"Fight like a Girl"   
Date &Time: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at 6:00 - 8:00 PM EST
Description: Learn to "Fight like a Girl" at Ogletrre Deakins' aand NJCCA's Women's Networking Committee First Annual Co-Sponsored Event. It is a hands-on self-defense class with discussion and demonstrations to provide some practical self-defense moves that you'll feel comfortable using, so that if the time comes that you need to protect yourself, you can do it. 
Location: Park Avenue Club, 184 Park Avenue, Florham Park, NJ  (973) 301.8233 (Directions)    
The ParkOrganizer: ACC's Nonprofit Organizations Committee   
Sponsor: Ogletree Deakins' 
Limited Registration Online: To pay by credit card:    https://thriva.activenetwork.com/Reg/Form.aspx?IDTD=2357763&IDRPH=2409179 
Flyer: Download the Meeting Flyer    

LEGAL ISSUES AND THE 21st CENTURY WORKFORCE
Date & Time: April 29, 2009, 3 - 5 pm (Reception to follow) 
Description: Numerous issues have arisen concerning litigation asserted by independent contractors, consultants and contingent workers involving claims for: benefits, overtime, severance obligations in connection with layoffs and damages for alleged discrimination. Heavy penalties and damages can result from failure to properly classify a workforce. Join us to review the current state of the law and what's to come. Gain advice on immediate steps to take to stem the tide of such liability and what course of action must be implemented to assure that such workers are properly classified.
Panelists: James P. Anelli, Partner - LeClairRyan, Labor and Employment; Joseph P. Paranac, Jr., Partner - LeClairRyan, Labor and Employment; Paul Gallagher, Sr. Corp. Counsel - Avis Budget Group, Inc.
Co-Sponsor: LeClairRyan
Location: Park Avenue Club, 184 Park Avenue, Florham Park, New Jersey
Chapter Contact: Gail Girard, Executive Director, NJCCA
Register: By mail make checks payable to "NJCCA" and mail to: NJCCA, 15 Pierhead Drive, Barnegat, NJ 08005.  If paying online by credit card, please go to: https://thriva.activenetwork.com/Reg/Form.aspx?IDTD=2357763&IDRPH=2409179.
For information on NJCCA's Refund & Financial Hardship Policies, please contact Gail Girard, Executive Director at njcca@comcast.net, or 609.312.7772  
Cost: $25 - NJCCA member; $35 - NJCCA non-member (must be in-house counsel)
(CLE Credit will be available for this event.)

Keep or Finding a Job in a Down Economy
Date & Time: Thursday, April 30, 2009, 6 - 9:30 pm  
Description: Come network with peers and also gain valuable insights from a panel composed of executive recruiters, outplacement professionals and career coaches discussing current trends in the legal market, including who's hiring and what skills are in demand; employment options and how to change industries or practice; information about career-search resources, traditional and on-line; how to be a winner in the job search process; and what you can do to avoid being the attorney who is laid off in your law department.
Location: The Olde Mill Inn, Basking Ridge, New Jersey
Chapter Contact: Gail Girard, Executive Director, NJCCA
Register: Download Registration Form 
Cost: $25 - NJCCA member; $35 - NJCCA non-member

MAY

SUSTAINING A CORPORATE PRO BONO PROGRAM IN AN ECONOMIC DOWNTURN
Date & Time: June 2, 2009, 4 - 6 pm (Reception to follow) 
Description: This program will focus on best practices for managing corporate pro bono work in challenging economic times, including how to sustain employee engagement and leadership support, and ensure ongoing compliance with ethical rules.  This will be a two-hour NY CLE accredited program (one hour professional practice, one hour ethics), followed by a cocktail reception.
Panelists: Kwanza Butler, Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary, Time Warner Inc.; Faye Dion, Counsel, Aetna Inc.; Professor Bruce Green, Director of Louis Stein Center at Fordham Law School; Michael Masone, Director and Counsel, Equities Division Citi, Corporate & Investment Bank, Office of the General Counsel; Esther Lardent, President and CEO, Pro Bono Institute; Bret Parker, Vice President, Chief Trademark & Copyright Counsel and Assistant General Counsel, Wyeth; Wanji Walcott, Vice President and Chief Technology Counsel, General Counsel's Office, American Express Co.
Location: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates, Four Times Square, New York, New York
Chapter Contact: Gail Girard, Executive Director, NJCCA
RSVP: Please RSVP to Ivette Del Valle at ivette.del.valle@timewarner.com 
Cost: This program is free and open to all legal staff, but space is limited and registration is required.

NJCCA's 7TH ANNUAL FULL DAY CONFERENCE
Date & Time: September 24, 2009, 8:30 am - 7:00 pm 
Description: The NJCCA's Full Day Conference planning committee are working diligently to ensure that we again have a very successful full day conference on September 24, 2009.  We are looking for programs that will give in-house counsel up-to-date information on many areas of law, such as:  Labor & Employment, Litigation, Technology, Insurance, Ethics and ways to assist our members in the ever-changing economic times we are currently faced with.  The conference will begin with a Continental Breakfast, and will be followed by Fantastic and informative programs, a Buffet lunch, and will culminate with a wonderful networking Cocktail Reception 
CLE: CLE credits will be available as NJCCA is an approved provider from New York.
Location: Hanover Marriott Hotel, Whippany, New Jersey
Chapter Contact: Gail Girard, Executive Director, NJCCA
RSVP: (609) 312-7772; by Fax (609) 607-0236 or via Email njcca@comcast.net
Cost: To be announced

NOVEMBER

NJCCA's ANNUAL DINNER
Date & Time: November 19, 2009, 5:00  - 9:30 pm 
Description: Welcome to NJCCA's Annual Dinner & Installation of Officers and Board Of Directors.  The evening starts with a wine tasting (separate event), followed by a Cocktail Reception, formal dinner, and guest speaker.  And maybe a "surprise" or two!  Also, some great gifts at our Prize Drawing. 
Sponsership Opportunities: For sponsorship opportunities or information on the dinner, please contact Gail Girard, Executive Director at NJCCA  - 609-312-7772 or njcca@comcast.net.
Location: Highlawn Pavilion, Eagle Rock Reservation, West Orange, NJ
Chapter Contact: Gail Girard, Executive Director, NJCCA (609) 312-7772; by Fax (609) 607-0236 or via Email njcca@comcast.net
Cost: To be announced