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How To Become a Judge, Commissioner or Board Member

6 pm at the Law Center, New Brunswick, NJ How To Become a Judge, Commissioner or Board Member The Nuts and Bolts of the Judicial and New Jersey State Appointments Process

Our Distinguished Panel Includes:

Honorable Lois H. Goodman United States Magistrate Judge

Michellene Davis Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs Barnabas Health

Daniel R. Guadalupe Norris, McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A.

Susan A. Feeney McCarter & English, LLP

Representative from the


Putting the “Fun” into Fundamentals of Networking

6-8 pm

Young Lawyers Division presents:

 Putting the “Fun” into Fundamentals of Networking 

How to Use Real Life & Social Networking to Become a Rainmaker without Losing your License

Rainmaking connections can be started and fostered through in-person and social networking to create new business.  We will discuss the ethical considerations to be aware of in order to network, both live and virtually, without running afoul of the New Jersey …


The Affective Assistance of Counsel: Finding Success and Significance in the Practice of Law

April 3rd earn 2 CLE ethics credits at Seton Hall Law School with Prof. Franzese

On Thursday, April 3rd from 5-7pm Seton Hall Law School will present a 2 ethics-credits CLE with Prof. Paula Franzese on The Affective Assistance of Counsel: Leading with Integrity in Challenging Times. 

All registrants receive copies of Prof. Franzese’s two new books, A Short and Happy Guide to Being a Law Student and A Short …


Positive Steps in Transition

The NJSBA’s Lawyers in Transition Committee is pleased to invite New Jersey Women Lawyers Association members to attend its inaugural meeting.

Positive Steps in Transition 6-8 p.m. New Jersey Law Center, New Brunswick

The Lawyers in Transition Committee is tasked with reaching out to members who are in transition – be it personal or professional. These transitions may be numerous, from a young lawyer searching for a job to an …


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

Cook College Student Center Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ

8:30 AM – 3:00 PM

Hosted and Sponsored by:

Rutgers – Rutgers

Additional Sponsors:

NJWLA – New Jersey Women Lawyers Association

Day Pitney LLP – dayPitney

Celebrating the American Dream

More Information and Registration Here


2014 WILL Platinum Gala

New Jersey Women Lawyers Association

7th Annual WILL Platinum Gala

March 25, 2014

SOLD OUT!

Honoring Leaders from the Judicial, Public, Corporate, and Private Law Firm Sectors

Keynote Speaker : Deborah Norville – Emmy Award Winning Television Anchor and Journalist

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Ready to Run

The Center for American Women and Politics invites you to…

Ready to Run - Campaign Training for Women

 

Friday & Saturday, March 21-22, 2014

Pre-conference programs for women of color: Friday, March 21st Douglass Campus Center, Rutgers-New Brunswick

Register Now

Space is limited, register today!

For more information, please visit our web site.


“Lean In” Reception

Lean In presented by NJWLA’s Best Practices Committee

When: March 13, 2014 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM

Where: Park Avenue Club 184 Park Avenue Florham Park, NJ 07932 Driving Directions

Generously Sponsored By:

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Lean In Discussion Guide

Jump Start the New Year with Some Inspiration to Achieve Your Goals!

Please join the New Jersey Women Lawyers Association for cocktails, food & a thought-provoking discussion of career questions …


Attorney Roundtable Discussion

8:30-10:30 am

Solo/Small Firm Committee Presents:

Attorney Roundtable Discussion

Park Avenue Club

184 Park Avenue Florham Park, NJ

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2014 Diversity Summit

February 20 at 2 p.m. at the New Jersey Law Center, New Brunswick

Special membership offer (available ONLY to current members of one of the specialty bars of New Jersey)

 

Download the Registration Form

Download the NJSBA Reduced Member Rate

 

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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!


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