The New Lawyers Leadership Conference (NLLC) is the premiere event for the up-and-coming legal professionals and practitioners looking to advance their career with purpose and vision while creating a path for leadership. Whether you're a big law, small firm or solo practitioner, in the public or private sector, the NLLC is a unique opportunity to meet, network, and engage with colleagues and leaders in the Minnesota legal community.

Sponsored by Minnesota CLE

When: Thursday, November 7, 2019 (9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.) 

Where: Securian Financial Club Room / CHS Field Saint Paul, MN United States

For more information, please visit: https://www.mnbar.org/members/cle-events/event?EventID=3429

Deadline to Register: October 31, 2019

Join the ACS Minneapolis-St. Paul Lawyer Chapter for a discussion of the Minnesota Judicial Selection Process with Lola Velazquez-Aguilu.

Where: Lockridge Grindal Nauen

When: 12:00 p.m. on October 22nd 

Contact: Rachel Kitze Collins, rakitzecollins@locklaw.com

Website: http://getinvolved.acslaw.org/component/events/event/424

Minority women lawyers meet for a monthly lunch on the third Thursday of each month. Please join us at D'Amico on October 17, 2019. Bring or buy your own lunch.

Where: D'Amicos (RBC Plaza) 555 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN

When: 12:00 p.m. on October 17th 

Contact: Rose Park rpark@advrights.org; Rebecca Chaffee - rchaffee@bestlaw.com

In partnership with Medtronic, we are pleased to announce the 2019 Asian American Leadership Summit (formerly known as Twin Cities Corporate Asian ERN Summit).

Join us for a morning of reflection and inspiration of where Asian Americans fit into the future of work and afternoon workshops that focus on Asian Women Leaders, how your Asian BRG can built impactful strategies, Asian Professional Development and how Asian professionals engage in D&I.

This event is free and open to all dimensions of diversity.

For more information, please visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/asian-american-leadership-summit-presented-by-naaap-mn-and-medtronic-tickets-6935210701

When: October 16, 2019

Where: 8200 Coral Sea St NE, Mounds View, Minnesota 55449

Wednesday, October 2, 7 – 9:30 p.m.

True Conviction film screening and conversation with Jamie Meltzer and Christopher Scott.

Learn more and register online at: https://hclib.bibliocommons.com/events/5d44615608466e440006806b

Thursday, October 10, 7 – 9:30 p.m.

The Stairs film screening and conversation with Hugh Gibson.

Learn more and register online at: https://hclib.bibliocommons.com/events/5d44619310f3d73900992ac0

Thursday, October 17 , 7 – 9:30 p.m.

Milwaukee 53206 film screening and conversation with Keith McQuirter and Dennis Walton.

Learn more and register online at: https://hclib.bibliocommons.com/events/5d44620410f3d73900992ac8

Thursday, October 24, 7 – 9:30 p.m.

Tribal Justice film screening and conversation with Anne Makepeace and Judges Claudette White and Abby Abinanti.

Learn more and register online at: https://hclib.bibliocommons.com/events/5d44629808466e440006812c

Every third Thursday of the month, a group of minority women lawyers meets for happy hour or lunch in downtown Minneapolis at a location to be determined. This group is dedicated to empowering minority women lawyers through discussion of relevant topics, mentorship and networking. No host. Check out menu and pricing at Sphere's website. Register on Facebook. Or RSVP to contacts listed.

Location: Sphere - Skyway Level - 100 S 5th St, Minneapolis, MN 55402

Date: September 19, 2019

Time: 12:00 PM

As part of its continuing in-house counsel CLE series, Cozen O’Connor’s Minneapolis office will host two interactive panel discussions focusing on essential topics for in-house counsel: “Litigating Efficiently to Achieve Business Objectives” and “Diversity & Inclusion: Providing Courtroom Opportunities for All Litigators.” The panel discussions will be held on Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at the APEX Conference Center, 40 South 7th Street (Street Level) in Minneapolis, beginning at 2:30 p.m.

Participants in the panels include current and former in-house counsel including: Cozen O’Connor Attorneys Kari Berman, Mark Jacobson and Mayura Noordyke; Senior Lawyer from Cargill Inc., Molly Thornton; Associate General Counsel from UnitedHealth Group, Nadia Hasan; Ramsey County District Court Judge Leonardo Castro; and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney from the USAO District of Minnesota, Lindsey Middlecamp. The panels are supported by Hennepin County Bar Association, Hispanic National Bar Association, Minnesota Asian Pacific American Bar Association, Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers and Minnesota Hispanic Bar Association.

Welcome and registration begins at 2:30 p.m., the first panel discussion is from 3 to 4 p.m. and the second panel discussion is from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. A reception featuring light fare is scheduled from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

For more information on the panel, see www.cozen.com or to RSVP, send an email response to Lori Scheetz at lscheetz@cozen.com or call at 215-665-2123. CLE applied for upon request.

For more information and to register, please visit: https://www.cozen.com/events/2019/2019-in-house-counsel-cle-series

Join us in in Kathmandu, Nepal from Friday 13 September to Sunday 15 September 2019.

Join us to celebrate and emphasize pro bono legal work, access to justice and legal empowerment initiatives, as well as discuss ways to further the outreach of pro bono ethos and impact in Asia and around the Globe.

Who Should Attend

•NGOs and others involved in pro bono and access to justice initiatives

•Lawyers and legal practitioners

•Law professors and law students

•The Judiciary

•Government officials

Conference History

The Asia Pro Bono Conference is an initiative founded in 2012.

The event celebrates and emphasizes pro bono legal work and legal ethics, discussing ways to further the outreach of the pro bono ethos and impact throughout Asia and around the globe.

For more information, please visit: https://www.probonoconference.org/