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Path to Mastery

Explore the skills modern lawyers need to achieve mastery, from nuanced communication and emotion...

Bellina Barrow

July 28, 2026

Compensation - Origination Credit Policies and Beyond for the Beginning Lawyer

Learn how origination credit policies affect compensation, career growth, and pay equity so you c...

Melanie Houk

July 6, 2026

Getting Clients - and Getting Credit For Them

Discover practical strategies for women lawyers to build a strong book of business, attract new c...

Melanie Houk

June 23, 2026

Wisdom for Lawyers from Ms JD’s Limitless Honorees

Celebrate the Ms. JD 2026 Limitless honorees—Desiree Ralls-Morrison, Phuong Phillips, and Sheraya...

Ms. JD

April 22, 2026

Failure is not an Option, it’s an Opportunity

To my students and to anyone hesitating on the edge of a new opportunity: don’t let fear of failu...

Shea Holman Kilian

March 31, 2026

Behind the Bands & Briefs with Anjeli Narine

Over the span of our legal careers, we may find ourselves at different points on the legal practi...

Bellina Barrow

November 11, 2025

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