Life After Residency Series: Finding Your First Job and Negotiating Like a Boss
Thursday, October 23, 2025
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Employment contracts and negotiation are essential skills for pediatricians starting clinical practice — they determine compensation, schedule, and long-term career flexibility. Join us on Thursday, October 23 from 6-7 PM! This chapter chat will introduce participants to reading and interpreting employment agreements, understanding compensation models, spotting restrictive covenants and other red flags, interpreting termination and benefits language, and practical negotiation strategies you can use from day one. Whether you’re finishing residency, applying for your first position, or advising trainees, this chapter chat will provide the tools to negotiate confidently and start your career on the best possible terms.
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Who Should Attend?
This session is ideal for pediatric residents nearing graduation, early-career physicians preparing for their first position, fellows getting ready to enter practice, and mentors or faculty who advise trainees on career planning.
Meet Our Speaker!
Lauren Kaufman, JD – Resolve Legal, PLLC
Lauren Kaufman is an experienced attorney committed to empowering physicians through their employment agreements. She has been a practicing attorney for more than 10 years, with a primary focus on healthcare law and physician employment contracts for the last 4 years. She has reviewed thousands of physician contracts, and negotiated with numerous major health systems, private practices, and academic centers.
Originally from Minnesota, she received her undergraduate degree from Augustana College and her law degree from the University of South Dakota School of Law, where she graduated with High Honors. Her prior legal experience includes clerking for the Third Judicial Circuit of South Dakota, Deputy Public Defender at the Minnehaha County Public Defender’s Office, Assistant Public Defender at the Bexar County Public Defender’s Office, and Staff Attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada in Las Vegas.
In-Person Mixers
Stay tuned for Regional in-person sessions planned in Oakland, San Francisco, Palo Alto, Fresno, and Sacramento in November!
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For Sponsors
If you are interested in sponsoring any of our in-person mixers, please contact Sana at projectcoordinator@aapca1.org.