This Lawyer's Life
A professional development podcast from the New York City Bar Association where we talk with lawyers about seizing opportunities, learning lessons the hard way, and about what makes them tick.
Episodes
September 11, 2024 • 49 mins
Today we meet Rudhir Krishtel, an executive coach who leads Krishtel, a consultancy that focuses on providing spaces to have meaningful dialogue and growth around wellbeing, DEI, leadership and business. Rudhir spent 15 years in patent law, five as Senior Patent Counsel at Apple, before starting his business. In conversation with Greg, he explained how he structures his day, lives by his values, and inspires his clients. Rudhir wei...
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July 19, 2024 • 46 mins
Today we meet Chaula Shukla, Manager of Legal Recruiting and Learning & Development at Sullivan & Cromwell. Chaula possesses a wealth of knowledge about navigating a legal career and creating opportunities for growth. Not only is she a Big Law professional development pro, but her career has taken her through many twists and turns of her own devising, from social work to public interest law to law school advising even before bringi...
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May 30, 2024 • 40 mins
Today we meet Whytne Brooks, Vice President of the Office of Governmental Affairs at New York Life Insurance Company. Whytne shares her journey from a small town in Maryland to becoming a litigator and then a lobbyist, emphasizing the vital role that mentorship and sponsorship played in opening up avenues for her career. Whytne’s story is one of capitalizing on unconventional opportunities and her soft-skill superpowers. She discus...
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April 23, 2024 • 44 mins
Today we meet Erin Gleason Alvarez, a mediator and special master practicing for over 20 years. Erin broke the mold with her path into the mediation world, which is populated largely by former members of the bench or former partners of large firms. Erin’s practice is a success because she works hard to keep her name top-of-mind with potential clients. And she is skilled at the emotional regulation and empathy that are a core part o...
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February 16, 2024 • 43 mins
Today we meet Joe Wardenski, a civil rights attorney with a special focus on trans students’ rights and LGBTQ equity. Joe spent years as a DOJ trial attorney and told us stories about his work there on several landmark cases seeking justice for trans youth at school. He is now a solo practitioner. After three years in practice, Joe has notched some big wins, but he is still learning how to find the right cases to take and how to bu...
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January 22, 2024 • 44 mins
In this episode of This Lawyer's Life we meet Karla Johnson, a Senior Staff Attorney at Mobilization for Justice. Karla started at MFJ ten years ago as a volunteer while completing a dual degree in law and public health. She gives us a day in the life of a public interest attorney as well as the long-term goals that she brings to the work. Karla talked about some of the human skills that she deploys in her delicate, family law work...
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December 7, 2023 • 43 mins
Celeste Koeleveld is a Partner at Clifford Chance following 25 years of experience and a raft of impressive federal, state and local government titles: Chief of the Criminal Division, Chief Appellate Attorney, and Chief of General Crimes at SDNY; Deputy Superintendent and Special Counsel in the New York State Department of Financial Services; Executive Assistant Corporation Counsel for New York City. Celeste shared a wealth of prof...
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November 2, 2023 • 43 mins
Joam Alisme is the Founder and Managing Partner of Alisme Law, a small law firm focused on representing small businesses in litigation matters. Joam shared his professional story from Air Force to New York State Courts, to Everytown for Gun Safety, to law-firm owner. He’s a practitioner with a strong vision of firm culture and growth as he builds his business from the ground up.
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• How Joam’s career ...
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September 26, 2023 • 33 mins
Gregory Binstock, City Bar Director of Professional Development, is joined by Maia Goodell, a Partner at Vladeck, Raskin & Clark and a civil rights lawyer for people facing employment or disability discrimination. Maia talked about spending her career in pursuit of opportunities to defend equity, and about her experiences litigating against the likes of the MTA, Yale University and Washington, D.C.
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August 29, 2023 • 32 mins
Tracey took us on a deep dive into her experience mentoring young lawyers and cultivating mentors of her own, sharing how she has navigated through a thirty-year career in Big Law, in-house practice, and as an AUSA. Tune in to learn more about:
• How mentors shaped and influenced Tracey’s career
• How to build and maintain a “Board of Directors” of mentors for your career
• How Tracey nurtures new talent and invests in her mentees...
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July 21, 2023 • 45 mins
A professional development podcast where we talk with lawyers about seizing opportunities, learning lessons the hard way, and about what makes them tick. Gregory Binstock, City Bar Director of Professional Development, sits down with Ellen Holloman, a Partner in Cadwalader’s Global Litigation Group. Tune in to learn more about:
• How learning flows both ways in Ellen’s mentor/mentee relationship
• How leaders should approach lesso...
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