How to take a leadership role in your law career with Jenifer Rogers

I know there are so many lawyers who have been waiting to hear from our guest today: Jenifer Rogers. Sit back, buckle up and be prepared to be amazed and dazzled as we traverse her career in the law and hear about how she has found and made opportunities work for her. Jenifer is not only a powerhouse in the legal world but also turns her skills to help non-profits in areas she is passionate about. If you didn’t know Jenifer you might not realise just how big her heart is and how seriously she takes her impact on the world.

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In this episode you’ll hear:

• Jenifer’s early life and how she came to be in Japan and then the law
• How she became General Counsel in her 30s
• The importance of noticing assumptions in difficult situations
• Jenifer’s various pathways to attaining the board positions she holds, and her idea of networking that facilitated this
• Her advice for up and coming lawyers as well as the future of law
• Her favourite podcast, and other fun facts
  

About Jenifer

Jenifer Rogers is General Counsel of Asia for Asurion based in Tokyo. She was elected as an External Director of Mitsui & Co. Ltd in 2015 as the first foreign female director of a Japanese trading company.  She was also elected as an External Director to the Board of Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. in June 2018 as their first female and foreign director and to the Board of Nissan Motor Co., Ltd in June 2019 and serves on its Audit and Compensation Committees. Before joining Asurion in 2012, Jenifer worked at (what is now) the Bank of America Merrill Lynch for 18 years in a variety of senior legal roles in various cities including Dublin, Hong Kong, London, Mumbai, New York and Tokyo.

Jenifer was elected as the President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan in January in 2021, after serving as a Governor since January 2018 and as a Vice President from January 2020. She also serves on other not-for profit boards: since June 2016, Jenifer has been elected and served on the Georgetown University Alumni Association Board of Governors and in May 2018 was appointed by the American Ambassador of Japan to the Japan US Education Commission (Fulbright Japan) as Treasurer. She became a member of the Board of the U.S.-Japan Council (Japan) in April 2019. Jenifer is a founding member of the Japan Center of the Asia Society and a member of its Arts Committee. More recently in November 2020, she was appointed to the Board of Councilors of the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University.

She is a member of the New York bar and fluent in Japanese.

Connect with Jenifer

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenifer-rogers-0592306/

Links

Andaz Rooftop Bar: https://www.andaztokyo.jp/restaurants/jp/rooftop-bar/

Feel better live more podcast: https://drchatterjee.com/blog/category/podcast/

Thinking fast and Slow book: https://www.amazon.co.jp/Thinking-Fast-Slow-Daniel-Kahneman/dp/0141033576