Law Practice Division

    ABA Women Rainmakers Committee

    The mission of the ABA Women Rainmakers is to educate professional women about marketing and business development, to provide mentoring opportunities for members, and to provide networking opportunities to build personal and professional relationships.

    Co-Chairs: Jordan Arnot Leahy & Vedia Jones-Richardson

    Rainmakers Webinar Series

    Wednesday Rainmaking by the ABA Women Rainmakers of the ABA Law Practice Division continues this year with webinars that will make your business soar on social media. Below are the dates for the upcoming and the latest webinars. More information and registration links will be provided once registration is open for upcoming webinars.

    June 17,  2020
    Women and Technology
    Speakers    : Courtney Ward- Reichard, Jeannine Abukhater Lambert Moderator: Jeanne Lee
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    December 11, 2019

    Communication Across Generations
    Speakers: Phyllis Haserot and Whytne J. Brooks
    Moderator: Carole Bass

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    September 18, 2019

    Coaches on Call

    Speakers: Elizabeth Jolliffe, Marianne Trost
    Moderator: Jeanne Lee

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    January 30, 2019

    Getting Your Marketing Plan Together for 2019

    Speakers: Elizabeth Jolliffe and Marianne Trost 
    Moderator: Jeanne Lee 

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    Februaray 21, 2018

    Asking for Business: Advice from In-House Counsel

    Speakers: Angela Speight; Shaila Ohri; Erin Abrams
    Moderator: Anna Rappaport

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    November 29, 2017

    LinkedIn - More Powerful Than Ever

    Speaker: Dee Schiavelli
    Moderator: Jeanne Lee

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    September 20, 2017

    Creating Signature Events to Enhance Business Development

    Speaker:Traci Ray
    Moderator: Jeanne Lee

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    Monthly Calls

    Our Women Rainmaker calls are on the third Tuesday of every month at 12:00pm EST.

    Anyone who is interested in Women Rainmakers is invited to attend the calls. If you want to receive agendas and reminders of the call each month.

    Please click here to "Join Our Committee.." An agenda is distributed each month to everyone on the list, with information on how to participate in the calls.

    Rainmaking Circles

    The objective of Peer Coaching Circles is to provide ABA Women Rainmakers a forum where members will listen, guide and encourage each other regarding their career and/or life decision making. The members will consult regularly and willingly provide and receive feedback and suggestions on a variety of issues of importance to its members in a confidential environment. A Peer Coaching Circle will act as an accountability partner as its members work towards their professional and personal goals, and expand the use of their voices.

    As a member of the ABA Women Rainmakers Committee you are invited to participate in a Peer Coaching Circle.

    Learn More About Peer Coaching Circles.

    Join To Be A Part Of A Peer Coaching Circle.

    Mentoring Speaker Series

    Did you miss the ABA Women Rainmakers’ dynamic speaker series on various topics critical to having a positive and successful career? Now you can listen to the series on your schedule. ABA members can download each program for free. Just log in and choose a topic!

    Leto Copeley and Richard Vernon on Recognizing and Addressing Harassment in the Workplace | Download Program

    Karen B. Kahn on Establishing and Maintaining Networking Relationships | Download Program

    ABA Women Rainmakers Interviews

    Browse this chronological list of all interviews conducted by and with ABA Women Rainmakers, hosted on the ABA Law Practice Division's monthly webzine, Law Practice Today.

    Marketing Success: How Did She Do That? by Afi S. Johnson-Parris & Dee A. Schiavelli

    This book covers best practices in the legal industry through interviews with women rainmakers on how they succeeded using the most current approaches to marketing and business development.