Events scheduled for 2008.

April 2008

NJWLA 2008 Platinum Gala

HONORING WOMEN ON THE BENCH,
IN GOVERNMENT, CORPORATE AND LAW FIRMS.

WHEN: April 9, 2008
LOCATION:
Sheraton at Woodbridge Place Hotel,
Iselin, New Jersey

2008 WILL AWARD RECIPIENTS

NJWLA 2008 PLATINUM GALA PROGRAM

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FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Contact Mary Raugh, Executive Director,
New Jersey Women Lawyers Association,
telephone (973) 820-1171 or email
NJWLA@ksbraniganlaw.com

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ALICE PAUL EQUALITY AWARDS DINNER

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2008
RECEPTION 6:00 P.M.
DINNER AND PROGRAM 7:00 P.M.

HYATT REGENCY PRINCETON
102 Carnegie Center
Princeton, New Jersey 08540

2008 HONOREES
KIRSTENS. BRANIGAN, ESQ.
President, New Jersey Women Lawyers Association
JEANNEM. FOX, ESQ.
President, New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
ROBERTAW. FRANCIS
Chair, ERA Task Force for the National Council of Women’s Organizations
LENDELG. JONES
Director of Government Affairs, American Water
FERRISOLIN, PH.D.
Professor and Director, Institute for Women and Art at Rutgers University

$100 per person
Proceeds benefit the Alice Paul Institute’s programs / $30 is tax deductible
R.S.V.P. BY APRIL 20, 2008 by calling the Alice Paul Institute (856) 231-1885
Registration required in advance

HONORARY CO-CHAIRS
Senator Diane B. Allen
Congressman Robert E. Andrews

CO-SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS
Association of Black Women Lawyers (NJ); New Jersey Women Lawyers Association; Women in the Profession Committee of Philadelphia Bar Association; Garden State Society of Human Resource Managers; American Society of Women Accountants (Philadelphia Chapter); Lutheran Settlement House of Philadelphia; American Friends Service Committee Women’s Programs; Image and Attitude, Inc.; The Career Wardrobe, Inc.; Executive Leadership Institute (NELI); Women’s Way; Mt. Laurel Rotary; South Jersey NOW

 

May 2008

Executive Women of NJ's Salute to the
Policy Makers Dinner

WHEN: May 15, 2008
LOCATION: Hyatt Hotel,
New Brunswick, NJ
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
http://www.ewnj.org/

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Positioning Law Firms for Long-Term Success:
New Strategies for Advancing Women Lawyers

Despite best intentions and a variety of women’s initiatives, legal employers are still having a difficult time retaining and promoting women lawyers. This conference will provide legal employers with innovative, proven strategies for advancing women lawyers and, ultimately, strengthening their organizations for the future.

• PAR is opening registration for its Conference to the public. Attendance is limited, so please register today before the conference fills up.
• PAR member firms have two free tickets to the conference. To register using these tickets, PAR members should send an email to conference@pardc.org.
• Non-members and PAR member firms that need more than two tickets can register online at www.pardc.org or by mail using the attached registration form.

WHEN: May 15, 2008
LOCATION: Cafritz Conference Center
Third Floor Ballroom
George Washington University
800 21st Street, NW, Washington, D.C.

REGISTRATION:
Register online at www.pardc.org or
by mail using this Regisration Form

AGENDA: 
9:00 Registration and coffee
9:30 Welcome (Manar Morales)
9:35 Keynote: Why Women’s Initiatives Fail and What To Do About It (Joan Williams)
10:00 Successful Women, Successful Firms: Eleven Practical Strategies for Recruiting, Retaining, and Advancing Women Lawyers (Cynthia Calvert, Linda Chanow, and Consuela Pinto)
11:00 Break
11:15 A View from the Road Ahead: Innovations from Accounting Firms for Law Firms to Adopt Now (Patti Yoder, Mid-Atlantic People Team Leader, Ernst & Young LLP; Lisa A. Madden, Partner, Corporate Group (former Managing Partner, Washington National Tax Office), KPMG)
12:15 Lunch: sandwich buffet
1:15 Building a Culture of Inclusiveness: A View from Inside a Firm  (Ellen Ostrow, Founder and Principal, Lawyers Life Coach LLC; Karen Hansen, Esq., Chair, Diversity Committee, Beveridge and Diamond, P.C.) 
1:45 Measuring for a Purpose: What Law Firms Can't Afford to Ignore (M.J. Tocci, President, Fulcrum Advisors)
2:15 Leaders for Today and Tomorrow: Advancing Women through Succession Planning (Ida Abbott, President, Ida Abbott Consulting LLC)
2:45 Break
3:00 Refining Law Firm Culture to Support Flexibility (Jeannine Rupp, Principal, Armonia LLC)
3:30 The Client’s Perspective on Women Lawyers in Law Firms (Hinton J. Lucas, Jr., Associate General Counsel and Chief Administrative Counsel, Dupont; Miguel R. Rivera, Sr., Associate General Counsel, Wal-Mart)
4:15 This is How We Do It: Law firm representatives discuss their successful strategies (Roundtable discussion)
4:50 Closing Remarks (Joan Williams)
Reception 5:00 – 6:00

Questions? Send us an email at conference@pardc.org, or call 415-565-4640

 

 

June 2008

Women’s Fund of New Jersey’s
11th Annual Golf Outing

Women’s Fund of New Jersey
is seeking golfers for
their Annual Golf Tournament.

WHEN: Monday, June 2, 2008
LOCATION: Fox Hollow Golf Club, Branchburg

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE:
11:30 a.m. Registration and lunch
1:00 p.m. Shotgun start
6:00 p.m. Cocktail reception
(includes dinner buffet)

WOMEN & MEN WELCOME

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Contact Mary Raugh at 1-973-820-1171 or NJWLA@ksbraniganlaw.com
or visit the Women's Fund website
events@wfnj.org.