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The New Jersey State Bar Association is now accepting applications for the 2022–2023 class of Leadership Academy Fellows. The deadline for applications is May 23.

The Leadership Academy provides an intensive learning, career planning, knowledge sharing and networking opportunities essential to leadership: in the bar, in the workplace, and in the community.

“The academy is an opportunity to gain the essential skills and knowledge that will be crucial to the next generation of leaders. The alumni of this program have gone on to meaningful roles at the NJSBA, at affinity and county bar associations, and in the legal community. It has proven to be an excellent and worthwhile program and I urge every attorney interested in leadership to consider applying,” said NJSBA President Domenick Carmagnola.

This year’s Leadership Academy fellows met at the New Jersey Law Center in New Brunswick recently for a half-day program on “Hot Topics in the Bar.” NJSBA Immediate Past President Kimberly A. Yonta, Trustee and former Solo and Small Firm Section Chair Ayesha K. Hamilton, and Co-Chair of NJSBA Working Group on Jury Selection Michael Donahue discussed subjects like implicit bias in jury selection, peremptory challenges, juror compensation, and “regulatory sandbox” issues and their impact on solo practitioners and small to mid-size law firms. NJSBA Executive Director Angela Scheck also joined the group to get feedback on issues facing the bar, particularly regarding younger attorneys and experiences in a virtual work environment.

The group will meet again this month for a program on career planning tips, a communications workshop and a talk on blockchain and the legal profession by the chief information security officer of the New Jersey Judiciary.

The academy is open to all New Jersey attorneys who have been in practice for at least five years. Care will be taken to ensure that each class of fellows reflects the diversity of the profession, and that new and historically underrepresented attorneys are equitably afforded this opportunity for growth and leadership. Fellows must be members of the New Jersey State Bar Association.

More information on the selection process is available at njsba.com.