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Commercial Damages / Cost Benefit Assessment of Litigation Dispute

Presented by NJWLA’s Solo/Small Firm Committee

6-8 pm

2 hours of CLE

Today, attorneys are faced with more and more cases where clients are asserting that they suffered damages and want their day in court.  However, in many cases, negotiating a settlement is more financially feasible than going to trial.  This seminar is designed to help you identify the acceptable commercial damage methods and to better understand the concepts of …


More Tales From the Bench

1-3 pm

The Fourth of a Luncheon Series!

presented by NJWLA’s Judicial Outreach Committee 

An informal luncheon with Former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Deborah Poritz

where attendees will have an opportunity to hear Justice Poritz’s career insights, anecdotes and advice in an informal setting with plenty of opportunity for conversation.  The informal nature and limited attendance of this luncheon make a perfect setting in which to pose questions …


YLD HAPPY HOUR (or two)

Join the NJWLA Young Lawyers Division, Morris County Bar Association Young Lawyers and Somerset County Bar Association Young Lawyers for a couple of Happy Hours!

George & Martha’s has graciously extended their reduced Happy Hour pricing for our group from 6-8pm

Register Here

 

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How To Become a Judge, Commissioner or Board Member

Nuts and Bolts of the Judicial and New Jersey State Appointments Process

Please join us for a Program presented by the New Jersey Women Lawyers Association and the Hispanic Bar Association of New Jersey

6-9 pm Law Center, New Brunswick, NJ

Our Distinguished Panel Includes:

Honorable Lois H. Goodman United States Magistrate Judge

Michellene Davis Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs Barnabas Health

Susan A. Feeney McCarter & English, LLP

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Win, Rock & Rule

4:00 pm – 9:00 pm

The Renaissance Woodbridge Hotel Iselin, New Jersey

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WHAT IS WIN ROCK & RULE

It’s a live Women’s Empowerment empowerment, networking and professional development event for professional women planned for 4pm Thursday, March 31, 2016.

WHAT IS WIN ROCK & RULE PRE-EVENT

It is a tele-summit delivered via webinar to showcase professional women who are outside of the New York/New jersey metro area… this online event …


Practical Tips for New Lawyers

4:30–8 p.m.

Welcome to the Profession Series

PRESENTED BY THE NEW JERSEY STATE BAR ASSOCIATION AND RUTGERS SCHOOL OF LAW–CAMDEN

Rutgers School of Law–Camden Faculty Lounge, 6th Floor

217 N 5th St., Camden, NJ 08102

Please enter at the door facing N 5th St.

Join us for a FREE seminar featuring a cadre of experts in the legal community to help you navigate the legal job market.

Topics of Discussion


Changing Mindsets, Changing Results A professional development workshop led by Gap International

Women of Leadership Event

An Event Created by ACG NJ to Address the Challenges and Perspectives of Leading Women Professionals

The Dolce Hotel, Basking Ridge, NJ

Join ACG NJ’s Women of Leadership

 

In today’s business environment, old paradigms of leadership are dissolving. What worked yesterday is not guaranteed or even likely to work today. Leaders need to be constantly changing and growing, and finding new approaches to produce exceptional …


2016 Women’s Empowerment Leadership & Law (W.E.L.L.) Conference

Presented by The Hispanic Bar Association of New Jersey & The Hispanic National Bar Association

8:30 am – 4:00 pm

Rutgers University, Cook College Student Center 59 Biel Road New Brunswick, NJ 08901

Hosted by Rutgers Rutgers

Sponsored by: New Jersey Women Lawyers Association Wells Fargo

Featuring Key Note Speaker: Ramona E. Romero, Esq. General Counsel, Princeton University

For more information and FREE Registration, please click here: http://www.njhba.org/event-2141556/Registration

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Six Annual Women’s History Month

Presented by U.S. Senator Bob Mendez

Honoring New Jersey women for exceptional achievements

3-5 pm (Doors open at 2:25 pm)

Montclair State University University Hall, 7th Floor 30 East Normal Avenue Montclair, NJ 07043

Featuring Keynote Speaker Sloedad O’Brien Award-Winning Journalist

RSVP menendez.senate.gov/WHM-2016 973-645-5967

View Invitation Here


Women of Substance Award Reception

Presented by Seton Hall University School of Law

Women’s Law Forum

6:00 pm

Honoring Mariellen Dugan, Esq. ’91 Senior Vice President & General Counsel New Jersey Resources Corporation

The Newark Club One Newark Center 22nd Floor Newark, NJ 07102

Tickets: $75 per person or $750 per table $50 per recent graduate (’15, ’14, & ’13) $25 per current student

View Invitation Here


NJSBA Diversity Summit

9 a.m.-4 p.m.

New Jersey Law Center

Diversity Summit 2016

BECOMING ONE IN OUR LEGAL PROFESSION

The New Jersey State Bar Association together with its co-sponsors present a broad cross-section of legal experts for a frank discussion about why diversity and inclusion still matter. With today’s changing demographics, it is essential for all legal professionals to know how to work with diverse clients.

Join us for an Elegant Treats and …


NJWLA’S ANNUAL HOLIDAY PARTY

generously hosted by:

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** NJWLA Members only, please 

Register Here!!

During this Holiday Season, we would like to be able to give back and ask that you bring gift cards in denominations of $25 or less for ShopRite, Walmart or Toys R Us for donation to our Charitable Partner,

Essex County Family Justice Center

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for more information, please visit www.essexcountyfjc.org


Ethically Speaking

Westcor Land Title Insurance Company Presents a Continuing Legal Education Seminar

This seminar will examine and define the Ethical Standards demanded of a Title Settlement Provider operating in the State of New Jersey. It will explore the expanded compliance issues presented by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which require Title Producers and Attorneys acting as Settlement Service Providers to develop written Policies & Procedures that will insure the safety of …


Holiday Reception

New Jersey State Bar Association Diversity Committee Minorities in the Profession Section Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Rights Section New Jersey Women Lawyers Association

Cordially invites you to… Celebrate the holiday season

Holiday Reception Featuring a musical performance by “Gentlemen of the Hall” Thursday, December 10 New Jersey Law Center, New Brunswick

6:30 – 8:30 p.m. There is no cost to attend

Register today!

Toy Drive Please bring unwrapped, new


YLD Presents A Round Table For Millennials!

6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Join us for a candid discussion between multi-generational attorneys to share their perspectives on working with “Millennial” attorneys and how to cultivate a new generation of leaders.    Light dinner will be served.

Generously Hosted & Sponsored by:

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Register Here $20 Registration Fee


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