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2025 ALLUNY Spring Institute
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Finding Future Law Librarians: Promoting the Profession, Mentoring, Networking, Hiring
Friday, April 25th
9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Syracuse University College of Law Library; Zoom
9:00 – 10:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast
10:00 – 10:10 Opening Remarks
Jan Fleckenstein, Teaching Professor & Director of the Law Library, Syracuse University College of Law Library
Chris Lund, ALLUNY Co-President, NY State Unified Court System
10:10 – 11:10 Building the Pipeline Through Alternate Routes
Moderator
Christine Demetros, Assistant Director for Student Learning, Syracuse University College of Law Library
Speakers
Austin Waters, Law Librarian, University at Buffalo State University of New York
Dafni Kiritsis, Director of Externships and Career Services, Syracuse University College of Law
Yarden Wallace, Student, Syracuse University iSchool
Patti Bevans, Director of Career Services, Syracuse University iSchool
11:10 – 11:20 Short Break
11:20 – 11:40 Finding My Path to Law Librarianship
Ella Pieterse, Law Library Assistant, New York State Unified Court System
11:40 – 12:00 AALL Mentorship Program
Kristina Alayan, Associate Dean for Library and Technology, Law School Associate Professor University of Maryland, Francis King Carey School of Law
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch
1:00 – 2:00 Reaching the Next Generation of Law Librarians
Cas Laskowski, Technology & Empirical Services Librarian
Teresa Miguel Stearns, Associate Dean & Director, University of Arizona College of Law Library
2:00 – 3:00 AALL Pipeline to the Profession Special Committee
Diana Koppang, Director of Research & Competitive Intelligence Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
Carla Wale, Teaching Professor; Assoc. Dean of Information and Technology; Director, Gallagher Law Library; Director, MLIS program School of Law & Information School at the University of Washington
3:00 – 3:15 Short Break
3:15 – 4:20 Open Discussion – Finding Your Career Path
Moderator
Christine Demetros, Associate Director for Research & Collections, Syracuse University College of Law Library
Speakers
Nikki DiNatale, Knowledge & Research Consultant, LexisNexis
Erin Kovalsky, Principal Law Librarian, 5th Judicial District, New York State Unified Court System
Chris Lund, Principal Law Librarian, NY State Unified Court System
Allison Perry, Manager, Research & Information Services, Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC
Jessica Petitto, Technical Services Librarian, Syracuse University College of Law Library
4:20 – 4:30 Closing Remarks
Karen Oesterle, ALLUNY Co-President, Practising Law Institute