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The National LGBT Bar Association to Become The LGBTQ+ Bar Association
The LGBT Bar Announces 2021’s Best LGBTQ+ Lawyers Under 40
Why Pronouns Matter
On October 21, 2020, the National LGBT Bar is proud to join the celebration of International Pronouns Day. For the third year, participants all over the globe will once again acknowledge and celebrate the importance of respecting, sharing, and educating about personal pronouns. Pronouns, by definition, are the words we use in place of someone’s […]
Kaleigh McManus Hartigan
As a first generation college student, Kaleigh McManus Hartigan always felt that it was difficult to make the same connections as other law students, until she came to the Lavender Law® Conference and Career Fair. Kaleigh completed her undergraduate degree at Worcester State University in Massachusetts as an Urban Studies and Planning Major. Toward the […]
The National LGBT Bar Names M. Dru Levasseur as Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Paula M. Neira
SERVING HER COUNTRY AND HER COMMUNITIES Paula M. Neira holds both a law degree and a nursing degree, but she didn’t grow up thinking she’d be interested in either field. Neira graduated with distinction from the United States Naval Academy in 1985 and served primarily as a surface warfare officer until 1991, when she came to terms […]
Disability Justice in Law School and Beyond
Dru Levasseur, Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, is joined by Professor Christopher Czerwonka at the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University. They discuss: – Challenges faced by law students and lawyers with physical disabilities – Mentorship in the legal profession – Self-advocacy and how to be an ally for others – […]
Health and Wellness for Law Students
Featuring: Dru Levasseur, Deputy Program Officer; Taylor Carter-DiSanto, Syracuse University College of Law Class of 2024 Graduate and National LGBT Bar Fellow; Jeena Cho, Lawyer, Author, and Mindfulness Instructor, JC Law Group, PC; and Samantha Tenner, University of Wyoming College of Law 2L student; National LGBT Bar Law Student Congress Board Member; and LCSW, MFTC, […]
The Impact of the Coronavirus on Law Students
In the LGBT Bar’s first podcast and webinar, our Deputy Program Officer and lead for Lavender Law 365 LGBTQ+ inclusion consulting and coaching program Dru Levasseur interviews LSAC’s President and CEO, Kellye Testy, about what law students might want to know at this moment in the COVID-19 crisis, including: Where to go to get updates on developments Tips for […]
Thomas Rucker
When Thomas Rucker chose to attend the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University, he knew that he would have to push himself to build his own networks and seek out his own opportunities. After seeking out the Lavender Law® Conference and Career Fair in 2016, Rucker landed his dream job as a summer […]