About this Event
Exploring New Pathways, Professional Growth & Purpose Beyond Traditional Legal Practice
Join Lauren Ferguson Baham, Esq., for an intimate afternoon of insight, conversation, and career exploration.
Beyond the Bar: Expanding Your Legal Career Possibilities explores the many directions a legal career can take and what becomes possible when you look beyond traditional definitions of practicing law.
Lauren will share insights into the evolving journey of becoming an attorney in the 21st century, offering candid perspectives on the experiences, challenges, pivotal decisions, and lessons learned that shape a meaningful and sustainable legal career.
But this isn't just a conversation about becoming a lawyer. It's about recognizing that a legal education can open doors to a wide range of professional opportunities—from entertainment law, trial advocacy, and the judiciary to entrepreneurship, administrative law, government, and regulatory affairs.
Whether you're considering law school, currently pursuing your legal education, establishing yourself in the profession, or exploring your next career move, this session invites you to think more expansively about your skills, interests, and the possibilities ahead.
Your legal calling doesn't have to follow a single path. Sometimes the greatest opportunities begin when you look beyond the bar.
What to Expect
⚖️ The Journey to Becoming a Lawyer
Explore what it takes to enter and navigate the legal profession in the 21st century, including the evolving opportunities and realities of building a sustainable legal career.
💡 Building Blocks & Lessons Learned
Gain practical insights from Lauren's professional journey, including pivotal experiences, challenges, career decisions, and lessons that can help inform your own path forward.
🌐 Legal Careers Beyond Traditional Practice
Discover how legal training can translate into diverse career opportunities, including entertainment law, trial advocacy, the judiciary, entrepreneurship, and other professional pathways.
🏛️ Administrative Law & Emerging Opportunities
Explore the often-overlooked world of administrative law and learn about career possibilities within government, regulatory environments, and related fields.
🤝 Meaningful Conversations & Connections
Engage in thoughtful dialogue, ask questions, exchange perspectives, and connect with aspiring attorneys, law students, and professionals interested in expanding their career possibilities.
Come Curious. Leave with a Broader Perspective.
Whether you're just beginning your legal journey or reimagining what's next, this experience is designed to encourage exploration, spark new ideas, and inspire a more expansive view of where your legal calling can lead.
Your next chapter may be bigger than the path you originally imagined. See you there!
Your Calling. Your Path. Endless Possibilities.
Location access details will be provided to registered guests only. Street parking is available.
Event venue & nearby stays
The Metropolitan by Black House Collection, 1014 1/2 17th Place Northeast, Washington, United States
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