Friday, March 14, 2008

Work-life balance panel downtown

Unfortunately it's during finals week.

Mother Attorneys Mentoring Association of Seattle
Invites you to attend our next monthly brown bag lunch:
“MAMAs in the Job Market”
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When: Wednesday, March 19th, 12:00 noon Where: K&L Gates 925- 4th Ave, Suite 2900

RSVP: by Monday March 17th to Stephanie Morris : sa_morris99 (((at))) hotmail.com

Please join us for a brown bag panel discussion on "MAMAs in the Job Market"
We will hear from a panel who will offer advice to MAMAs seeking employment as well as discuss ideas for employers hoping to recruit. Topics to be addressed include: How to reenter the job market after staying at home with children; how employers can better recruit people who have taken time out of the profession for child-rearing; tips for finding a "family friendly" employer' how to make a positive impression during the application process (including resumes, cover letters, interviews, etc.); tips for interviewing for in-house positions; tips for looking for government jobs; how to work with a legal recruiter; and planning for career advancement. Our panel includes Lynn Hubbard, Director of Business Development for Major, Lindsey and Africa; Maggi McConnell, legal recruiter for Washington Mutual; and Kate Corcoran, Assistant Director of the UW Law School Career Center. The moderators will be Stephanie Morris (at-home mother attorney) and Lori Lynn Phillips (shareholder at Heller Ehrman LLP). CLE credit is pending for this event. http://www.mamaseattle.org/

The panel is at K&L Gates
To reach our office driving south on I-5
Take the exit exit number 165A toward James St.
Stay straight to go onto 6th Ave.
Turn right onto Columbia S.
Turn right onto 4th Ave.Follow 4th Ave. to 4th & Madison Building at 4th and Madison.

Here are the publications:

Off ramps and On Ramps: Keeping Talented Women on the Road to Success
http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/hbsp/hbr/articles/article.jsp;jsessionid=KIEC0VTCVFFG2AKRGWCB5VQBKE0YOISW?ml_action=get-article&articleID=R0503B&ml_page=1&ml_subscriber=true

Women Lawyers and Obstacles to Leadership
http://web.mit.edu/workplacecenter/docs/law-report_4-07.pdf

Lawyers Who Take Time Off Face Tough Return
http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1158829526982

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