Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    Ms. JD Annual Conference: Conference held each year to bring together members across the U.S. and keynote speakers from the legal profession, both male and female, to showcase leadership. Panels are held on issues affecting women in the legal profession. Networking events for membership are held. The 2020 and 2021 Annual Conferences were hosted virtually, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
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    990
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  • Program 2 [2020]

    Fellowship: Each spring, in conjunction with the ABA's Commission on Women in the Profession's Margaret Brent Award, Ms. JD selects up to 15 second-year law students as Ms. JD Fellowship recipients. The one-year Fellowship program is designed to foster a commitment to excellence in a new generation of women attorneys, inspired by the generation of trailblazers who paved the way for their success.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
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  • Program 3 [2020]

    LaddHer Up Retreat: 69 early career law firm associates and more than 50 women general counsel from across the U.S. attended at a resort in Napa, CA. LaddHer Up is a unique retreat for women law firm associates in the earlier stages of their careers - in their first six years of practice - to personally engage with women general counsel for: two days of professional development on effectively pitching to potential clients, interrupting implicit bias, and building skills for a potential general counsel role in the future; transparent 2:1 career strategy discussions with general counsel; and business development and mentorship opportunities through curated events.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
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