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Leadership Academy

The NJSBA welcomes attorneys with at least four years of experience to apply for the 2025-2026 NJSBA Leadership Academy.

To apply, please download the application here, and email it to Paula Saha, Associate Executive Director for Community Engagement and Diversity, at [email protected]. The deadline for applications for the 2025-2026 Fellows Class is Monday, September 8.

The Leadership Academy will provide the intensive learning, career planning, knowledge sharing and networking opportunities essential to leadership: in the bar, in the workplace, and in the community.

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE SAMPLE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY CURRICULUM

WHO CAN APPLY
The Leadership Academy is open to all New Jersey attorneys who have been in practice for at least four years. Care will be taken to ensure that each class of fellows reflects the demographic diversity of the profession. Fellows must be members of the New Jersey State Bar Association.

TUITION: Tuition will be due in full prior to the first session. Financial assistance is available. Tuition rates are $400 for solo practitioners, attorneys from firms of 10 or fewer, and public interest or government attorneys. Tuition is $800 for attorneys from firms of 11 or more.

PROGRAM FORMAT AND OBLIGATIONS
• Leadership Academy Fellows meet in-person for roughly one half-day session each month. Locations are mostly at the New Jersey Law Center, but there will be a few off-site opportunities as well.
• There will be additional opportunities for networking and conversation.
• Program dates will endeavor to accommodate schedules of Academy fellows.
• Fellows will be recognized throughout the year in a variety of NJSBA communications and publications, including on the website and in social media.
• The Fellows class will be recognized during the Opening Business Session of the New Jersey State Bar Association Annual Meeting and Convention in Atlantic City in May 2026.
• Upon graduation, each fellow will be eligible for appointment to a seat on a standing committee of the New Jersey State Bar Association.