Editor’s Note: MSJDN asked its members to help us spotlight employers that are going above and beyond for military spouse attorneys. Each employer in this series was nominated for MSJDN’s Members’ Choice Award for doing just that, by members...
by Sanya Sarich Kerksiek The Military Spouse JD Network (MSJDN) has released the results of its fourth annual survey on military spouse attorney demographics and careers. MSJDN developed the survey to help assess organizational impact and to inform the planning of...
by Tamar Yellin I had the privilege of attending the latest AMPLIFY Military Spouse Career Intensive this March in Seattle, along with 2 other MSJDN members. The program was put on by the In Gear Career and Hiring our...
By Natalie Wilson Attorneys’ lives are busy. Military families’ lives are busy, especially when the service member is pulling long duty hours or is absent. Put the two together and the stress and busy-ness seem to increase exponentially. (Johanna...
By Sarah Cable Through hard work and intentional planning, Mary Scott Hunter, a former active duty service member and military spouse, has built an ever-evolving, successful legal career that can serve as an inspiration for MSJDN members. Along the...
By Johanna Thibault As attorneys, and especially as military spouses, we are particularly prone to creating a life full of “busy-ness”. It seems we are in a perpetual mode of fighting for our career and/or defining our self worth....
The Florida Bar has filed its Petition to Amend the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar to Adopt a Military Spouse Attorney Licensing Accommodation The proposed Rule deviates slightly from the MSJDN model rule in that there is a mentoring requirement for...
By Mariya Volzhskaya I am a “working from home” work in progress. Since following my spouse OCONUS and due to strict limitations on work opportunities where we live, “working from home” has been a challenge to grow into. Before...
The Communications team is proud to announce the new members of the MSJDN Writer Corps for 2016-2017. Please help us in welcoming our new team of writers. Sarah Cable. Sarah Cable is an Air Force spouse and soon-to-be mother...
by Angela M. Allen Unlike many other U.S. jurisdictions, licensing accommodations for the practice of law in Michigan must go through the legislature rather than the judiciary. MSJDN’s previous success in its efforts to achieve adoption of licensing accommodations has...
By Lindsey Savage You’ve just found out your Active Duty spouse is being transferred to a new location. You immediately begin the latest round of PCS preparations. You start drafting your timeline: when you’ll give notice of your move...
by Maria Campbell I had hoped by the time I started writing this post on finding a job, I would have already secured a permanent attorney position—that way I could write this post with more authority. But, as fate...
by Sarah Cable Earlier this year, the Military Spouse JD Network put out a call for nominations for the 2016 MSJDN Exceptional Service Award to recognize a member for demonstrating an unwavering commitment to the legal profession and going...
On October 21, 2016, the Military Spouse JD Network held their fourth annual Making the Right Moves professional development conference. This year’s host sponsor was Vinson & Elkins (V&E), and the event took place in their Washington, D.C. offices....
By Courtney Griffin The familiar hallmarks of military life – isolated military installations, prolonged separations, and frequent relocations – disrupt personal and professional support networks. In particular, for military spouses with professional careers, isolated (or overseas) military installations deprive...
By Mariya Volzhskaya Looking forward to spending a weekend in Washington DC while attending Making the Right Moves 2016? There is so much going on in the city that with a day or two to spare you can sample...
By Kulia Petzoldt As a 1L and military spouse, the best advice I have received thus far in law school has come from my Legal Writing professor; and it isn’t even about comma placement. It is about reputation. Look around, these...
by Kulia Petzoldt The movers show up, always a little later than I hope, and long before the box emerges that holds my toolkit, we inevitably need it. It happens each time, and no amount of labeling or planning...
MSJDN’s 2016-2017 leadership team – including the Board of Directors for both MSJDN and the Military Spouse JD Foundation, as well as MSJDN Committee Chairs – met on June 11th and 12th at the historic Army Navy Country Club in Arlington, Virginia...
Homefront Rising returned to Washington, D.C. on June 17-18th, to co-host the Women’s Council in partnership with Veterans Campaign and the Atlantic Council. Homefront Rising is a non-partisan initiative founded by Mary Reding Smith, Lauren Wittenberg Weiner, and Donna...
by Rachel Sacks Winkler Frequent military moves often complicate many residency issues, including voting. However, there are a number of efforts to support servicemembers and their families exercise this important civic duty on the local, state and national...
By: Meghan Dohoney, Freelance Attorney and MSJDN Member Between the frequent deployments, having to move every three years, and the stress that comes with military life, it wasn’t long into my marriage that I knew that a traditional legal...
By Anna Blanch Rabe Last week on May 4, the 2016 AFI Military Spouse of the Year Town Hall was held at the Army Navy Country Club in Arlington, Virginia. This event brings together Military Spouses from all branches...
The Military Spouse JD Network is an all-volunteer organization dedicated to supporting military families in the legal profession. An active Board of Directors oversees all of MSJDN’s programs and engagements that are then put into action by our committee leadership. Our...
The South Carolina Supreme Court has adopted a rule reducing licensing barriers for attorneys moving to the state with their servicemember spouse on military orders. Effective on May 16, 2016, Rule 430 as adopted will allow military spouse attorneys to obtain a...
by Stephanie Martin Halford We’ve all witnessed a DUI checkpoint – usually on a holiday weekend where significant drinking is expected. The checkpoint is in place to ensure that people with the ability to drive do so responsibly....
by Maureen Lavery The Military Spouse JD Network has released the results of its third annual survey on military spouse attorney demographics. The survey was open to all military spouse attorneys regardless of MSJDN membership status and collected demographic...
By Camille Edwards Bennehoff As the April 15, 2016 deadline for filing your 2015 taxes draws near, it is time to collect your W-2s, 1099s, and expense receipts and think about filing your returns. Because military families face some...
by Maureen Lavery Thanks to the ubiquity of home computers and easily accessible high speed internet connections, telecommuting is becoming increasingly common: a 2015 Gallup poll found that 37% of workers telecommute at least occasionally, an increase of almost 30%...
by Eleanor Magers Vuono After three fantastic (and exhausting!) days in San Diego, I am happy to report back that MSJDN’s participation at the National Conference of Bar Presidents mid-year meeting was a huge success. MSJDN President-elect Josie Beets,...
By Emily Macey When I started searching for my first attorney position at the start of my career, I spent a substantial amount of time on the road traveling to interviews. Fast-forward to the present and technology has replaced...
By Angelica Kang Now that the chaos of the holidays is over, the time has come to think about the National Military Family Association (NMFA) Spouse Scholarships. Applications are currently being accepted, but only until January 31. The NMFA...
