| How An Understanding of Personality Types Contributes to Success
Law Firm Survival Skills
Sponsored with the Paralegal Program, Suffolk University
Please Note: This course has already
been held.
Date: Thursday, October 28, 2004
Location: Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont St., Boston, MA
Time: 02:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Schedule/Agenda
Registration Information
The course will present the fundamentals of the Myers-Briggs Personality Inventory, which is used by human resource managers and psychologists to help understand themselves and their natural preferences, as well as those of others. Understanding personality types provides paralegals and attorneys with skills to help in many areas of practice: time management, client and co-worker relationships, delegating work to others, and learning new techniques for managing workloads.
In addition to discussing the challenges of personal and interpersonal issues in the legal workplace, this course will offer an in-depth review of the principles of the Myers-Briggs Inventory and will discuss practical strategies for applying what participants have learned. Participants will receive materials which describe their personality type and will benefit from an understanding of each of the sixteen personality types.
Who Should Attend:
This program will benefit paralegals and attorneys who seek a clearer understanding of themselves and those with whom they work by learning about the personality types of the Myers-Briggs Inventory. Also, anyone in a law office who delegates work and manages others will gain useful management skills.
20TH ANNIVERSARY PARALEGAL STUDIES
SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY
The College of Arts and Sciences at Suffolk University offers three paralegal programs, each approved by the American Bar Association:
- Bachelor's degree in Paralegal Studies
- Associate's degree in Paralegal Studies
- Certificate in Paralegal Studies
The programs in Paralegal Studies are intended as a legal employment credential. They prepare students to work in a law office, corporate office, government agency or other offices working with the law. Paralegal classes and the required general education courses for the degree options are available both during the day and in the evening. For more information about the Paralegal Studies Program at Suffolk University, please contact: Lynne D. Dahlborg, Associate Professor Director
Paralegal Studies Programs
Suffolk University, Boston, MA
617-573-8228 or
ldahlbor@suffolk.edu
CENTER for ADVANCED LEGAL STUDIES
SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL
The Center for Advanced Legal Studies at Suffolk University Law School was founded over 20 years ago as a result of Suffolk’s commitment to lifelong learning for legal professionals. The Center creates continuing legal education (CLE) programs that are on the cutting edge of legal thinking and are also rich in practical application. Approximately 30 institutes, symposia, conferences and programs are offered per year. Programs produced by the Center range from evening forums, to one-day colloquia dealing with recent developments in a particular area of law, to multi-day institutes, which focus on different areas of law. The skill level also ranges from advanced courses geared to experienced attorneys to fundamental courses which are geared toward new attorneys and paralegals.
The Center seeks to expand the curriculum to include additional CLE courses geared toward paralegal practice. We invite you to share any suggestions regarding future speakers or topics. Please contact: Kate Landry, Associate Director
Center for Advanced Legal Studies
Suffolk University Law School, Boston, MA
617-573-8627 or
als@suffolk.edu
| S C H E D U L E / A G E N D A |
| 1:30 |
Registration |
| We invite you to arrive early to review course materials and meet fellow course participants.
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| 2:00 |
Welcome and Introductions |
Lynne D. Dahlborg, Associate Professor, Director, Paralegal Studies Programs
Suffolk University, Boston
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| 2:05 |
Deadlines, Details, Pressures & Personality Types |
- A rejuvenating look at how an understanding of personality types can help with the daily pressures at the office.
- How personality type affects the way people in the office communicate, respond to deadlines, take direction, work with teams, react to constructive criticism, handle details, etc.
Robert V. Toomey, Esq., Boston
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| 2:45 |
How to Determine Your Personality Type |
- Overview of the MBTI® (Myers Briggs Type Indicator) and how it was developed.
- Exercises to determine your personality type
- MBTI Preference #1 Extroversion vs. Introversion
- MBTI Preference #2 Sensing vs. Intuition
- MBTI Preference #3: Thinking vs. Feeling
- MBTI Preference #4: Perceiving vs. Judging
Robert V. Toomey, Esq., Boston
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| 5:00 |
Panel of Paralegals |
- An experienced panel of paralegals will share their personal strategies for working with different personality types, stress, multi tasking and time management.
Alison Callahan, Senior Legal Assistant Goodwin Procter, Boston
Linda Champion, Associate McKenzie & Associates, P.C., Boston Mark Feeney, Paralegal, Roach &Wise, Boston Melissa S. Nigro, Senior Paralegal Eastern Development, LLC, Woburn
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| 6:00 |
Conclude/Reception |
| Immediately following the conclusion of the CLE course, all participants are invited to attend a reception to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Paralegal Program at Suffolk University.
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| Date: |
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Thursday, October 28, 2004 |
| Tuition: |
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Tuition is $99; $59 for alumni of Suffolk University Paralegal Program and attorneys admitted to the Bar after 2001. FREE for Suffolk students. Course book and refreshments included in the tuition charge. A limited number of partial scholarships are available. Please submit a written request via fax 617-305-3099.
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| Walk-Ins: |
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Space is limited. Registrations at the door are welcome, but please register in advance to reserve a seat and your written course materials or call to confirm space availability.
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| Refunds: |
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Written requests for cancellations received via fax or email 24 hours prior to the program will be granted a refund, minus a $15 charge. If you cannot attend, you can send a substitute, otherwise you will receive the written course materials.
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| Location: |
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Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont St., Boston, MA
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| Credit: |
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There will be not credit granted for this program.
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Special
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If you have special needs addressed by the Americans with Disabilities Act, please notify us as soon as possible.
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Directions to the Law School.
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