Free CLE

A few days before starting my new project, I attended my free all-day law firm CLE. Party favors weren't as good as at the previous one; in addition to the materials, we were given a pen and water bottle, both of which featured the law firms logo. The food was good; fruit, muffins, bagels and pastries, with coffee, tea, oj, cranberry juice and water. At break time they switched p the beverages, replacing juice with coca-cola products, including my old favorite, diet coke.

The information was great and the speakers were engaging. The speakers prior to the break had prepared sufficient information that i believe they could've gone on forever. Or at least until lunch. They asked questions and gave prized at the end of their session; either a law firm logo notebook or mints. I was a winner and took the mints.

About 1/3 of the seats were empty at the beginning and about half empty by the end of the day.

One of the speakers discussed a topic and integrated celebrities as examples for medical privacy issues. I know that celebrities files get checked out for a lot of non-business-related reasons; lately in the news celebrity passport files were breached, including those of Anna Nicole Smith, which resulted in contract workers being terminated. It's so predictable that it would happen.

Lunch was roast chicken breast, roasted vegetables, including zucchini, bell peppers, mushrooms and carrots, salad of baby greens, carrot sheds * tomatoes, hard rolls butter fruit tart with strawberries, blueberries and kiwi. They had a swag drawing and gave away cheeseboards, hats, beach towels and golf umbrellas