SPEED MENTORING EVENT – Connections, Conversation and Inspiration!

NJWLA’s Women’s Leadership and Diversity Committees teamed up to host an awesome Speed Mentoring event at Lion’s Roar Brewing in Westfield last week! With 40 people in the room, we switched the groups and the pairings over the course of the night with lots of conversation, connection, and inspiration! We are so grateful to our sponsor, Adamy Valuation, and to Lion’s Roar Brewing Company for helping us to make …

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NJWLA Celebrates 16TH Annual WILL Platinum Gala!

Where over 700 Members of New Jersey’s Legal Community Gathered to Honor 6 Extraordinary Leaders in the Law

CEDAR GROVE, NEW JERSEY – The New Jersey Women Lawyers Association (NJWLA) held its 16th Annual Women’s Initiative and Leaders in the Law (WILL) Platinum Gala on March 19, 2024 at The Grove in Cedar Grove, NJ with more than 700 people in attendance. The evening was an incredible celebration of the …

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Solo & Small Firm Meet & Greet a Success!

NJWLA’s Solo and Small Firm Members were treated to a lovely dinner hosted by Geeta and Priya Sundrani of Hudson Court Reporting where our members were able to meet and talk about all things solo and small firm related while discussing upcoming programming ideas and more ways the NJWLA Sisterhood can assist in helping the SSF practitioners collaborate. Thank you to NJWLA’s Solo and Small Firm Directors and to our …

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Tales From the Bench – 2024

NJWLA members have enjoyed two fun and meaningful gatherings this week – and it’s only Wednesday!

We started with an inspiring 

Tales From the Bench hosted by Ferro Labella & Weiss with our guest of honor, Judge Bonnie J. Mizdol.

We are so grateful for candid, honest, and entertaining conversations like this, and for the wonderful hospitality of our host firms! The opportunity to have intimate meetings with …

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New Year, New Skills Panel a Great Success!

Thank you to NJWLA’s Young Lawyers Committee and the NJSBA Young Lawyers Division, for an informative and fun panel discussion surrounding in person practice in the court room, the board room, and the lunch room. Our impressive panelists, Melanie Chernoff, Ali Loprete, Valerie Weiss, NaSheena Porter and Nicole Castiglione, led by Moderator, Rachael Segal and introduced by Danielle Schweizer, provided helpful tips on practicing, managing time, managing …

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2024 NJWLA GRANT ANNOUNCEMENT

ISSUED ON: December 28, 2023

The New Jersey Women Lawyers Association (NJWLA) is currently accepting Grant Applications for programs directed toward research, development and/or implementation of solutions, strategies, education and/or initiatives to address one or more of the following:

Supporting and promoting women to the highest levels of law firm, government, academic, community, and corporate positions, or the judiciary; Engaging in statewide and/or nationwide efforts to advance and retain women…

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Warmest Season’s Greetings to All!

On Monday, NJWLA members were treated to an awesome Holiday Party at CSG Law’s new offices! With over 100 members in attendance it was the perfect evening to catch up with old friends and to meet new members all while exploring CSG Law’s new headquarters and learning about the life changing work of our charitable partner, Manavi, the first organization in the United States dedicated to ending all forms …

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NJWLA MOURNS THE LOSS OF JUSTICE SANDRA DAY O’CONNOR

“Society as a whole benefits immeasurably from a climate in which all persons, regardless of race or gender may have the opportunity to earn respect, responsibility, advancement and remuneration based on ability.” – Sandra Day O’Connor (by the US National Archives).

With this as her motto, Justice O’Connor served as the first female United States Supreme Court Justice. The New Jersey Women Lawyers Association mourns the loss of this great trailblazer. …

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Thank you to our panelists and sponsors for our International Day of Tolerance!

Thank you to our awesome panelists, Rhasheda Douglas, Savaria Harris, Valerie Jackson and Jey Rajaraman to our Moderator, Clarissa Gomez, and to NJWLA’s Diversity Committee for an insightful and enjoyable CLE discussion about Tolerance in our professional and personal lives. We are so fortunate to be able to hear from such accomplished women in a relaxed and candid conversation!

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THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AT THE SEEING EYE!

Thank you for attending NJWLA’s CLE presentation

Navigating Your Career in the Changing World of Work!

We had a wonderful time meeting the VIPs of the Seeing Eye, both human and furry, and enjoying an honest, open, inspiring dialogue from our rock star panelists who spoke about “growing forward” and shared their professional journeys.

Thank you to our panelists, Lauren Paxton, Sharmila Jaipersaud and Sheea Sybblis for such …

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FORE Women Only Golf Outing & Clinic

FORE Women Only Golf Outing & Clinic. The weather helped to make this a perfect day for all who joined to golf, learn to golf, improve their golf game or just network with friends and colleagues. This year’s charitable partner is the

Interfaith Food Pantry of the Oranges. We were pleased to be able to raise awareness of the organization and to be able to make a donation! As …

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Nuts and Bolts of the Judicial and NJ Appointments Process

NJWLA has had a busy June and we are only half way through the month!

We started out on June 1st, co-hosting with HBA-NJ for an incredible panel discussion on the Nuts and Bolts of the Judicial and NJ Appointments Process.

Thank you to our fabulous moderator, Kristin Sostowski, our rock star panelists,

Valentina DiPippo, Diana C. Manning, Sam Parker, Arlene Q. Perez and

Abby Webb, our generous host, …

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Thank You to our Sponsors – 03162023

On Thursday, March 16th, members of EWNJ, GSBA and NJWLA were treated to an inspiring Fireside Chat with Liz Forminard, Executive Vice President, General Counsel of Johnson & Johnson!

The conversation was led by GSBA President, Natalya Johnson and was hosted in J&J’s Cafe for a candid and intimate gathering of the organizations. There were plenty of anecdotes and pearls of advice to take away, but one of …

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NJWLA STATEMENT ON THE OVERTURNING OF ROE V. WADE

NJWLA is deeply saddened and disappointed by the decision in the recent

US Supreme Court case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. In so doing, the Court overturned fifty years of precedent, and with it, critical safeguards mandated by law to protect a woman’s fundamental right of self-determination. We denounce this decision not only for the impact that it will have on …

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