NBLSA and the NBA Launch the E-Career Consultant Series

Nov. 29, 2010 - PRLog -- Washington, D.C. (November 29, 2010) - The National Black Law Students Association (NBLSA) is set to launch its E-Career Consultant program on Friday, December 3, 2010. The “First Friday’s E-Consultant Series” is a joint partnership with the National Bar Association (NBA), the nation’s oldest and largest national association of predominantly African-American lawyers and judges. The series consists of telephone conferences that will take place on the first Friday of every month. Each session will feature a practicing attorney or other member of the legal profession who will speak about their expertise in a specialized area of law, and provide advice to participants who desire a career in that particular field. Conference participants will have the opportunity to pose questions to the host professional and receive insight tailored to their interests.

The December 3rd consultation will take place at 12:00 pm EST. Interested individuals may RSVP for the conference at http://firstfridayeconsultant.eventbrite.com, and access the conference by dialing (641) 715-3840, access code: 587612#. The host professional for the December consultation is Ms. Twanda Turner-Hawkins. Ms. Hawkins is the Managing Attorney for Allstate Insurance Company Staff Counsel. She began her career with Allstate as a claims adjuster. She later received her law degree from Georgia State College of Law, and joined the Allstate staff office in Atlanta, GA as the lead trial attorney, managing over one hundred cases. Currently, Ms. Hawkins is the Managing Attorney of Allstate Insurance Company and Encompass Staff Counsel for the state of Pennsylvania. As the managing attorney, she is the department head overseeing staffing, business administration, leadership development, and training.  

NBLSA is extremely excited about this program and partnership. “We encourage NBLSA members and other law students to participate,” said Monique Brown, NBLSA’s National Director of Education and Career Development. “A number of NBA attorneys will be available to provide insight into particular practice areas and answer questions about the job search process. Participating in the series is also a wonderful way to connect with potential mentors.” NBLSA is honored to be able to provide this service to its members and the legal community, and would like to extend a warm welcome to Ms. Hawkins as the first consultant in the series. Additional information about Ms. Hawkins and future hosts will be available shortly on the NBLSA website at www.nblsa.org.

Press Contact:
Erica Washington
National Director of Public Relations
The National Black Law Students Association (NBLSA)
publicrelations@nblsa.org

About The National Black Law Students Association (NBLSA):

Founded in 1968, the National Black Law Students Association (NBLSA) is a national, non-profit organization created and designed to articulate and promote the professional needs and goals of Black law students; foster and encourage professional competence; focus upon the relationship of the Black attorney to the American legal system; instill in the Black attorney and law student a greater awareness of and commitment to the needs of the Black community; utilize member expertise to initiate a change within the legal system that will make it more responsive to the needs and concerns of the Black community; and do any and all things necessary and lawful in order to accomplish these goals.

NBLSA is the largest student-run organization in America and has approximately 200 chapters at law schools throughout the country. This represents almost every ABA accredited law school, plus several non-accredited law schools. These chapters represent nearly 6,000 Black law students in six regions that encompass 48 states including Hawaii and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Recently, NBLSA has established an international connection with Black law students in Canada, England, South Africa, and the Bahamas who have decided to model their student organizations after NBLSA.

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Founded in 1968, the National Black Law Students Association (NBLSA) is a national, non-profit organization created and designed to articulate and promote the professional needs and goals of Black law students.