What does it mean to be a freelance lawyer?  What is contract work?  Bring your lunch and learn about what attorney and author Marina Modlin calls the "independence track".  Ms. Modlin is a Bay Area lawyer, founder of Modlin Legal, a freelance firm and now an estate planning firm. Ms. Modlin is the author of the recently-published The Independence Track: How To Succeed As A Freelance Attorney, a how-to guide for attorneys pursuing freelance/contract work directly from law firms (instead of indirectly from temp agencies). In her talk Ms. Modlin will explain how to set up a freelance law practice, how to get freelance work, and how to actually do the work. National Association for Legal Professionals (NALP) has described her process as “common-sense,” “pragmatic,” and “easy to put into practice.” You can learn more about Ms. Modlin, Modlin Legal, and The Independence Track at www.independencetrack.com and http://www.modlinlegal.com/. RSVP. 1Ls, please RSVP to careers@uchastings.edu.