Celebration of Diversity
“The Intersection of Diversity and Equal Justice”

with keynote speaker
Aurora Martin of Columbia Legal Services

Thursday, February 28, 2013

5:30 – 7:00 p.m.

2^nd Floor Gallery, Sullivan Hall

Appetizers and beverages will be served.

Kindly RSVP by February 22 by clicking here.

Join our law school community for a reception to celebrate diversity and engage in a talk about how diversity and equal justice intersect with Aurora Martin, Executive Director of Columbia Legal Services. We invite you to learn more about the School of Law’s commitment to educating the Northwest's most diverse law student body to be leaders for a more just and humane world at this reception, which caps our annual Diversity Week, a student-organized series of workshops and events focused on learning about and advancing diversity.

This Lawyering in a Diverse World event is co-sponsored by the Access to Justice Institute, Center for Professional Development, Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality, Office of Admissions, Office of Advancement, Office of Student Affairs,
and the Student Bar Association.

To learn more about the Lawyering in a Diverse World series, click here.

There are four (4) diversity scholarships available to attorneys who would like to attend the ABA Section of Family Law Spring Conference in Anchorage , AK but may not have the financial resources to afford the cost.  The Conference is April 17-20, 2013. 

If awarded a scholarship through this program, the awardees will receive a complimentary conference registration, a complimentary ticket to the Newcomers’ Dinner and the Friday (Alaska Railroad Trip) event, and up to $500 in travel reimbursement (in compliance with ABA and Section financial policies).  Send your completed application to Cynthia Swan at email: Cynthia.Swan@americanbar.org no later than March 15, 2013.  For your convenience, I have attached the application.  For more information on the conference, you can visit www.ambar.org/famlawspring

PUBLIC INTEREST SCHOLARSHIP

FOR WASHINGTON STATE LAW STUDENTS

The Middle Eastern Legal Association of Washington (“MELAW”) will award one $1,000 public interest scholarship to a Washington state law student who has, is currently, or is planning on pursuing a public interest project that benefits the Middle Eastern community of Washington (the “Project”).

Judging Criteria:

Applicants will be judged on their successful completion of the scholarship application, describing their Project and connection to the Middle Eastern community of Washington. 

Deadline:

All application materials must be received by April 30, 2013 to merit consideration.  Please email completed applications to the MELAW Scholarship Committee at scholarship@melegal.org.

Selection and Notification:

The recipient will be selected and notified by the MELAW Scholarship Committee and/or Board of Directors by June 1, 2013.

Scholarship recipients will be expected to provide a brief written report of the Project and may be asked to present on their experience at a MELAW event.

 

www.melegal.org

3 Simple Steps to Apply:

1. Complete the short online application
2. E-mail your unofficial transcript to newlead@uw.edu
3. E-mail your resume to newlead@uw.edu

Application Deadline: April 7th

Applicants will be notified by April 15th

NEW Leadership Puget Sound is committed to serving students of all races, ages, ethnicities, national origins, religions, sexual orientations, and political party affiliations.

Please contact Jennifer Rubio, NEW Leadership Program Coordinator, at newlead@uw.edu with questions.

 IDGC is seeking volunteers to participate in the Measurement Ad Hoc Committee which seeks to assist legal employers in responding to or looking at diversity measurements. This will be somewhat of a follow up to past Minority Report Card efforts, and any volunteers with an interest or prior experience in the report card is particularly encouraged to volunteer. Please email Jeannie Bohlman at jeannie@michaelandalexander.com if you are interested in participating on behalf of WWL.

WSBA Board of Governors Elections

The 2nd, 9th and 10th Congressional district seats and one at-large seat on the WSBA Board of Governors are opening this year. Learn more about these positions and the election process here: http://bit.ly/12M5L2P.

Please post, forward, or share these upcoming deadlines and opportunities.

APPLICATION DEADLINES:

·         Friday, March 1st @ 5pm  | deadline for nominations and applications for district seats

·         Friday, April 19th @ 5pm | deadline for application materials for at-large seat

 

OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN MORE:

·         Friday, Feb 22nd @ 8am | 9th district breakfast with Governors Susan Machler and James Armstrong at the Renton Community Center

·         Friday, Feb 22nd @ 12pm NOON | webinar discussion for WSBA’s diversity stakeholders and others interested in serving on the BOG

·         Monday, Feb 25th @ 12pm NOON  **new time** |webinar discussion with members interested in the new 10th district seat, with Gov. Vern Harkins

·         Tuesday, Feb 26th @ 8am  | webinar discussion with members interested in the 2nd district seat, with Gov. Phil Buri

 

In addition, we’re planning a reception at WSBA in late March/early April with current At-Large Governor Tracy Flood for anyone interested in the at-large position. To learn more or to RSVP for any of these, please contact us at diversty@wsba.org.

 

 

The Initiative for Diversity Governing Council (IDGC) is hosting a Managing Partners Summit on May 22, 2013.  This is a 1-day CLE/training to share best practices and provide tools to legal employers to assist them in their efforts to cultivate a more inclusive legal workplace.  You are invited to join the working subcommittee of the IDGC to put on this CLE.  Please email Jeannie Bohlman at jeannie@michaelandalexander.com if you are interested in participating on behalf of WWL.

 

The Washington State Bar Association is committed to diversity and inclusion in the legal profession.  Read the full announcement here.

The Statewide Minority Bar Association has completed some preliminary work in preparation for the 2013 Statewide Diversity conference that WAMBAC (http://www.wambac.org/) has put on for the last 5 years. The conference was postponed for 2012. There is currently a need for two individuals who would be interested in co-chairing the conference and who would also complete the planning committee. If you or anyone you know may be interested in serving, please forward their names to me or have them email me at kimtran@microsoft.comkimtran@microsoft.com>.