I am so excited about the 2011 Mentoring Program. NYCLA has put together the FIRST EVER bar association sponsored mentoring program for the second year. We had the first meeting last night with a huge turn-out of mentors and mentees. This year's group consists of 20 pairs! We had to whittle down the applicants (>150! we enthusiastically encourage reapplying) based on the success of last year's program.
The meeting featured an excellent introduction to career empowerment and mentoring from Elise Holtzman http://www.advocatesuccessgroup.com/blog/. Following the meeting we met at our new monthly social gathering at the swanky, fabulously decorated back room of the Woolworth Tower Kitchen. http://www.thewoolworthtowerkitchen.com/photos.html I love this place. I can't wait to come back. Thank you Shariff and Lou!
This program is really that good. In fact, we need to find a better name than just mentoring program to brand it. I am open to suggestions.
Big thanks to Bari, Zack, and the Advisory Board: Lew Tesser, Judge Laura Ward, Nancy Morisseau and my humble self. This is going to be BIG!
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Friday, February 18, 2011
Thursday, February 3, 2011
NYCLA Recommendations Regarding Commission on Judicial Conduct Adopted by NYSBA
NYCLA announced on January 28 that the New York State Bar Association House of Delegates has adopted the major recommendations proposed by a report released by NYCLA’s Task Force on Judicial Conduct.
The NYCLA Report was prepared in response to concerns that the activities of the Commission on Judicial Conduct may unintentionally compromise the independence of the Judiciary and the widespread perception that many of the Commission’s procedures are at variance with the due process framework that is fundamental to our legal system. The new recommendations seek to promote judicial independence by bringing greater transparency to the way in which the Commission operates, and enhancing due process and the appearance of fairness in the Commission’s processes.
For NYCLA's submission to the to the NYSBA House of Delegates, click here http://www.nycla.org/siteFiles/News/News147_0.pdf
For NYCLA's Task Force on Judicial Conduct, click here http://www.nycla.org/siteFiles/News/News147_2.pdf
The NYCLA Report was prepared in response to concerns that the activities of the Commission on Judicial Conduct may unintentionally compromise the independence of the Judiciary and the widespread perception that many of the Commission’s procedures are at variance with the due process framework that is fundamental to our legal system. The new recommendations seek to promote judicial independence by bringing greater transparency to the way in which the Commission operates, and enhancing due process and the appearance of fairness in the Commission’s processes.
For NYCLA's submission to the to the NYSBA House of Delegates, click here http://www.nycla.org/siteFiles/News/News147_0.pdf
For NYCLA's Task Force on Judicial Conduct, click here http://www.nycla.org/siteFiles/News/News147_2.pdf
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