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Contents:
1
Founding Member Events
2 CLE
3 Salons
4 Special Interest Groups
5 RL Leadership
6
Announcements
7 Conferences and Symposiums
8 Retreats
9 Other Gatherings and Events
10 Job Listings
1 Founding Member Events
The first Founding Member discussion call is coming up Wednesday,
December 19 at 7 pm Eastern/4 Pacific. This is an opportunity for founding members to
contribute their thoughts and ideas to the Renaissance Lawyer Society. We will complete
the past year, get feedback from members, and brainstorm possibilities for Renaissance
Lawyer activities for the new year and beyond. Call 702-876-3250 at 7 p.m. to join the
conversation.
* Founding
Members Conference*
Victor Hugo said: There is
one thing stronger than all the armies in the world, and that is an
idea whose time has come. That is the theme of our first conference of
members of Renaissance Lawyer. Beaverton (West Portland), Oregon on January 20. (Jan. 19
to 21 is Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend; Jan. 19 Transforming Practices Workshop, see
CLE below). Plan to join us to officially begin our work together with the synergy of a
face to face meeting. Deadline to become a founding member is
January 19, 2002. Visit the website for more info: www.renaissancelawyer.com/conferences.htm
2 CLE
* Transforming
Practices/Balancing Lives*
Renaissance
Lawyer sponsored workshop*
Based on Steven Keeva’s groundbreaking Transforming Practices: Finding Joy and Satisfaction in the Legal Life, this pre-conference workshop takes place January 19, 2002 in Portland, Oregon. See: http://renaissancelawyer.com/transforming_practices_cle.htm
Create the Practice You
Want: Law Practice Tips Irene Leonard King, L.L.B., Coach, & Author
(4 hours CLE credit in Washington.) $150 U.S. paid in advance. January 10, 17, 24 &
31 (Thursdays) at 8:00 am to 9:00 am Pacific. This teleclass is intended for lawyers to
benefit from the wisdom of other lawyers in four one-hour classes scheduled every week.
Topics include: Design your Personal Mission Statement; Marketing ideas that work for
you; Communication skills: Effective Client Relations; Coaching skills that can make a
difference. See http://coachingforchange.com/teleclass.html
for more details.
Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University School of Law presents 2002 Winter Course Schedule: December 31, 2001, January 2 - 5, 2002 Select from: Negotiation and Settlement Advocacy, Mediation Seminar, Advanced Mediation Seminar, On-Line Dispute Resolution, Advanced Trial Practice, Faith-Based Diplomacy and International Peacemaking. Graduate students earn 2 credits. Professionals, not requiring academic credit, can audit for half price while still earning MCLE credit. Visit the website at: http://law.pepperdine.edu/straus/academic/winter.shtml
Collaborative
Law Level II Basic Training for
lawyers who have little or no training or experience in Collaboration. 9 to 5,
February 8, Hayes Mansion Conference Center, San Jose, CA. $245 includes continental
breakfast and lunch. [$225 for members of Collaborative Law Association.]
Call Jean at (408) 973-1001 for more information and registration materials.
Trainers will be: David Weinberg, JD, Michael
Lowy JD, Nancy Ross, LCSW and Karen Russell, JD.
Collaborative Divorce Training Milwaukee, Wisconsin, March 8-9, 2002. For attorneys, mental health professionals and financial advisors. Trainers include Stu Webb, Peggy Thompson, Pauline Tesler , Nancy Ross, A. Rodney Nurse, Talia Katz, Cathy Lynn Daigle and Vicki Carpel Miller. Contact Diane Diel (414-427-5355; ddiel@ddiellaw.com) or Susan A. Hansen (414-273-2422; sahlaw@execpc.com) or check out the team website at www.collaborativedivorce.com or the Wisconsin Council website at www.collabdivorce.com.
The Lawyers Workshop
(TM) (28 credits!) Pennsylvania Locations. * Learn
How Your Practice Can Support What Is Important in Your Life; *
Find Satisfaction In Your Practice; * Have
Fun In Your Practice; * Enhance Your
Consensus Building Skills; * Create
Strategies For Career Development; * Create
Work That Is Fulfilling and Inspiring. E
mail lcoffey@wolfblock.com
or call 215-977-2004 for details. February 8 to 10.
3 Salons (by conference call)
Transforming the Law Salon
Thursdays at 7 pm Eastern/4 pm Pacific. Come talk to lawyers (and guests) about
all kinds of issues! Limited to first 30 callers at 1-702-876-3250. (No meeting on
December 13 due to vacation.)
First Wednesdays: Law Student Salon
February 6 at 6:30 p.m. Eastern/4 pm Pacific at 1-702.876.3250 "First
Wednesdays" serves as a network and support system for law students. Limited
to first thirty callers. Contact Kevin Ginsberg at KevinGinsberg@renaissancelawyer.com
or 919-403-0394 to express your interest.
4 Special Interest Groups
Law and Spirituality December 24 at 1
pm Eastern/10 am Pacific. Held the fourth Monday of each month by telephone. Email PatSullivan@renaissancelawyer.com
for more information. 702-876-3250
Litigation and Spirituality December
17 at 8 pm Eastern/5 pm Pacific, 702-876-3250. Meets third Monday of every month. Email
Kathy Clark at CoachKAC@aol.com for info.
This month’s conversation will focus on mindfulness.
Women in the Law
Starting soon. Email Kathy Clark at CoachKAC@aol.com
for info.
Transforming Practices Coaches meet
monthly on first Monday of the month at 1 pm Eastern/10 am Pacific by telephone bridge
line. For coaches who are committed to transforming the practice of law. Contact Kim
Wright jkimwright@renaissancelawyer.com
for more info.
5 RL Leadership Events
Committees meet by teleconference.
Some meet weekly; some less frequently. For information on joining an RL committee,
email jkimwright@renaissancelawyer.com
Gatherings: We have begun to gather
with local and regional groups across the country. If you wish to host a gathering in
your area, contact Kim Wright at jkimwright@renaissancelawyer.com
Press Event: On January 21, the Leadership Circle of Renaissance Lawyer will close the Founding Members Conference with a press conference and leadership meeting at the Shilo Inns of West Portland, OR.
Featured
Leader of the Month:
Cheryl Stephens, Director of
Connections and Rapport.
Our Director of Communication, Cheryl is
especially interested in enhancing communications and interpersonal relations of
lawyers. She delivers these workshops: The Bashful Marketeer, Improve Your
Client-Service Communications, Collaborative Leadership, and No-Stress Public Speaking
for the Shy. Cheryl will convene the Themis Assembly
offering professional development and R & R women lawyers in Vancouver, Canada May
31, June1-2, 2002 which is being co-sponsored by Renaissance Lawyer. Visit www.ThemisAssembly.com
Cheryl also coaches lawyers from a
special interest in work/life balance and quality. With RL Director Pat Sullivan, Cheryl
co-chairs the ABA LPM Section’s Work-Life Excellence I-group. She works with other
coaches to enhance their professional skills through workshops, consulting and coaching.
A California native, Cheryl has lived in Vancouver Canada for 30 years. She enjoys life
with her husband, two grown sons and their wives and has play-dates with two pugs.
6 Announcements
Themis Assembly:
Professional Development and R&R&R retreat for Women Lawyers. May 31, June 1
& 2, Vancouver, Canada. Co-sponsored by Renaissance
Lawyer and Lawyer Coaches Directory.
Visit www.ThemisAssembly.com or
contact CherylStephens@Renaissancelawyer.com
Restorative Justice
Week 2002 is coming April 14-21, 2002. The
theme is Visionary Law.
To get information about restorative justice or learn more about programs contact
Friends Committee on Restorative Justice at tony@fcrjquaker.org.
Requests are also made for activities in your area to call attention to RJ or the need
for RJ.
International Association of Conflict Management. Call for Proposals at www.iacm-conflict.org deadline is February 1. The 15th annual conference will be held in Salt Lake City, UT on June 9 thru 12, 2002 and will feature symposia designed to help foster an inter-disciplinary approach to studying negotiation, conflict, and dispute resolution.
Therapeutic Jurisprudence: Call
for Papers
The XXVIIth International Congress on Law and Mental Health will be held in
Amsterdam on July 9-12th. Professor John LaFond of the University of Missouri-Kansas
City will coordinate paper proposals with a TJ theme. He will be happy to group
proposals with others into panels or assist prospective presenters with their proposals.
If you are interested in submitting a proposal with a TJ theme, please send a message to
John directly at lafondj@umkc.edu Tel:
(816)-235-5818 Fax: (816)-235-5276
A close relative of the Integrating
Law, Politics, and Spirituality group is the newly forming Tikkun Community, www.tikkun.org.
They will hold an organizational meeting on the Martin Luther King Jr. weekend in
Manhattan. For those unable to attend, a follow up will be held in the San Francisco
area on July 3 through 7th. Check
the Tikkun web site for more information.
7 Conferences and Symposiums
Advance notices
Conflict Resolution Symposium, Eleventh Annual Call for Papers
Friday, February 1, 2002, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm , Ottawa, Ontario THEME: Visions for
Justice
XXVII Congress on Law and Mental
Health, July 8-12, 2002, Amsterdam. For program of last congress, see http://www.ialmh.org
International Conflict Resolution Conference,
May, 2002, St. Petersburg, Russia, Proposals being accepted. Contact Solweean@aol.com
Conference on Law and Spirituality, January, 2003, Santa Fe. Proposals being accepted. dboris17@hotmail.com
International Alliance of
Holistic Lawyers annual conference. October 16 through 20th, 2002
in Lake Tahoe. Proposals being accepted for programs and pre and post-conference events.
More info may be obtained by writing IAHL2001@yahoo.com
8 Retreats
Themis Assembly:
Professional Development and R&R&R retreat for Women Lawyers. May 31, June 1
& 2, Vancouver, Canada. Co-sponsored by Renaissance Lawyer. Visit www.ThemisAssembly.com
or contact CherylStephens@Renaissancelawyer.com
Crossing Borders Retreat September 11-15, 2002: www.crossingborders.net presents "The Law or Your Life: How to Have Both" with Steven Keeva.
9 Other Gatherings and Events
US Bill of Rights Day Twelve amendments were submitted to Congress and ten adopted, effective December 15, 1791. Those are known as the Bill of Rights, and their ratification is celebrated as Bill of Rights Day. Do something in your world to mark the significance of these treasured rights.
Kindness and Justice Challenge January 21- February 1, 2002. Initiated by the Do Something Nonprofit Corporation started in 1993 by actor Andrew Shue. Students are asked to perform acts of kindness or justice (standing up for what's right) in their schools and neighborhoods. The annual challenge is centered around Dr. Martin Luther King's values: tolerance, responsibility , compassion, nonviolence and moral courage. "Our goal is to provide the skills and opportunities to create a better school, community and world," says Andrew Shue
Kirkridge
Peacemaker Training Institute January 2-8, 2002 in Bangor, PA
Application deadline was December 1, 2001. Trainings are open to people ages
17-25 with interest or experience in social change and organizing. Please send your
mailing address to pti@forusa.org or call
763-689-5248 for more information on the US FOR and
upcoming training, including an application form, a sample schedule and ideas for
fundraising. PTI brings together a diverse group of 15-20 people to explore the
philosophy and practical strategy needed to put nonviolence to use. Issues workshops on
topics such as racism, poverty, and militarism are balanced with skills workshops such
as consensus decision making, public speaking, and grassroots organizing.
10 Job Listings
Director of
Development, Renaissance Lawyer
We are seeking a consultant to launch our fundraising campaign. Successful applicant will have values aligned with the values, purpose and mission of Renaissance Lawyer Society and the experience, skills and commitment needed to design and successfully implement a major, multi-faceted fundraising program. Applicants may submit resume and cover letter to: Renaissance Lawyer Society, Post Office Box 949, Stone Ridge, NY 12484, or e-mail same to jkimwright@renaissancelawyer.com .
Online Course Developer: Peace and Conflict Studies
www.woodrow.org A fully-accredited online university is seeking content experts to develop courses for the general education component of a Bachelor of Business Administration program. No teaching is required. Content experts should have a PhD (preferably in hand) in the subject field, some teaching experience, and a publication or two.
A course will typically be developed in 90-120 days, and you will work closely with an instructional designer who will be responsible for html coding and suggesting multi-media elements, etc. This is not for the faint-of-heart or for chronic procrastinators, but it is a wonderful opportunity for anyone seeking freelance work and a chance to create a potential long-term relationship with a respected online university. The pay is typically about $10,000 per course, and they are looking for people who can start immediately or very soon.
Peace and Conflict Studies
This course is about strategic choice, and basis for choosing strategies for dealing with human conflict. The course has two dimensions: (1) methodology and (2) applications. (1) We will critically examine current models of conflict and conflict resolution, specific techniques and skills for negotiating conflict in principled ways, methods for addressing moral conflicts and disagreement, for identifying, weighing and balancing conflicting values and interests. (2) We will apply strategies for conflict resolution on societal, inter-group, inter-personal and intra-personal levels; in particular, we will use in-depth case studies to examine the application of conflict-resolution methods to social conflicts (like the Philadelphia MOVE crisis, the Waco disaster, and diversity issues on campus) and to intractable, polarizing social controversies (Over abortion, euthanasia, gun control and violence in American society). We will make heavy use of video case studies and innovative multimedia technology. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
· Recognize and seek to resolve interpersonal conflicts
· Recognize cultural diversity
· Accurately describe another's point of view, even if it is different from one's own
· Behave appropriately in a variety of social situations
· Engage in constructive discussion
If you are interested in applying, please contact directly: Hadass Sheffer, sheffer@woodrow.org indicate which course(s) you are interested in and attach a brief cv or resume.
Hadass Sheffer, Director of Program Development, Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation
CN 5821, Princeton NJ 08543-5281 (609) 452-7007 x159 (609) 452-0066 fax sheffer@woodrow.org
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