9:30 AM - Registration Opens
10:00 AM - Welcome
- Jennifer Banda, CWIL Director
- Siya Parekh, Women’s Law Caucus Membership Development Director
10:10 AM - Icebreaker
- Valerie Esparza, CWIL Director of Operations & Programs
10:30 AM - Leadership in the Law & Building Your Leadership Portfolio
- Maria Amelia Calaf, Partner, Botkin Chiarello Calaf
- Introduction by Lauren Norman, WLC Media Director
11:00 AM - Navigating Crucial Conversations in the Legal Profession
- Jennifer Banda, Moderator
- Mollie Duckworth, Partner, Latham & Watkins
- Cheryl LaFond, Partner, Scott Douglass & McConnico
- Katie Hobson, Assistant Attorney General, State of Texas
- Introduction by Lauren Norman, WLC Media Director
11:45 AM - Breakout Groups: Channeling Your Leadership
12:45 PM - Lunch
1:10 PM - Introduction of Justice Lehrmann
- Siya Parekh, WLC Membership Development Director
1:15 PM - Keynote: Leadership in the Law
- Justice Debra Lehrmann, Texas Supreme Court
1:45 PM - Beyond the Billable Hour: What Every Young Lawyer Should Know
- Alex Wilson Albright, Partner, Alexander Dubose & Jefferson
- Gina Shishima, Vice Chair US Management Committee, Norton Rose Fulbright
- Introduction by Siya Parekh, WLC Membership Development Director
2:30 PM - Break
2:45 PM - Smart Money, Strong Career
- Liz Nielsen, Attorney, Nielsen Law
- Cynthia Harkness, Of Counsel, Foley & Lardner
- Elizabeth Quanaim, Partner, Robin Glen
- Introduction by Teresa King, WLC Events Director
3:30 PM - A Seat at the Table: Presence & Professional Etiquette
- Jennifer Banda, Center for Women in Law
- Valerie Esparza, Center for Women in Law
- Introduction by Teresa King, WLC Events Director
4:15 PM - Closing Remarks
- Jennifer Banda, Center for Women in Law
4:30 PM - Sips & Summons (Reception in Susman Godfrey Atrium – h’ors doeuvres and drinks provided)