Calling all Gutsy Lawyers!Have you started your own law firm or are you in the process of doing so? If so, this group is for you.More and more lawyers are breaking out and founding their own firms, many while they are still relatively early on in their legal careers. These trailblazers encounter similar challenges in starting and operating their firms, including: setting up the firm’s legal, administrative and technological infrastructure; branding and marketing; finding affordable office spac …

Towards an Amicable Resolution: Answering your Questions about what Divorce means for your Finances Please come join our workshops, where we use a uniquely holistic, 3-pronged approach covering the Legal, Financial and Emotional perspectives of the divorce process. When you are contemplating separation or divorce from your spouse, a large part of the stress comes from the financial uncertainty involved. You need to make important decisions based on a future household that will look radically dif …

WELCOME to the Separation and Divorce Legal Issues   Meet other local people coping with a separation or divorce for discussion and support.  All men and women that have gone through or are going through the process of a separation or divorce are invited to share their experiences and challenges and also to get their legal questions answered in a comfortable environment.   Jacqueline Harounian, a knowledgeable and compassionate law partner at Great Neck matrimonial and family law firm will le …

… This meetup aims to be a platform for the posting of panel discussions, continuing legal education programs and networking events related to the law of these fields.  If your organization has such an event you’d like to post or sponsor, please contact the organizers.   ***Notice*** These Meetups provide basic information about highly complicated and constantly changing areas of law. The information presented here cannot be relied upon as, or substitute for legal advice. You should consult an att …

Towards an Amicable Resolution: Answering your Questions about what Divorce means for your Finances Please come join our workshops, where we use a uniquely holistic, 3-pronged approach covering  the Legal, Financial and Emotional perspectives of the divorce process. When you are contemplating separation or divorce from your spouse, a large part of the stress comes from the financial uncertainty involved. You need to make important decisions based on a future household that will look radically …

This is a networking group for the portfolio companies of Union Square Ventures. The senior management team members responsible for HR/Legal/Finance/G&A can use this group to share resources, best practices, and meetup in person on a regular basis.

… group does not offer official/professional legal services -advice and comments are provided from members own experiences and are solely the opinions of individual members seeking to help others. The NYC Housing Law, Court and HPD Reform Now! group and the organizers of this group cannot guarantee the accuracy of statements made by members of this group therefore are not liable for individual member comments/advice. ***No for-profit solicitations, postings, or advertisements permitted.***

  The NYC LPM Forum was founded to help provide legal professionals with the information and resources they need to successfully manage a law practice. We aim to focus on technology tools that help support the four pillars of law practice management: technology, finance, marketing and management. It is an informational and educational group that truly hopes to help lawyers understand the value of technology. Our Meetups will  be vehicles for quality, independent, unbiased and accurate discussio …

As a longtime "Law & Order" fan, one of my favorite things is to share episodes with other devoted viewers. In this group, we'll gather to watch episodes of all of the series (the "mothership," "SVU," "Criminal Intent," and even "Trial By Jury" and "LOLA," depending on what people have copies of) and discuss the show, the ethical meanings behind cases, the legal wranglings and the behind-the-scenes of the series. In addition, I'm hoping that we'll be able to share goodies ("Exiled," anyone?) and …

Same-sex couples can now marry in New York and many are celebrating this news. It is important to learn about the rights and responsibilities that come with marriage for everyone as well as the differences for same-sex couples that currently exist because the federal government does not recognize same-sex marriage. Join this group to learn about legal information for same-sex couples relating to pre-nups, post-nups, adoptions, will packages and be informed about all aspects of family law and how …

A networking and referral group of attorneys in diffrent fields designed to assist in developing clients for small and solo firms.

"Kinky" is many things to many people. The definition is as diverse as the members of this group.kinky foke We embrace whatever pleasures we please and whatever pleases us, as long as it is safe, sane, consensual and legal.Here the alternative lifestyles are the norm.Here you can meet like-minded people to make new friends,people who like may like things a little different.Here you can find friends who may share your erotic proclivities. your particular kink or ones that match up with yours and …

This group was created to foster education and support of industrial hemp. It is comprised of individuals who believe that industrial hemp should be legalized for our farmers to grow as a crop in NY as well as the rest of the US. We educate each other and others on the benefits, drawbacks and potentials of using industrial hemp on farms and its byproducts in all forms of industry from Food to plastics, building materials and textiles. We also pledge to understand that there is a difference betwe …

Although professional networking opportunities for attorneys abound, few are geared specifically toward in-house counsel. The purpose of this group is to help change that by facilitating discussion and networking among New York area in-house lawyers. The group will enable us to share ideas, experiences, questions, anecdotes and even the occassional joke or random thought both online and in person. The group is open to area in-house attorneys and other practicing attorneys who were, at one ti …

BeLawerBeHappy.com is a platform for legal professionals to exchange ideas, share opportunity, event, product and service information promoting life balance, fun, personal happiness and harmony while pursuing career in the ultimate adversarial professional environment. Our Mission is to promote wellness and life balance among legal professionals worldwide, sharing our pursuit of happiness and celebrating our discoveries and achievements in non-law related areas.

We began this group so others could have guidance where we didn't - or avoid our mistakes and be better for it. Please join if you are male and: - expect or in progress of divorce; - recently divorced; - with or without children. * Please note that we are not a legal referral service, and we do not provide legal advice. Opinions are purely practical or experiential.