Applications for two-year terms starting October 1, 2025, and expiring September 30, 2027, are due by 5:00 PM on Friday, August 1, 2025. All applicants must be

(1) Members of the District of Columbia Bar in good standing

(2) Either living or working in the District of Columbia

(3) Committed to carrying out the responsibilities of the YLN LC, and

(4) Under the age of 40 at the start of their term unless just beginning their legal careers. 

As a reminder, membership criteria have been expanded to include attorneys at DC Bar Foundation grantee organizations and attorneys over 40 who are just beginning their legal careers.

Interested applicants should submit

(1) A completed application form

(2) Résumé

(3) Proof of DC Bar membership in good standing

(4) Letter of interest, and

(5) Up to two letters of support that speak to their commitment to advance the District’s civil legal services network

by 5:00 PM on Monday, Friday, August 1, 2025. Please send all materials to Greer Richey, development and communications specialist, at richey@dcbarfoundation.org. In the subject line, please include “Young Lawyers Network Leadership Council, [Your Full Name].”​

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The DC Bar Foundation launched the Young Lawyers Network Leadership Council (YLN LC) in November 2011 as an opportunity for younger attorneys to further the goal of access to justice within the community. In recent years, the DC Bar Foundation expanded eligibility criteria to include attorneys over 40 who are at the start of their legal careers.

Members serve renewable, two-year terms as ambassadors in order to promote DCBF’s mission and programs and to help raise additional resources to support local legal aid organizations. YLN LC members sit on various committees, including those that oversee the Foundation’s grantmaking and fundraising efforts. In addition to supporting the Foundation’s primary Call to Action campaign, YLN LC members host an annual fundraiser event, Avenues to Justice, that provides critical financial support to DC residents who are underserved and in need of legal representation.​​​​

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