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Ms. JD International Scholar Update: Nakale Mary
By Ms. JD Editor • October 07, 2012 •Features
Editor's Note: Nakale Mary is a 2011 Ms. JD International Scholar studying law at Makerere University in Uganda thanks to the Global Education Fund. Nakale Reports: I am glad to inform you that I was able to complete year one. I had a long holiday. I had training with foundation for human rights initiative. This is an organization in Uganda that protects people’s rights. This training has empowered me to help people of different communities learn to respect people’s rights.Am now in year two and offering five course units; nature and history of tort, administrative law2, law of evidence1, equity…
Ms. JD International Scholar Update: Gracious Atuhaire
By Ms. JD Editor • October 07, 2012 •Features
Editor's Note: Gracious Atuhaire is a 2011 Ms. JD International Scholar studying law at Makerere University in Uganda thanks to the Global Education Fund. Gracious Reports: This is Atuhaire Gracious at Makerere university school of law. I have reported back from the long holiday which was almost three months. This holiday I attended computer classes for seven weeks. This is because lack of computer knowledge has affected me since I needed to access cases and academic material on internet. I now believe that since I have attained this knowledge I will be able to access this information.As per this first…
Overheard at She Leads
By Ms. JD Editor • October 05, 2012 •Features
Here is just a sneak peak of some of the amazing advice coming out of She Leads! Enjoy!She Negotiates Panel: You must make the first offer & it must be aggressive. You also have to be willing to make concessions.Never ever give away your negotiation strategy.Confidence is fake it until you make it.Negotiating is about building a coalition. -Kathleen AmbroseInterest-based negotiation: Learn what they want and offer what you have to offer before you ask for something in return. -Victoria PynchonYou need to discover as a lawyer in the 21st century what are the tools you need to have in…
Overheard During the Opening of She Leads
By Ms. JD Editor • October 05, 2012 •Features
The She Leads Conference Has Begun!We are so thrilled to welcome amazing women from across the country to She Leads. Here are few things overheard at the opening of the conference: "We don't have Founding Fathers; we have Founding Mothers!" Daniela Kraiem, Associate Director of the Women and the Law Program at American University, Washington College of Law"I believe firmly in the power of young people...in the power of ideas...in the people that make up Ms. JD." Katie Larkin-Wong, President, Ms. JD"Ms. JD has changed my horizons." Jesse Kornberg, Board of Directors, Ms. JD"Ms. JD is one of the tools…
More Travel Deals to She Leads!
By Ms. JD Editor • September 25, 2012 •Features
In our ongoing efforts to find great deals to get you to D.C. for She Leads, we are sharing a great offer from Jet Blue this week:Jet Blue is helping students fly cheap to Washington, D.C. There are some great deals out of Oakland, Tampa, Boston and New York. But hurry because they're going quick!
She Runs: Muthoni Wambu of EMILY’s List
By Ms. JD Editor • September 18, 2012 •Features
Editor's Note: Ms. JD is thrilled to have Muthoni Wambu, Political Opportunity Director of EMILY’s List, participate in Ms. JD’s 5th Annual Conference on Women and the Law at Washington College of Law at American University on October 5, 2012. Muthoni Wambu was born in Chicago and spent her formative childhood years in New York City. Raised by two passionate educators who met because of their community activism, she attributes her dedicated interest in politics to parental osmosis and the subtle fact that she could hold protest signs before she could walk. Ms. Wambu has over a decade of experience…
One Essential Trait Of A Leader Is…Receiving a Calling
By Lauren Diane Garry • September 17, 2012 •Features
Editor's Note: This post was submitted in response to Ms. JD's She Leads essay prompt: "One Essential Trait of a Leader is ..." Ms. JD: She Leads will take place October 5, 2012 in Washington, DC and will feature keynote speeches from Marne Levine, the VP of Global Public Policy at Facebook and the DQs. To learn more about Ms. JD: She Leads and to register, click here. One essential trait of a leader is that it is a calling to help others learn how to make positive differences in individuals’ daily lives in an honest and straightforward manner. Being a…
Join us for a Ms. JD’s First Annual Cocktail Benefit and Silent Auction to Benefit the Global Education Fund!
By Ms. JD Editor • July 24, 2012 •Features
Please join Ms. JD on August 3, 2012 for a cocktail benefit in San Francisco featuring a silent auction, life-size Jenga and other games by homefrys, music, dancing, hors d'oeuvres, limited open bar, and more. The event celebrates the Ms. JD Global Education Fund and its scholars, Ugandan law students Joaninne Nanyange, Monica Athieno, Gracious Atuhaire, and Mary Nakale.View our silent auction items here!To learn more, make a donation, or purchase tickets, click here. On that page, you can also watch our video which features the first two GEF Scholars. We'll premiere a new video featuring the second two scholars, Gracious…
Marne Levine to be a Keynote Speaker at Ms. JD: She Leads!
By Ms. JD Editor • May 29, 2012 •Features
Editor's Note: Ms. JD is excited to announce that Marne Levine, Vice President, Global Public Policy at Facebook, will be the lunchtime keynote speaker at Ms. JD: She Leads on October 5, 2012. Find out more about Marne Levine below! Marne Levine is Vice President, Global Public Policy at Facebook. In this role, she manages the company’s global public policy strategy, working with governments and non-governmental organizations to foster understanding and support for Facebook’s innovative technology.Marne joined Facebook from the Obama Administration, where she served as Chief of Staff of the National Economic Council (NEC) at the White House and Special Assistant…