1. Recap: Negotiations Workshop: Price Negotiations

We had great attendance for this highly practical seminar! Ron Scharf, associate general counsel at ITA Software, joined by David Lax of LaxSebenius, covered fundamental concepts in price negotiations and taught us how to do better for our clients.  This was the first in a multi-part program series that forms the basis for the Harvard Business School Executive program called Strategic Negotiation.  Subsequent classes will include Negotiations in Long-Term Relationships, Creating & Claiming Value and Multi-Party Negotiations.   Dates to be announced, so stay tuned!

2. BBA CLE: Representing College and Graduate Students - Disciplinary Proceedings and the Courts

Wednesday, October 24, 2007
4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Boston Bar Association

There are over 60 colleges and universities in the metropolitan Boston area alone.  Each year, several of the many thousand students who enroll in our local educational institutions find themselves in trouble.  Typical offenses include rape, assault and battery, hazing, drugs and alcohol, theft, vandalism, computer crime, copyright violations, fraud and dishonesty.  When these offenses are charged, the stakes are usually very high.  At risk are college careers and diplomas, and threat of other court proceedings.

Colleges and graduate schools have developed different approaches to addressing disciplinary cases.  Usually, the goal of the institution’s proceeding is not to simply establish guilt or innocence, but to consider the larger educational, developmental and community implications of student conduct.  Although colleges prefer to avoid direct involvement by attorneys in the disciplinary process, they are mindful of the potential for parallel criminal and civil proceedings and encourage their students to seek legal counsel as necessary. 

For more information or to register for this program, please click here.

3. Social Event: Spooky Halloween Bus Tour

October 29, 2007
7:00 p.m.
Tour starts at the Old Town Trolley stop #1, at the end of the Marriott Long Wharf Hotel on Atlantic Avenue.

Happy Halloween!  Join us for an spooky evening on the Ghosts & Gravestone trolley, where we will hear local tales and legends while taking a trip through Boston's historic burial grounds.  The cost is $34 for adults, and $18 for children, although it is too spooky for those under 12.  The tour starts at 7:00 pm, and lasts approximately one and a half hours.  For more information about the tour, you can visit the Ghosts & Gravestone website. Please RSVP to Avi Chiat at achiat@hotmail.com by Monday, October 15, as tickets are selling out!

4. Social Event: Boston Lyric Opera's La bohème

Saturday, November 10, 2007
7:30 p.m.
Shubert Theater
265 Tremont Street

Join us for Boston Lyric Opera’s La bohème.  Following the 7:30 pm performance, we will have an after-party at Bleu, which is located that the Sports Club LA.  The tickets for the performance are reduced by half price, and range from $18 (rear balcony) to $62 (best seats), and the tickets for the after-party are $35.  Please RSVP by Monday, October 15, as tickets are selling out, and state your seating preference!  A synopsis can be found of Puccini’s most famous opera can be found at http://www.blo.org/season_boheme_synopsis.html

5. Understanding S-Type Corporation Tax Returns For Litigation

Sponsored by the New Lawyers Section

Please click here to RSVP for this event

Thursday, November 15, 2007
12:00 p.m.
Boston Bar Association

Stephen J. Bravo, CPA, will present a follow-up program on his well-attended seminar last year on understanding tax returns.  This year the program will focus on S-Type Corporations.

6. SAVE THE DATE: 6th Annual Holiday Pro Bono Reception

Sponsored by the New Lawyers Section

Please click here to RSVP for this event

Friday, December 7, 2007
5:00 p.m.
Boston Bar Association

Save the date for this annual festive event designed to encourage all lawyers to participate in one of the many pro bono projects that are organized by the different sections of the Boston Bar Association.  In addition to live jazz, food, and fun, the evening involves brief presentations on existing pro bono projects by lawyers that have participated in them, and an opportunity to learn more about a particular project during the post-presentation reception.  

7. SAVE THE DATE: Annual Judicial Forum

Sponsored by the New Lawyers Section

Please click here to RSVP for this event

Wednesday, May 14, 2007
5:00 p.m.
Boston Bar Association

The New Lawyers Section’s Annual Judicial Conference will feature judges from the various courts.  This is one of our signature events, so put it on your calendar now!

8. Looking to become more involved?

Are you looking to become more involved in the New Lawyers Section, the Boston Bar Association or the legal community in general? The New Lawyers Section is looking for a few dedicated volunteers to help plan programs and/or serve as liaisons to other BBA Sections. Open positions include:

• Delivery of Legal Services Section Liaison
• Estate Planning Section Liaison
• Tax Section Liaison
• Holiday Pro Bono Reception Coordinator

If you are interested in any of these positions or want to join the New Lawyers Steering Committee to help plan programs and events, please contact Section Co-chairs Matt Moschella (mcmoschella@ sherin.com) and Jacy Wilson at
(jwilson@morrisonmahoney.com).

The Steering Committee for the New Lawyers Section meets the first Wednesday of every month at 8:30 a.m. All are welcome.  The next meeting will be October 3. 

Questions or comments about this newsletter?Contact Alex Klibaner, Sally & Fitch LLP, at 617-542-5542 or ak@sally-fitch.com.