The Center’s Biennial Award Luncheon will be held April 23, 2021 at the Fairmont Hotel in Austin featuring keynote speaker Emmy-winning journalist Soledad O’Brien, and Patricia Diaz Dennis, recipient of the 2020 Hortense Ward Courageous Leader Award.
The Susan L. Blount Power Lunch Series spotlights remarkable lawyers from diverse backgrounds and careers to share their experiences with students and Center guests. To launch this year’s event series, The Center for Women of Law presents The Susan L. Blount Power Lunch Series: A Conversation with Mary Jo White: Counselor to Boards of Directors, former Chair of the SEC and former US Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
As the Court kicks off its new term on October 5th, we’ll explore the inspirational and previously untold history of the nine women considered--but not selected--for the United States Supreme Court. Authors Renee Knake Jefferson and Hannah Brenner Johnson will share insights from their fascinating research. This event is free and open to the public.
Mark your calendars for 12 pm CT, Wednesday, September 16th. Join us for Finding Humanity and Peace in Justice, a discussion that will feature Vera Bumpers, Chief of the Houston Metro Police; Danielle Outlaw, Chief of the Philadelphia Police Department, and UT Law Professor Jennifer Laurin. This event is free and open to the public.
Accelerate: First-Year Associates creates a unique opportunity for women 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.
Brigadier General Susan Escallier is a career Army officer in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps. She has decades of experience practicing law in deployed settings, advising commanders, coalition partners, host nation governments, and working in conjunction with international organizations and interagency partners.
Described by one partner at a top law firm as “the most practical tool I’ve encountered in my 20 years of practicing,” the Women in Law Institute is an all-day, intensive workshop for law students, judicial clerks, and LL.M.’s.
CWIL’s Deputy Director, Amber Hackett Crosby, will discuss fixed mindset versus growth mindset as they relate to attorneys, and provide steps that each of us can take to grow our own mindsets at the State Bar of Texas Tax Section’s 2018-2019 Leadership Academy.
Described by one partner at a top law firm as “the most practical tool I’ve encountered in my 20 years of practicing,” the Women in Law Institute is an all-day, intensive workshop for law students, judicial clerks, and LL.M.’s.
Accelerate: First-Year Associates creates a unique opportunity for women 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.
Please join us in the Eidman Courtroom to hear Sunu Chandy of the National Women’s Law Center discuss current litigation, in which the NWLC has a leadership role, challenging the Trump administration’s efforts to roll back civil rights protections in education, healthcare, and the workplace.
Students, faculty and staff are invited to attend the Power Lunch Series showcasing the career of Karen Popp, Partner and Global Co-Chair of White Collar & Compliance Group at Sidley Austin LLP.
Students, faculty and staff are invited to attend the Power Lunch Series showcasing the career of Juanita Harris, the Assistant Vice President and Senior Legal Counsel to Human Resources at AT&T.
Accelerate: First-Year Associates goes beyond the traditional orientation training offered at law firms to dig deeper into the questions surrounding retention of women associates and the pipeline to partnership.
Students, faculty and staff are invited to attend the Power Lunch Series showcasing the career of Angela Styles, the former chair of Crowell & Moring and a partner in the Government Contracts Group.
Students, faculty and staff are invited to attend the Power Lunch Series showcasing the career of Kim Lubel, former Chairman and CEO of CST Brands, Inc., and one of Fortune’s 50 Most Powerful Women in 2013 and 2015.
Students, faculty and staff are invited to attend the Power Lunch Series showcasing the career of the Hon. Hilda Tagle, the first Hispanic female in Texas to become a federal judge.
Students, faculty and staff are invited to attend the Power Lunch Series showcasing the career of Jenny Yang, former vice chair and current commission of the EEOC.
Deputy Director Courtney Chavez will participate in a panel discussion at the National Bar Association's 92nd Annual Convention on how women can work across cultural lines to create a more diverse and inclusive legal profession.
Member organizations of the Consortium for Advancing Women Lawyers will meet to discuss the latest strategies and initiatives for advancing all women in the legal profession.
Deputy Director Courtney Chavez and CWIL Founder Lisa Genecov will discuss why it is important to increase the number of women in leadership roles and the steps to take to get there.
Deputy Director Courtney Chavez will join 40 other young lawyers from non-profits, in-house counsel, government, and law firms to create a new generation of diversity thought leaders in the legal profession and generate new ideas to address social impact challenges in the legal profession.
Described as “a veritable Who’s Who of influential women in the legal profession,” the Women’s Power Summit™ is one of the most significant gatherings of women lawyers in the country.
Executive Director Chanow will join other thought-leaders at the for the Closing Plenary session, Meet the Challenge: What’s Next for Women Lawyers, at the NAWL Mid-Year Conference.
Texas Women Lawyers has hosted its Annual Meeting and CLE for more than 20 years, and will put on another powerful program on March 3, 2017 at SMU Dedman School of Law. Attendees and sponsors are now able to sign up for this conference, 2017 Annual Meeting and CLE: Learning to Lead.
Leaders in the legal profession -- from litigators to in-house counsel to members of the bench -- will discuss the need for more women at the table and how everyone can take a part in advancing women to lead counsel roles.
Students, faculty and staff are invited to attend the Power Lunch Series showcasing the career of Hilda Galvan, a nationally recognized trial lawyer, recognized as a global IP leaders, and named one of "The Most Powerful Business Leaders" in Dallas-Forth Worth.
Students, faculty and staff are invited to attend the Power Lunch Series showcasing the career of Nina Cortell, the top appellate lawyer in Texas and one of the top 10 lawyers in Texas.
Students, faculty and staff are invited to attend the Power Lunch Series showcasing the career of Elizabeth Moore, who was honored as one of the "25 Influential Black Women in Business" and recognized as a "Leader for a New Century" by the Association of Black Women Attorneys.
Students, faculty and staff are invited to attend the Power Lunch Series showcasing the career of Hon. Nancy Atlas, who began her career as an Assistant United States Attorney in New York before making her way to Houston, Texas.
Deputy Director of CWIL and Hispanic National Bar Association Latina Commissioner Courtney Chavez will join other Latina Commissioners to run the 2016 Latina Leadership Academy.
The Center for Women in Law will convene leaders from across the country who are leading initiatives to advance women in the legal profession in New York, New York.
The Women in Law Hackathon is a Shark Tank style pitch competition created by the Diversity Lab in collaboration with Stanford Law School and Bloomberg Law. It is one of most innovative and solution-orientated events ever launched with the purpose of advancing women in the legal profession.
On May 12th, CWIL Executive Director Linda Chanow will participate in the Women’s Track Panel, which will be hosted by the American Bar Association Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section. CWIL Founder Marcy Greer will also be moderating a panel on the US Supreme Court update.
On April 1, 2016, the KBH Energy Center and the Law School’s Center for Women in Law hosted a Women in Energy Panel as part of the KBH Energy Center’s Spring 2016 Distinguished Lecture Series.
Described by one partner at a top law firm as “the most practical tool I’ve encountered in my 20 years of practicing,” the Women in Law Institute is an all-day, intensive workshop for law students, judicial clerks, and LL.M.’s.
The Center for Women in Law is proud to host Ms. JD’s Sixth Annual Conference on Women and the Law: Passion Forward. Passion Forward will bring you two days of workshops, speakers, and networking opportunities that will enhance your ability to pursue your passion and lead in the profession.
