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8:30 am - 9:10 am              Breakfast & Registration          

9:10 am - 9:30 am              Welcome Remarks

Carol Evans / President / Working Mother Media

9:30 am - 10:15 am            Panel:  Building a Leadership Pipeline for Women

Thirty percent has become the magic number to target for women in leadership roles at the equity partner ranks, on influential committees and as department chairs at law firms.  At this program, we will learn from a panel of women law firm chairs and managing partners about how to gain a critical mass of women to not only get a seat at the table but also give them the voice to change law firm management.  Through breakout discussions, attendees will debate the steps to creating greater transparency in the leadership pipeline, grooming high potential candidates for key roles, developing robust leadership training, engaging senior women and men as sponsors, as well as empowering women to raise their hand for leadership and seek strategic alliances.  Attendees will leave the program, armed with action steps and inspiration to redesign women’s roles at law firms and cultivate the female talent pool to get on the path to power.

Moderator:

Deborah Epstein Henry / Founder & President / Law & Reorder, A Division of Flex-Time Lawyers LLC

Panelists:

Ellen Moran Dwyer / Managing Partner / Crowell & Moring LLP

Anastasia D. Kelly / Co-Managing Partner (Americas) / DLA Piper

Susan C. Levy / Managing Partner / Jenner & Block

10:15 am - 10:45 am            Breakout Conversations            

10:45 am - 11:30 am            Report Back & Conversation           

11:30 am - 12:00 pm            Cocktail Reception            

12:00 pm - 12:55 pm            Awards Luncheon & Welcome Remarks

Carol Evans / President / Working Mother Media

12:55 pm - 1:25 pm             Keynote:  Inspiring the Success of Women of Color in Law Firms

The “double bind” that women of color face cannot be underestimated in the law firm context.  As law firms undertake the second generation of initiatives to enhance the advancement of women, how do they acknowledge how race and ethnicity and other cultural differences can compound the barriers to success that women face?  What type of awareness, dialogue, and cultural skills are necessary to ensure that law firm efforts to elevate women are inclusive of all women?

Diversity consultant and author Vernā Myers’ remarks and facilitated conversation will give attendees the opportunity to engage in a more open, inclusive and nuanced discussion about these issues and consider how to foster such conversations in their firms. 

Vernā Myers / Principal / Vernā Myers Consulting Group, LLC

1:25 pm - 1:40 pm             Conversation

Deborah Epstein Henry / Founder & President / Law & Reorder, A Division of Flex-Time Lawyers LLC

Vernā Myers / Principal / Vernā Myers Consulting Group, LLC

1:40 pm – 2:00 pm             Awards Presentation: 50 Best Law Firms for Women

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Individual rate: $1200

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Nearby Hotels:

Grand Hyatt New York
109 East 42nd Street at Grand Central Terminal
New York, NY  10017
Tel: 212-883-1234

The Roosevelt Hotel
45 East 45th Street at Madison Avenue
New York, NY  10017
Tel: 888-TEDDY-NY

W New York
541 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY  10022
Tel: 212-755-1200

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Career Accelerator Summit for Women In Law

December 5, 2012 *

8:45 a.m. - 9:10 a.m.               Breakfast & Registration           

9:10 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.               Welcome Remarks

Carol Evans / President / Working Mother Media

9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.             PANEL: Blueprinting Women for Success         

In today’s competitive workplace, it is no longer enough to be a top notch lawyer. What are the intangibles that differentiate those lawyers who thrive and those who wither? At this program, women lawyers will learn the five areas where women historically stall. After gaining a better understanding of the challenges, women attendees will learn from a panelist conversation and breakout discussions the tangible steps to better navigate the daily obstacles at work. Attendees will leave the program armed with feedback and inspiration to develop the skill sets they need to gain the success and status they want in the office. 

Moderator:  

Debbie Epstein Henry / Founder & President / Law & Reorder, Flex-Time Lawyers LLC

Panelists:  

Andra Shapiro / EVP Business Affairs & General Counsel, Nickelodeon / Viacom Media Network

Lewis Steverson / SVP, GC and Secretary to the Board / Motorola Solutions, Inc.

Susan L. Lees / Executive VP & General Counsel / Allstate Insurance Co.

Julie Sweet / General Counsel, Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer / Accenture

10:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.             Breakout Conversations

• Networking and Business Development

• Leadership

• Sponsorship and Mentoring

• Promotion and Self-Promotion

• Work/Life Balance and Flexibility      

10:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.             Report Back & Conversation          

11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.             Cocktail Reception

12:15 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.               Awards Luncheon, Welcome Remarks

Carol Evans / President / Working Mother Media

1:00 p.m. - 1:40 p.m.                PANEL: Sponsoring Women to the Top

Moderator:

Deborah Epstein Henry / Founder & President / Law & Reorder, Flex-Time Lawyers LLC

Panelists:

Rudolph Pittaluga / Principal / Deloitte

Deborah De Vries / SVP Organizational Development / Citi

1:40 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.                 Awards Presentation: 50 Best Law Firms for Women

* Agenda subject to change

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List of Nearby Hotels:

Grand Hyatt New York
109 East 42nd Street at Grand Central Terminal,
New York, New York, USA 10017
Tel: +1 212 883 1234

The Roosevelt Hotel
45 EAST 45TH ST. AT MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK, NY 10017
888-TEDDY-NY

W New York
541 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10022

(212) 755-1200

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ROUNDTABLE AGENDA*

9:00 - 9:30  Registration and Breakfast

9:30 - 9:45  Welcome

Carol Evans / CEO / National Association for Female Executives (NAFE)

9:45 - 10:30 Opening Discussion – How Women can Build their Book of Business

During a morning roundtable among general counsel and top women lawyers from winning firms, we will discuss how women law firm lawyers can build their books of business both through law firm structural and individual changes. We will uncover the impediments to women succeeding in business development and outline the parameters to avoid these stumbling blocks and ensure success. We will debate the changes needed to bring transparency to the pitch, origination, inheritance & sharing of credit processes and we will discuss what role clients should play in facilitating law firm change. We will discuss the evolving expectations of clients and what women law firm lawyers can do to grow their client base and enhance client service. Attendees will leave the program with an understanding that building women law firm lawyers’ books of business will improve women’s status and the bottom line at law firms while increasing client service and satisfaction.

Moderator:
Deborah Epstein Henry, Esq. / Founder & President / Law & Reorder, A Division of Flex-Time Lawyers LLC

Panel:
Peter Fontaine / General Counsel / RSM McGladrey, Inc
Jeffrey B. Gewirtz, Esq. / Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer / NETS Basketball and Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment
Randal S. Milch / Executive Vice President & General Counsel / Verizon
Terri J. Minatra / Acting Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary / National Public Radio
Robin L.  Smith / General Counsel / LEGO Systems, Inc.

10:30 - 11:00 Breakout Conversations

General Counsel and Senior Women Partners of Winning Firms

11:00 - 11:30 Reporting Back from Breakout Conversations

LUNCHEON AGENDA*

11:30am - 12:00 pm Cocktails/Registration

12:00 - 12:15 Welcome

Carol Evans / President /Working Mother Media
M. Melissa Glassman / Deputy Managing Partner of Business Development / McGuireWoods

12:15 - 12:30 Lunch is served

12:30 - 1:30  Panel Discussion - The Changing Legal Landscape & Opportunities for Women

With the rapidly changing legal landscape, law firm lawyers are left wondering what are the top priorities of clients in selecting and working with outside counsel and how vocal will clients be in influencing the way law firms run their future businesses. At this session, you will hear from general counsel who will share their views on how law firms can best provide value. The panel will debate whether alternative fees should replace the billable hour model and who should absorb the cost and responsibility of training junior lawyers. We will discuss the increased role of non-partnership attorneys and the challenges and benefits of core competencies versus lockstep compensation. With each change to the law firm model, we will consider how much say clients should have in the way law firms manage their businesses. We will also analyze how legal industry changes present new opportunities for women. We will conclude with strategies for law firm structural changes that meet client needs and position women for success in the ever-changing demands of the market.

Moderator:
Deborah Epstein Hentry, Esq. / Founder & President / Law & Reorder, A Division of Flex-Time Lawyers LLC

Panel:
Brackett B. Denniston / Senior Vice President and General Counsel / General Electric Company
William D. Henderson / Professor of Law / Indiana University Maurer School of Law
Denise F. Keane / General Counsel / Altria Group Inc.

1:30 - 2:00 Awards Ceremony

2:00 Closing Remarks

Carol Evans / CEO / National Associate for Female Executives (NAFE)
Deborah Epstein Henry, Esq. / Founder & President / Law & Reorder, A Division of Flex-Time Lawyers LLC

*Agenda subject to change

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For sponsorship information, please call (212) 219-7453 or email sponsorship@workingmother.com.

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Westin NY Times Square - NYC
270 West 43rd Street
New York, New York 10036
Phone: (212) 201-2700
Fax: (212) 201-2701