By Lady Justice Initiative | Host AI for Breakfast City Circles for Women
Thank you. Your support helped AI for Breakfast grow from a single U.S. Circle into a network of five Circles on three continents between May and September 2026, convening women in law to lead the AI transformation of their institutions and the Field.
In our last report, we announced our first U.S. Circle in the National Capital Area. It launched in May, and the network has since expanded to Geneva, Portland, and New York.
Highlights, May to September 2026
• National Capital Area Circle, May 13: The National Capital Area Founding Circle launched at Northeastern University’s Arlington campus.
• National Capital Area Circle, June 30: The National Capital Area Circle held a salon on leading responsible AI transformation.
• Global Circle, Geneva, Switzerland, July 8: The Global Circle convened alongside the UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance, the WSIS Forum, and AI for Good, with partners Lawyers Hub, the Center for AI and Digital Policy, and Trust Valley.
• National Capital Area Circle, August 26: The National Capital Area Circle met on “From Policy to Practice: Building AI Governance That Works,” with case studies from a public university, a law firm, and a company.
• Portland, Oregon City Circle, September 17: The Portland Circle launched with partners Markowitz Herbold and Olive Hill Global Advisors.
• New York City Circle, September 24: The New York City Circle launched with the Global Circle during UN General Assembly High-Level Week, as an affiliate session of the ITU-UNDP Digital@UNGA programme. The session, “Becoming a Leader of Change in the Age of AI” explored insights from a leading expert’s work supporting innovation in legal organizations.
• National Capital Area Circle, September 30: We launched City Circle Skills, a series of virtual, hands-on AI skills sessions to respond to participant interest in building AI proficiency.
By the numbers
Since Lady Justice Initiative launched AI for Breakfast in December 2025, the circles have convened 9 times through 5 circles.
What’s next
• October 15: City Circle Briefing, “AI, Sustainability, and Legal Leadership: Managing Opportunity, Risk, and Equity”
• October 29: City Circle Skills, “A Thoughtful Approach to Using Generative AI for Legal Communication”
• November 12: City Circle Skills, “AI Foundations”
• November 18: “Leading Change in Legal Organizations,” National Capital Area
• December 8: City Circle Skills, “AI for Professional Organization”
• December 16: “Navigating AI Uncertainty: Best Practices in Compliance,” National Capital Area
New Circles are in development in the U.S. and around the world!
How your gift helps
A gift of $25 provides breakfast for one woman at a City Circle. $500 buys breakfast for a City Circle meeting. A gift of $1,500 funds a skills training program led by an executive coach or expert. Every gift helps us support women's leadership in the AI era of law.
Thank you for making this growth possible.
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