NextGen: From Clients to the Courthouse, In-House Insights for Junior Attorneys

Generally, junior attorneys are less likely to receive substantive client-facing opportunities or “stand-up” courtroom experiences. These opportunities not only are crucial for the career development and advancement of the next generation of lawyers, but they will also ultimately benefit clients and further the legal profession.

On October 22, Next Generation Lawyers and Berkeley Center for Law & Technology hosted an in-house panel discussion on client-facing opportunities for junior attorneys. The panelists discussed:

• Their backgrounds and journeys through the legal industry
• The opportunities they received as junior attorneys
• The current roles that junior attorneys could play when building relationships with in-house counsel, including when pitching a case, communicating with in-house counsel about a case, and arguing before the court on behalf of clients
• And much more

Prefatory and Closing Comments

DaWanna McCray, Co-Chair of the Next Gen Junior Committee and Associate, Winston & Strawn

Panelists

Danielle Coleman, Senior Litigation Counsel, VMware
Mary Huser, Deputy Counsel, Risk and Regulatory, Airbnb
Kevin Hamel, Head of Global Litigation, SAP

Moderator

Yarden Kakon, Co-Chair of the Next Gen Junior Committee and Associate, Winston & Strawn