Accelerate 2026 is a year-long program consisting of virtual plenary sessions on a variety of topics, including the following:

The Center will host a conversation with Cisselon Nichols Hurd, Senior Legal Counsel for Shell USA, Inc (ret.).

Join us, Wednesday, September 9th, at 12 PM CT for a Power Lunch event hosted by the Center for Women in Law, featuring Krisi Kastl, Founder and CEO of Kastl Law. 

CWIL celebrated the start of a new school year with faculty, staff, and friends of the Center! Drinks and light appetizers were served.

After the NAWL Annual Meeting on Thursday, July 23rd, we hosted an informal happy hour and dinner followed by the Consortium business meeting on Friday, July 24th from 8:30 am – 1:30 pm.

The Women’s Power Summit on Law and Leadership™ convenes influential leaders at the height of their careers – chief legal officers, law partners, judges, government officials, higher education leaders, and business leaders – to generate ideas, lead change, network and build community.

On Wednesday, March 11th, from 8:00 to 9 AM, the Center for Women in Law hosted a thought-provoking one-hour panel discussion where esteemed judges shared their career journeys and advice for law students.

The Center for Women in Law hosted the Institute for Law and Leadership on Friday, February 20th, from 1 to 6 PM and Saturday, February 21st, from 9 AM to 2:30 PM. We were excited to partner with the Women's Law Caucus for this event.

Jennifer Banda, Director of the Center for Women in Law, hosted a conversation with Arleas Upton Kea, former Deputy to the Chairman for External Affairs at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and current President of the Texas Exes, the Alumni Association of the University

Jennifer Banda, Director of the Center for Women in Law, hosted a conversation with Ambassador Carrin F. Patman, former ambassador to Iceland, respected litigator, public service leader and CWIL Founder.  

Jennifer Banda, Director of the Center for Women in Law, hosted a conversation with Amy M.

The Center for Women in Law was excited to host Pathways: A Lawyer’s Path to Lobbying and Public Policy. CWIL presented three lawyers who are registered lobbyists engaged in public policy-making at the state and federal level.

CWIL celebrated the start of a new school year with faculty, staff, and friends of the Center! Drinks and light appetizers were served.

Accelerate 2025 is a year-long program consisting of virtual plenary sessions on a variety of topics, including the following:

After the NAWL Annual Meeting on Thursday, July 24th, consortium members convened for an informal dinner.

The Center for Women in Law was excited to host a Power Lunch Series conversation with Becky Melton, Vice President of Legal for SolarWinds, an Austin-headquartered global IT software company.

The Center for Women in Law was excited to host a Power Lunch Series conversation with Sandra Phillips, Senior Vice President, Enterprise Integrity, Chief Sustainability Officer and Chief Legal Officer at Toyota Motor North America (TMNA). 

CWIL hosted a Pathways event about legal careers in the financial services industry on January 15, 2025 at 12 PM CST.

CWIL held a screening of the film, followed by a Q&A with filmmaker and CWIL Founding Member Linda Broocks '78.