Yesterday I filmed an educational segment for the Maryland State Bar Association. The segment is entitled “The Midnight Phone Call-How To Handle Your Friend or Family Member Being Arrested.” Stay tuned for the release of the video.
I’ll be speaking on “Best Practices for Working with Substantive Sections” on June 19th, 2014. I’m very lucky to be speaking with ABA YLD Affiliate leaders Keya Koul, past young lawyers chair of New Mexico and Russell Kelly, chair-elect of South Carolina young lawyers division. These two leaders and myself (Treasurer of the Maryland State Bar Young Lawyers Section 2014-2015) will discuss how our state affiliates reach a wide array of members and the public by combining resources and collaborating with various committees and local bar associations. Register here.
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As the membership co-chair of the Maryland State Bar Young Lawyers Section, I am often approached at various events and aggressively asked in so many words, “Do you have a job for me?” I always cringe at this. As John F. Kennedy meant to say: “Ask not what your bar association can do for you, ask what you can do for your bar association.” Or ask yourself what you can do for that community association or for that person you are meeting at the networking event. When you meet people you should be asking yourself, ‘How can I help the other person?’ Networking takes time. Exchanging a business card is just the beginning, it isn’t the end. Networking takes time because networking is really about trust and trust takes time to build. There will always be people who I will describe as “political hacks”, who are seemingly able to network with ease. They do little work and they skyrocket to that dream job or to that position despite the lack of work. Maybe this is because they were born into the right family or work at the right firm. Long term success, however, will ultimately depend on your consistency and reliability to others. There really shouldn’t be an “I” in networking.
But there should be a “U” in “success.”
What do YOU think?
Join The MSBA Young Lawyers Section
for
Networking and Happy Hour
at
AIDA Bistro & Wine Bar
6741 Columbia Gateway Dr.
Columbia, MD
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
5:00 – 7:00 PM
(Event is Free – Beer and Wine and light appetizers will be provided)
Please RSVP to Kelcie Longaker — [email protected] or Scott MacMullan — [email protected] space is limited
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