The New Jersey Women Lawyers Association (NJWLA)
honored 12 accomplished women from the
judicial, public, corporate, and private law firm sectors
with their esteemed WOMEN'S INITIATIVE & LEADERS
IN LAW (WILL) PLATINUM AWARD, at the NJWLA 2008
PLATINUM GALA on Wednesday April 9, 2008.

2008 WILL AWARD RECIPIENTS

2008 WILL PLATINUM GALA A SELL OUT

NJWLA 2008 PLATINUM GALA PROGRAM

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Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP hosted the NJWLA How To Become A Judge program at their Woodbridge office on February 13, 2008. The evening presented NJWLA members with an opportunity to learn about how to navigate the judicial appointment process. The keynote speaker was Michellene Davis, Esq. Ms. Davis was recently appointed to the position of Senior Special Counsel to Governor Jon Corzine and in that capacity is directly involved in considering and advancing candidates for judicial positions.
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Greenberg Dauber Epstein & Tucker hosted the NJWLA Call To Action Networking Breakfast at their Newark office. The program focused on Call to Action, an effort to encourage general counsel to advance the progress of diversity in the law firms with which they do business.
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NJWLA announces the WILL Fundraising Project
(Women’s Initiative & Leaders in Law) at Summer Networking Breakfast in Newark. With this project NJWLA members WILL advance and retain Women in Law, WILL be involved, WILL contribute and WILL succeed. This project encourage members to be involved in NJWLA Committees and assist with the NJWLA Partner Program to raise funds. If you or your firm want to get involved, please complete the WILL form, and return this to NJWLA.
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SUMMER NETWORKING BREAKFAST: Sills, Cummis, Epstein & Gross, PC hosted the NJWLA Summer Networking Breakfast at their Newark office, on July 19, 2007. The morning presented members with an opportunity to get involved in Summer Networking (meet and share ideas with fellow women lawyers), Corporate Sponsorship, NJWLA Committees and more....
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Leading Law Firms Demonstrate Commitment to
 WorkLife Balance in the Legal Profession. Twenty-three of the nation’s leading firms have joined the Project for Attorney Retention as Founding Members.  Additional firms are expected to join in the coming months. The Project for Attorney Retention (PAR), www.pardc.org, works to stem unwanted attrition among lawyers – a benefit for both legal employers and the lawyers themselves – by promoting work/life balance and the advancement of women in the legal profession. McCarter & English, Sonnenschein, and Jackson Lewis are among the 23 firms that are Founding Members of PAR.
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PAR Membership Brochure

Opportunity for Minority Lawyers to be listed in Minority Law Journal 2008 National Directory. The Minority Law Journal is gathering information about minority attorneys in the legal departments of U.S. corporations and government agencies for the 2008 National Directory of Minority Attorneys.
Published annually in print, and available online at www.minoritylawjournal.com, this directory is the legal and business community's top resource for identifying minority attorneys at law firms, corporations and government agencies. We invite you to develop a presence in this Directory by listing your organization’s minority attorneys and making the Directory an even more valuable resource. Log on to www.MinorityLawJournal.com/directory to create your listing.

NJWLA hosted their 2007 Networking Event at Red in Red Bank, on June 6, 2007. The evening presented members with an opportunity to meet and share ideas with fellow women lawyers.
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An Exciting Opportunity for Law Firms and Leaders in New Jersey - A chance to help stem the Exodus of Women. There is an exciting new initiative planned by the New Jersey Council on Gender Parity in Labor and Education. It is launching a study on the advancement and retention of women in the legal profession. This New Jersey-specific study will identify current and potential inequities, and recommend practical solutions to assist law firms in addressing and overcoming them. The Council needs New Jersey Law Firms to step forward and fill the financial gap at a time when funds are short in state government and the status of women in the law is critical to economic growth and the health of all law firms. Funding and sponsorships from Law Firms will ensure that the Council can formulate and perpetuate a model that lawyers all over the country will adopt. They will look to New Jersey for having taken the lead in advancing the role of women in the law. Not only is it the right thing to do, but it is a business imperative.
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NJWLA presented the 2nd in a Series of Programs, in honor of Women’s History Month, on March 22, 2007: ENDING THE GAUNTLET - Removing Barriers to Women’s Success in the Law.
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