Join us as we celebrate another year of convening leaders, generating ideas, and leading change to advance women lawyers at the Center for Women in Law’s 2018 Biennial Award Luncheon.
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.
Join us as we celebrate another year of convening leaders, generating ideas, and leading change to advance women lawyers at the Center for Women in Law’s 2016 Biennial Award Luncheon.
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.
