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2181 ALLIANCE

Not Waiting Until 2181

A national community of women law firm managing partners and law firm leaders—advancing leadership, supporting one another, and accelerating change.

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I have always believed that strong women support strong women. The 2181 Alliance is something I am intentionally building to create a space where women law firm leaders can connect, support one another, and move our profession forward—now, not in 2181.

— Jacqueline Newman, Esq.

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What this Is

Not a Networking Group

Peer-level Leadership Forum

Real Conversations

Practical Insights

The 2181 Alliance is an invite-only network of women law firm managing partners and senior decision-makers in law firms across the country. We come together to share ideas, support one another, and navigate the unique challenges of leading modern law firms—while actively working to change the future of leadership in our profession.

This is not a traditional networking group. This is a peer-level leadership forum—a space for women who are already making decisions, running law firms, and navigating the realities of leadership at the highest levels.

Here, conversations are candid. Ideas are practical. Support is real.

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The Meaning Behind 2181

2181 refers to a study projecting that gender parity in law firm leadership will not be reached until the year 2181.

We are not waiting

The 2181 Alliance exists to bring that date forward—by fostering connection, collaboration, and leadership among women who are shaping the future of the legal industry today.

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Who Is This For

If you are a woman shaping decisions, strategy, and culture at your law firm—you belong in this conversation.

Managing Partners

Law Firm Executives

Executive Members

Senior Decision-Makers

Clear Path to Leadership

How It Works

On the last Tuesday of every month from 4:00-5:00 EST via Zoom we alternate between:

Private Roundtable Sessions

Confidential, peer-driven discussions where members:

  • Share real-time challenges
  • Exchange ideas and strategies
  • Serve as sounding boards for one another
  • These sessions function as a private executive forum—a trusted space for candid conversation.

Speaker Sessions

Top-tier speakers address the issues that matter most:

  • Leadership and decision-making
  • Law firm operations and growth
  • Talent, culture, and retention
  • Innovation and the evolving legal landscape

How It Works

On the last Tuesday of every month from 4:00-5:00 EST via Zoom we alternate between:

Private Roundtable Sessions

Confidential, peer-driven discussions where members:

  • Share real-time challenges
  • Exchange ideas and strategies
  • Serve as sounding boards for one another
  • These sessions function as a private executive forum—a trusted space for candid conversation.

Speaker Sessions

Top-tier speakers address the issues that matter most:

  • Leadership and decision-making
  • Law firm operations and growth
  • Talent, culture, and retention
  • Innovation and the evolving legal landscape

The future of women leadership in law is not 150 years away.

It is happening now.