coach & Consultant, Firm Leader Inc. and Tim Leishman, Managing Director, Firm Leader Inc. discuss how to approach business/practice development plans in a way that accurately captures the value you add and positions you as a rainmaker.

With the current state of the economy, many lawyers are looking for—or fear that they soon will be looking for—a new job. Diane Costigan, Executive Coach & Consultant, Firm Leader Inc. and Marcia Shannon, Principal, Shannon & Manch, LLP discuss the current legal landscape, career-search resources and the job–search process.

Interviewing: a skill that can be learned and must be practiced. Maureen Reid, Maureen M. Reid LLC; Julia Herr Smith, President, Esquire Prep, LLC; and Lori Freudenberger discuss how to prepare for interviews and practice your interviewing skills.

Diana Hird, Legal Consultant, The Nielsen Company (US), Inc and Bob McCartin, a litigation consultant experienced in New York’s consulting and freelance legal market discuss the current market for contact attorneys and those considering pursing work in document review and offer advice on how to navigate this unique career path.

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.