Events scheduled for May 2007.

May 2007

JSBA's Women and Minority Women Lawyers:
Careers, Quality of Life, Advancement

WHEN: May 17
LOCATION: Atlantic City, NJ
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
http://www.njsba.com/calendar_events/
index.cfm?fuseaction=annual_mtg#1

NEW JERSEY WOMEN LAWYERS ASSOCIATION IS
PROUD TO CO-SPONSOR THE FOLLOWING NJSBA
PROGRAM:

NJSBA Annual Meeting Program to Feature Former Chief Justice Deborah Poritz and a Book Signing with Lauren Stiller Rikleen
WHEN: Thursday, May 17
TIME: 2:30 - 4 p.m.
From Muddy Track to Fast Track
A panel discussion that will center on the challenges faced by women and minority women lawyers, particularly balancing family life and career demands, and specific ways in which law firms, the organized bar and related institutions can change in order to retain and advance women in the profession. Book signing with author Lauren Stiller Rikleen, Ending the Gauntlet, Removing Barriers to Women's Success in the Law to follow.
Moderator:
Karol Corbin Walker, Esq., Seiden Wayne LLC, Past President, New Jersey State Bar Association
Speakers/Panelists:
- Christine A. Amalfe, Esq., Gibbons, PC, Newark, Chair, Gibbons Employment Law Department and Diversity Committee
- Paulette Brown, Esq., Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge, LLP, Short Hills, Co-Chair, ABA Commission on Women in the Profession's study, Visible Invisibility: Women of Color in Law Firms
- Michele-Meyer-Shipp, Esq., Vice President, Office of General Counsel, Merrill Lynch, Former NJ Department of Personnel EEO/AA Director
- Hon. Deborah T. Poritz, Of Counsel, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Former Chief Justice - NJ Supreme Court
- Lauren Stiller Rikleen, Esq., Author, Ending the Gauntlet: Removing Barriers to Women's Success in the Law, Director, Bowditch Institute.
Sponsored by the NJSBA Pipeline Diversity Task Force, NJ State Bar Foundation, NJSBA Young Lawyers Division, Gay Lesbian Bisexual and Transgender Rights Section, Minorities in the Profession Section, Women in the Profession Section, Diversity Committee, Asian-Pacific American Lawyer Association, Association of Black Women Lawyers, Hispanic Bar Association, New Jersey Women Lawyers Association (NJWLA) and ICLE
PA CLE: N/A
NY CLE (Transitional/Non-transitional): 1.5 practice management
NEW JERSEY STATE BAR ASSOCIATION
www.njsba.com
LOCATION: Atlantic City, NJ
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Visit the Annual Meeting on the web at njsba.com.
NJSBA, One Constitution Square,
New Brunswick, NJ 08901,
Telephone: 732-249-5000
Website: www.njsba.com

 

NEW JERSEY WOMEN LAWYERS ASSOCIATION IS
PROUD TO CO-SPONSOR THE FOLLOWING NJSBA PROGRAM:

Glass Ceiling Program at NJSBA Annual Meeting 2007 Includes United States EEOC Chairwoman Naomi Earp
WHEN: Thursday, May 18
TIME: 10 a.m. to noon
The Glass Ceiling Has Finally Been Broken!
(Or Has It?)
This seminar will focus on the issues surrounding pay disparities and equal employment opportunities for women and racial minorities to determine whether or not the "glass ceiling" still exists. Employers of all kinds increasingly face a more diverse workforce that includes more women and people of color, so the question of pay disparity and equality of employment opportunity for women and minorities persists. What can the federal and state government do to address equal pay and opportunities for advancement for women and minorities? What are the ethical challenges to the private bar when investigating or litigating equal pay issues or when participating in an investigation by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights? What cutting-edge tips can the top governmental agency heads and employment law experts provide to today's employees and employers? This panel will include the top United States and New Jersey equal employment opportunity governmental officials, including the Chairwoman of the U.S. E.E.O.C., as well as several of the premier plaintiff and defense employment law litigators in New Jersey.
Moderator:
Steven R. Cohen, Esq., Selikoff & Cohen, P.A., Mt. Laurel
Panelists:
- Rosemary Alito, Esq., K&L Gates, Newark
- Hon. Naomi Earp, Chair, United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission,
Washington, D.C.
- Denise M. Keyser, Esq., Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP, Voorhees
- Neil M. Mullin, Esq., Smith Mullin, PC, Montclair
- J. Frank Vespa-Papaleo, Esq., Director, New Jersey Division on Civil Rights, Newark and Trenton
- Linda Wong, Esq., Wong Fleming, PC, Princeton
This program is sponsored by Labor and Employment Law Section, Minorities in the Profession Section, Women in the Profession Section, Diversity Committee, New Jersey Women Lawyers Association (NJWLA) and ICLE
PA CLE: 1.5 substantive credits and .5 ethics credits pending ($8 fee payable to ICLE)
NY CLE (Transitional/Non-transitional): 2.0 professional practice credits
NEW JERSEY STATE BAR ASSOCIATION
www.njsba.com
LOCATION: Atlantic City, NJ
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Visit the Annual Meeting on the web at njsba.com.
NJSBA, One Constitution Square,
New Brunswick, NJ 08901,
Telephone: 732-249-5000
W ebsite: www.njsba.com

 

Leadership Academy for Women

WHEN: May 31-June 2 and July 19-21, 2007
The Project for Attorney Retention and The Center for WorkLife Law at Hastings College of the Law are pleased to announce the Hastings Leadership Academy for Women, the first executive education program designed exclusively for women law firm partners. The 6-day program offered at Hastings is designed to help experienced women lawyers stride confidently to the highest levels of success in their law firms, their communities and the legal profession.Leadership Academy participants will learn skills, knowledge and techniques that will enable them to assume leadership roles and make their contributions visible, valued, and rewarded. The course curriculum has been designed to provide a unique, hands-on learning experience and will be taught by distinguished faculty from leading law schools, business schools, and law practice. Prominent executive coaches will provide individualized leadership guidance for each participant. Learning will be enhanced by opportunities to build a strong network of other women partners with leadership aspirations.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION:
Available on PAR's & WLL's websites at www.pardc.org and www.worklifelaw.org. For additional information, you can also call the Leadership Academy at 415-565-4640. Please feel free to circulate this information to anyone else you think might be interested.
LOCATION: UC Hastings, College of the Law, San Francisco, CA
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Hastings Leadership Academy for
Women Brochure
For additional information, you can call the Leadership Academy at 415-565-4640. Please feel free to circulate this information to anyone else you think might be interested.