Webinar: Rising Through the Ranks in Law Firm Private Practice

**Program hosted in (ET) Time Zone**

Join firm partners Lauren Caisman (BCLP), Jesse-Justin Cuevas (Susman Godfrey), and Sunni Harris (Dinsmore) for a frank and educational discussion moderated by Christie McGuinness (Saul Ewing) about the path from associate to partner at different sized law firms. All three panelists have spent their entire legal careers at their current law firms and have gone up the ranks starting from a junior associate. The program will touch on topics such as how roles change over time, developing soft vs. hard skills, overcoming imposter syndrome, self-promotion, non-traditional paths in private practice, and tips for succeeding at your organization.

Presented by the FBA’s Younger Lawyers Division

About the Presenters:

Lauren Caisman, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, Chicago, IL
Lauren joined BCLP in the fall of 2013 as a full-time associate, after spending her law school summer there, and joined the partner ranks in January 2022. She graduated from Northwestern University School of Law in 2013. Lauren’s litigation practice focuses on all aspects of commercial, biometric privacy, class action, and products liability litigation, and her clients span multiple industries.

Jesse-Justin Cuevas, Susman Godfrey L.L.P., Los Angeles, CA
Jesse-Justin started as an associate at Susman Godfrey in November 2018 after graduating from Northwestern Law School and completing two federal clerkships on the Fourth Circuit and Central District of California. She was elected to the firm’s equity-only partnership in December 2024. Jesse-Justin is a high-stakes civil trial lawyer and prides herself on being a subject-matter generalist. She has tried multiple cases across diverse disciplines, and she can’t wait for the next one.

Sunni Harris, Dinsmore and Shohl LLP, Washington, D.C.
Sunni has been with Dinsmore her entire career. After graduating from University of Kentucky College of Law in 2011, she has risen up the ranks from summer associate to full- and part-time associate to joining the firm’s partnership in January 2022, and she has worked in four of the firm’s U.S. offices. Sunni manages complex litigation in federal and state courts and has broad experience in class actions, financial services litigation, contract disputes, and data security.

Christie McGuinness, Saul Ewing LLP, New York, NY
Christie has been with Saul for the past six years. After graduating from Brooklyn Law School in 2017, she first worked at London Fischer LLP and then moved onto Saul in March 2019. Christie specializes in False Claims Act litigation while maintaining a broad commercial litigation practice. Since joining Saul, Christie became a member of Saul’s Pro Bono Committee and Associates Committee.

Registration

Registration is Closed

• FBA Member: $0
• Nonmember: $95