We are currently recruiting for a lawyer to join an exclusively art-related
practice in New York.  Requirements include 4-5 years ligitagtion experience
in a large law firm, demonstrated commitment to the art field and knowledge
of Art Law.  Salary:  $80+.  Please forward your credentials to us through
www.artstaffing.com.  Cheers!  Geri Thomas, President, Thomas & Associates,
Inc.

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From: "dbright" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2001 4:00 PM
Subject: Re: Plotting a Course Toward Becoming a Museum Lawyer


> I am a third year law student and am interested in a similar career. I
would
> also appreciate any advice anyone has to offer. Thanks.
>
> D. Bright
>
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> >I am a practicing lawyer in Washington DC.  I have always loved Museums
and
> >museum stuff and even attended Parsons School of Design for a couple of
> >years before going to law school with an eye toward becoming a curator.
I
> >got waylaid one summer while studying in Italy by the terrible corrosion
> >facing our architectural treasures and decided to go to law school to
> >become an historic preservation and/or environmental lawyer.  Alas, I am
> >currently doing neither.  In fact I am a commercial lawyer.  My focus
over
> >the years has been in employment law, contract law - both drafting and
> >negotiating as well as litigating, and insurance law.  I've worked with
> >artists through the Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts, and I am
> >currently participating in a docent program at a museum here in DC.  But
> >I'd really like to get back to my true love and find a way to combine my
> >profession with my avocation and go to work for a museum as a lawyer.  I
am
> >prepared to spend a year or two regrouping and networking.  I am also
> >considering going back to school for some additional formal education to
> >round out my experience.  My question is what kind of program would be
more
> >useful:  a Museum Studies Program or a Not-for-Profit Administration
> >program?   I can see how my contracts and insurance background would be
> >useful, but what other areas would a museum want its general counsel to
be
> >well versed in?  What does a Registrar of a museum do exactly?  Finally,
> >does anyone know who does the legal work for the Corcoran Museum and/or
> >Corcoran School of Art?  Thanks.
> >
> >--  Annemarie Brennan Rice
> >
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