The NJLLA Community Service Committee would like to share this thank you letter from the Pajama Program for the books and pajamas our members donated at the holiday party in December 2013. Your generosity is much appreciated!
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Reminder: Tuesday, February 4th, is the Brown Bag Luncheon
Join NJLLA at Saiber LLC for the first Brown Bag Luncheon of 2014, tomorrow at noon.
Book discussion featuring Sheryl Sandberg’s “Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead”. Moderated by NJLLA member, Gayle Lynn-Nelson.
See link below for original blog post and RSVP information.
https://njlla.org/2014/01/brown-bag-lunc…e-will-to-lead/
Brown Bag Luncheon: A Book Discussion featuring Sheryl Sandberg’s “Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead”
BROWN BAG LUNCHEON
Leaning In: A Book Discussion featuring
Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg
Moderated by NJLLA member Gayle Lynn-Nelson
The concept of “leaning in” has already made its mark on popular culture. Written by the Chief Operating Officer of Facebook, this book addresses the lack of women in corporate leadership positions and encourages women to “lean in” at work and assert themselves more.
“Lean In” examines the barriers which prevent women from taking leadership positions and suggests steps for success, including being more open to taking career risk and being less concerned with pleasing people. It suggests that more female leadership will leader to fairer treatment for all women.
This topic is very relevant for members of a female-dominated profession. Attendees are encouraged to read the book before attending the discussion, where they can share ideas and experiences, and learn how others have dealt with similar challenges.
For this brown bag luncheon, there will only be one location. As always, bring your own lunch. Drinks and dessert will be provided by the host.
Date and Time: Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at 12:00 noon
Location: Saiber LLC
18 Columbia Turnpike #200
Florham Park, NJ 07932
Directions: http://www.saiber.com/office.asp?id=1&/Florham_Park
Contact: Joanne Murphy
Phone: 973-845-7713
Email: jmurphy@saiber.com
RSVP by Friday, January 31, 2014
LLAGNY 75th Anniversary Education Conference
NJLLA members are invited to attend LLAGNY’s 75th Anniversary Education Conference and Winter Social on January 14, 2014. The Educational Sessions will run from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and the Winter Social, with keynote speaker Bruce MacEwen, aka Adam Smith, Esq, will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
You do not have to be a LLAGNY member to attend. This will be an entire day conference with three different educational tracks that you can mix and match at your discretion.
Check out the LLAGNY Preliminary Program brochure for more details about the programs. There will be three tracks of educational programs offered. You can choose from any program in any track at any time throughout the day.
EDUCATION TRACKS (comprised of 5 programs per track)
Track 1: Finding Common Ground to Produce Practice Ready Graduates
Track 2: Law Firm of 2020 (futuristic look into the practice of law seven years from now)
Track 3: Future Ready Skills for Information Professionals
Follow this link for the registration process: http://www.llagny.org/75th-anniversary-conference-menu.
NJLLA’s Annual Holiday Party
Join us for some holiday cheer!
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
5:00 – 7:30 pm
Lowenstein Sandler
65 Livingston Ave.
Roseland NJ 07068
Directions: http://www.lowenstein.com/about/Offices/Office.aspx?OfficeID=1&view=directions
Hors d’oeuvres Buffet and Dessert
The holiday party is generously sponsored by the
Librarian Relations Team at Thomson Reuters.
Please RSVP by November 27th to
Kathy Taggart at (973) 422-6442 or ktaggart@lowenstein.com.
The Community Service Committee will be collecting
children’s books and pajamas for The Pajama Project.
See the Holiday Party Flyer (PDF)
Reminder: November Meeting on the Future of Legal Eduction
Our November meeting, “Legal Education Looking Forward,” is fast approaching. At the meeting, dynamic speaker Caroline Hatton will give a lively review of the speeches given at a recent symposium she organized on the future of legal education — a topic of vital importance to our profession. We are grateful to her for volunteering her time, and encourage you to attend.
A bit more about our speaker: Hatton was a summer associate at Riker Danzig in 2013 and will be returning as an associate following a clerkship at the New Jersey Supreme Court with Chief Justice Stuart Rabner. She is currently in her last year at Seton Hall, where she is the Symposium Editor of the Seton Hall Law Review and is the French Table founder and leader.
Caroline received her undergraduate degree, summa cum laude, in French from Rutgers University in 1996, and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She received a Ph.D. in French from Yale University in 2004. Prior to law school, Caroline served as an adjunct professor of French at Yale University, Williams College, and Drew University. In 2012, she served as an intern for the Honorable Jack Sabatino, New Jersey Superior Court and the Honorable Michael H. Dolinger, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
The full meeting information is below:
At our November meeting, Caroline Hatton, a student at Seton Hall Law School and the Symposium Editor of Seton Hall Law Review, will give a review of speeches made at a recent symposium she organized on the future of legal education. The distinguished speakers included deans and professors from several law schools, judges and practicing attorneys, as well as Paulette Brown, the President-Elect of the American Bar Association, who gave the keynote address entitled “Maintaining the Relevancy of a Law School Education in an Evolving Profession.”
Date and Time: Tuesday, November 12, 2013 at 12:00 noon
Place: Prudential Insurance Company of America
751 Broad Street
Newark NJ
Cost: Members $15.00, Students $7.50, Non-Members $20.00
RSVP: Anne Shulman by Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Community Service Project: The Committee will be collecting canned and boxed food for St. John’s Food Kitchen and Pantry in Newark.
Make check payable to: New Jersey Law Librarians Association
Mail to: Anne Shulman
Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland Perretti
Headquarters Plaza
PO Box 1981
Morristown, NJ 07960
email: ashulman@riker.com or call 973-538-0800, ext 7482.
Thank You for the School Supplies
The Community Service Committee would like to share the warm thank you letter we received from the Morris Afterschool Program for collecting and donating school supplies during the last NJLLA program. Thanks to all who donated, and don’t forget to bring canned and boxed food for St. John’s Food Kitchen and Pantry in Newark to the November 12th meeting.
November Meeting: Legal Education Looking Forward
At our November meeting, Caroline Hatton, a student at Seton Hall Law School and the Symposium Editor of Seton Hall Law Review, will give a review of speeches made at a recent symposium she organized on the future of legal education. The distinguished speakers included deans and professors from several law schools, judges and practicing attorneys, as well as Paulette Brown, the President-Elect of the American Bar Association, who gave the keynote address entitled “Maintaining the Relevancy of a Law School Education in an Evolving Profession.”
Date and Time: Tuesday, November 12, 2013 at 12:00 noon
Place: Prudential Insurance Company of America
751 Broad Street
Newark NJ
Cost: Members $15.00, Students $7.50, Non-Members $20.00
RSVP: Anne Shulman by Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Community Service Project: The Committee will be collecting canned and boxed food for St. John’s Food Kitchen and Pantry in Newark.
Make check payable to: New Jersey Law Librarians Association
Mail to: Anne Shulman
Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland Perretti
Headquarters Plaza
PO Box 1981
Morristown, NJ 07960
email: ashulman@riker.com or call 973-538-0800, ext 7482.
Photos from our 25th Anniversary Event
NJLLA members enjoyed a wonderful evening at the Newark Museum in September for the long-awaited celebration of our 25th anniversary. Many thanks to our speaker, our sponsors, our Program Committee, the museum, and of course our members!
You can click on any of the photos to see a full-size image.
A family affair
Carolyn Ahearn
NJLLA Presidents past and present
SLA Event — Copyright: The Basics, The Latest, The Issues
NJLLA is pleased to share with you information about this event sponsored by the Princeton-Trenton SLA chapter.
Copyright: The Basics, The Latest, The Issues
Speaker: Hannah Ross, University Counsel, Princeton University
About the Speaker: Hannah Ross is a lawyer who has worked at Princeton’s Office of the General Counsel for 10 years. She has experience working in both the public and the private sector. She obtained her J.D. from Harvard Law School and her B.A. from Yale University in English Language and Literature.
Date: Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Time: 5:30-8:00 p.m.
Schedule: 5:30-6 p.m. Registration and Networking
6:00-7:00 p.m. Dinner
7:00-8:00 p.m. Presentation
Location: Mathematica Policy Research, 1st floor conference room
600 Alexander Park, Princeton, NJ 08543
If you have any questions, please contact Pat Dawson at 609-896-5114 or pdawson@rider.edu [email is preferred contact method].
Registration form and directions: http://princetontrenton.sla.org/