Diverse Attorney Pipeline Program (DAPP)

Now accepting applications for our National Scholars Program! 📢 Follow the link below to apply for this free, year-long intensive program designed to prepare diverse first-year law students to conquer 1L and set themselves up for successful legal careers. Link: https://lnkd.in/gCzmmpKX Application Deadline: September 8, 2023 Please share with your networks🗣️ #dapprogram #dappmade #dappNSP

CALLING ALL INCOMING FIRST-YEAR LAW STUDENTS! Diverse Attorney Pipeline Program (DAPP) and The Law School Mentor have partnered up to create a substantive law school summit to give you all the tips, tools and advice on succeeding in the most consequential year of law school! Get your ticket here: https://lnkd.in/gk2xyvwM ! Tag an incoming law student who you think should join us! Thank you to Faegre Drinker for hosting the summit this year. The LSM x DAPP Law School Summit provides unique opportunities tailored to the challenges and aspirations of underrepresented groups in the legal profession. This is possible through the culmination of specialized workshops and panels, networking opportunities, a supportive environment, gaining insights and advice on your branding, and accessibility to resources and tools that are relatively unknown for most once entering law school or the professional legal field. The meaning of this event is not only about gaining practical knowledge and networking opportunities but also about finding a supportive community. It can be empowering to connect with others who understand your unique experiences and challenges in the legal field. By participating actively and engaging with the resources and opportunities provided, you can enhance your readiness for law school and beyond. We hope to see you there! Ashlee Germany Masayoshi “Yoshi” Haynie, Esq. Leah Hall Stella McMillan Faith Hudson Dimarvin Puerto Devante D. Johnson Austin Perry Marcus Powell Amber Carpenter Kaylene Khosla Danielle Vargas Cindy Ortega Carrera Thibodeaux Julia Lee Mariah Whitner Keiaireyona Brown Jade Peeples Bryanna A. Jenkins, Esq. Crystal T. Jakini Auset S. Ingram Janet O. Eyimofe Wyse Maya Nevels Valerie Lopez Kristina Hall

We are continuing the road to DAPP’s 10th Anniversary Celebration with another DAPP alumna who is making waves in the legal profession while investing in the next generation of women lawyers - please meet Kaylene Khosla! Kaylene is an alumna of our DAPP Direct National Job Placement Fair and is currently a litigation associate at WilmerHale and a member of the DAPP Board of Directors. As a student (left headshot), Kaylene didn’t let starting law school during a global pandemic slow her down, and she finished her 1L year with impressive grades that allowed her to transfer to Berkeley Law School and land a prestigious internship with one of DAPP’s New York firm partners. She was also a member of the South Asian Law Student Association, a Senior Editor for the Berkeley Journal of International Law, and member of the Berkeley Jessup International Moot Court Team where she won the Appellate Advocacy Rising Star Award. As a lawyer (right headshot), Kaylene recently completed a clerkship on the D.C. Court of Appeals before rejoining the firm where she focuses on a number of litigation matters, including taking on pro bono cases in the human rights realm. A self-starter by nature, Kaylene started volunteering for DAPP during her 2L year of law school (🎉🎉) and hasn’t stopped helping us build this pipeline several years later. She is an invaluable part of the DAPP family and we can’t wait to see what she does next! Please join us to celebrate DAPP’s 10th Anniversary and meet some of our outstanding alumnae on Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 5:30pm at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates’s Chicago office. RSVP to here (https://lnkd.in/dBvhqyQK) by August 7th - we hope to see you there! cc: Ashlee Germany Chasity Boyce Tiffany Renee Harper Lacy Durham Crystal Moore-Mitchell Julia Lee Amber Carpenter Carrera Thibodeaux Cindy Ortega Danielle Vargas Chasity Wilson Henry LaToyia Pierce Frink Mariah Whitner Keiaireyona Brown Jade Peeples Bryanna A. Jenkins, Esq. Jakini Auset S. Ingram Janet O. Eyimofe Wyse Maya Nevels Valerie Lopez Kristina Hall Crystal T.

We are collaborating with The Law School Mentor to help incoming first year law students prepare for law school! We will be dropping the RSVP link this week but SAVE THE DATE! Tell your incoming 1L to tell another incoming 1L!

Join us this week, Thursday, July 11th! Register here: https://lnkd.in/grbJEd4k Host Sandra Phillips Rogers, General Counsel, Toyota North America, and Special Guest and DAPP Co-Founder Tiffany Renee Harper, join the Dallas Women Lawyers Association, The NEW Roundtable, Inc., Latina Lawyer Network (Dallas Hispanic Bar Association), and The Podium invite you to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Diverse Attorney Pipeline Program (DAPP) and learn more about the benefits of this landscape-changing program alongside Dallas firm leaders. DAPP aims to diversify the legal profession by expanding opportunities for women of color law students to secure summer positions at law firms and corporations following their first year of law school. In partnership with firms and corporate legal departments, DAPP’s primary goal is to infuse the pipeline to the profession with talented, highly qualified women of color who will ultimately hired, retained and promoted at law firms across the country. Thursday, July 11 | 6:00-8:00pm Times Ten Cellars

What better way to kickoff the road to DAPP’s 10th Anniversary Celebration than to SHOW you the fruits of our labor over the past 10 years with features of the DAPP alumnae who are doing it big in the legal profession! #DAPPMade Up first - Ashlee Germany, an alumna of our DAPP Scholars Program who is currently a corporate associate at Faegre Drinker and the new chair of the DAPP Board of Directors. 🎉 As a student (left headshot), Ashlee received the CALI award in constitutional law, was a Manging Editor on the DePaul Law Review and led many organizations on campus, including her service as President of the DePaul University College of Law Student Bar Association. After graduating with honors in 2019, she continues to serve the DePaul Law community and mentor current students. As a lawyer (right headshot), the Faegre Executive Leadership Team has appointed Ashlee to several leadership committees within the firm, including the recruiting committee. As she continues to hone her craft and build her practice, she also serves on the Associate Boards of The Chicago Committee on Minorities in Large Law Firms and Chicago Scholars and the scholarship fund board of BWLA of Greater Chicago, Inc., while also running 10,000 hands, a high school mentorship program she launched in her hometown (Kansas City). Ashlee was also recently awarded the Cook County Bar Association’s Next Generation Award and listed on the “Hot List” for Lawyers of Color and she’s every bit of a every rising star. So join us to celebrate DAPP’s 10th Anniversary and meet some of our outstanding alumnae on Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 5:30pm at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates’s Chicago office. RSVP to [email protected] by August 7th - we hope to see you there! cc: Chasity Boyce Lacy Durham Tiffany Renee Harper Amber Carpenter Julia Lee Cindy Ortega Carrera Thibodeaux Ennedy Rivera Crystal Moore-Mitchell Merili (Mariangela) Seale Maryann Wou Mariah Whitner Jade Peeples Keiaireyona Brown Jakini Auset S. Ingram Kristina Hall Crystal T. Valerie Lopez Bryanna A. Jenkins, Esq. Maya Nevels

1 WEEK LEFT TO SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION!   Know any incoming first year law students? Share MCCA's LMJ Scholarship Program with your network today! The LMJ Scholarship Program is designed to support and uplift outstanding law students as they embark on their academic and professional journeys. Each year, the LMJ Scholarship awards $10,000 to deserving students for their first year of law school. By spreading the word about the LMJ Scholarship, you can help identify talented individuals who may benefit from this support and encouragement as they pursue their dreams to make a lasting impact on the legal community: https://bit.ly/lmjprogram. The application deadline is Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 11:59 PM PT.

Offers, offers, offers!! This is why we do what we do so our students have access to opportunities and resources! Congratulations, Ashlyn Koontz, so proud of you!

And another one!! Offers are rolling in after our 2024 DAPP Direct Job Placement Fair and we love to see it! Congratulations, Nishitha Shetty!