Because Justice is a woman

This is an adaptation of the speech I delivered at our Legally Female conference last weekend. If you are wondering what Ms. JD is (or should be) about, here is my take. You might have a different take. I hope you will share it with me!

As you can see at the top of this website, the Ms. JD logo is a version of Lady Justice, and the watch-words of Ms. JD are "changing the face of the legal profession."

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Were You At Ms. JD's National Launch?

Ms. JD had its national launch at Yale Law School’s Legally Female Conference this Saturday, March 31. Were you there? If so, we would love to hear from you. Send us your thoughts, reactions, something that inspired you, or something you took issue with.

But have no fear: if you were not at Legally Female, we still want to hear from you. We will be posting videos of the conference, so check out the amazing women who came and shared their stories, advice, and experiences.

Remarks at the conference "Legally Female: What does it mean to be Ms. JD?"

Dean Harold Hongju Koh of the Yale Law School opened the national conference entitled “Legally Female: Ms. JD” co-hosted by Yale Law Women at Yale Law School on March 31, 2007 with the following remarks:

Welcome and Congratulations to Yale Law Women and especially to your Yale hosts, Michelle Morin, Julia Simon-Kerr, and Anna Nelson, for all you have done to put today’s conference together. In the 1992 vice-presidential debate the third party candidate began by asking “Who am I and What am I doing here?” Well, I’m Harold Koh. I am the Dean here, and on behalf of the university, the law school, the faculty, the students, and the staff, I want to welcome all of you to Yale Law School, and to this very important gathering.