DAYL Leadership Class Application

Application Deadline
Monday, June 27, 2022

To apply for the DAYL Leadership Class, complete the information below. The application deadline is Monday, June 27, 2022.

Each year, DAYL selects a group of young lawyers from all practice areas, firm sizes, experience levels, and backgrounds to participate in its award-winning DAYL Leadership Class. The DAYL Leadership Class provides opportunities for young lawyers to develop relationships with local city leaders, network with one another, and deploy their newly-honed leadership skills. The DAYL Leadership Class promotes leadership development within the bar association as well as within Dallas’s nonprofit and civic communities and provides a forum for identifying the many ways to give back to North Texas.

Led by a team of experienced Class Facilitators, including Dena DeNooyer Stroh, General Counsel with NTTA; Mark Melton, Partner at Holland & Knight; Rebekah Brooker, Partner at Scheef & Stone; Terry James, Terry A. James Law Firm, Riqui Bonilla, Principal at Fish & Richardson, and Ann Chao Sheu, Mpowered Journey, the DAYL Leadership Class experience will be a unique and beneficial experience for all young lawyers (age 36 and under or in first five years of practice). With over 800 alumni, including judges, general counsels, law school professors, city leaders, and law-firm name partners, the DAYL Leadership Class has been emulated by bar associations across the state and the country and serves as a gateway for leadership among lawyers in the North Texas area.

This year’s Leadership Class is scheduled to a hybrid of both in person and virtual programming for the lunch meetings and will be conducted in person for the happy hours and mandatory retreat. DAYL reserves the right to change all in-person events and activities to virtual events should the need arise.

Once selected, Leadership Class members will:

Meet each other and Class Facilitators at a class happy hour on August 16, 2022 from 6:30 - 8:00pm
Attend the in-person DAYL Leadership Class Retreat on Friday, August 26 and Saturday, August 27, 2022
- Plan on participating for a full day on Friday, beginning at 8:00am with an optional overnight, and a half day on Saturday, until approximately noon.
- Full participation during each part of the Retreat on both days is mandatory, although overnight is optional, and strongly encouraged.
Participate in a class activity on Saturday, October 15, 2022 from 9am - 2pm and on January 28, 2023 , from 9am - 1pm.
Participate in five lunches featuring local and state leaders speaking on their personal experiences in leadership positions. See lunch dates below.
Participate in a concluding class happy hour.
Organize a Leadership Class community service project.

Please direct questions to Cherie Harris.

Preferred FIrst Name *

Last Name *

Firm or Company *

Mailing address *

Mailing City, State, ZIP *

Email address (list the email address you want listed and used for class purposes) *

Telephone Number (List the number you want listed and used for class purposes) *

Area Code Phone Number

In what year were you licensed to practice law? *

Primary area(s) of practice *

Are you a DAYL member (membership required) *

T-Shirt Size - (ladies will have v-neck)

Can you attend the mandatory retreat as noted above? *

Have you previously applied to the DAYL Leadership Class? If so, when? *

Are you actively involved in any DAYL committees or events? If so, which ones? *

How did you hear about the DAYL Leadership Class? *

Check yes if you would like to be considered for the Karen D. McCloud partial stipend award. See below further requirements.

Yes

The 2022 DAYL Leadership Class will meet as follows:

Introductory Happy Hour
Tuesday, August 16, 2022, 6:30pm

Mandatory Class Retreat
Friday, August 26, 2022, 8am - 5pm (overnight optional)
Saturday, August 27, 2022, 8am - noon

Class Activity
Saturday, October 15, 2022, 9am - 2pm
Saturday, January 28, 2023, 9am - 1pm

Class Lunch Schedule (all will be from 11:30 am - 1:00pm)
Thursday, September 22, 2022
Thursday, October 20, 2022
Thursday, November 17, 2022
Thursday, December 15, 2022
Thursday, January 19, 2023

Concluding Class Happy Hour
Thursday, February 16, 2023, 6:30pm

1. Attach your one-page résumé, which shall include bar association, business/professional, and civic activities in which you have participated. List any awards or special recognitions you have received. Also separately attach a professional photo that can be used in Class materials.

2. On a separate page, provide a personal statement that describes: (a) what leadership means to you; (b) why you wish to participate in this program; and (c) how you expect to use your experience in this program.

3. Please provide a letter of recommendation from someone who has known you for at least two years.

4. There is a $400 administrative/enrollment fee ($550 if you plan to stay overnight, which is strongly encouraged). This enrollment fee covers the program materials and all other expenses. If necessary, the $400 fee may be made in installments, with $150 due upon acceptance and the remainder due by September 15.

5. Stipend Award: We are excited to be able to offer up to two $250 stipends this year, sponsored by the Dallas Bar Association, in honor of DAYL Past President (2008) and former Leadership Class Facilitator Karen D. McCloud who passed away in 2020. Please indicate your need on an additional page and include it with your application. The stipends will be given to individuals who have the desire to emulate Karen's zest for life and bar service.

Applicants are requested, but not required, to provide the following information. Please indicate which of the following categories utilized by the EEOC best describes you

Asian Black or African American Hispanic or Latino American Indian or Alaskan Native White Two or More Races Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Please upload the following documents:

Leadership Application Materials: (1) Resume as described above; (2) personal statement as described above; and (3) a letter of recommendation as described above.

These materials should be saved as ONE document as a PDF and saved as follows: lastname_firstname.pdf

Photo Attachment: please upload a professional photo of yourself and save it in the same manner as your other document: lastname_firstname.jpg

Leadership Application Materials

Photo Attachment

By clicking the submit button, you represent that the information provided herein and on the attached pages is true and correct. Also, you indicate that you understand that the DAYL Leadership Class will require a substantial time commitment and participation on your part. You will be an active participant of the 2022 Leadership Class, which includes attending the required retreat, lunches, and events as stated above, participating in small group activities that will be held periodically throughout the program, and participating in the Class project.

You further understand that by attending an in-person event, you are participating at your own risk. You agree to abide by any safety protocol imposed by DAYL and the venue. You understand that DAYL cannot guarantee your safety, or that others will comply with DAYL’s safety protocol.

Dallas Association of Young Lawyers