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Beyond Lawyering – Success in Law on Your Own Terms: Navigating Alternative Career Pathways for Individuals with Lawyer Degrees
Link: https://web.cvent.com/event/e2dba0b5-a458-4e35-aa7c-43ebe7dc6fe7/summary
Thursday, May 4, 2023, 2:30 to 4:00 PM
Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel
811 Seventh Avenue at West 53rd Street
New York, New York
This panel will explore some of the differences and similarities between traditional and non-traditional lawyering. The experience of each of the panelists will help to shed light on their early paths and why what works in one field may be less applicable in others. In the course of this dialogue, it may also be raised how it is possible to transition between the fields of lawyering.
Sponsoring Committees:
Young Lawyers Interest Network, AIJA – International Association of Young Lawyers, American Bar Association's Young Lawyers Division
Program Chair/Speaker:
Maritza T. Adonis, Lawyer and Lobbyist, Washington, DC
Speakers:
Itzik Amiel, International Speaker, Bestselling Author, Legal Professional Development Mentor, Attorney-at-Law, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Cecilia Barrero, Managing Partner, CE Barrero, Boston, MA
Federico Gurdian, Managing Partner, Garcia & Bodan, Managua Nicaragua
Thomas Andrew O’Keefe, Chief of Party, Caribbean Business Enabling Environment Reform Activity, Bridgetown, Barbados
Sylvia Quaye, Attorney at Law, SSQuaye Law PLLC, Prospect, KY