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Leadership Spotlight: Myra McKenzie

In one of her leadership roles, McKenzie, who made the move to in-house counsel with Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. in its Employment Practices Division, served as Corporate Counsel Committee Chair, where she spearheaded the effort to ensure an active in-house counsel presence on the Committee. With five officers representing 150,000 ABA YLD members, McKenzie said, “I’m really looking forward to demonstrating that this is a Division where creative, diverse, and committed people can be leaders and make a difference.”

Avenue for Advocacy: ABA Day Provides Access to Congress

ABA Day is an annual time for members of the legal profession to make their voices heard regarding the national issues that affect local constituents, particularly in an era of severe budget constraints.

ABA New Partner and In-House Counsel Conference

The ABA YLD New Partner and In-House Counsel Conference is unique in that it is designed to provide education and resources for those lawyers who have made partner or gone in-house during the last three years.

Around the Country

As the school year starts to wind down, the days begin to get longer, and the weather finally warms up, young lawyers shine. Young lawyers around the nation continue to make a difference while learning, giving, and having fun. Affiliates are finding new and innovative ways to change their communities and make them better places in which to live and work.

Affiliate Leader Spotlight: Dolores Dorsainvil

During the ABA YLD Midyear Meeting in New Orleans this February, Dolores Dorsainvil was recognized as a Finalist for the ABA YLD National Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Year Award.

ABA YLD Fellows: Where They Are Now

The ABA YLD “Fellows” are the alumni of the ABA YLD. This article highlights three former Division Chairs—who they are, what they did during their time in the ABA YLD, and what they are doing now.

Mentorship Programs: What Works and What Doesn’t

Despite the overall expectation that mentorship programs are a good idea, several affiliates have tried them and been unsuccessful. So what works? And what doesn’t? What’s the difference between the groups that have successful programs and the ones that don’t?

Successfully Implementing Disaster Legal Services

Jurisdictions setting out to implement Disaster Legal Services will find tips, ideas, and general guidance from three states that have successfully implemented DLS.

Advice to Affiliates: One Size Does Not Fit All

One of the biggest challenges all affiliate leaders face is how to best serve the needs of their members. Your members’ interests are likely to be as varied as the membership’s composition so it is important to remember when creating programming for such a diverse group that one size does not fit all.

Bringing Consciousness to The Unconscious Truth

Did you have one of those friends in high school with the “cool parents”—the parents who would allow teenagers to drink at their house or provide alcohol to drink, under the mistaken impression that it would be safer for teens to drink in the controlled environment of a house than on a street somewhere?

ABA YLD Annual Meeting Returns to the Windy City

This year, the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Annual Meeting returns to Chicago, August 2–4, at the Swissotel.