MEET OUR FOUNDER
Jennifer Justice — CEO & Founder, The Justice Dept.
In the last five years, Jennifer Justice has put over $100 million into women's pockets. That number isn't a tagline. It's the result of 20+ years of legal strategy, nine-figure deal-making, and a career built on knowing exactly who has the power to say yes — and making sure her clients do too.
Known as JJ, she made her mark as an entertainment attorney before becoming a partner at Carroll, Guido and Groffman LLP in just three years — with a deliberately diverse roster spanning hip-hop, rock, pop, and everything in between, including Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Outkast, Slipknot, and Mark Ronson. In 2010, she joined Jay-Z to help build Roc Nation from the ground up, eventually serving as General Counsel and EVP — overseeing the expansion of Roc Nation's portfolio into TV, film, sports, branding, and media, and acting as Jay-Z's personal attorney for a total of 17 years and Beyoncé's personal attorney during her tenure there.
She went on to serve as President of Corporate Development at Superfly, where she doubled the company's portfolio of live experiences and grew revenues by double digits over three years.
In 2019, JJ founded The Justice Dept. — a women's legal, advisory, and consulting firm built on a simple premise: women are systematically undervalued, and that's a problem with a solution. The Justice Dept. represents female founders, executives, talent, and brands across legal services, business development, investment strategy, and deal-making. Clients range from C-suite executives negotiating severance at Fortune 500 companies to female-founded brands raising their first round.
JJ is the host of Takin' Care of Lady Business, a podcast with over 400,000 downloads where she goes deep with founders, executives, and operators on the real mechanics of money, negotiation, and visibility. With over 10,000 newsletter subscribers and growing, she reaches a highly engaged community of women who refuse to be underestimated, undervalued, or underpaid. She is also a sought-after speaker on negotiation, women's economic power, and the real mechanics of asking for what you're worth — and the creator of The Ask Filter, a three-question framework built on two decades of watching women ask the wrong people for the wrong things at the wrong time.
She has been honored by TJ Martell as a Woman of Influence, featured on the Today Show's InfluenceHer segment, named one of 50 Women to Know in NYC, and recognized as a Woman of Worth by Worth Magazine. She serves on the board of Freefrom, the domestic violence organization rewriting the financial playbook for survivors. She has also been featured in CNBC, Tamron Hall, InStyle, Goop, and Billboard.
JJ is a single mother by choice. She lives in New York with her 13-year-old twins, Jack and Nico. She built The Justice Dept. while raising them, which is exactly why she built it.
Also: the tabs should match the pages - instead of Who We Are - Our Founder; instead of What We Do - Our Services. Also after each service section and after each case study should be a tab to reach out to work with us.
THE ASK FILTER
The three questions every woman should run before walking into any negotiation.
JJ developed the Ask Filter after 20+ years of watching women leave money on the table — not because they lacked leverage, but because no one had taught them where their leverage actually lived. The Ask Filter is a three-question framework that helps women negotiate with precision:
Who has the power to say yes?
Who benefits if nothing changes — and what do they lose if you win?
What leverage do you already have that you haven’t used yet?
The Ask Filter is the foundation of Ask For It — JJ’s movement to help women negotiate for everything they deserve — and the subject of her forthcoming book.