Prepare your elevator pitch and come ready to take part in a structured and fast paced networking event allowing participants to interact with one another in a series of brief information exchanges. Conversation topics will be provided in advance with participants free to engage wherever the conversation takes them.
Participate and win! A drawing for gift cards to be held during the event.
Attendance is free! We look forward to seeing you there.
5:30-5:40pm - Instructions and overview
5:40- 6:30pm - Speed Networking Breakout Rooms
Below are some icebreaker questions as a helpful tool. These questions are just suggestions that can be used during the 4-minute sessions to assist in getting the conversation started, however you are more than welcome to make up your own topics or allow the conversation to develop organically.
• If you didn’t pursue a career in law, what career would you like to have?
• What brought you to practicing in your field? Was this your first practice area choice?
• Would you ever want to move in house? Why or why not?
• How is working from home compared to commuting to your office?
• What’s your favorite piece of office decor? If you don’t have one, what’s one piece you’d like to add?
• When was the last time you wore a suit and why?
• Mac or PC?
• Ducks or Beavers?
• If you could recommend one app, what would it be?
• What kind of introductions are you hoping to make this evening?
• If you could change one or two things about the practice of law, what would they be?
• If you had to delete all but 3 apps from your smartphone what would you keep?
• What's the best piece of advice you have ever been given?
• What is the most important goal you have set for yourself to accomplish this year?
• What is your lawyer superpower?