Oregon Women Lawyers

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To transform the practice of law and ensure
justice and equality by advancing women
and minorities in the legal profession.

OWLS Accepting Nominations for 2013 Workplace Leader Award
Nominations Due June 7, 2013

The OWLS Workplace Leader Award recognizes a legal employer making innovative and effective efforts to promote one or more of the following values:
- a healthy balance between work and life;
- acquiring and maintaining a diverse workforce with diverse leadership; and
- maximizing opportunities for women and minorities to succeed in the workplace and advance to positions of influence and leadership.

We are not looking for an employer to exemplify all of these virtues. Rather, the award will recognize a specific program, policy, or project that is successfully addressing one or more of the concerns outlined above. We particularly want to encourage applications from in-house legal departments, government employers, and employers who are making strides in recruiting and retaining women and minority lawyers and equipping them for leadership.

The 2013 award recipient will be honored during OWLS' Fall CLE on October 18, 2013 at The Governor Hotel in Portland.

Nomination information
Nominations should include: information that will help the award committee evaluate the specific program, policy, or project of the employer; the markers of success for that program, policy, or project; and names of people who can be contacted for further information.

Nominations must be received via email by 5:00 pm June 7, 2013 and should be sent to OWLS Transformation Committee Chair, Dana Forman, danaformanlaw@gmail.com
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Oregon Court of Appeals Openings

Click here for a 12 minute Road to the Bench video from OWLS' judicial work group co-chair, Heather Van Meter.

 

Federal Courthouse Connection June 7
RSVP today.

Join OWLS and the federal and state court judges on Friday, June 7 at noon. Mark O. Hatfield Courthouse, Portland. Co-hosted by Judge Nan Waller and Judge Ann Aiken. We will have a short program on mentoring, and a legislative update. Lunch served. RSVP today to reserve a meal.

Pay Up: Negotiating Your Work At Work
A workshop for lawyers

Save the date for Friday morning, September 20, on this salary negotiation workshop.

Co-sponsored by the OWLS Foundation, OSB Diversity and Inclusion Department, and the MBA YLS.



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Save the Date of OWLS' Fall CLE
Friday, October 18, 2013
Governor Hotel, Portland

OWLS EVENTS

Portland Metro Area

Queen’s Bench Monthly Luncheon
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
11:45 a.m.

Featuring Nichole Maher, CEO of Northwest Health Foundation, will speak abouther experience serving as Executive Director of the Native American Youth and Family Center (NAYA) in Portland, OR.

Queen’s Bench monthly luncheons are the second Tuesday of the month, all year long. $20.

Lawyers' Association of Washington County (LAWC) Monthly CLE
3rd Tuesday of the Month
June 18, 11:45 am to 1:00 pm

Washington Street Conference Center

 

Upcoming Calendar

Around the State

Josephine County Women Lawyers
Wednesday, June 5, 2013, 12:00 – 1:00 pm

The Bistro, 1214 NW 6th St, Grants Pass
Please join us to enjoy lunch and conversation with your colleagues. Contact Victory Walker for more information.