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Elyssa A. Goldstein

About Elyssa A. Goldstein

Elyssa A. Goldstein, CLM, PHR, SHRM-CP is the Chief Operating Officer of Rebenack, Aronow & Mascolo, LLP.  She began her career in legal in 2009 as a receptionist and transitioned to legal management in 2013.  Elyssa previously served as Co-Chair of the New Jersey State Bar Association’s Law Office Management Committee, as well as on its Pandemic Task Force – Law Firm Opening and Operations Committee.  She served on the Board of Trustees of the New Jersey chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators for eight years, including one year as President.  At the international Association of Legal Administrators level, Elyssa has served as Chair of the Membership Development Committee, as well as on the Certification Committee and 2021 Annual Conference & Expo Planning Committee.  She is currently serving on the Board of Directors and will assume the role of President in April 2026.  In her free time, Elyssa volunteers with the New Jersey Law and Education Empowerment Project, working with middle and high school students on resumes, cover letters, scholarship essays and mock interviews.

 

EDUCATION

  • B.A. degree, Music, Hofstra University

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS AND CERTIFICATES

  • Certified Legal Manager (CLM) – Association of Legal Administrators (ALA)
  • Professional in Human Resources (PHR) – HR Certification Institute (HRCI)
  • SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) – Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
  • Legal Management Finance Specialist Certificate – Association of Legal Administrators (ALA)
  • Adult Mental Health First Aid USA – National Council for Mental Wellbeing
  • Creativity in Teams and Organizations Certificate – HR Certification Institute (HRCI)
  • Introduction to Critical Thinking Certificate – HR Certification Institute (HRCI)
  • Optimizing Operations and Managing Crises Certificate – HR Certification Institute (HRCI)
  • Employing Abilities @Work Certificate – Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and Workplace Initiative By Understood
  • Leading and Managing Change Certificate – HR Certification Institute (HRCI)
  • HR Ethics Series: Ethical Decision Making Certificate – HR Certification Institute (HRCI)
  • Veterans at Work Certificate – Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Foundation and Comcast NBCUniversal

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

  • Association of Legal Administrators (ALA)
    • Board of Directors, Immediate Past President (2027 – 2028)
    • Board of Directors, President (2026 – 2027)
    • Board of Directors, President-Elect (2025 – 2026)
    • Board of Directors, Director (2023 – 2025)
    • Membership Ambassador Program, Ambassador (2022 – 2023)
    • Certification Committee (2022 – 2023)
    • Membership Development Committee (MDC) (2018 – 2022)
      • Chair (2021 – 2022)
      • Vice Chair (2020 – 2021)
    • Annual Conference & Expo Planning Committee (2021)
  • New Jersey Association of Legal Administrators (NJALA)
    • Board of Trustees, Immediate Past President (2022 – 2023)
    • Board of Trustees, President (2021 – 2022)
    • Board of Trustees, Vice President – Programs (2019 – 2021)
    • Board of Trustees, Treasurer (2018 – 2019)
    • Board of Trustees, Secretary (2017 – 2018)
    • Board of Trustees, Trustee (2016 – 2017)
    • Board of Trustees, Alternate Trustee (2015 – 2016)
    • Strategic Alliance Committee, Co-Chair (2022)
    • Professional Organization Liaison Committee, Co-Chair (2020 – 2021)
    • Jer-Z-Journal (NJALA Newsletter), Editor (2017 – 2020)
    • CLM and Education Committee, Co-Chair (2015 – 2018)
    • 50th Anniversary Gala Event Committee (2017)
    • Communications Committee, Chair (2015 – 2016)
  • New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA)
    • Law Office Management Committee, Co-Chair (2020 – 2021)
    • Pandemic Task Force – Law Firm Opening and Operations Committee (2020 – 2021)
  • Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
    • SHRM Voice of Work Research Panel (2022 – Present)
  • Society for Human Resource Management – Morris County Chapter, Inc

PUBLICATIONS

  • Goldstein, EA, McPeake, JG, Onderdonk, CE, VanTroost, JL. Feature: Moving ALA’s Chapters Into the Future. Just the Facts. 2024 July.
  • Goldstein, Elyssa A. Feature: Back to Basics: The Importance of Meeting Minutes. Just the Facts. 2024 March.
  • Goldstein, Elyssa A. Guest. Building A “Best Places To Work” Culture. Discussions by Domain. November
  • 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWzvovBkNvQ
  • Goldstein, Elyssa A. Good Night, and Good Luck. Jer-Z-Journal. 2020 March; Volume 4
  • Goldstein, Elyssa A. Up for the Challenge. Jer-Z-Journal. 2019 December; Volume 3
  • Goldstein, Elyssa A. On Brevity and Passion. Jer-Z-Journal. 2018 December; Volume 6
  • Goldstein, Elyssa A. The Future. Jer-Z-Journal. 2018 October; Volume 5
  • Goldstein, Elyssa A. Motivation. Jer-Z-Journal. 2018 June; Volume 3
  • Goldstein, Elyssa A. The “Perfect” Paralegal. Perspective. 2018; Volume 36, Issue 1: 8
  • Goldstein, Elyssa A. Gratitude. Jer-Z-Journal. 2017 December; Volume 6
  • Goldstein, Elyssa A. Priorities. Jer-Z-Journal. 2017 October; Volume 5
  • Goldstein, Elyssa A. The Golden Age. Jer-Z-Journal. 2017 June; Volume 3
  • Goldstein, Elyssa. WARNING: Befriending Staff. Jer-Z-Journal. 2016 December; Volume 5
  • Goldstein, Elyssa. Conference Overview—The CLM Track! Jer-Z-Journal. 2015; Volume 3: 15, 18
  • Goldstein, Elyssa. The ABC’s of Legal Management. Jer-Z-Journal. 2015; Volume 2: 26
  • Goldstein, Elyssa. The World of Certifications. Jer-Z-Journal. 2015; Volume 1: 27-28
  • Goldstein, Elyssa. Benefits that Mean More Than Salary. Jer-Z-Journal. 2014; Volume 4: 20
  • Goldstein, Elyssa. Managing Client Portals. Jer-Z-Journal. 2014; Volume 2: 16, 31
  • Goldstein, Elyssa. What’s New in Generational Awareness. Jer-Z-Journal. 2014; Volume 1: 16-17
  • Goldstein, Elyssa. The 20th Annual Business Partner Exposition. Jer-Z-Journal. 2013; Volume 4: 21

PRESENTATIONS

  • Goldstein, EA, Williams, S. Get Set: Connect and Conquer: Fuel Success with Online Communities. Virtual presentation at 2024 ALA Essentials of Chapter Leadership.
  • Goldstein, EA. The Grinch’s Guide to Governance: Unwrapping Policy Changes. Oral presentation at 2024 ALA Association Leadership Institute (Chicago, IL)
  • Goldstein, EA, Rivkin, KD. It’s the Spicy Seasoning Your Chapter Needs: The Certified Legal Manager (CLM)® Approved Provider Program. Oral presentation at 2023 ALA Chapter Leadership Institute (New Orleans, LA)
  • Goldstein, EA, Rivkin, KD. Got the Document Retention Blues? Oral presentation at 2023 ALA Chapter Leadership Institute (New Orleans, LA)
  • Goldstein, E, Hood, SA, Jaworecki, RA. Welcome and What’s New and Essential: ALA Website, Resources and Online Community Overview. Virtual presentation at 2023 ALA Essentials of Chapter Leadership.
  • Goldstein, EA. Mentoring Colleagues in Volunteer Roles. Oral presentation at 2023 ALA Association Leadership Institute (Chicago, IL)
  • Goldstein, EA, VanTroost, J. Keep Your Chapter Relevant (1980 Called and Wants Its Listserv Back). Oral presentation at 2022 ALA Chapter Leadership Institute (Las Vegas, NV)
  • Goldstein, EA, Hirst, M. Bet High on Your Experienced Members and Win Big: Implementing a Chapter Mentorship Program. Oral presentation at 2022 ALA Chapter Leadership Institute (Las Vegas, NV)
  • Goldstein, EA, Ransleben, S. The Membership Arch, Part 2: Engaging and Retaining Seasoned Members. Oral presentation at 2021 ALA Chapter Leadership Institute (St. Louis, MO)
  • Aronow, CM, Chalfin, R, Dittrich, G, Goldstein, E, Kennedy, S. Attorney Trust Accounts Webcast. Middlesex County Bar Association. February 2021.
  • Aronow, CM, Dittrich, G, Goldstein, E, Kennedy, S. Virtual Mini-Webcast on Attorney Trust Accounts. Middlesex County Bar Association. December 2020.
  • Goldstein, EA, Hurless, V. Responding to the Second Wave of COVID-19. Virtual roundtable facilitation for Association of Legal Administrators. December 2020.
  • Goldstein, EA, Rosenberg, J. Law Office Management Roundtable Discussion. Virtual roundtable facilitation for New Jersey State Bar Association. October 2020.
  • Antonello, S, Didrikson, S, Goldstein, EA, Hirst, M. New Member Experience and Engagement. Virtual presentation at 2020 ALA Chapter Leadership Institute
  • Cohen, M, Goldstein, EA, Hernandez, GE, McGinnis, LS. ALA Today: Meetup Discussions – Viral Change: The
  • Evolution of Law Firms in a Post-COVID-19 World. Virtual roundtable facilitation for Association of Legal Administrators. 2020 July.
  • Dart, KE, Goldstein, EA. COVID-19: Adapting to the New Normal with a Focus on Possible Handbook and Policy Changes in the Wake of the Pandemic. Virtual roundtable facilitation for Association of Legal Administrators. 2020 June.
  • Goldstein, EA, Serban, AM. COVID-19: Adapting to the New Normal with a Focus on PTO Policies and Potential Changes. Virtual roundtable facilitation for Association of Legal Administrators. 2020 May.
  • Didrikson, S, Goldstein, EA. Member Value Equation. Oral presentation at 2019 ALA Chapter Leadership Institute (Louisville, KY)
  • Goldstein, EA, Kendall, M. New Member Moments of Truth. Oral presentation at 2018 ALA Chapter Leadership Institute (Denver, CO)

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