The Ascend program launched in March 2022. The new program is aimed at established lawyers. As their careers are on the rise, women lawyers often face competing opportunities and shifting priorities as they gain a more precise definition of career success and excellence.

Accelerate Career Start creates a unique opportunity for associates to practice key skills that will accelerate the transition from law student to lawyer while developing strong and diverse networks outside of the law firm.

The Center for Women in Law presented an Ex Libris event, A Discussion with Linda Greenhouse, the author of

The Center presented a Perspectives Series event: A Conversation with Arleas Upton Kea, ’82, Deputy to the Chairman for External Affairs, FDIC, and Veronica Vargas Stidvent, Executive Director of the Center for Women in Law.

For more information on the Consortium, visit Consortium for Advancing Women Lawyers.

Returning to the legal profession after spending time in another field or out of the workforce can be a challenge.

On June 16, 2021 from 12:00-1:15 pm CT,  The Center for Women in Law hosted a virtual discussion with Eve Rodsky, the author of Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do (and More Life to Live)

The Center for Women in Law is excited to have partnered with Take The Lead to provide an impactful live virtual workshop aimed at women lawyers five to ten years out of law school.

The Susan L.

The Center for Women in Law hosted a panel discussion with the authors on October 5, 2020 from 4:00-5:15 pm CT.

Public awareness of recent incidents, including the killing of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, has brought attention to the role of law enforcement and issues of racial profiling, brutality, over-policing, and the militarization of local police departments.  As society struggles to address

For more information on the Consortium, visit Consortium for Advancing Women Lawyers

 

Speakers and attendees included chief legal officers and general counsel, law firm managing partners, judges, government officials, elected officials, law school deans, bar presidents, and other preeminent lawyers, as well as academics and business leaders who are positioned to make significant a

On April 26-28, 2017, the Center for Women in Law convened leaders for its fifth Women’s Power Summit on Law and Leadership™.