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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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Thought Leadership
March 26, 2026

Give to Gain: Lessons from a Global Lawyer Exchange In the modern legal landscape, technical expertise is the baseline, but cultural fluency and reciprocity are the differentiators. The WLG | exchange program gives lawyers from member firms the opportunity to spend one month working with another firm in the network—contributing to...
Thought Leadership, wlg Business Development
November 24, 2025

When three senior in-house counsel from Starbucks, Microsoft, and T-Mobile sat down with moderator Dustin O’Quinn of Ballard Spahr during WLG | summit Seattle ’25, they delivered a clear message. The world in which their companies operate is increasingly complex, fast-moving, and unforgiving, and they expect outside counsel to meet that...
Wlg Business Development
October 15, 2025

At WLG | regional NYC, two senior in-house counsels — Anca Paraian of GE HealthCare and Joseph Wiltse of H.B. Fuller —shared candid reflections on what truly matters when working with outside counsel across multiple jurisdictions. Moderated by Luc Attlan of Faegre Drinker (Illinois, USA) , the discussion was both practical and...

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Thought Leadership
March 26, 2026

Give to Gain: Lessons from a Global Lawyer Exchange In the modern legal landscape, technical expertise is the baseline, but cultural fluency and reciprocity are the differentiators. The WLG | exchange program gives lawyers from member firms the opportunity to spend one month working with another firm in the network—contributing to...
Ireland
March 19, 2026

  Hannah Gallagher  WLG | exchange Alum Mason Hayes & Curran (Ireland)  Connect on LinkedIn   Briefly describe your role. I am an associate on the Planning and Environment team at Mason Hayes & Curran LLP (MHC) in Dublin, Ireland. I...
Member Firm News Philippines
January 7, 2026

SyCipLaw Welcomes 31 New Lawyers to the Bar
Member Firm News Philippines
January 5, 2026

SyCipLaw Announces Three Senior Associate Promotions
November 24, 2025

A clear, practical look at the seven things clients say great outside counsel do, grounded in real guidance from an in-house litigation leader.