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DTSTART;TZID=Eastern Time (US & Canada):20260903T150000
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SUMMARY:Language Justice: Professional Interpreters and Ac
 cess to Justice
LOCATION:
DESCRIPTION:Join LAAC for a presentation on the recent his
 tory of courtroom interpretation. Professor Cozzen
 s, who has also written about the history of Calif
 ornia Rural Legal Assistance and legal representat
 ion of farmworkers, is a certified courtroom inter
 preter. He will discuss court interpretation in th
 e United States from the perspectives of interpret
 ers themselves and the individuals they try to ser
 ve. HIs work has also appeared as a chapter in Tra
 nslating Past to Present: Interpreters in the Amer
 ican West and Beyond, available at the University 
 of Nebraska Press.   

Presenter: Professor Tayl
 or Cozzens
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SUMMARY:State of the Civil Court
LOCATION:
DESCRIPTION:The State of the New York City Civil Court: Tr
 ends, Innovation, and the Future of Access to Just
 ice   

The New York City Civil Court is one of 
 the busiest and most consequential trial courts in
  the nation, serving as the judiciary’s front door
  for hundreds of thousands of litigants each year.
  This program will provide attorneys with a compre
 hensive examination of the current state of the Co
 urt through the lens of data, emerging legal trend
 s, and operational innovation. Participants will g
 ain insight into the jurisdiction and structure of
  the General Civil, Housing, Small Claims, and Com
 mercial Claims Parts, while exploring filing trend
 s, case dispositions, and the evolving demands pla
 ced upon the Court.   

The presentation will al
 so examine how the Civil Court is responding to co
 ntemporary challenges through modernization initia
 tives, technology, enhanced access-to-justice prog
 rams, and strategic court administration. Attendee
 s will gain a behind-the-scenes perspective on how
  one of the nation’s largest urban court systems m
 anages high-volume litigation while striving to de
 liver justice that is efficient, transparent, and 
 equitable. The program will conclude with a discus
 sion of the future of the New York City Civil Cour
 t and the innovations that are shaping the next ge
 neration of court operations and public service.  
  

Upon completion of this program, participants
  will be able to:   
    
>  Understand  the jur
 isdiction, structure, and organization of the New 
 York City Civil Court, including the General Civil
 , Housing, Small Claims, and Commercial Claims Par
 ts.   
>  Analyze  current statistical trends, in
 cluding filings, dispositions, caseflow, and opera
 tional data, and understand their impact on the ad
 ministration of justice.   
>  Identify  emerging
  legal and operational developments affecting civi
 l practice, including consumer debt litigation, vi
 rtual proceedings, electronic filing, and increasi
 ng numbers of self-represented litigants.   
>  R
 ecognize  the critical role of court administratio
 n in promoting judicial efficiency, effective case
  management, and public confidence in the judiciar
 y.   
>  Evaluate  how modernization initiatives—
 including courtroom technology, language access, p
 rocedural innovation, and access-to-justice progra
 ms—are transforming the delivery of judicial servi
 ces.   
>  Appreciate  the unique challenges and 
 opportunities facing one of the nation’s busiest u
 rban trial courts and the strategies being employe
 d to ensure timely, fair, and accessible justice f
 or all court users.   
>  Apply  insights from cu
 rrent court trends and operational best practices 
 to enhance their own advocacy, case management, an
 d interactions with the New York City Civil Court.
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SUMMARY:Representing Children in Immigration Matters 2026:
  Effective Advocacy and Ethics
LOCATION:PLI New York
DESCRIPTION:Special Announcements 
 This program offers S
 kills credit for New York Newly Admitted Attorneys
 . As of January 1, 2026, NY Skills credit must be 
 earned Live In-Person, per the New York State CLE 
 Board. If you are seeking Skills credit, please se
 lect the option for “Attend In-Person” to register
  for the correct format.   

Additionally, this 
 program also offers New York State Social Work CE 
 and California Social Work CE credit for Licensed 
 Clinical Social Workers (LCSWs). Please email a re
 quest to PLICredits@pli.edu if you would like Cali
 fornia Social Work CE credit for this program.   

 

Why You Should Attend 
 Attorneys and other ad
 vocates who represent children in immigration matt
 ers will learn about the current state of law and 
 policy on Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS)
  and asylum and will reinforce their practice skil
 ls. Experienced faculty will examine problem-solvi
 ng strategies for addressing issues that can arise
  in children’s cases.   

What You Will Learn 

  After completing this program, participants will 
 be better able to:   
    
>  Advocate for prote
 ction of young clients through Special Immigrant J
 uvenile Status (SIJS)   
>  Build and present str
 ong evidence-based claims on behalf of children se
 eking asylum   
>  Apply strong ethics frameworks
  to child-centered representation     

Who Shou
 ld Attend 
 This program will offer more advanced
  SIJS and asylum strategies for experienced advoca
 tes, as well as discussion of foundational rules o
 f substantive law and ethics. Familiarity with bas
 ic parameters for SIJS and asylum will be helpful 
 for those newer to the practice area.   

    

 
PLI offers full scholarships, registration fee w
 aivers, and discounts to attend PLI programs for a
 ttorneys, paralegals, law librarians, and staff wo
 rking for nonprofit/legal services organizations; 
 pro bono attorneys/volunteers (providing no-fee le
 gal assistance to clients individually or through 
 a nonprofit organization); government attorneys; j
 udges and judicial law clerks; law professors and 
 law students; retired attorneys; independent/freel
 ance paralegals; unemployed attorneys; and others 
 with financial hardships. Learn more  here  (https
 ://learning.pli.edu/scholarship) .
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ORGANIZER;CN=No organizer:MAILTO:pirc@fordham.edu
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SUMMARY:Public Interest 101
LOCATION:Fordham University School of Law
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an introductory lunch-and-learn on
  the basics of public interest law, how to get inv
 olved and build your public interest experience, a
 nd the support available to you now at Fordham and
  beyond. We’ll cover public interest practice area
 s and approaches, where this work is happening, ti
 melines, and more. Bring your interests, appetites
 , and questions! Lunch will be served.
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DTSTAMP:20260905T131634
DTSTART;TZID=Eastern Time (US & Canada):20260908T123000
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SUMMARY:NYSBA Family Law Section Roundtable Discussion Ser
 ies – September Edition
LOCATION:
DESCRIPTION:Pull Up a Chair: Family Law and Mediation Roun
 dtable   

Real talk, real cases, real colleague
 s. Each month, a different speaker tackles a gray-
 area issue in family law and mediation, the questi
 ons with no clean answer, and opens the floor for 
 real discussion..   

This months special guest 
 is: Lisa Courtney.   

Second Tuesday of every m
 onth, 12:30-1:30 PM. Pull up a chair.
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SUMMARY:Article 81 Guardianships: What Every Court-Appoint
 ee Needs to Know
LOCATION:
DESCRIPTION:Designed for both newer appointees and seasone
 d practitioners, this presentation offers practica
 l guidance for serving as court-appointed counsel 
 for alleged incapacitated persons (AIPs) and as a 
 court evaluator in Article 81 guardianship proceed
 ings under the New York Mental Hygiene Law. Attend
 ees will gain insight into the full arc of an Arti
 cle 81 proceeding from the initial appointment to 
 the hearing. Topics include effective techniques f
 or communicating with AIPs, understanding the scop
 e of the court evaluator’s role, preparing reports
  that genuinely assist the court, and advocating e
 ffectively at a hearing.
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SUMMARY:Domestic Deployment of the U.S. Military: When Can
  the U.S. Military be Deployed to Address Domestic
  Situations?
LOCATION:
DESCRIPTION:Historically, deployment of U.S. military to a
 ddress domestic situations ranged from disaster re
 lief to enforcement of court orders to restoring o
 rder in the case of serious domestic disturbances.
  The units involved can range from the National Gu
 ard to regular military. What are the legal standa
 rds which permit domestic deployment of the milita
 ry? What functions can the military assume?
PRIORITY:1
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UID:1788628594963-825916@probono.net
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DTSTART;TZID=Eastern Time (US & Canada):20260904T130000
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SUMMARY:Family Meetings to Improve Implementation by the F
 iduciary and Reduce Conflict
LOCATION:
DESCRIPTION:This session builds on planning outcomes by ex
 amining how client intent, including quality-of-li
 fe considerations, can be more effectively communi
 cated and implemented. Attorneys will explore how 
 structured family engagement improves understandin
 g and use of legal tools. The focus is on aligning
  fiduciary actions with the client’s original inte
 nt.
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SUMMARY:Time-Limited SNAP Eligibility: Able-Bodied Adults 
 Without Dependents and Others
LOCATION:
DESCRIPTION:Why You Should Attend 
 The Supplemental Nutr
 ition Assistance Program (“SNAP”) is the largest s
 ingle anti-hunger program in the United States. In
  2025, more than 40 million Americans received SNA
 P to help purchase food. For individuals identifie
 d as able-bodied adults without dependents (“ABAWD
 s”), SNAP benefits have been limited to three mont
 hs in a three-year period unless the individual sa
 tisfies an exemption from the time limit or meets 
 work requirements.   

Statutory changes to the 
 ABAWD portions of the SNAP Act that were part of t
 he One Big Beautiful Bill (“OBBB”) in 2025 have ex
 panded who is subject to this time limit and who c
 an be exempted. The changes also impact when state
 s can get a waiver from the ABAWD time limit, maki
 ng many more people subject to the time limit. Exp
 ansion of the time limit on SNAP benefits puts man
 y more people at risk of losing their benefits as 
 they face this complex and confusing rule and rela
 ted work requirements.   

What You Will Learn 

 
 In this presentation, faculty will:   
    
> 
  Identify who is subject to time-limited SNAP elig
 ibility - 15 minutes   
>  Provide details of the
  interplay between basic SNAP employment and train
 ing requirements and the ABAWD time limit - 25 min
 utes   
>  Present exemptions from the time limit
  - 10 minutes   
>  Discuss how the OBBB limits s
 tate waivers that were previously available – 10 m
 inutes     

Who Should Attend 
 Legal aid and 
 legal services advocates, nonprofit lawyers, publi
 c interest and pro bono attorneys and anyone who i
 s interested in a comprehensive look at time-limit
 ed SNAP eligibility rules and changes under the On
 e Big Beautiful Bill Act.
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SUMMARY:Mental Health Issues & the New York State Courts 2
 026: Competency, Behavioral Health, and Juvenile D
 elinquency
LOCATION:PLI New York
DESCRIPTION:Special Announcements 
 In addition to New Yo
 rk State Social Work CE, this program also offers 
 California Social Work CE credit for Licensed Clin
 ical Social Workers (LCSWs). Please email a reques
 t to PLICredits@pli.edu if you would like Californ
 ia Social Work CE credit for this program.   

W
 hy You Should Attend 
 Navigating services for yo
 uth who become involved with the criminal legal sy
 stem can present unique challenges to families, se
 rvice providers, and legal professionals. When tha
 t involvement is overlayed with juvenile delinquen
 cy petitions and questions about competency, movin
 g forward with case processing while supporting a 
 youth can be even more daunting. The purpose of th
 is training is to educate legal professionals on t
 he statutory scheme that guides competency issues 
 in New York State and inform legal and other cross
 -system partners on responses to competency orders
  and services that best support youth with behavio
 ral health needs who become justice-involved.   

 
What You Will Learn 
 After completing this pro
 gram, participants will be better able to:   
   
  
>  Understand the New York State Family Court A
 ct statutory scheme providing parameters surroundi
 ng competency   
>  Review New York State agency 
 responses to Family Court incompetency orders   

 >  Examine possible pre- and post-adjudicative out
 comes for youth subject to incompetency orders and
  how probation, local detention facilities, and OC
 FS collaborate with cross-system partners     


 Who Should Attend 
 Civil, family and criminal co
 urt judges, attorneys from county law departments 
 (or presentment agencies), prosecutor offices, pub
 lic defense and nonprofit attorneys, attorneys who
  represent youth in juvenile delinquency proceedin
 gs, and social service providers or case managers 
 who work with youth who are justice-involved will 
 benefit from this program.   

    

PLI offer
 s full scholarships, registration fee waivers, and
  discounts to attend PLI programs for attorneys, p
 aralegals, law librarians, and staff working for n
 onprofit/legal services organizations; pro bono at
 torneys/volunteers (providing no-fee legal assista
 nce to clients individually or through a nonprofit
  organization); government attorneys; judges and j
 udicial law clerks; law professors and law student
 s; retired attorneys; independent/freelance parale
 gals; unemployed attorneys; and others with financ
 ial hardships. Learn more  here  (https://learning
 .pli.edu/scholarship) .
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SUMMARY:IDEA Explained: Advocating for a Child in Need of 
 Specialized Instruction and Related Services
LOCATION:
DESCRIPTION:Special Announcements 
 In addition to New Yo
 rk State Social Work CE, this program also offers 
 California Social Work CE credit for Licensed Clin
 ical Social Workers (LCSWs). Please email a reques
 t to PLICredits@pli.edu if you would like Californ
 ia Social Work CE credit for this program.   

W
 hy You Should Attend 
 Education is one of the es
 sential civil rights issues of our time. Many pare
 nts fear their children will be left behind and un
 able to compete without a proper education. While 
 disparities in education have always existed, they
  have only been magnified in recent years and the 
 pandemic has severely set back those students who 
 can least afford it, students with disabilities.  
  

High quality legal representation is absolute
 ly essential when school districts either fail to 
 properly identify a student in need of specialized
  instruction or when school districts identify suc
 h students but simply don't provide the services t
 hat they need. Students must be able to obtain the
  specialized instruction and related services that
  they need and are entitled to pursuant to federal
  and local law. However, without an advocate, this
  is often impossible to achieve.   

What You Wi
 ll Learn 
 Registrants will learn the basics of t
 he Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (ID
 EA) and why every parent or guardian of a student 
 with a disability needs to know about it. Topics r
 anging from initial identification of a student in
  need of specialized instruction through to the cr
 eation of an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) w
 ill be covered. In addition, the following topics 
 will be addressed:   
    
>  Specialized instru
 ction, including sources of law, and the basics of
  a free and appropriate public education – 15 minu
 tes   
>  Evaluations, including what is an evalu
 ation, how should an evaluation be conducted, and 
 how to challenge an evaluation – 15 minutes   
> 
  Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) including w
 hat is an IEP, what should it contain, what are re
 lated services, and how to know if an IEP and rela
 ted services are appropriate – 15 minutes   
>  I
 EP process and procedure, including who is on an I
 EP team, how an IEP meeting unfolds, procedural sa
 feguards available to a parent, placement decision
 s and the stay put rule, how a parent can preserve
  the status quo until a hearing is held when a par
 ent disagrees with a school system's action or its
  failure to take an action – 15 minutes     

Wh
 o Should Attend 
 Legal aid and legal services ad
 vocates, nonprofit lawyers, pro bono attorneys and
  anyone who is concerned about today's students an
 d the quality of education being provided to them.
  It is particularly important if you know of a stu
 dent with a disability who may need assistance in 
 obtaining an IEP or necessary services.
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DTSTART;TZID=Eastern Time (US & Canada):20261028T130000
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SUMMARY:Counseling the Small Nonprofit
LOCATION:
DESCRIPTION:Why You Should Attend 
 Nonprofits are like s
 mall businesses, except they have complex federal 
 and state regulatory oversight. This presentation 
 will focus both on substantive nonprofit law and a
 lso on best practices for counseling small nonprof
 its and disseminating understanding of the law to 
 organizations that often do not have any attorneys
  on staff and are juggling multiple priorities.   
 

Attendees will take away the ability to issue 
 spot for federal and state nonprofit law issues, a
 dvise clients appropriately and create actions pla
 ns with clients for addressing outstanding issues 
 in practical ways.   

What You Will Learn 
 To
 pics to be addressed include:   
    
>  Nonprof
 it law basics -30 minutes   
>  Client counseling
  and cultural competency – 15 minutes   
>  Model
  counseling session – 15 minutes     

Who Shoul
 d Attend 
 All attorneys including law firm attor
 neys interested in doing pro bono work but unsure 
 if their for-profit counseling skills translate to
  nonprofit work; pro bono counsel at law firms who
  may have a litigation background; small practitio
 ners who want to do pro bono work with nonprofits;
  anyone interested in nonprofit law
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SUMMARY:Nonprofit and For-Profit Entity Intersection 2026:
  Achieving Charitable Goals Through Innovative and
  Nontraditional Means
LOCATION:PLI New York
DESCRIPTION:Why You Should Attend 
 Program faculty will 
 address the unique regulatory issues that impact t
 he nonprofit sector and the ways in which charitab
 le goals can be achieved through innovative mechan
 isms that either border or mirror for-profit activ
 ities or systems. Expert faculty will discuss the 
 complex rules governing the nonprofit sector and n
 ew ways to achieve charitable and philanthropic go
 als.   

What You Will Learn 
 After completing
  this program, participants will be better able to
 :   
    
>  Focus on nonprofits’ use of for-pro
 fit-like mechanisms and activities   
>  Review k
 ey nonprofit basics, governance, and reporting iss
 ues relevant when employing alternative revenue st
 ructures and innovative approaches to achieving ch
 aritable goals   
>  Examine nontraditional ways 
 for nonprofits to sustain themselves   
>  Unders
 tand the interplay between social impact funds, im
 pact investing, and nonprofits     

Who Should 
 Attend 
 Attorneys who represent nonprofit organi
 zations, work for a nonprofit organization, or ser
 ve (or would like to serve) on a nonprofit board, 
 as well as other professionals who work with organ
 izations in the nonprofit sector, will benefit fro
 m this program.   

    

PLI offers full scho
 larships, registration fee waivers, and discounts 
 to attend PLI programs for attorneys, paralegals, 
 law librarians, and staff working for nonprofit/le
 gal services organizations; pro bono attorneys/vol
 unteers (providing no-fee legal assistance to clie
 nts individually or through a nonprofit organizati
 on); government attorneys; judges and judicial law
  clerks; law professors and law students; retired 
 attorneys; independent/freelance paralegals; unemp
 loyed attorneys; and others with financial hardshi
 ps. Learn more  here  (https://learning.pli.edu/sc
 holarship) .
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SUMMARY:Using State Court Writs of Mandate and Federal Soc
 ial Security Appeals to Protect the Benefits Right
 s of Low-Income Clients
LOCATION:
DESCRIPTION:Special Announcements 
 In addition to New Yo
 rk State Social Work CE, this program also offers 
 California Social Work CE credit for Licensed Clin
 ical Social Workers (LCSWs). Please email a reques
 t to PLICredits@pli.edu if you would like Californ
 ia Social Work CE credit for this program.   

T
 his program also offers Skills credit for New York
  Newly Admitted Attorneys. As of January 1, 2026, 
 NY Skills credit must be earned Live In-Person, pe
 r the New York State CLE Board. If you are seeking
  Skills credit, please select the option for “Atte
 nd In-Person” to register for the correct format. 
   

Why You Should Attend 
 Millions of low-inc
 ome individuals and families rely on essential pro
 grams like cash assistance, food benefits, unemplo
 yment insurance, health coverage, and housing subs
 idies to survive. These lifelines are often their 
 only means to secure food, shelter, and basic nece
 ssities. Legal aid organizations are stretched thi
 n, unable to keep pace with soaring demand for rep
 resentation and support in benefits cases. Many in
 dividuals have been unlawfully denied access to th
 ese critical benefits. The first step to challengi
 ng incorrect benefits decisions is an administrati
 ve hearing. If the client loses the administrative
  hearing, they have a right to seek judicial revie
 w of the decision by filing a writ of administrati
 ve mandate in Superior Court, or, in the case of S
 ocial Security and SSI denials, by filing an appea
 l in federal district court.   

The writ of adm
 inistrative mandate and federal court judicial rev
 iew processes are complex, and pro bono legal repr
 esentation is essential to helping clients get and
  maintain public benefits and to protect their rig
 hts.   

In addition to writs that appeal admini
 strative decisions, California law also allows for
  “ordinary” writs of mandate that can be used to e
 nforce mandatory duties, to challenge state or loc
 al agency policies that improperly deny benefits, 
 and to challenge agency quasi-legislative decision
 s. Writ practice is also a valuable tool for litig
 ating a wide variety of other issues that affect l
 ow-income clients.   

Join our panel to discuss
  writs of administrative mandate under Code of Civ
 il Procedure section 1094.5, writs of ordinary man
 date under Code of Civil Procedure section 1085, a
 nd federal court judicial review of Social Securit
 y decisions. This program is designed to help miti
 gate the crisis faced by low-income families every
 where by providing attorneys with a basic understa
 nding of common issues and strategies in providing
  pro bono assistance with writs and judicial revie
 w.   

The program will focus on California law 
 but several concepts about judicial review will ap
 ply to other states. We will also discuss judicial
  review in federal court for Social Security decis
 ions, which is the same nationwide.   

What You
  Will Learn 
 After completing this program, part
 icipants will be able to:   
    
>  Litigate ad
 ministrative hearings considering building the rec
 ord for judicial review   
>  Evaluate when to pu
 rsue judicial review of administrative hearing dec
 isions in public benefits cases   
>  Become fami
 liar with writs of administrative mandate (Code Ci
 v. Proc., § 1094.5) and writs of “ordinary” mandat
 e (Code Civ. Proc., § 1085) in California   
>  U
 nderstand the elements of writ claims and how to d
 raft writ petitions   
>  Learn about the process
  for litigating writs in Superior Court   
>  Und
 erstand how to draft a federal court complaint to 
 appeal a Social Security decision   
>  Apply bes
 t practices and common advocacy strategies to brie
 fing in Writs of Administrative Mandate, Writs of 
 Mandate and federal court Social Security appeals 
     

Who Should Attend 
 All attorneys interes
 ted in or currently assisting pro bono clients wit
 h Petitions for Writs of Administrative Mandate, W
 rits of Mandate or federal court Social Security a
 ppeals through representation or in clinical setti
 ngs; law firm pro bono coordinators, managers and 
 partners; legal clinic faculty and law students; a
 nd public interest and nonprofit legal services at
 torneys and staff would benefit from attending thi
 s program.   

    

PLI offers full scholarsh
 ips, registration fee waivers, and discounts to at
 tend PLI programs for attorneys, paralegals, law l
 ibrarians, and staff working for nonprofit/legal s
 ervices organizations; pro bono attorneys/voluntee
 rs (providing no-fee legal assistance to clients i
 ndividually or through a nonprofit organization); 
 government attorneys; judges and judicial law cler
 ks; law professors and law students; retired attor
 neys; independent/freelance paralegals; unemployed
  attorneys; and others with financial hardships. L
 earn more  here  (https://learning.pli.edu/scholar
 ship) .
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SUMMARY:BootCamp: Basic Training for Lawyers
LOCATION:New York City Bar
DESCRIPTION:Whether you are currently in law school, recen
 tly graduated and starting a new position, or expl
 oring career opportunities and deciding what comes
  next, this program is designed to help you naviga
 te your legal career with confidence.   

You wi
 ll gain practical career planning insights, streng
 then your networking skills, and receive guidance 
 on professionalism as you transition from law scho
 ol to the legal workplace. Join us and learn how t
 o build your personal brand, communicate effective
 ly in professional settings, and distinguish yours
 elf in a competitive legal market.   

No matter
  where you are in your journey, whether pursuing o
 pportunities at a large or small firm, government 
 agency, public interest organization, launching yo
 ur own practice, or exploring your options, you wi
 ll leave with valuable tools, actionable strategie
 s, and connections to support your success.   


 BootCamp 2026 Brochure – contains the program agen
 da, list of speakers, and more!  (https://www.nycb
 ar.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/26.9.24-Bootcamp
 _Brochure.pdf)   

Opening remarks by Matthew Di
 ller, President of the New York City Bar Associati
 on.   

Agenda: 
 8:30 am – 9:00 am| Registrati
 on & Breakfast  
 9:00 am – 9:10 am | Intro and W
 elcome 
 9:10 am – 9:40 am | Keynote: Building a 
 Meaningful and Sustainable Legal Career 
 9:45 am
  – 10:45 am |Building Your Personal Brand 
 10:55
  am – 11:55 am | From “New” to Noticed: Getting Cr
 edit, Building Visibility, and Asking for Opportun
 ities 
 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | Communication Across
  Generations in the Modern Legal Workplace 
 1:00
  pm – 2:00 pm | Practice Area Networking Lunch
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