Tech Lawyer Earns Licensing Certification
Emile Loza, founder and managing partner of the Technology Law Group in Boise, ID, and a contributor to e-Commerce Law & Strategy, has been designated a Certified Licensing Professional ('CLP') from the Licensing Executives Society ('LES').
The LES, founded in 1965, consists of more than 6,000 members that transfer, use, development, manufacture and market intellectual property, according to its Web site. Business executives, lawyers, licensing consultants, engineers, academicians, scientists and government officials are among its members, LES says.
The CLP designation means that the person who has earned it is certified in such matters as identification, valuation, development, use, transfer, marketing, or management of intellectual property for commercial purposes ' or combinations of all these. The credential applies to people who work in multi-disciplinary aspects of licensing in the professional-development phase of their career. The certification is available for people with a bachelor's degree or advanced degree from an accredited university and who have worked for at least three years in professional licensing. Candidates for certification needn't be LES members.
Andrews Kurth Lawyer
Named to Association Board Amy Hancock, director of professional development at Houston's Andrews Kurth, was recently named to the board of NALP ' The Association for Legal Career Professionals.
Hancock, who has been manager and director of professional development at two international law firms based in Texas, will serve a one-year board term.
Andrews Kurth said in a news release that Hancock's NALP responsibilities will include formulating policy, handling financial management and addressing long-range planning issues.
Hancock has also been director of admissions and career counselor/placement coordinator at The University of Texas School of Law and associate director of attorney recruiting for a national legal-placement firm based in Houston, Andrews Kurth said.
NALP was founded in 1971 as the National Association for Law Placement. The association facilitates legal career counseling and planning, recruitment and retention, and the professional development of law students and lawyers, according to its Web site.
Book Offers Lawyers
Career-Building Advice Ari Kaplan, principal of Ari Kaplan Advisors of New York City, is the author of the recently released book The Opportunity Maker: Strategies for Inspiring Your Legal Career Through Creative Networking and Business Development.
Kaplan describes the book as one to 'help law students and lawyers harness their potential for business development and empower their legal careers from law school through partnership.'
In the book, Kaplan gives readers techniques to define themselves as a personal brand, to leverage creativity and to maximize success. In a news release, Kaplan said: 'Rainmakers, public relations experts, elected officials, marketing masters, in-house counsel, business executives, career advisors, associates, law students, and others offer perspective on issues ranging from networking, mentoring, and blogging to hosting a public access cable television show, starting a charity, and getting published.'
More than 100 people were interviewed and their insights are featured in the book, published by Thomson West.
Tech Lawyer Earns Licensing Certification
Emile Loza, founder and managing partner of the Technology Law Group in Boise, ID, and a contributor to e-Commerce Law & Strategy, has been designated a Certified Licensing Professional ('CLP') from the Licensing Executives Society ('LES').
The LES, founded in 1965, consists of more than 6,000 members that transfer, use, development, manufacture and market intellectual property, according to its Web site. Business executives, lawyers, licensing consultants, engineers, academicians, scientists and government officials are among its members, LES says.
The CLP designation means that the person who has earned it is certified in such matters as identification, valuation, development, use, transfer, marketing, or management of intellectual property for commercial purposes ' or combinations of all these. The credential applies to people who work in multi-disciplinary aspects of licensing in the professional-development phase of their career. The certification is available for people with a bachelor's degree or advanced degree from an accredited university and who have worked for at least three years in professional licensing. Candidates for certification needn't be LES members.
Andrews Kurth Lawyer
Named to Association Board Amy Hancock, director of professional development at Houston's Andrews Kurth, was recently named to the board of NALP ' The Association for Legal Career Professionals.
Hancock, who has been manager and director of professional development at two international law firms based in Texas, will serve a one-year board term.
Andrews Kurth said in a news release that Hancock's NALP responsibilities will include formulating policy, handling financial management and addressing long-range planning issues.
Hancock has also been director of admissions and career counselor/placement coordinator at The University of Texas School of Law and associate director of attorney recruiting for a national legal-placement firm based in Houston, Andrews Kurth said.
NALP was founded in 1971 as the National Association for Law Placement. The association facilitates legal career counseling and planning, recruitment and retention, and the professional development of law students and lawyers, according to its Web site.
Book Offers Lawyers
Career-Building Advice Ari Kaplan, principal of Ari Kaplan Advisors of New York City, is the author of the recently released book The Opportunity Maker: Strategies for Inspiring Your Legal Career Through Creative Networking and Business Development.
Kaplan describes the book as one to 'help law students and lawyers harness their potential for business development and empower their legal careers from law school through partnership.'
In the book, Kaplan gives readers techniques to define themselves as a personal brand, to leverage creativity and to maximize success. In a news release, Kaplan said: 'Rainmakers, public relations experts, elected officials, marketing masters, in-house counsel, business executives, career advisors, associates, law students, and others offer perspective on issues ranging from networking, mentoring, and blogging to hosting a public access cable television show, starting a charity, and getting published.'
More than 100 people were interviewed and their insights are featured in the book, published by Thomson West.
