Ms Jd
Ms Jd
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About this organization
Mission
Ms. JD is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to the success of aspiring and early career women lawyers. Ms. JD is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors comprised of law students and recent graduates and supported by a small group of independent contractors. Founded at Stanford Law School in 2006 by a group of female law students from Boalt Hall (UC Berkeley), Cornell, Georgetown, Harvard, NYU, Stanford, UCLA, UT Austin, the University of Chicago, the University of Michigan, the University of Virginia, and Yale. Serving as a unique nexus between the profession and the pipeline of diverse attorneys, Ms. JD's online community provides a forum for dialogue and networking among women lawyers and law students. With campus chapters throughout the nation, Ms. JD is also home to the National Women Law Students Organization. Ms. JD celebrates women's achievements, addresses remaining challenges, and facilitates continued progress by bringing legal practitioners and law students
About
LaddHer Up Event: 97 attorneys attended from small, mid-size, and large BigLaw firms from across the US at a hotel in Napa Valley, CA. This event brought together junior private firm associates (5 years of practice) with seasoned general counsels from across the corporate spectrum, to foster mentoring relationships and to educate attorneys on the ins/outs of becoming corporate and in-house counsel.
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
Ms. jd is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to the success of aspiring and early career women lawyers. ms. jd is governed by a volunteer board of directors comprised of law students and recent graduates and supported by a small group of independent contractors. founded at stanford law school in 2006 by a group of female law students from boalt hall (uc berkeley), cornell, georgetown, harvard, nyu, stanford, ucla, ut austin, the university of chicago, the university of michigan, the university of virginia, and yale. serving as a unique nexus between the profession and the pipeline of diverse attorneys, ms. jd's online community provides a forum for dialogue and networking among women lawyers and law students. with campus chapters throughout the nation, ms. jd is also home to the national women law students' organization. ms. jd celebrates women's achievements, addresses remaining challenges, and facilitates continued progress by bringing legal practitioners and law student
- Revenue reported was $83,537.
- Expenses reported were $96,581.
- The non-profit filed Schedule A section.
- Does not operate a hospital.
- Is not a donor advised fund.
- The organization does not engage in lobbying activities.
- Other expenses reported $25,436.
- The non-profit reported a excess or deficit for -$13,044.
- The non-profit does not have a foreign financial account.
- Other compensation reported was $51,150.
- Contributions, gifts, and grants reported were $22,307.
Accomplishments
- Ms. jd annual conference: conference held each year to bring together members across the u.s. and keynote speakers from the legal profession, both male and female, to showcase leadership. panels are held on issues affecting women in the legal profession. networking events for membership are held. award recognition is given in several categories to recognize efforts by individuals and organizations in the legal profession advancing ms. jd mission and goals. expenses: $7,753; revenues: $61,230 Expenses $7,753.
- Global education fund: sponsorship of 2 women each year to attend law school in uganda. the global education fund's goal is to enable women in developing countries to pursue legal educations who otherwise would not have access to higher education and be able to pursue their dreams of becoming lawyers by attending the law program at makerere university in uganda. grants provided: $6,576 Expenses $6,576.
- Fellowship: each spring, in conjunction with the aba's commission on women in the profession's margaret brent award, ms. jd selects up to 15 second-year law students as ms. jd fellowship recipients. the one-year fellowship program is designed to foster a commitment to excellence in a new generation of women attorneys, inspired by the generation of trailblazers who paved the way for their success. grants provided: $1,817 Expenses $1,817.
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