12/1 Brown Bag Lunch on Tax Law & Charitable Giving
Posted on November 24th, 2010 by neimarlijaa
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As the year comes to an end, please join your fellow WLU members for a brown bag CLE featuring Fraser Nelson, Executive Director of The Utah Community Foundation, to learn about charitable giving options and how to maximize your charitable-giving dollars. Fraser will also discuss the intersection of tax law and charitable giving.
When: December 1, 2010; noon to approximately 1 pm
Location: Dorsey & Whitney, 136 S Main St # 900, Salt Lake City, UT 84101, (801) 933-7360
Subject: Utah was the last state in the country to have a thriving community foundation. When clients need an immediate and creative solution to their tax issues, community foundations serve as an excellent resource—not just for philanthropic reasons, but for tax purposes, too. Learn how the Community Foundation can support you and your clients at every step in the charitable giving process, the impact the recession has had on our nonprofits, and what the foundation is doing to help.
If you would like to attend the upcoming CLE event below, please RSVP by November 30, 2010 to brown.patricia@dorsey.com. Additionally, this CLE is eligible for one hour of ethics credit.
Press links – Final Report on the Initiative
Posted on November 15th, 2010 by neimarlijaa
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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
Posted on November 2nd, 2010 by neimarlijaa
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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
WLU’s Initiative Report
Posted on October 30th, 2010 by neimarlijaa
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Today Women Lawyers of Utah (“WLU”) releases “The Utah Report: The Initiative on the Advancement and Retention of Women in Law Firms”—a groundbreaking report addressing why Utah law firms have trouble retaining and advancing women attorneys.
The Utah Report is the culmination of the organization’s Initiative on the Advancement and Retention of Women Attorneys. The Initiative was a four year journey to answer two basic questions: (1) Do Utah law firms face greater challenges retaining and promoting female attorneys than male attorneys? (2) If so, what concrete, unbiased actions can Utah law firms and Utah attorneys take to meet these challenges?
To answer the first question, and if it was answered in the affirmative to isolate the causes, WLU worked with professionals to survey the legal community. Following the survey, WLU held symposia – the first to explore the challenge further with the help of industry experts and the second to begin developing best practices.
The Initiative confirmed what many have feared and experienced for years: Utah firms are having difficulty retaining and advancing female attorneys. But more fascinating are the reasons why. Although many have attributed female attorney departures as an unexplainable mystery or due solely to childbearing and family responsibilities, the survey responses demonstrated certain themes – some shocking – that are occurring in Utah law firms.
Highlights include that a startling amount of sexual harassment and sex discrimination occur in the legal workplace in Utah. Incidents of gender bias also emerged as a consistent theme in the survey responses. Other issues identified include a lack of mentoring of women attorneys, a failure to include women attorneys in social activities, leading to a sense of isolation for women attorneys, unequal compensation for women attorneys, and a failure to promote women attorneys to partnership.
The Utah Report makes concrete suggestions for how Utah attorneys and law firms can help address this situation. These suggestions are made with the underlying assumption that firms are businesses that exist to make money and that firms want women lawyers to succeed.
To see The Utah Report, please click on the links below:
Oct 30, 2010 – WLU Has Released Its Initiative Report Today
Posted on October 30th, 2010 by neimarlijaa
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Today Women Lawyers of Utah (“WLU”) releases “The Utah Report: The Initiative on the Advancement and Retention of Women in Law Firms”—a groundbreaking report addressing why Utah law firms have trouble retaining and advancing women attorneys. For more information, please visit the Initiative Page .
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