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Career Choice Series
Cannabis Law
The Career Choice Series is designed to help you choose your career path. Whether you’re a law student, young lawyer, or transitioning attorney, find out what it’s like to work in various practice areas and the best way to position yourself to get there.
Description
Cannabis law is a rapidly evolving sector practice involving the regulatory and other challenges facing the booming cannabis industry. Firms representing clients in this industry may specialize in regulatory and litigation advice, or they may handle a full range of legal concerns, including licensing, corporate transactions, taxation, intellectual property, and real property. Your focus will likely depend on the state(s) in which you practice, since recreational use of marijuana (but, since 2014, not hemp and CBD) is still illegal on the federal level and lawful in only a handful of states.
Our speakers discuss their career paths in the cannabis industry, offering their thoughts on the skills you’ll need to break in, what drew them to this specialization, the pros and cons, and what a typical day as a cannabis lawyer entails.
Speakers
Hilary Bricken, Partner, Harris Bricken PLLC , Seattle, WA
Cat Packer, Executive Director, City of Los Angeles Department of Cannabis Regulation, Los Angeles, CA
Moderator:
Elizabeth "Betsy" Munnell, Business Development and Social Media Coach for Lawyers, EHMunnell, Boston, MA; ABA Career Center Chair
Sponsors
ABA Career Center, Young Lawyers Division, Law Student Division , and Government and Public Sector Lawyers Division