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Young Lawyers Forum

The Young Lawyers Forum is dedicated to member firm young lawyers and legal professionals who are in the early stages of their legal careers. This group includes law students, recent law graduates, and practicing attorneys who are within their first fifteen years of practice. The purpose of this forum is to create a supportive and collaborative space for young lawyers to connect, share experiences, and access various opportunities that can contribute to their personal and professional growth.

The Forum offers various programs for young lawyers, including WLG | beyond bordersWLG | exchangeand WLG | immersionOur regional conferences are also geared toward this audience.

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April 10, 2024

Takeaways from a career development session facilitated by Lauren Heron (MinterEllison) on taking ownership of your career trajectory.
September 29, 2021

Time is finite and everyone struggles to manage it. However, learning to control our focus is not only possible but critical to our emotional well-being, sense of self, productivity and overall success. This has never been more challenging than in these times of "work from home" or "living at work." Lack of structure and influx of distractions...
March 1, 2021

When World Law Group embarked on a commitment to look at generational trends, a global pandemic certainly wasn’t part of the plan. However, these events led to an acceleration of trends and uncovered a few unexpected silver linings.

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