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Online Career Center
Visit our online career center HastingsCareersOnline.com for alumni job listings, access to password-protected job sites, and additional resources.
Making the Leap to an Alternative Legal Career: Navigating Change and Finding Your Path
Learn how our panelists found careers outside the law and get tips on alternatives to a traditional legal practice.
Our panelists included Tony Canini ’97, Vice President and International Wealth Management Advisor, Merrill Lynch; Joseph Parisi ’96, Senior Investigator, Mason Investigative Group; Eric Tao ’95, Executive Vice President & Chief Investment Officer, AGI Capital; and Claire-Therese Luceno ‘07, Leadership Development Analyst, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. Moderated by Sari Zimmerman, Director of the Office of Career & Professional Development.
Listen to the audio tape here.
Charting Your Own Course
Consider the unique perspective of someone who left law behind, prioritized a satisfying lifestyle, and built some businesses along the way. Hear Casey Berman’s ’99 story of abandoning the corner office in favor of the corner bench at his child’s playground.
Casey heads Berman Advisory, a multidisciplinary consulting practice that assists companies in utilizing technology to automate processes, create new revenue sources and lower the cost of customer acquisition and retention.
ABA Resources for Attorneys
The ABA has developed several programs to help attorneys survive the economic downturn.
- ABA Job Board - Allows individuals to create a profile, upload their resume and cover letters and search, save and apply for jobs.
- Economic Recovery Resources - Provides recession-specific resources and tips on a variety of topics from job searching, to practice management, to professional development and more.
- Financial Hardship Program - Offers reduced 2009-2010 ABA dues for those who have been laid off and are currently not working, as well as those experiencing financial hardship.
Aricles of Interest
How to Succeed at Business Development: A First-Year View by Eric D. Frank
Making the Most of These Slow Times by Valerie Fontaine '79, Principal with Seltzer Fontaine Beckwith