President’s Message
Welcome to the Young Lawyers Conference Web Page, your one-stop-shop for information on the YLC and its programs. Here you can get the latest news, upcoming events, and copies of the Docket-call newsletter.
This year promises to be an exciting year for the Conference, as we focus on unlocking our potential for excellence. Answering VSB President Manny Capsalis’ call to focus on diversity, this year, the YLC will expand its Minority Prelaw Conference from two programs—serving Northern Virginia and Southwest Virginia—to three, adding a new conference to serve the Eastern part of the state at William & Mary. We will also implement an ABA pipeline program for high school students of color entitled Choose Law: A Profession for All. This program encourages individuals of color to become attorneys through the use of a video, a written guide, a website, attorney volunteers and educators.
We will also focus on unlocking the potential of our members to be excellent attorneys through continuing programs, such as the Professional Development Conference and Leadership Development Conference, as well as a new project designed to aid young lawyers in determining whether they have chosen the right career path for their future, and if necessary, provide resources to aid in successful career transitions. This year’s focus will be on programs to assist young lawyers in evaluating whether starting a solo practice or small firm is the best career path for them, and how to begin that process.
I look forward to working with each of you this year. Please visit this site often to find out ways to can get involved.
Jennifer L. McClellan, 2008-2009 President