The MBLA encourages all members to join this important program presented by the BBA's Affinity Bar Leadership Institute. The topic will be Leadership Development and Succession Planning. The featured speaker will be the American Bar Association's Elizabeth Derrico, Associate Director of the ABA Division for Bar Services. June 19, 2014, 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Boston Bar Association 16 Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02108

Join ACC-Northeast on May 13th for a unique networking event, hosted by Burns & Levinson. We will be celebrating the familiar bonds shared by in-house counsel, and will debut a new speaker series offered by the ACC-Northeast Diversity & Inclusion Committee.

On March 13, 2014, the Minority Student Association at New England Law Boston hosted a panel entitled "Cultural Competency in the Workplace: Dealing with Clients & Co-Workers." The panel addressed the importance of cultural competency in today's legal environment and strategies for best representing/interacting with those from different cultural backgrounds.

Join the Boston Bar Association's Diversity and Inclusion Section for Session 2 of the Affinity Bar Leadership Institute: Understanding and Managing Your Fiduciary Responsibilities, with speaker Ms. Essence McGill Arzu of the Arzu Law Group LLC. Thursday, April 17, 2014 12:00 - 1:30 PM Boston Bar Association 16 Beacon Street Boston, MA

On December 12, 2013, the MBLA co-sponsored the Boston Bar Association (BBA) Diversity and Inclusion Section's Holiday Reception at the BBA. That event was followed by the MBLA Kwanzaa Celebration in partnership with the Massachusetts Black Women Attorneys (MBWA) at Carrie Nation. Thanks to all of those who came out to celebrate the holidays with us!

On November 5, 2013, the MBLA partnered with the Boston Bar Association (BBA) Diversity & Inclusion Section to hold "Hanging Your Shingle: A Panel on Starting and Maintaining Your Own Practice." Those who attended heard from minority bar association leaders and other successful attorneys who have established their own practices.

On June 19, 2013, the Women’s Bar Association & Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys Women’s Caucus hosted Trials Facing Women Litigators & Tips for Success at the Moakley Federal Courthouse. Panelists included Janice Bassil- Partner, Carney & Bassil; the Honorable Denise Casper- U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; Kimberly Dougherty- Attorney, Janet Jenner & Suggs; Julia Frost-Davies- Partner, Bingham McCutchen LLP; and Tejal Mehta- Assistant District Attorney, Middlesex D.A.’s Office.

On May 1, 2013, the MBLA and MAHA co-sponsored the YWCA Boston's Stand Against Racism campaign: Racism & Law- The Shifting of Racial Consciousness within the Legal Community at the Boston Bar Association. The event featured successful and knowledgeable speakers from the judiciary, government agencies, universities and companies who provided an "inside view" of emerging racial issues that are affecting their field.