ABA Law Student Division
11th Circuit Spring Meeting and Governor Election
Saturday, February 26, 2011
The George Washington University Law School
Rooms L201 and L202
2000 H Street, NW
Washington DC, 20052
Law students from law schools in the Washington, DC area are invited to attend the ABA Law Student Division 2011 Spring Meeting and Governor Election on Saturday, February 26, 2011 at The George Washington University Law School in Washington, DC. Join your fellow law students in a substantive discussion of law, leadership, and marketability.
There is no registration fee to attend this meeting yet just look at all the valuable opportunities available to you during the Spring Meeting:
- Learn from practicing attorneys about how to thrive in the legal profession;
- Cultivate your leadership skills through practical approaches and tips from other student leaders and experienced attorneys;
- Learn about the scope and future of the profession and take home tips for finding your first legal job, internship or clerkship;
- Take home valuable tips and strategies for adjusting and thriving in the legal profession; and
- Begin establishing relationships within the legal profession with members of the bar from every practice setting, both veteran and new to the profession, that will prove invaluable to you not only now but in the future, and on a professional, and many times personal level.
Meeting Preliminary Agenda and Other Details
Below is a tentative aganda. Additional details regarding individual sessions and speakers will be announced as arrangements are finalized. Please watch the 11th Circuit Spring Meeting website for updates.
Friday, February 25, 2011
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Welcome Reception
Details and location to be announced
Attire: Business Casual
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Attire for the day: Business Casual
8:00am - 9:00am (Kelly Lounge)
Continental Breakfast and Registration
9:00am - 9:30am (Room L201)
Welcome Address
9:30am - 10:15am (Room L201)
Presentation: Networking 101
Learn how to make the most of social events and professional gatherings in advancing your career and practice development prospects.
10:15am - 10:30am
Break
10:30am - 11:00am (Room L201)
Keynote Address
11:00am - 12:00 Noon (Room L202)
Presentation: What's Your Personal Brand
12:00 Noon - 1:15pm (Hard Lounge)
Lunch with Experience
1:15pm - 2:15pm (Room L201)
Panel Discussion: Domestic Violence Workshop
2:15pm - 3:15pm (Room L202)
Panel Discussion: The Age of Entrepreneurship-The Road Less Traveled
- W. Sherman Rogers, Professor of Law, Howard University School of Law
- Tito Castro, Partner, Castro & Oropeza, PLLC
3:15pm - 3:30pm
Break
3:30pm - 4:15pm (Room L201)
Roundtable Discussions
4:15pm - 4:45pm (Room L201)
Election of 2011-2012 Circuit Governor
4:45pm - 5:00pm (Room L201)
Awards Presentation and Announcement of New Circuit Governor
5:00pm - 5:15pm (Room L201)
Closing Remarks
5:15pm
Adjournment


