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New WLU Officers and Board Members
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Women Lawyers of Utah is pleased to announce its newly elected Board Members for 2011-2012 :
President: Heather Farnsworth
President-Elect: Aida Neimarlija
Past-President: Melanie Vartabedian
Secretary: Diana Hagen
Treasurer: Kate Conyers
Career Advancement and Development Committee Chair: Susan Motschiedler
CLE Committee Chair: Jessica Peterson
Community Outreach Committee Chair: Cheryl Mori
Life/Work Balance Committee Chair: Rebecca Ryon
Membership/Publicity Committee Chair: Carrie Boren
Special Projects Committee Chair: Cathleen Gilbert
Judicial Representative: The Honorable Sandra Peuler
Young Lawyer Bar Member Representative: Noella Sudbury
Senior Bar Member Representative: Terrie McIntosh
Our Committee Chairs would appreciate your help with our future events and tasks, so please CONTACT US if you are interested in being on any of the above noted committees. Contact information for all officers and board members can be found here.
April 28, 2011 – Work/Life Balance CLE/Brown Bag Discussion
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CLE / Brown Bag Discussion on
Alternate Work Arrangements and Related Issues
APRIL 28, noon – 1pm
at the offices of Chapman and Cutler LLP, 201 South Main Street #2000.
Panelists will include: Judge Tena Campbell, Paul Durham, Amy Dolce and Susan Peterson.
The event will be moderated by Diana Hagen.
Please RSVP to Lynda Hansen at lhansen@chapman.com or at 801.320.6717.
April 14, 2011 – Action Steps for Advancing Women Lawyers
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Action Steps for Advancing Women Lawyers
Is your firm successfully advancing women lawyers? Has it been able to apply the recommendations of the Women Lawyers of Utah’s initiative on the advancement and retention of women lawyers? If your firm would like to use a little help in this area, join national expert Cynthia Calvert for a free teleconference at noon on April 14, 2011. She will provide concrete action steps firms can take to begin creating an environment where women lawyers can become high performers and rainmakers. Topics to be covered include laying a proper foundation for a women’s advancement initiative, unspoken communication, inclusion of women in social activities, adopting flexible work options without creating a stigmatized mommy track, and bias-free evaluations. Participants will have a chance to submit questions before or during the teleconference.
Date: April 14, 2011
Time: Noon to 1:00
Cost: Free
To register, go to this page: www.ctcalvert.com/register.htm. Please put in your name and email address, and you will receive an email asking you to confirm their registration. Once you do, you will receive an email from Ms. Calvert with the call-in information and instructions. The day before the event, you will receive a reminder and a handout.
About the speaker: Cynthia Thomas Calvert is a lawyer, consultant, writer, and speaker with more than twenty-five years of experience in the legal industry. She co-founded the Project for Attorney Retention, and has led ground-breaking research in the areas of flexible work for lawyers and the advancement of women lawyers. She is the co-author of Solving the Part-Time Puzzle: The Law Firm’s Guide to Balanced Hours (NALP 2004) and Flex Success: The Lawyer’s Guide to Balanced Hours (WLL Press 2011). Her website is www.ctcalvert.com.
Press links – Final Report on the Initiative
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Since the Women Lawyers of Utah released its final report entitled “The Utah Report: The Initiative on the Advancement and Retention of Women in Law Firms,” WLU has received national press from the Wall Street Journal (online), ABA Journal (online), FindLaw, Ms. J.D., The Project for Attorney Retention website and national expert Cynthia Calvert’s website.
Also, the local NPR affiliate, KUER, aired an interview of WLU President, Melanie Vartabedian, by Tasha Cook regarding the Initiative on Monday, November 15. A link to the interview is here. http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kuer/news.newsmain/article/0/1/1725126/KUER.Local.News/The.Utah.Report.on.Women.Lawyers
Links to the articles are below:
http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2010/11/02/survey-female-lawyers-in-utah-dont-have-it-easy/
http://blogs.findlaw.com/strategist/2010/11/the-utah-report-utah-women-lawyers-treated-unfairly.html
http://ms-jd.org/utah-report-identifying-harassment-discrimination-and-bias-profession
http://lawyersworklife.blogspot.com/2010/11/utah-women-lawyers-push-change.html
http://ctcalvert.blogspot.com/2010/11/new-report-on-utah-women-lawyers-is.html
2010 WLU Retreat Agenda
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Women Lawyers of Utah
2010 Annual Fall Retreat
November 5-6, 2010
St. Regis Deer Crest Resort, Deer Valley, Utah
Friday, November 5, 2010:
5:00-6:30: Registration and Cocktail Hour (Astor Ballroom Pre-function)
6:30-8:00: Dinner & Presentation of Awards (Astor Ballroom)
* Welcome and Remarks: Melanie Vartabedian, WLU President
* Remarks by Tracy Gruber regarding Utah State Bar New Lawyer Training Program
* Presentation of Reva Beck Bosone Scholarship to Katherine Brim by Melanie Vartabedian
* Presentation of WLU Mentoring Award by Margaret Plane
8:00-9:30: Keynote Speaker: Nikki Johnson-Huston, Esq. (Astor Ballroom)
“From Homeless to Lawyer: One Woman’s Amazing Journey”
After the keynote presentation, please join us in the WLU Hospitality Suite (Room # 202)
Saturday, November 6, 2010:
9:00-9:30: Registration and Breakfast (Astor Ballroom Pre-function/Astor Ballroom I)
9:30-11:00: Panel Discussion: “Success Stories from Women in Various Segments of the Legal Profession: Tips, Challenges & Things Learned Along the Way”
(Astor Ballroom I)
Panelists: Carlie Christensen, Elizabeth A. Hruby-Mills, Annette W. Jarvis, Charlotte L. Miller, and Joan C. Watt
Moderator: Julia Pettit
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