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Women's Caucus Seminar: Grit and Growth
Thursday, June 9, 2022
12:30 – 4 p.m.
The Marketing Center, Columbia

Lunch will be available from 12:30 - 1:15 p.m.

This is a members-only program. It will be recorded and made available to registrants following the end of the session. The program is no longer being offered as a virtual option.

“So often in life things that you regard as an impediment turn out to be great good fortune..”
– Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Join the MAJ Women's Caucus for a special half-day seminar where we will discuss the importance of a "grit and growth" mindset. We will have two accomplished speakers to instruct us on the essential traits that women attorneys can employ in our field and our everyday lives to allows us to work toward greater success.

Presentations

Grit and Women in the Law

In spite of the fact that women outnumber men in American colleges and law schools and account for roughly half of the U.S. labor force, the under-representation of women in top leadership positions has led to much research on the obstacles or barriers that prevent women from ascending the corporate ladder in the same numbers as their male counterparts. Rather than focusing on what prevents women from succeeding, this program will explore the body of research that seeks to understand what successful women lawyers have in common with the goal of learning from their experiences and understanding more about what it really takes to succeed in today’s complex and evolving world.

Specifically, Dr. Hogan will focus on two critically important traits that successful women lawyers share:

1. Grit, defined as perseverance and passion for long-term goals, and
2. Growth mindset, defined as the view that one’s most basic abilities (including intelligence) can be strengthened and developed over time.

This interactive program will educate participants about the science behind these traits, provide them with specific tools to assess their current levels of grit and growth mindset, and use science (and storytelling) to offer practical, engaging ways for participants to incorporate these concepts into their personal, professional development strategies both now and in the future.

Speaker

Dr. Milana L. Hogan is the Chief Legal Talent Officer at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, where she oversees the firm’s talent management initiatives, including assignment, mentoring, training and career development programs, performance evaluations, diversity and inclusion initiatives, human resources, paralegals and analysts, and the firm’s worldwide recruiting efforts. Dr. Hogan is also the immediate past chair of the Professional Development Consortium and serves as a liaison to the American Bar Association Commission on Women in the Profession and is the Co‐Chair of the ABA’s Grit Project. She is currently the lead researcher on the ABA’s Gritty Teams initiative. Dr. Hogan published her first book, Grit, The Secret to Advancement, in 2016, and she is a contributing author to PLI’s book Stepping It Up: A Guide for Mid-Level Law Firm Associates, which was published in 2020. Dr. Hogan is a frequent speaker and presenter and has delivered high-impact trainings around the world for law firms, law schools, bar associations and public and private corporations, including Goldman Sachs, Harvard Law School, and the New York City Bar Association.

Life Skills and Growth Mindset 

Running a law practice, billing hours, satisfying clients, keeping partners happy (at work and at home), and raising kids... lawyers already have a lot on their plate. How do we also make sure we stay hydrated, keep healthy and move? How do we do this when we are bone tired, battling burnout and feeling a little dead inside? How do we get back to feeling like ourselves when it feels like there is absolutely no time to do so? It is time to take yourself off the backburner. It is time for you to feel alive again and to practice law and be at home with joy.

In her one-hour presentation, Wendy will teach you her tools for success so that you can be successful at work and at home. Wendy will give you some easy, do-able, takeaway tips that you can implement the next day so that you get back to feeling like “you.”

Speaker

Wendy Meadows is a family law attorney, mediator, and certified life coach. Wendy started her family law career in 2005 with a small boutique firm in Towson, made partner in 2011, and then left in 2018 to open her own practice in Phoenix, Maryland. Since 2018, Wendy has been able to tailor her practice so that she litigates less and mediates more, all while running a financially successful firm. In addition to her roles in the legal field, Wendy has been coaching since 2016, focusing on "law moms" across the U.S. 

Lunch Sponsor

NEW LOCATION

Two Merriweather
10960 Grantchester Way, Ste 110 
Columbia, MD 21044

Due to an HVAC issue in our building, we have moved the location of the seminar. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Written cancellation on or prior to May 26, 2022 will result in a refund less a $25 fee. After this date, registration fees will not be refunded.