This Lawyer's Life

Gregory Binstock, City Bar Director of Professional Development, is joined by Maia Goodell, a Partner at Vladeck, Raskin & Clark and a civil rights lawyer for people facing employment or disability discrimination. Maia talked about spending her career in pursuit of opportunities to defend equity, and about her experiences litigating against the likes of the MTA, Yale University and Washington, D.C.

Tune in to learn more about:

• Maia’s path from U.S. Navy Officer to civil rights advocate

• How Maia’s belief in equality and human dignity aligns with her own spiritual practice

• How a civil rights litigator navigates the sharing of big wins and disappointing losses with her clients, and how she navigates relationships with co-counsel

• Maia’s insight about the litigation mindset and how she builds litigation teams

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Tracey took us on a deep dive into her experience mentoring young lawyers and cultivating mentors of her own, sharing how she has navigated through a thirty-year career in Big Law, in-house practice, and as an AUSA. Tune in to learn more about:

• How mentors shaped and influenced Tracey’s career

• How to build and maintain a “Board of Directors” of mentors for your career

• How Tracey nurtures new talent and invests in her mentees’ success and how the work of mentorship has shifted post-COVID

• Tracey’s journey through corporate, government, and in-house law

• How to master networking and make the jump from workaday lawyer to rainmaker

A professional development podcast where we talk with lawyers about seizing opportunities, learning lessons the hard way, and about what makes them tick. Gregory Binstock, City Bar Director of Professional Development, sits down with Ellen Holloman, a Partner in Cadwalader’s Global Litigation Group. Tune in to learn more about:

• How learning flows both ways in Ellen’s mentor/mentee relationship

• How leaders should approach lessons in DEI that come from a new generation of attorneys who are at the bottom of the firm hierarchy

• How Ellen has navigated unsupportive encounters while seeking supportive spaces

• How DEI contributes to winning litigation

• How Ellen makes pro bono and service core elements of her career