Jane McBride co-presents “Making Rain: Keys to Successful Business Development for Women Attorneys” at National Association of Women Lawyers event.

Jane McBride co-presented at the National Association of Women Lawyers program: Making Rain: Keys to Successful Business Development for Women Attorneys (September 30, 2009). The program was hosted by Carrington Coleman Sloman and Blumenthal at their offices, and was attended by approximately 70 women attorneys.

Jane McBride Kicks Off Women’s In-House Network – Initial WIN Lunch a Huge Success!

Jane McBride has been on the Planning Committee for the National Association of Women Lawyer’s General Counsel Institute held in NYC for several years. Every year, when she sent out her personal invitation to the event, she received numerous responses from women in-house attorney saying they couldn’t make it to NYC, and that they wished there was something like that here in DFW. Sensing that there was a demand for a peer to peer group for women in-house attorneys, Jane e-mailed her personal database of in-house women, inviting them to a kick off lunch for a new organization to be called Women’s In-House Network. The organization took off like wildfire, with over 90 in-house women registering for the initial lunch held on September 22d, 2009! Le Meridian North was positively aglow with the fabulous energy of these women, friendships were formed, connections were made. Many of the women who attended have invited other in-house women to join WIN. There are now over 150 in-house women attorneys who have requested being on WIN’s mailing list. More WIN events will follow. If you are an in-house woman attorney and would like to be included on the information list for Women’s In-House Network, please send your name and contact information to Emily Rogers at emily.rogers@optimuslegal.com.

Corporate Counsel Section of the State Bar of Texas names Jane McBride to their Council

Jane McBride has been named a member of the Council for the Corporate Counsel Section of the State Bar. The Corporate Counsel Section serves in-house counsel and their private practice legal advisors in the multiple disciplines involved in representing business entities. In addition to conducting several significant CLE programs during the year, including their signature event, the Corporate Counsel Institute, the Corporate Counsel Section of the State Bar funds a variety of worthwhile pro bono programs.