The Seattle City Council is seeking candidates interested in an appointment as a Commissioner on the Seattle Public Safety Civil Service Commission. The appointment is a three-year term, beginning in 2023. We welcome Washington Women Lawyers members who may be interested in serving on the PSCSC (as well as the Civil Service Commission).
Please contact me or Andrea Scheele, Executive Director if you have any questions.
Full details here.
The 67th Annual Estate Planning Seminar
Date:
October 24-25, 2022
Time:
8:00 AM – 5:30 PM, 8:00AM – 5:00PM
Location:
Bell Harbor International Conference Center, 2211 Alaskan Way, Seattle, WA 98121
The 67th Annual Estate Planning Seminar is the premier estate planning seminar for Washington State and the perfect seminar to get the credits that you need.
For 2022, we will offer a hybrid program again this year. Given the hybrid nature of the conference, and our new location, we are offering 300 in-person seats and an unlimited number of virtual attendees! Onsite attendees will have access to the speakers, plenary sessions, exhibit area and back by popular demand, a networking lunch buffet!
More information and registration
More Information:
Erin Ingersoll, erini@meetingvisions.net, 206.898.2613 Lisa Haynie, lisah@meetingvisions.net, 425.260.0433 EPC Organization Website
The American Bar Association's Commission on Women in the Profession (CWP) and the National Native American Bar Association (NNABA) are collaborating to explore the unique experiences of Native American women who navigate the intersection of tribal identity, race and gender in the legal profession. This research study elevating women Native American attorneys has been designed as a qualitative study consisting of confidential individual interviews to explore their unique experiences and perspectives.
We need your help to connect to and lift the voices of Native American women attorneys. Please participate in this study by clicking here for more information. Your registration information as well as the information from your interview are completely confidential and only visible to the researchers and staff at Nextions.
If you have any questions, please contact Autumn Worten of the Nextions research team at autumn@nextions.com.
The Starbucks Law & Corporate Affairs Department is now accepting applications for its 2022-2023 Diversity Mentorship Program!
Starbucks Corporation
Law & Corporate Affairs Department
2022-2023 Diversity Mentorship Program
The Starbucks Law & Corporate Affairs Department is pleased to invite mentee participants for our Starbucks Diversity Mentorship Program. This program will connect Starbucks in-house lawyers with junior attorneys from diverse backgrounds in one-to-one mentorship relationships. The Starbucks legal department boasts one of the most experienced and diverse groups of attorneys in the region, and our lawyers are excited to share their insights into learning the practice of law, their advice in navigating legal work environments, and for those who are interested, strategies for future career development.
Following a virtual kick-off reception for incoming mentees and their mentors, this program will foster direct, informal interactions over a one-year period to help diverse junior attorneys connect and network in the local community of legal professionals and business leaders. The program is open to all lawyers in private practice in their first four years as an attorney, and who are members of one or more minority bar associations or diversity affinity groups.
If you are interested in applying, please submit a cover letter and resume to Paulina Wu at pawu@starbucks.com by Friday, August 26, 2022. In your cover letter, please identify your current area of practice (and your desired area, if different), your general interest in receiving mentoring, and the minority bar association(s) or affinity group(s) to which you belong. If you have any questions, please direct them to Paulina, and one of our committee members will follow up with you.
Sincerely, The Starbucks L&CA Diversity Mentorship Committee
Please join the NCWBA for its 2022 Annual Women's Bar Leadership Summit: Reconnecting for Excellence, which will be held in Chicago, IL from August 4-5, 2022. This year's programming is designed to motivate women in leadership positions and connect them to the tools necessary for success. It will feature a keynote address by Helen Wan, DEI Consultant, and author of The Partner Track, which is currently being produced by Netflix! In addition, the 2022 Summit will feature a GOOD Guys program, programming on recruiting members, engaging membership and maximizing their potential, leadership tips, networking opportunities, and ways for member organizations to use the support that NCWBA provides.
If you would like more information on this year's Summit, please email our Executive Director, Christina Simpson (info@ncwba.org). To register, please click here or the link below.
Please see below for a summary of the Summit events and information on making hotel reservations:
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
August 4, 2022
August 5, 2022:
A link to: The Empowered Voice: WSWC Quarterly Newsletter
Join the Women's Bar Association of the District of Columbia, Women Lawyers On Guard and National Association of Women Lawyers for a discussion on successful tools used in reaching an organizational consensus regarding reproductive rights advocacy.
Date: Thursday, July 13, 2022
Time: 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm ET
Place: Webinar
There is no fee to attend but registration is required.
Click here to register. Please feel free to share the attached flyer with your members or other organizations who find themselves in need of tools to address this issue with their members.
Here is a scholarship opportunity, the Trial LawHER Scholarship, established by Milestone, to help a rising 3L female law student achieve her goal of becoming a plaintiff trial lawyer. The $10,000 scholarship is open through August 31. More information is available here: https://milestoneseventh.com/trial-lawher-scholarship/
June 17, 2022 – Landmark SCOTUS Ruling Reaches 20 – Save the Date: Presented by the Legal Learning Studio. Free Live Webinar for Attorneys, Friday June 17, 2022 at 10:00AM – 11:30AM (PST). Please visit https://www.youtube.com/LegalLearningStudio and https://pi.rcmtool.org/821/StrattonWebinar for more information. You may also call (718) 560-5600.