The Good Lawyers to Great Lawyers Strategic Professional Development retreat offers the opportunity for an exciting exchange between leading in-house counsel, partners, and business professionals. Sharpen your soft skills, develop your leadership style, and network with a diverse group of leading executives in the legal profession. This event is perfect for those who are committed to professional growth, eager to expand their network, and ready to take their leadership skills to the next level.
Highlights
Cybersecurity Summit
March 24-25 | Los Angeles, CA
The ACC Foundation’s Cybersecurity Summit offers two days of in-person educational sessions and networking, designed to equip professionals with the tools and insights needed to address today’s most critical cybersecurity challenges. These learning and connecting opportunities will complement your broad understanding of cybersecurity strategies and principles, enabling you to become a more well-rounded, focused, and effective practitioner.
A Data-Driven Look at DEI in Legal Departments
This ACC Foundation report explores the current landscape of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) within legal departments. We analyze data from hundreds of legal departments globally, revealing both progress made and areas for improvement.
This report also highlights the ACC Foundation's DEI Maturity Model which can help departments benchmark against DEI best practices and help develop a roadmap for progress.
Global Women in Law and Leadership Symposium and Honors Dinner
June 18 | New York, NY
This event, held in the Delegates Dining Room at the United Nation’s headquarters takes a deep dive into the issues confronting women in the workplace, primarily in the corporate legal profession. The Symposium will highlight our Women in the House (WITH) initiative, and our On Ramp In-House program, helping women lawyers who are returning to law following an extended hiatus. We explore balance, wellness, health and strategy as well.
Registration Opening Soon!
ACC Foundation Offerings
ACC Foundation DEI Maturity Model
The ACC Foundation DEI Maturity Model has been designed for use by legal departments to benchmark the maturity of their efforts regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) across 13 functional business areas that have been proven relevant for optimization of DEI impact and results. The best part is that this tool is offered for free to entire legal and business communities!
Care & Feeding of In-house Counsel and EmpowHERment Dinner Series
The Care and Feeding of In-House Counsel are private dinners featuring candid, small group discussions between chief legal officers (CLOs) and outside counsel. We will focus on diversity and inclusion and ways to strengthen in-house and outside counsel relationships.
Upcoming 2024 Dinners
Sept 17-- Philadelphia, PA
Sept 26-- Minneapolis, MN
Contact foundation@acc.com to register or for more information.
Women in the House Network
The ACC Women In The House (WITH) Network seeks to foster the professional development of women as in-house counsel, support and engage women in their professional roles, and champion full and equal recognition of women in the legal profession all over the globe. The network features monthly educational programming, timely resources, and an online forum designed to foster and cultivate connections with women in law around the globe.