Thanks and Information
You may be hearing from me more than once today. I'm writing this post to pass on three pieces of information and a few words of thanks.
First, I'd like to let you know about two interesting educational programs I have learned about. They are both directed at people like ourselves--unemployed lawyers who wish we were not--with the goal of helping us find jobs and reenter the workplace.
The first program, Shifting Gears: Transition Training for Lawyers, is offered by Interfacet, a career counseling service, and is open to all comers (limited only by class size, I assume). The program consists of ten workshops offered over a four day period. You may select individual workshops for $250 each or opt for the entire program at $2,250. NY bar members receive a 20% discount. The next Shifting Gears program is scheduled for February 24-27. Interfacet is holding an informational open house on January 14, hosted by Goldfarb Abrandt Salzman & Kutzin, Empire State Building, 350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1100, New York, NY. Interested lawyers can register for the open house by calling Interfacet at 914.997.8889 or emailing ghernandez@interfacet.com.
Interfacet also offers educational programs for legal staff seeking employment. For further information, please go to www.interfacet.com.
The second program, Pace Law's New Directions, is a ten-week program that seems to admit students based on a selection process. You must submit your resume and a letter of intent to be considered. Pace is still accepting applications for the program beginning January 26, 2009. Pace is offering a discounted tuition rate of $6,000 for the program. For further information, please follow this link: Pace New Directions Program.
My third piece of information is a link to an interesting article I read in today's National Law Journal. I'd like to post it here, but can't pay for the rights. Here is the link, though: 10 Resolutions for Job-Seekers. The author doesn't really say anything new or astounding, but it's always helpful to have somebody else's perspective and to hear the things you already know stated by a different voice. I recommend you link to the article before it becomes inaccessible.
Finally, I once again wish to thank my friend Ann Israel for her gracious praise and support of this website. For those of you who have not yet read her weekly column, Advice for the Lawlorn, I highly recommend it. She handles all the questions that bedevil us every day with both kindness and practicality. She's someone worth reading.
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