Tamara Kraljic

Beyond her Dutch and Slovenian roots, Tamara has lived in Germany, France, the UK and the US and speaks five languages (of which three fluently). Tamara’s unique linguistic and cross-cultural skillset are key to her successful practice as a corporate attorney advising international clients on high stakes matters in international arbitration and compliance matters. • Tamara has a proven track record of successfully advocating for diversity and shaping the future of the legal profession: Tamara was named to the 2024 Rising List of the National Association of Women Lawyers and received the 2024 Diversity Journal Women Worth Watching in Leadership Award. Tamara is a co-chair of the DC Women’s Bar Association, as part of which she initiated the Future of Work Speaker Series and co-leads the WBA’s mentorship initiative.

The reporting, billing and compensation structures used in most corporate law firms were created mostly for and by men at a time when women did not have a seat at the table. This “Mad Men” mold does not necessarily appeal to mothers, parents or more broadly professionals, who truly enjoy their substantive work in corporate practices but who also want more time and flexibility. As co-chair at the Women’s Bar Association in Washington DC, I am reaching out to leading academics, accomplished professionals, and entrepreneurs to create a space to discuss, create and test alternative working models. Rethinking the Big Law system is both long overdue and – in light of the shifting work habits post-pandemic and advances in technology and AI– timely. The Women In Law Initiative provides an important platform for forward-thinking and gender-equity committed professionals wishing to actively contribute to the transformation of the practice of law.