Jihan Jenkins Cargill Law Department Intellectual Property Jihan answers four questions on how she has achieved her level of success. How did you do it? Ha, I’m still doing it! I’ve by no means achieved all the goals I’ve set for myself but I try to remember that my career path is a marathon and not…keep reading
Every time I meet with summer associates whether 1L’s or 2L’s my advice is always the same! Know your brand. What does this mean? It means that you have to understand how people view you and be strategic about how you want them to view you. More and more firms need to feel that you…keep reading
Twin Cities Diversity in Practice was established by a group of unlikely Diversity Champions in May of 2005. Over 10 years ago the key leaders at our large firms and corporate law departments decided to pursue a collective effort to attract/recruit/advance and retain lawyers of color in and to the Twin Cities. These leaders got…keep reading
In a Good2BSocial Blog Post by Joe Lamport called “Why Big Law Partners Don’t Play Nice in the Sandbox” which references a study that was just released by Heidi Gardner, a distinguished fellow at Harvard Law School’s Center for the Profession, Joe discusses some of the key reasons why the study and real life in…keep reading
One of the Founders of Diversity in Practice gave me some very wise advice. He pointed out to me that Diversity Champions come in all shapes and sizes and often from people you least expect! Over my eight years as Executive Director I have found this to be the best advice or observation I have…keep reading