Oregon Women Lawyers

Membership

Renew your membership on-line through September 30 2012 today.

Join OWLS on-line today.

Over 1400 members support the Oregon Women Lawyers mission to transform the practice of law and ensure justice and equality by advancing women and minorities in the legal profession.

OWLS is a great way to develop a network of support and make meaningful connections with other professionals with similar interests. There is a unique camaraderie that can be found in a predominantly female professional organization. OWLS offers the opportunity to meet and connect with colleagues in a variety of ways.

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Download a PDF of our membership form

To join OWLS, print this membership form and send it in with your check to the office:

Oregon Women Lawyers
PO Box 40393
Portland, OR  97240

For information, contact Linda Tomassi, Executive Director .

OWLS memberships are non-refundable and non-transferable.

Members listserve

One of the greatest benefits of OWLS membership is the opportunity to join the OWLS e-mail listserve, which connects participants to over 900 OWLS members throughout the state. Credited with helping to create a “culture of support” in the Oregon legal community, the listserve is an excellent forum for referrals, legal questions, and job announcements.

You can set the list serve to allow individual messages or a once a day digest. Click here for instructions to change your list serve settings.

Instructions for posting to the list serve and the list serve etiquette are available by clicking here.

Member Directory

The OWLS membership directory will be available online in 2011 for the first time, available to OWLS members only. Member entries include contact information, bar memberships, practice area(s) and foreign languages.

AdvanceSheet Newsletter

OWLS members receive the AdvanceSheet, the Oregon Women Lawyers quarterly newsletter. This 16-page publication contains interviews, information on OWLS events and members, book reviews and in-depth articles on topics relevant to women in the legal field. Production of the newsletter is overseen by the AdvanceSheet Committee.

Link to current and past issues

Ad rates and deadlines
OWLS invites businesses to support our work by advertising in the quarterly AdvanceSheet newsletter. Ads reach about 2000 attorneys, judges, and others in the legal community. Legal employers and others use AdvanceSheet advertising to announce new hires, promote services, and build name familiarity. For advertising information, click here.

Want to receive the AdvanceSheet? Wondering what’s featured in the current issue? Join OWLS!

Bi-weekly e-newsletter

Oregon Women Lawyers members receive a bi-weekly electronic newsletter with information about upcoming events, chapter activities, and member career moves.

Members Volunteer

OWLS invites our members to get involved in one or more volunteer committees. These collegial groups provide an excellent context for networking and leadership. Opportunities include serving on the Leadership Committee or Regional Outreach Committees, helping to plan the Roberts-Deiz annual awards dinner, or writing for the AdvanceSheet Quarterly Newsletter. Members enjoy leadership opportunities, gain access to experienced and respected leaders in the legal community, and develop meaningful and satisfying mentoring relationships.