Seminars being offered.In a unique step for an office building, The Lincoln Building The Lincoln Building is an office building located on 60 East 42nd Street in New York City, opposite Grand Central Terminal. It was completed in 1930. The architect was James Edwin Ruthvin Carpenter. It is 673 feet (205 meters) tall with 53 stories and built in neo-gothic style. will co-sponsor with Fleet Bank a series of complimentary Continuing Legal Education The purpose of continuing legal education is to maintain or sharpen the skills of licensed attorneys and judges. Accredited courses examine new areas of the law or review basic practice and trial principles. (CLE Cle total elimination clearance. ) programs for law firm tenants, according to Kevin Driscoll of Helmsley Spear Inc., the building's general manager. The seminars, which will run between Oct. 16 and Nov. 20, will touch on aspects of business development and financial management. The program schedule follows: * Oct. 16 -- Basic Accounting Concepts (Presented by the accounting firm Berdon LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol ) * Oct. 30 -- Business Development for the Small to Medium-Sized Law Firm (Presented by Arthur Levin, president of AGL (programming) AGL - (Atelier de Genie Logiciel) French for IPSE. Associates) * Nov. 20 -- Reading and Understanding Financial Statements, Advanced (Presented by the accounting firm Berdon LLP) All three seminars are CLE-Certified, and count towards continuing legal education credits required by the New York State Bar Association The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA), with about 72,000 members, is the largest voluntary association of lawyers in the United States. The NYSBA was founded in Albany on November 21 1876. New York lacks an integrated bar, and the NYSBA does not license lawyers in the state. . "This is a very useful service for law firm tenants in our building," says Driscoll. "To my knowledge it's the first time any building has ever done something like this for its tenants, and we expect it to be very popular with the more than 130 law firms that have leased space here. "Later on, we hope to work with' Fleet Legal Services legal services n. the work performed by a lawyer for a client. , which is also a tenant of the building, on other projects that will bring value to our tenants," he adds. "Fleet Bank is well qualified with a distinct set of products and services that meet the needs of the legal community," says Glenn Crisafi, senior vice president of Fleet Legal Services. "We at Fleet Legal Services have a dedicated team of financial experts who focus solely on the legal profession. Offering CLE and other educational seminars is just one way we meet our clients' needs." All of the seminars will be held in the Lincoln Building's conference center, which was completed last year as part of the building's $30 million improvement program. The conference center, which seats about 35, is available to all tenants of the Lincoln Building on a reservation basis. |
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