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NATIONAL SPEAKING EVENTS
Deborah Epstein Henry, Founder and President of Flex-Time Lawyers LLC, speaks nationally about work/life balance, flexible and reduced hour schedules, business development, women's initiatives, re-entry, the retention and promotion of women attorneys and women's issues generally. What follows below are highlights of upcoming and recent speaking engagements. The highlights do not include her private speaking engagements for consulting clients and the 100 plus Flex-Time Lawyers LLC chapter programs she has run. For more information about her consulting engagements, click here.
Upcoming National Speaking Events
| 11/13/08 | Bentonville, AR |
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| Wal-Mart SuperConference |
| 11/18/08 | Atlanta, GA |
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| Georgia Association of Women Lawyers |
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| "Flexibility and the Billable Hour - Taking it to the Next Level" |
| 12/1/08 | Abington, PA |
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| Penn State University |
| 1/13/09 | West Orange, NJ |
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| New Jersey Association of Legal Administrators |
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| "Reinventing Work at Law Firms: Innovative Flexibility Programs & Strategies to Make them Succeed" |
| 2/12/09 | New York, NY |
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| New York City Bar Association |
| 4/1/09 | Washington, D.C. |
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| NALP 2009 Annual Education Conference/I> |
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| "Alternative Careers: New Models for Practicing Law" |
| 4/2/09 | Washington, D.C. |
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| NALP 2009 Annual Education Conference |
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| "Reinventing Work at Law Firms: Innovative Flexibility Programs & Strategies to Make them Succeed" |
Prior Speaking Events
| 9/15/08 | New York, NY |
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| Working Mother & Flex-Time Lawyers LLC |
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| "Best Law Firms for Women" |
| 8/1/08 | Boston, MA |
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| Professional Development Conference |
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| "Transitions: Our Attorneys, Our Firms, Ourselves" |
| 7/31/08 | Boston, MA |
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| Women's Bar Association of Massachusetts, Keynote Speaker |
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| "The FACTS About Work-Life Balance" |
| 7/16/08 | New York, NY |
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| National Association of Women Lawyers |
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| "Flexing the Workplace: New Ways to Get Work Done & Build Careers" |
| 6/20/08 | Los Angeles, CA |
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| Los Angeles County Bar Association |
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| "Facing the FACTS: Introducing Work/Life Choices for All Firm Lawyers within the Billable Hour" |
| 6/19/08 | San Diego, CA |
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| San Diego Lawyers Club, Keynote Speaker |
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| "Facing the FACTS: Introducing Work/Life Choices for All Firm Lawyers within the Billable Hour" |
| 6/11/08 | New York, NY |
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| New York State Bar Association Special Committee for Lawyers in Transition |
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| "Negotiating & Navigating Work/Life Balance into Successful Practice" |
| 5/15/08 | Hamden, CT |
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| Connecticut Bar Association Symposium, Keynote Speaker |
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| "What Makes a Best Legal Employer for Women?" |
| 5/6/08 | Chicago, IL |
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| National Association of Women Lawyers, Keynote Speaker |
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| "Comeback Lawyers: The Path for Lawyers to Return Practice" |
| 4/30/08 | New York, NY |
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| New York State Bar Association Special Committee for Lawyers in Transition |
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| "Comeback Lawyers: The Path for Lawyers to Return to Practice" |
| 4/17/08 - 4/19/08 | Toronto, Canada |
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| 2008 NALP Annual Education Conference |
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| "Comeback Lawyers: Re-Entry into the Legal Profession & Why it is Important" and "Facing the FACTS and Creating Work/Life Balance Choices for All Law Firm Lawyers" |
| 4/8/08 | Pittsburgh, PA |
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| Pennsylvania Bar Association, Commission on Women in the Profession Midyear Retreat |
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| "Just a Detour: Tips on How to Off-and On-Ramp Successfully" |
| 3/28/08 | New Haven, CT |
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| Yale Law School |
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| "Women Law Students Blueprint for Success at Law Firms" |
| 3/13/08 | New York, NY |
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| St. John’s University School of Law |
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| "The Best Legal Employers for Women; Balancing Work & Life to Succeed Professionally" |
| 3/11/08 | Harrisburg, PA |
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| Pennsylvania Bar Association, Commission on Women in the Profession Midyear Meeting, Keynote Speaker |
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| "Just a Detour: Tips on How to Off-and On-Ramp Successfully" |
| 3/6/08 | Philadelphia, PA |
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| Pennsylvania Bar Association, Commission on Women in the Profession Midyear Meeting |
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| "Just a Detour: Tips on How to Off- and On-Ramp Successfully" & "Say What? Enhancing Communication For Lawyers Across the Generations" |
| 2/25/08 | New Orleans, LA |
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| Kanter Professional Management Conference |
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| "Making Flexibility Work in Large Law Firms" |
| 1/29/08 | Philadelphia, PA |
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| Philadelphia Bar Association, Women in the Profession Committee |
| 12/13/07 | New York, NY |
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| New York City Bar Association, Committee on Women in the Profession |
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| "What to do when 'Mom' (or 'Dad') is on Your Resume" |
| 11/8/07 | Philadelphia, PA |
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| 2007 Pennsylvania Conference for Women, a non-partisan event hosted by Governor Ed Rendell |
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| "Embracing the Chaos" |
| 11/1/07 | Villanova, PA |
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| Villanova University School of Law |
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| "Identifying Female-Friendly Employers: 'The Cheat Sheet' for Women Lawyers and Law Students" |
| 10/25/07 | Los Angeles, CA |
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| The Beverly Hills Bar Association & UCLA School of Law, Keynote Speaker |
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| "Why Lawyers Leave. Creating an Environment for Work/Life Balance to Protect Human Capital and Promote Diversity" |
| 10/09/07 | New Haven, CT |
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| Yale Law School Career Development Office & Yale Law Women |
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| "Finding a Woman & Work/Life Friendly Law Firm: A Look at Two Recent Law Firm Surveys" |
| 9/27/07 | Chicago, IL |
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| Northwestern University School of Law |
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| "What Makes a Best Law Firm for Women?" |
| 9/24/07 | New York, NY |
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| Flex-Time Lawyers LLC & Working Mother, Awards Event |
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| "Best Law Firms for Women" |
| 9/18/07 | Philadelphia, PA |
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| Flex-Time Lawyers LLC & Philadelphia Bar Association, Women in the Profession Committee |
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| "Successful Interviewing and Beyond: Learning to Effectively Navigate Your Way as a Woman Lawyer to Ensure Success" |
| 9/17/07 | New York, NY |
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| New York City Bar Association, Committee on Women in the Profession |
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| "Break from the Law: A City Bar Initiative for Practicing and Re-entering Lawyers" |
| 6/28/07 | National |
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| West Legalworks, Thomson, national audio conference |
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| "Retention and Advancement of Women in the Legal Profession" |
| 6/12/07 | Boston, MA |
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| MIT Workplace Center, PAR & NAWL |
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| "Advancing Women in the Profession: Action Plans for Women's Bar Associations Conference" |
| 5/30/07 | |
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| Progressive Business Conferences, national audio conference |
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| "Balancing Work and Life to Succeed Professionally" |
| 5/24/07 | White Plains, NY |
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| Pace University School of Law, Keynote Speaker |
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| "New Directions: Practical Skills for Returning to Law Practice" |
| 5/22/07 - 5/23/07 | New York, NY |
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| American Conference Institute's Inaugural Conference on Retaining & Promoting Female Attorneys |
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| "Beyond the Old Boys Network: Creating and Expanding Business Development and Marketing Initiatives for Women Attorneys" & "Establishing a Win-Win Work-Life Program for Women" |
| 5/3/07 | Waltham, MA |
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| Massachusetts Bar Association, Lawyers in Transition Conference, Keynote Speaker | |
| "Comeback Lawyers: Re-Entry into the Legal Profession & Why it is Important" |
| 4/25/07 | Keystone, CO |
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| 2007 NALP Annual Education Conference |
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| "Networking & Business Development for Women Beyond Rubber Chicken Dinners" |
| 3/31/07 | New Haven, CT |
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| National Women Law Student Conference at Yale Law School |
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| "Legally Female: What does it mean to be Ms. JD?", "Beyond 'Queen Bee' and 'Mommy Wars': Women Working Together" |
| 3/29/07 | Washington, DC |
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| Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia |
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| "Claiming Your Success: Preparing Women Law Students for the Recruitment Process" |
| 3/21/07 – 3/23/07 | New York, NY |
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| Fourth National Forum on Law Firm Diversity |
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| "Defining Diversity for your Firm: Who and What Does it Cover?" & "Establishing a Win/Win Work-Life Program for Women" & "Work/Life Balance – An In-Depth Discussion" |
| 3/21/07 | Brooklyn, NY |
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| Brooklyn Women's Bar Association & Brooklyn Law School Legal Association of Women (LAW) |
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| "'A Balanced Life.' Women Thriving in the Legal Profession" |
| 3/14/07 | Bryn Mawr, PA |
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| Main Line School Night |
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| "Comeback Moms: How to Re-Enter the Working World" |
| 3/3/07 | Philadelphia, PA |
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| The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania & UBS |
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| "Career Comeback: A UBS Fellowship Program for Professional Women Reentering the Workforce" |
| 2/27/07 | Philadelphia, PA |
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| eWomen Network |
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| "Business Development in a 24/7 World" |
| 2/23/07 | New York, NY |
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| Legal IQ, Legal Recruitment & Retention Strategies |
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| "Creating an Environment for Work-Life Balance to Protect Human Capital" |
| 2/22/07 | Philadelphia, PA |
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| Pennsylvania Bar Association Commission on Women in the Profession Philadelphia Mid-Year Event |
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| "Networking for Women Lawyers" |
| 2/21/07 | Philadelphia, PA |
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| Philadelphia Women’s Networks |
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| "Women Taking it to the Top" |
| 2/6/07 | National |
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| National Constitution Center, national audio conference |
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| "Networking & Business Development for Women Lawyers Beyond Rubber Chicken Dinners" |
| 1/30/07 | Chicago, IL |
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| The Women’s Bar Association of Illinois & The Chicago Bar Association Alliance for Women |
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| "Exploring Current Trends in How Women Work" |
| 1/29/07 – 1/31/07 | Chicago, IL |
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| Third National Forum on Law Firm Diversity |
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| "Overcoming Adversity within Diversity – Success Stories" & "Establishing a Win/Win WorkLife Program for Women" |
| 1/29/07 | Chicago, IL |
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| University of Chicago Law School |
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| "The Cheat Sheet: The Ultimate Guide to Selecting a Woman-Friendly Employer" |
| 12/7/06 | Arlington, VA |
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| NALP & ALI ABA Professional Development Institute 2006 Conference |
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| "The Case for Flex-Time and Part-Time Lawyering: How to Make it a Win-Win Arrangement for Legal Employers, Clients and Lawyers" |
| 11/30/06 | New Haven, CT |
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| Yale Law School |
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| "The Cheat Sheet: The Ultimate Guide to Selecting a Woman-Friendly Employer" |
| 11/3/06 | Newark, NJ |
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| New Jersey Women Lawyers Association |
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| "Balanced Hours: The Dollars and ‘Sense’ of Attorney Retention" |
| 10/25/06 | Bryn Mawr, PA |
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| Main Line School Night |
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| "Comeback Moms: How to Re-Enter the Working World" |
| 10/12/06 | White Plains, NY |
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| Pace Law School & Westchester Women’s Bar Association |
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| "Re-entering the Legal Profession" |
| 9/25/06 – 9/27/06 | San Francisco, CA |
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| Second National Forum on Law Firm Diversity |
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| "Overcoming Adversity within Diversity – Success Stories" & "Establishing a Win/Win Work-Life Program for Women" |
| 9/26/06 | San Francisco, CA |
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| University of California, Hastings |
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| "Are you Concerned about the Long Hours Lawyers Work?" |
| 9/14/06 | New York, NY |
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| New York City Bar Committee on Women in the Profession & Flex-Time Lawyers LLC |
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| "TOMORROW'S LEADERS: A Forum for Law Schools, Law Students, Young Lawyers," & "Legal Employers Discussing Best Practices for the Hiring, Training and Advancement of Women Attorneys" |
| 7/17/06 | New York, NY |
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| National Association of Women Lawyers |
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| "Up the Down Staircase" Facilitator of discussion of why so few women lawyers reach the top of big law firms with New York Times reporter Timothy L. O'Brien who wrote the March 2006 article of the same title |
| 6/9/06 | New York, NY |
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| Hildebrandt Institute, Second Annual Forum: Best Practices for Developing and Retaining Women Leaders in the Legal Profession |
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| "Developing Effective Strategies to Recruit, Retain and Promote Women" |
| 4/25/06 | Providence, RI |
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| Brown University, The Sarah Doyle Women's Center, Keynote Speaker |
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| "Raising a New Workplace: Reexamining Workplace Expectations in Search of Elusive Life Balance" |
| 4/10/06 | New York, NY |
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| Columbia Law School, Student Alliance for Gender Equality (SAGE) & Older and Wiser Law Students (OWLS), Keynote Speaker |
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| "The Scoop on Flexibility and Work/Life Balance in the Legal Profession" |
| 4/6/06 | Albany, NY |
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| Capital District Women’s Bar Association, Keynote Speaker |
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| "Time Management, Work/Life Balance & Business Development in a 24/7 World" |
| 3/26/06 | Merion Station, PA |
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| Adath Israel |
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| "The 21st Century Woman - What Every Woman Should Know About Her Finances and Career Options" |
| 2/11/06 | Philadelphia, PA |
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| University of Pennsylvania Law School, Feminist Law Professors Annual Conference |
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| "Women Lawyers As Contingent Workers in the Academy and Practice: Back to Piecework" |
| 2/9/06 | Cambridge, MA |
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| Harvard Law School Office of Career Services, Harvard Women’s Law Association, the Alliance of Independent Feminists |
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| "Making the Practice of Law Fit Your Life: Alternative Work Arrangements and Flexible Work Options" |
| 2/7/06 | New York, NY |
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| Association of the Bar of the City of New York |
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| "Symposium on Best Practices for the Hiring, Training, Retention and Advancement of Women Attorneys" |
| 2/6/06 | New York, NY |
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| University of Pennsylvania Club |
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| "The Benefits of Being Well Connected" |
| 9/27/05 | Philadelphia, PA |
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| Philadelphia Bar Association Women in the Profession Committee |
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| "A Balancing Act" |
| 9/26/05 | New York, NY |
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| New York State Lawyer Assistance Trust |
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| "Women Attorneys: Lives in the Balance; Defining Success; Reclaiming Meaning" |
| 9/9/05 | New York, NY |
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| You Can Do It Corp. |
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| "What to Do When 'Mother' is On Your Resume" |
| 7/27/05 | New York, NY |
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| Corporate Counseling Associates, Inc. |
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| "Women in Business: Resolving the Paradox" |
| 4/21/05 | New York, NY |
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| Corporate Counseling Associates, Inc. |
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| "Evolving Career Opportunities for Women Lawyers" |
| 4/12/05 | Brooklyn, New York |
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| Brooklyn Law School |
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| "Can we Have it All? Lawyers Striking the Difficult Balance between Work and Family" |
| 3/9/05 | Newark, NJ |
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| Rutgers University School of Law Symposium: Work/Life Conflict in the Legal Profession, Women’s Rights Law Reporter |
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| "Professional Women and Work/Life Conflict" |
| 3/9/05 | Montclair, NJ |
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| Lawyers With Children Network |
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| "Balancing your Legal Career with your Personal Life and the Pros/Cons of Working Flexible or Reduced Hours for Female Attorneys" |
| 3/1/05 | Philadelphia, PA |
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| Turnaround Management Association (TMA) – Networking Organization of Women |
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| "Business Development and Networking Beyond Rubber Chicken Dinners" |
| 1/27/05 | New York, NY |
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| New York State Bar Association Annual Meeting, The Special Committee on Balanced Lives in the Law and The Committee on Attorney Professionalism |
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| "Quest for a Balanced Life in 21st Century Law Practice" |
| 1/24/05 | New York, NY |
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| New York State Bar Association Annual Meeting, Committee on Women |
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| "The Value of Diversity: Creating a Win-Win Environment for Women and Minority Attorneys AND Their Employers" |
Archived Speaking Events (click to open)
Archived Speaking Events (click to close)
| 12/2/04 | New York, NY |
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| The Association of the Bar of the City of New York |
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| "Workplace Flexibility: From Policy to Practice" |
| 11/20/04 | Philadelphia, PA |
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| Womens Way Women & Influence Conference |
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| "The Juggle: Reexamining Workplace Expectations in Search of Elusive Life Balance" |
| 11/6/04 | Atlantic City, NJ |
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| Philadelphia Bar Association Bench Bar Conference |
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| "Work/Life Balance for Lawyers: Four Instruments of Change" |
| 10/19/04 | Austin, TX |
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| 2004 Texas Conference for Women, a non-partisan event hosted by Governor Rick Perry & First Lady Anita Perry |
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| "Life Balance: Myth or Reality" |
| 9/30/04 | Los Angeles, CA |
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| "The Case for Flex-Time and Part-Time Lawyering: Why it Can be a Win-Win Arrangement for Law Firms, Clients and Lawyers" |
| 9/23/04 | New York, NY |
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| New York State Bar Association, Committee on Women in the Profession |
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| "Time Management & Work/Life Balance in a 24/7 World" |
| 5/29/04 | New Haven, CT |
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| Yale University, Cross-Class Panel Discussion of Work and Family Balance |
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| 5/13/04 – 5/14/04 | Philadelphia, PA |
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| Conference presented by ThirdPath Institute, The University of Pennsylvania Law School, The Wharton School and Penn’s Alice Paul Center for Research on Women and Gender |
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| "Having A Life: Creating Work-Life Balance in the Law" |
| 5/6/04 | Albany, NY |
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| New York State Bar Association, Women on the Move II |
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| "Balancing Work/Family/You" |
| 3/11/04 | New York, NY |
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| Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs, Women in Power: The Impact of Public and Private Sector Policy Practicum |
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| "Are There Part-Time Routes to Power?: Examples from the Legal Profession" |
| 1/29/04 | New York, NY |
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| New York State Bar Association, Committee on Attorney Professionalism Annual Meeting |
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| "Making a Satisfactory Life Practicing Law" |
| 11/11/03 | New York, NY |
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| The Asian American Bar Association of New York Women's Committee |
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| "A Continuous Juggling Act. Balancing Your Legal Career with Your Personal Life and the Pros/Cons of Going Flex-Time or Part-Time for Female Attorneys" |
| 6/23/03 | Arlington, VA |
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| The Law Firm Associate Management Forum |
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| "Developing Part-Time Programs to Meet the Needs of Today's Firms, Clients and Associates" |
| 5/22/03 | New York, NY |
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| New York State Bar Association, Women on the Move First Annual Symposium |
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| "Creating and Maintaining Gender Diversity" |
| 4/24/03 | Philadelphia, PA |
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| Women in the Profession 10th Annual Conference of the Pennsylvania Bar Association |
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| "Improving your Quality of Life - Do Alternative Work Arrangements Work?" |
| 2/24/03 | New Orleans, LA |
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| Kanter Professional Management Conference |
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| "The Case for Flex-Time and Part-Time Lawyering: Why it Can be a Win-Win Arrangement for Law Firms, Clients and Lawyers" |
| 11/7/02 | New York, NY |
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| Association of the Bar of New York |
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| "Raising a New Workplace: Thinking Creatively about Being a Lawyer and a Parent" |
| 10/2/02 | Philadelphia, PA |
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| Philadelphia Bar Association's Chancellor's Forum |
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| "How to Retain Satisfied Young Lawyers while Increasing Firm Profitability" |
| 2/7/01 | Philadelphia, PA |
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| Temple University American Inn of Court |
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| "Part-Time Lawyer, Full-Time Dilemma" |
| 11/4/00 | Villanova, PA |
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| Women's Law Caucus, Villanova University School of Law |
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| "Women Lawyers - Making a Difference" |
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