The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) Commercial & Federal Litigation Section and Diversity Committee Present Smooth Moves: Navigating Today’s Legal Job Market

AGENDA:

5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. – CLE Program

• This year’s CLE program is entitled “Navigating Today’s Legal Job Market.” Comprised of a stellar group of speakers, our panel will explore and discuss the challenges facing young lawyers in today’s job market and how to meet those challenges.

6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. – Reception & Award Ceremony

• Please join us for the 2026 Smooth Moves Diversity & Inclusion CLE and The Honorable George Bundy Smith Pioneer Award Ceremony, honoring and celebrating the Honorable Laura Taylor Swain, Chief Judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. 

The Commercial & Federal Litigation Section of the New York State Bar Association will be bestowing The Honorable George Bundy Smith Pioneer Award (the “Pioneer Award”) to the Honorable Laura Taylor Swain, Chief Judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The Section presents the Pioneer Award annually to an attorney or jurist whose career accomplishments exemplify the high standards set by the Honorable George Bundy Smith, the late judge of the New York State Court of Appeals. The award, which celebrates the hallmarks of Judge Smith’s career — legal excellence, community commitment and mentoring — was established in 2007 in recognition of his work as a Freedom Rider during the Civil Rights Movement, and his unwavering commitment to social justice during his 30 years of public service as a judge.