This is a group for "startup lawyers": people in the legal profession that work with startups, tech startups, venture capitalists, angel investors, etc. Law students, general counsels, academics, activists and stakeholders welcome. This is NOT a sad meetup of attorneys to share leads, but wants to create ways for legal minds to learn together and share knowledge about various legal issues that affect startups. And yes, we get technical.

Do you rule your law practice or do you feel like it rules you?  Do you want to have more time on your hand and feel less burnt out? Then this is the meetup for you.  The purpose of this group is to connect the people who control their law practices to share strategies, tips, and ideas to help ensure complete dominion over practice.  Once we get this group going, we will have regularly scheduled meetups so that together we can ensure complete mastery over our time, organization, and general offi …

New York Legal Network is a professional network comprised of attorneys, law students and legal professional staff in New York. Designed to provide networking opportunities and support for its members, our network is established to connect legal professionals and allow them to interact and utilize their skills and abilities for the improvement of legal services rendered. Our network hosts monthly personal legal networking events in NYC so that our member can establish referral relationships, fin …

Solos, Freelancers and Frustrated Firm Lawyers - Let's Unite and Succeed in this Economy! This group is dedicated to solos, freelancers, temps and frustrated lawyers working at firms. Non lawyers welcome who have a valuable resource to contribute. Have you just lost your job at a firm and want to find clients of your own? Do you work for a firm, but are tired of making only a FRACTION of your billable rate? Do you desire more freedom and flexibility over your schedule and the types of cas …

OUR MISSION This Meetup strives to make New York City a Model for 21st Century Democracy. We are committed to using technology to build a scalable, sustainable, flexible platform designed to engage more New Yorkers in their local democratic process, that can then be used to serve the Nation and inspire others globally. Never before has local government thrown its weight behind a platform that truly embraces the ideals of ‘by the people, for the people.’ Here, we will continue our conversation …

The New Law Grads Meetup Group will bring together recent law school graduates who are interested in finding the right legal jobs, networking, understanding the business side of the legal profession and learning about how technology is changing legal practice and creating career opportunities for legal professionals.

Although professional networking opportunities for attorneys abound, few are geared specifically toward in-house counsel. The purpose of this group is to help change that by facilitating discussion and networking among Philadelphia area in-house lawyers. The group will enable us to share ideas, experiences, questions, anecdotes and even the occassional joke or random thought both online and in person. The group is open to area in-house attorneys exclusively.

Mission Statement The Nikola Tesla Inventors Club was formed to promote the legacy of Nikola Tesla by raising awareness of his accomplishments, picking up where Tesla left off, and furthering his work. We bring together those with a genuine interest in Tesla through educational programs, workshops, meetings, and public events. NTIC also selects several inventors per year who have demonstrated a promising idea that exemplifies Tesla's life and work. We help patent and and bring these ideas to mar …

Who: Lawyers who are full time in-house counsel (not outside advisors) at an early stage tech/internet company. Why: To connect in person and on-line to share experiences, resources, and an occasional cocktail. What: Discussions, resources, and cocktails.

Work with fellow filmmakers, producers, investors, lawyers, writers, composers, actors, etc. in the Manhattan area and beyond. Help creating Synergy among diverse film industry people, other groups on Meetup and beyond... Be a part of an independent movement that is larger than ourselves! Follow this link to read more: http://filmsynergy.com

You have heard people scoff that "There's no such thing as a free lunch." Well, not only is there in fact such a thing as a free lunch, there is something better . . . having that free lunch with a lawyer! NOTE: This is a private group for employees of Meetup. ******* Legal Note: Clip art licensed from the Clip Art Gallery on DiscoverySchool.com; (http://school.discoveryeducation.com/)

This is a group for trust&safety pros on the NYC startup scene. Let's drink some beers and talk through our different approaches to community management, moderating user-generated content, wrangling member squabbles, etc.!

We are a grassroots group of local individuals who share a common bond. We strive to root ourselves in the principles of truth, freedom, and prosperity. The diversity among our members ranges from age, ethnic background, beliefs/religions, as well as political views (or lack thereof). The expression of sovereignty and self-ownership that radiates from our members is what makes our group unique. Our group comprises many creative and productive members of society, including philosophers, engineers …

Technology shifts and transforms, but the law often remains stagnant. This group asks a few simple questions: How can we use technological developments to address legal deficiencies? And how can lawyers start to think more like hackers? This monthly meetup challenges Legal Hackers to flesh out problems and then develop solutions through legal and extra-legal mechanisms. Join us as we tackle these tough issues and create tangible solutions. There are two requirements to be Legal Hacker: attention …

These are not your typical events around art, culture, law, politics, and technology because we address these issues within the context of the cannabis/marijuana community. Counterculture icons will speak alongside political heavyweights and policy makers alike. Networking will be encouraged, connections will be made, and policies changed because of the events we hold. Events may have stand alone speakers, TED style talks, panels, or even debates. We will be creating local initiatives to decrimi …

"Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success", -Henry Ford Who we are We are a group of diverse individuals from different professions such as small business, real estate, law, accounting, software development, insurance, healthcare, photography, network marketing, telecom, non-profit, and college students. This group was created to develop mutual relationships between our members. We meet monthly to share thoughts and experiences to help each other …

The Design Task Force for Global Change is an interdisciplinary team that addresses the citizen usability of software and mobile applications with organizations such as The Guardian Project, Open Internet Tools Project, Witness.org, Georgia Law Society Project, and many more. Comprised of designers and open source developers, The Task Force meets semi-regularly to discuss the UX/UI/design strengths and weaknesses of current software projects in development; discuss software usability from a desi …

The buildingSMART alliance™ (bSa) has been originally established to coordinate the profound constructive changes coming to the fragmented real property industry in North America. The BSA is a part of the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) which was established by the U.S. Congress in the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, Public Law 93-383. As an interest group of the bSa, the New York City Metro BIM was formed to meet and network NYC Metro area industry professionals. O …

We focus on personal development for entrepreneurs. We are a bit heavy on technology startups. We host events that focus on how you succeed as a leader with main focus on your personal success. You build yourself so you can build your company. We have lots us user interaction and you are part of creating the events and its often more workshops than presentations. We focus on personal success within business, health, social and spiritual. Fulfillment in general.

This group is only for young people who are currently studying in New York universities and colleges. We are helping student to get knowledges for their future business via practice, seminars, workshops, and networking mixers! QuarterBiz is an educational and unique exercise for the future leaders that gives an opportunity to get an experience of company management. QuarterBiz is the first business exercise where your will manage a real company’s projects in a real time. The exercise will give …

Ever combined the Web, Second Life, World of Warcraft, Google Earth, Nintendo, Xbox Kinect, Facebook, Moore's Law and the unfolding human experience into a single thought (which, perhaps, you then Twittered over your iPhone)? Working on an art or web or game or virtual world project? Have an avatar? Are an avatar? Think video games can save the world or that the world is already a video game? (Or think that's the worst thing you've ever heard?) Does Snow Crash ring any bells even if you're way t …

This group is focused on learning the latest greatest advances in the Security Industry. We plan on having Speakers from various Law Enforcement Agencies speak about Crime trends in our area plus leading Security Equipment manufacturers show their newest security products and devices to our members.

Welcome to Crowdfunding for Startups where we wanted to bring like minded investors and startups together to talk about the huge benefits for startups from the crowdfunding movement! Host: Return on Change is the next generation's crowdinvesting platform that will bring high-impact start-ups and investors together! The law has been passed and now is the critical time for us to bring our heads together to think about ways to help shape crowdinvesting into the revolutionary platform it is intende …

Welcome Launchepreneurs! We're a community of visionaries passionate about building and delivering impactful products and services. We created this Meetup Group to share ideas, skills and best practices. Each month we host at least one networking event featuring distinguished speakers. Based on your feedback, we offer focus groups in specific areas. Members are encouraged to offer their insights either formally or informally. Our mission is to help you develop and refine a skillset which will al …

Suits to Silicon Alley: We are a group of consultants, lawyers, bankers and anyone in Corporate America with an interest in the NYC startup community. We are looking to apply our background to make the NYC startup community the best in the world. Whether you have an interest in starting our own company, transitioning to a role at a startup or just want to learn about Silicon Alley, "Suits to Silicon Alley" is the place to begin that journey!

A friendly group with an alternative GREEN vision for our country, where human rights, economic justice and environmental sustainability have priority over corporate profit. 1. GRASSROOTS DEMOCRACY Every human being deserves a say in the decisions that affect their lives and not be subject to the will of another. Therefore, we will work to increase public participation at every level of government and to ensure that our public representatives are fully accountable to the people who elect them. 2 …

Calling all Gutsy Lawyers!Have you started your own law firm or are you in the process of doing so? If so, this group is for you.More and more lawyers are breaking out and founding their own firms, many while they are still relatively early on in their legal careers. These trailblazers encounter similar challenges in starting and operating their firms, including: setting up the firm’s legal, administrative and technological infrastructure; branding and marketing; finding affordable office space; …

NoteWorking is a New York City-based meetup for musicians and music-industry professionals using digital tools for promotion, marketing, sales and collaboration. Every month with experts give quick presentations, full of great advice you can take home and do yourself. You'll have a chance to network with other musicians and music professionals, and there's free pizza at every meetup! Our mission: The NoteWorking mission is to service a community of aspiring and professional recording artis …