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Our newsletter provides members with information on current industry trends and recent chapter updates.

Winter 2020

President’s Message
Chapter Business Updates
Mind
Body
Soul
BP Spotlight
National Events and Info
Our Business Partners
Insights From Our Sponsors

Summer 2019

Message from Our 2019-2020 President, Rose A. Jaworecki
Chapter Business Updates
Mind
ALANYC Chapter – Member Spotlight
Body
Soul
National Events and Information
Welcome Our New Business Partners
Business Partner Listing
Insights From Our Sponsors

PRISM 2019

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CLM CERTIFICATIONS AND ACCREDITATION – The CLM Study group completed its monthly meetings which focused on specific areas of interest, as Chapter Members prepared for the November 4th exam. Congrats to those who passed the exam! Special thanks to Henry Macchiaroli and Randy Becker for presenting an overview on Financial management at the study sessions. Please contact Team Lead, Mimi DeMars at mrdemars@gmail.com if you are interested in obtaining study group materials or additional information regarding CLM Certification. Currently, the team has established a weekly CLM Study Group Conference Call which started in January, in preparation for the upcoming CLM exam on April 20, 2020 and November 23, 2020 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM EST. It’s never too early to start preparing!

Some important dates to add to your calendar:

2/20/20 = Deadline to Spring CLM Exam applications
4/20/20 = Spring CLM Exam
9/23/20 = Deadline for Fall

We hope you will take advantage of the upcoming review sessions.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT/SYMPOSIUM TEAM – Are very busy setting the Educational path for our Chapter over the next few months. They held their first education session: “Labor Law Updates”, in June at the offices of Morrison Foerster. The early morning breakfast session was presented by Dean Silverberg, a partner at Epstein Becker P.C., and our resident Labor Law Update expert! Many thanks for his time and true devotion to the topic and practice. Mr. Silverberg provided an update on required sexual harassment training, employee handbook updates and special issues under the FMLA and New York State Paid Family Leave Law. This much anticipated education session was very well attended.

We developed and held Fall Monthly Education sessions in September and October, which included Active Shooter on September 24, a Strategic Mindset Webinar (Part 1) on September 25 and Strategic Mindset Webinar (Part 2) on October 3. In addition, the Team held an additional educational session in November, entitled, “Developing A Strong Personal Brand and Thought Leadership Profile.” The session was presented by Stephanie Marrone at The Kimberly Hotel’s Empire Steakhouse, our BP sponsor for the event. Stephanie discussed the use of social media tools to help build your own personal brand, and how to implement and use these skills and tools with your firm’s attorneys as well. Stefanie also discussed major areas of personal branding, reputation management, personal executive presence, content management, and thought leadership. Participants gathered new information on how to leverage their personal and professional strengths, build a strong thought leadership profile (even if you are not a writer), and effectively leverage social media channels as well as podcasts and videos to enhance their career and firm. Members who missed this session had another opportunity to learn from Ms. Marrone on January 22nd at her LinkedIn Masterclass session. Be sure to check the events calendar at www.alaync.org regularly for our not-to-be-missed educational sessions!

At our 20/20 Vision Symposium, Opening Keynote speaker, Joshua Evans presented a thought-provoking session on how to create engaged teams and impassioned individuals. Employment Law Firm Partner Dean Silverberg, Esq. returned as the Closing Keynote speaker and shared with us the labor law updates. In addition to a full day of learning, we added networking and fun in between sessions. The “BP Passport to Prizes Game” brought together our Members and Business Partners throughout the day like never before! There was a total of 21 Member winners presented during the cocktail reception for the Passport Game. Prizes received included gift cards, Apple AirPods, an Apple watch, PowerBeats (wireless headphones) and many other items, all donated by our very generous Business Partners.

The lunch hour offered time to relax, unwind and laugh a bit while watching our Members team up with our Business Partners in a live game of Family Feud. See more Symposium photos here!

We are happy to report that over 206 Chapter members, Business Partners and other ALA Chapter member guests registered for our Symposium event. Here’s looking at 20/20 with a new vision. We hope you enjoyed the educational sessions and were equipped with the latest skills and ideas to take you through the new year ahead.

Mimi DeMars
Team Lead, Professional Development/Symposium Team
mimi.demars@ropesgray.com

Kit Fong
Co-Lead, Professional Development/Symposium Team
kfong@foxrothschild.com

Janine Nedd
Team Lead, Professional Development/Symposium Team
jnedd@mofo.com

Professional Journey Support Group – The PJSG Team is concentrating on further developing our brand and making a difference in Member Clients’ lives and helping them make decisions. Our team meets regularly and encourages Chapter members who find themselves in need of support with confidence building, resume review, mock interviews, social media profiles, and more to reach out to us. To date, we have helped several of our Member Clients and continue to sharpen our craft! With the help of Loeb Leadership (ALANYC’s Business Partner), we have advanced our coaching and leadership skills to help our Member Clients. After all, you need to lead yourself to sell yourself to a future employer! We recently finalized a logo that reflects this special team’s initiative and continue to brainstorm the best ways to provide value to you, our Members! Look for more information about the PJSG in the coming weeks and months.

Francine E. Lahm
Francine.lahm@mendes.com
(212) 261-8358

Rick D’Aversa
rick.daversa@gmail.com
(917) 716-6421

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August 2016: Summer in the City

June 2016: The Spirit of Freedom

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