- from Univeristy of Minnesota and Ms. JD Press Release
University of Minnesota Law School Sends Delegate to National Women Law Students Leadership Summit in New York, New York
New York, NY -- Ms. JD, a national non-profit organization, held a Leadership Summit in New York City on April 4th and 5th. The purpose of the summit was to bring together law students from around the country to form a national organization of women law students.
The event was attended by approximately 100 students from over 60 law schools with representatives in attendance from over 30 states. The event was sponsored by Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz LLP. The event kicked off with addresses by Chief Judge Judith Kaye of the New York Court of Appeals who spoke on the challenges that still exist for women in the legal profession and Lynn Hecht Schafren who spoke on how far women lawyers have come to date. The second day of the conference consisted of committee meetings, networking, elections and brainstorming on the purpose and direction of the newly formed national organization. The students participated in a networking luncheon led by Axiom Legal and the event closed with inspiring remarks by Dahlia Lithwick, a senior editor and legal correspondent for Slate and the keynote speaker, Professor Barbara Babcock, the first woman professor at Stanford Law School.
The delegates voted to call their new national organization Ms. JD: National Women Law Student Organization and, going forward, the University of Minnesota Law School will be part of the Midwest region of this dynamic and energized national group.
Venora Hung represented the University of Minnesota Law School at the Summit. She was sponsored by Oppenheimer, Wolff & Donnelly, Leonard Street and Deinard, Fish & Richardson and Alene Grossman from Dorsey & Whitney.
Hung will serve on the outreach committee. Additionally, Hung was elected to the regional position of Midwest Outreach Co-Chair.
To find more information visit http://www.ms-jd.org/. You can also contact Ms. JD’s Vice President and Media Relations Officer, Anna Nelson at vp@ms-jd.org.
University of Minnesota Law School Sends Delegate to National Women Law Students Leadership Summit in New York, New York
New York, NY -- Ms. JD, a national non-profit organization, held a Leadership Summit in New York City on April 4th and 5th. The purpose of the summit was to bring together law students from around the country to form a national organization of women law students.
The event was attended by approximately 100 students from over 60 law schools with representatives in attendance from over 30 states. The event was sponsored by Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz LLP. The event kicked off with addresses by Chief Judge Judith Kaye of the New York Court of Appeals who spoke on the challenges that still exist for women in the legal profession and Lynn Hecht Schafren who spoke on how far women lawyers have come to date. The second day of the conference consisted of committee meetings, networking, elections and brainstorming on the purpose and direction of the newly formed national organization. The students participated in a networking luncheon led by Axiom Legal and the event closed with inspiring remarks by Dahlia Lithwick, a senior editor and legal correspondent for Slate and the keynote speaker, Professor Barbara Babcock, the first woman professor at Stanford Law School.
The delegates voted to call their new national organization Ms. JD: National Women Law Student Organization and, going forward, the University of Minnesota Law School will be part of the Midwest region of this dynamic and energized national group.
Venora Hung represented the University of Minnesota Law School at the Summit. She was sponsored by Oppenheimer, Wolff & Donnelly, Leonard Street and Deinard, Fish & Richardson and Alene Grossman from Dorsey & Whitney.
Hung will serve on the outreach committee. Additionally, Hung was elected to the regional position of Midwest Outreach Co-Chair.
To find more information visit http://www.ms-jd.org/. You can also contact Ms. JD’s Vice President and Media Relations Officer, Anna Nelson at vp@ms-jd.org.
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Ms. Venora Hung is currently a law student at University of Minnesota Law School and a member of the Board of Regents at the University of Minnesota.
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