I was invited to accompany my boss and a younger associate down to New York City to attend the 70th Anniversary of the Young Lawyers Section of the New York Bar Association. The event was being held at the Katra Lounge in downtown Manhattan. I traveled down to NYC with a younger associate of the firm and met everybody at the Lounge on Friday, June 6.
My boss is the chair-elect of the Young Lawyers Section, and as part of the job has contacts with every newly-admitted member of the Bar, all the other members of the Section as well as the Staff of the New York State Bar Association. Needless to say, the networking possibilities for a law student wishing to eventually practice in New York are phenomenal.
Throughout the night I was introduced to many lawyers from around New York, and from a variety of practices and firms. I collected numerous cards and phone numbers and shook a lot of hands. It was a very rewarding experience. My boss then introduced me to Megan O’Toole who is the Manger of Member Services for NYSBA. That night she offered me a paying internship position at the NYSBA office in Albany. Of course, I accepted the job. Besides the great possibilities of networking with the right people, now I had a job that would pay as well.
The rest of the night went very well. The drinks were free and there was a lot of food constantly being brought around. All in all it was a great night and it opened up many doors for me.