"Self-Advocacy Tips for the Legal Professional": 4:30 PM Eastern (1:30 PM Pacific)

Presented by Ari Alvarez (Holland & Knight LLP) and Tiffani Lee (Holland & Knight LLP)

Description:  Whether you are a current or future legal professional, your ability to engage in effective self-advocacy may impact your ability to achieve your career goals.  Self-advocacy is necessary to create the visibility and credibility we all need to get ahead.  The inability to engage in effective self-advocacy will hinder your efforts to make your contributions, talents, performance, and potential visible to the decision-makers who can impact and accelerate your career trajectory.  In this workshop, you will learn about the importance of self-advocacy at all stages of your professional career.  You will also learn some of the challenges and barriers to self-advocacy, particularly for introverts and individuals from traditionally underrepresented groups.  Finally, the speakers will provide practical tips that will enable you to be more comfortable and effective in your self-advocacy.

Ari Alvarez
Partner, Holland & Knight LLP

Ari Alvarez has more than 20 years of experience practicing in the areas of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), employee benefits law and executive compensation. She is a frequent lecturer and is a certified career and life coach. 

Read Ari Alvarez's full biography here.

Tiffani Lee
Partner, Holland & Knight LLP

Tiffani G. Lee is a partner in Holland & Knight's Miami office and a member of the firm's South Florida Litigation Group. She concentrates her practice in the area of complex commercial litigation, and she serves as the firm-wide Diversity Partner.

Read Tiffani Lee's full biography here.