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    Wisconsin Lawyer
    July 01, 2004

    Inside the Bar

    On Aug. 17 in Milwaukee the State Bar will sponsor a free conference for all members who are interested in improving their own careers or gaining information to help a colleague make career decisions.

    George Brown

    Wisconsin Lawyer
    Vol. 77, No. 7, July 2004

    Career Options ... What Are They?

    On Aug. 17 in Milwaukee the State Bar will sponsor a free conference for all members who are interested in improving their own careers or gaining information to help a colleague make career decisions.

    by George C. Brown,
    State Bar executive director

    George Brown Thinking about changing law firms or moving from private practice to government service or in-house counsel or the reverse? Looking for flexibility in your legal career and heard about contract or project attorney work, but need more information? Does contacting a career coach make sense?

    If you recently have asked yourself these questions, or if you recently graduated from law school and are still looking for a position, the State Bar of Wisconsin's Career Development Conference could provide you with both answers and networking opportunities.

    The Career Development Conference will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 17, from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Milwaukee Hilton. It is free to all members. You must sign up ahead of time through the Career Development Conference button on the State Bar Web site at www.wisbar.org.

    When you sign up, you have the opportunity to help sculpt the conference by selecting from the proposed topics of interest that best suit your needs. There are six topics to choose from, but time permits only four topics to be covered during the conference. The most popular choices will become the topics for the presentations. The six include: making a lateral move; understanding and benefiting from contract/project legal work; marketing yourself to firms, corporations, and government; breaking into government work; using placement agencies; and learning about career and practice coaching services. In addition, there is an open category to suggest other topics that might be addressed. The selected topics will be presented through open panel discussions, presentations, and various on-site sponsor booths.

    We all know lawyers who want something different in their careers; they want more clients, better clients, a more flexible schedule, or predictability in their practice. So even if you are comfortable with your current practice and are not immediately looking, the Career Development Conference may still be for you because you are almost sure to find topics that will help you grow your practice, help an associate improve his or her practice, or help a friend make a better career decision.

    Plan to attend. And tell a friend.

    In the meantime, check out the State Bar of Wisconsin's online Legal Career Center. The center offers 24/7 access to the legal profession's most comprehensive job and resumé site. In addition to job postings, you'll find employment-related articles and resources including sample resumés, cover letter rules, and interviewing tips and techniques.


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