Purpose
To advance and advocate for the interests of women in the legal profession by building a foundation for achieving success and satisfaction in their professional lives.

Chairpersons
Erin Knapp Darda, Co-Chair
Heather Kliebenstein, Co-Chair

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Employers: Demonstrate your commitment to the goals of achieving gender equity by adopting the SAGE (Self Audit for Gender Equity) Best Practices

Links to Best Practices and other SAGE Reports

• In 2013, the MSBA approved an extensive update to the SAGE Best Practices.  In fall of 2013, the MSBA Women in the Legal Profession Committee will be contacting previous signatories to recommit to the SAGE Best Practices as revised, and will be undertaking state-wide outreach to legal employers of all sizes and types to recommit to these principles.
• In the 2013-2014 year, we are focusing on promoting the recently updated SAGE Best Practices .  We will be planning programming in the metro and greater Minnesota relating to that topic.  By May 1, 2014, our goal is to have 100 legal employers sign onto the SAGE Best Practices.  We welcome all new members who would like to help us meet this ambitious goal.
• At the 2014 MSBA Nine Days in June, we will be announcing the first winner(s) of the revised SAGE Award for achievements in hiring, retaining and promoting women attorneys through the implementation of the SAGE Best Practices. 
• The MSBA Women in the Legal Profession Committee thanks the legal employers listed below for their previous commitment to the SAGE Best Practices:
  • Anoka County Attorneys Office
  • Apogee Enterprises Inc
  • Bassford Remele, A Professional Association
  • Briggs and Morgan PA
  • Carver County Attorneys Office
  • City of Bloomington City Attorneys Office
  • City of Minnetonka City Attorneys Office
  • City of Rochester City Attorneys Office
  • Cousineau McGuire Chrtd
  • Dorsey & Whitney LLP
  • Faegre & Benson LLP
  • Felhaber Larson Fenlon & Vogt PA
  • Fredrikson & Byron PA
  • Gray Plant Mooty Mooty & Bennett PA
  • Greene Espel PLLP
  • Halleland Lewis Nilan & Johnson PA
  • Hamline University School of Law
  • Hansen Dordell Bradt Odlaug & Bradt PLLP
  • Hennepin County Attorneys Office
  • Jardine Logan & O'Brien PLLP
  • Johnson & Condon PA
  • Kaplan Strangis and Kaplan PA
  • Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren Ltd
  • Leonard Street and Deinard
  • LeVander Gillen & Miller PA
  • Lindquist & Vennum PLLP
  • Maslon Edelman Borman & Brand LLP
  • Messerli & Kramer PA
  • Minnesota Office of Administrative Hearings
  • Moore Costello & Hart PLLP
  • Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly LLP
  • Public Defenders Office-Second Judicial District
  • Quinlivan & Hughes PA
  • Ramsey County Attorneys Office
  • Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi LLP
  • Sherburne County Attorneys Office
  • Terhaar Archibald Pfefferle & Griebel LLP
  • University of Minnesota Law School
  • William Mitchell College of Law
  • Xcel Energy, General Counsel business unit
  • Zelle Hofmann Voelbel & Mason LLP

Please contact co-chairs Erin Knapp Darda or Heather Kliebenstein to find out how you and your employer can support this initiative.

- Last Updated 5/15/13-