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NJWLA 2013 Annual Holiday Party

Please Be Our Guest at the

NJWLA 2013 Annual Holiday Party

December 5th, 2013 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Generously Hosted by Wilentz Goldman & Spitzer Dinner and Cocktails will be provided

*This is a free event for NJWLA Members Only*

Register Here!!

Please support our charitable partner, Shelter Our Sisters, by bringing a NEW, UNWRAPPED item from the Gift Guide below

Shelter Our Sisters 2013 Holiday Gift Guide ALL


Women Rule!

Friday, November 15th 8:30 am – 12:30 pm

Presented by NJWLA and Seton Hall Law School’s Women’s Law Forum

Please join us for what promises to be an incredible, informative and inspiring program aimed at encouraging women to “be all they can be” and aspire to leadership roles both in and out of the legal industry. The program will include a panel of successful and inspiring women leaders from different …


Social Media Marketing: Making it a Treat, Not a Trick

Wednesday, October 23rd 8:30-10:00 am

Attorney Round Table for Small Firms and Solo Practitioners –

Social Media Marketing: Making it a Treat, Not a Trick

Presented by the Solo/Small Firm Committee

Join us for a networking breakfast, and round table conversation exploring the area of social media marketing for solo and small firms.

Join us at the Park Avenue Club Florham Park, NJ

REGISTER HERE!!

$25. Registration Fee


Professional & Ethical Implications of Gender Bias in the Practice of Law

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

3:30pm – 5:30pm

Statewide Professionalism Day

Historic Courthouse 470 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Courtroom 200, Newark, NJ

NJWLA & ECBF are pleased to co-sponsor:

Professional & Ethical Implications of Gender Bias in the Practice of Law

Distinguished Panel:

Hon. Patricia K. Costello

A.J.S.C., Essex Vicinage

Hon. Paula Dow, J.S.C., Burlington Vicinage

Hon. Thomas M. Moore, J.S.C., Essex Vicinage

Christine A. Amalfe, Esq., Gibbons, PC

Suzanne


A How To Discussion For A Successful and Meaningful Career: Tips for The First 7 Years of Practice

Monday, October 21st 6 – 8:30 pm

Presented by the Young Lawyers Division

We will identify milestones young lawyers should seek to achieve during the first 7 years of practice and offer some practical tips for achieving those milestones

Generously Hosted by: Lowenstein Sandler Roseland, NJ

REGISTER HERE!!

Admission is Free!


Meet & Greet

The LGBT Rights Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association Invites you to its

Meet & Greet

Thursday, October 17th, 2013 6-8pm David Todd’s City Tavern 150 South Street Morristown, NJ 07960

Join us for an enjoyable evening of cocktails and conversation with colleagues and new friends.…


A Celebration of Lawyers in the Arts VI

Save the Date!

September 21st & October 2nd

New Jersey Law Journal along with NJCCA presents:

A Celebration of Lawyers in the Arts VI

featuring NJWLA’s very own Board Member, Jodi L. Rosenberg in

Face the Music

for details, contact rsteinbaum@alm.com

or

Buy Tickets

Click Here to view flyer


Are we there yet?

Save the Date!

September 26, 2013 9 am-1 pm at the Law Center New Brunswick, NJ

2013 Women’s Bench/Bar Conference

Are we there yet?

Examining the role of women in the legal profession – today, tomorrow and beyond.

Presented by Women in the Profession Section of the NJSBA, co-sponsored by NJWLA For more details and registration, visit www.njsba.com

or Click Here

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Annual Judicial Reception presented by the ECBA

Save the Date!

September 23, 2013

Annual Judicial Reception presented by the ECBA

co-sponsored by NJWLA at the Metropolitan Room at the Newark Club 5:30-8:30 pm for more details contact wsdeer@essexbar.com or Register Here

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ART SHOW Fall 2013

Calling all creative legal professionals to send in their art work. The NJ State Bar Foundation will host its second annual Art Show at the NJ Law Center in New Brunswick beginning on September 18th. Our judges will select one work from each artist and will also choose best in show in various categories. The deadline is Friday, July 19th. For more information, click here or email Cynthia A. Pellegrino …


Join the National Association of Women Lawyers for our 2013 Annual Meeting & Awards Luncheon

JULY 25, 2013 The Waldorf=Astoria New York Hotel 301 Park Avenue New York, New York

New Jersey Women Lawyers Association Joins as a Co-Sponsor! NJWLA members receive a 10% discount on registration. Join over 800 leading women lawyers from across the country at the National Association of Women Lawyers’ 2013 Annual Meeting & Awards Luncheon held on July 25, 2013 at the historic Waldorf=Astoria New York Hotel in New York, …


Second Annual Fore Ladies Only! Golf Outing & Clinic

ESSEX COUNTY BAR FOUNDATION & NEW JERSEY WOMEN LAWYERS ASSOCIATION

Monday, July 29th 10:30 am Cedar Hill Country Club 100 Walnut Street, Livingston, NJ

First time golfers and seasoned pros will both enjoy this fun and friendly outing.  Ladies can register for the Clinic/9 Holes or play a full 18 Holes, either way they will enjoy camaraderie on the course and off over lunch and during an extended cocktail reception.…


End of Year Cocktail Party

New Jersey Women Lawyers Association’s

End of Year Cocktail Party to

Support the Shore

Please join us for an evening of food, drinks, conversation and networking at the beautiful Jersey Shore as we celebrate a successful year for NJWLA!

Wednesday June 12th, 2013

From 6-8 pm

Where:

McLoone’s Pier House

One Ocean Avenue

Long Branch, NJ

Part of the evening’s proceeds will be donated to the

Hurricane Sandy New Jersey …


Meet the Members

Please join us for a Meet the Members

Cocktail and Networking Reception Organized by the Solo and Small Firm Committee

Meet new faces, network, eat, drink and hear from some of our Board Members about NJWLA and how it has helped them improve their practices and their professional lives.

When: May 8th 6:00 – 8:00 pm Add to Calendar

Where: Grasshopper off the Green 41-43 Morris Street Morristown, NJ

Register


2013 Judicial Panel

Please join us for a discussion

with a distinguished panel of

state and federal female Judges 

who will share their insight and tips regarding effective trial techniques in both civil and criminal cases. 

Meet our accomplished panelists:

   Judge Susan D. Wigenton

U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey

  Magistrate Judge Patty Shwartz,

U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey

 Judge Karen Cassidy,

Assignment Judge, Union County

 Judge Lisa Perez Friscia


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