Welcome
to the New York State Bar Association’s Women in Law Section (also “WILS” or
“Section”). The Women in Law Section is a dynamic group of attorneys – both
women and men – and serves as a critical voice for professional women. Our mission is to advance women in the legal
profession and all women under the law. Membership in our Section offers many
opportunities to address the professional, legal, policy and legislative issues
impacting women. You can also take
advantage of educational programs (such as the annual Edith I. Spivack
Symposium -- WILS’ Annual Meeting CLE – and Women on the Move) and meet and
network with other attorneys.
We
invite you to join one of our committees, which will give you an opportunity to
be part of a engaging group, use your voice, talent and passion to benefit
women; interact with members and leaders of our Section and the legal
profession; expand your individual network and develop your career; and advance
critical change in the legal profession and for all women under the law. For
example, our new Partners Committee focuses on the unique challenges that
affect women who are partners in law firms; the Equity in the Legal Profession Committee
works to advance women in the legal profession and includes activities such as
advocacy, programming, scholarship, and reports; the Champions Committee
engages men as partners to support women in the profession, in NYSBA and
society-at-large – its activities include Events, Drinks & Dialogues,
networking and business development, reports and publications, and commenting
on news issues; and the Gender Issues Committee works to address specific
issues ad rights that may impact women, children and families, such as domestic
violence, human trafficking and gender parity. The WILS Legislative Affairs
Committee is responsible for identifying and recommending the WILS legislative
agenda to the Section’s Executive Committee for adoption and also identifies
new or existing New York State legislation relating to issues of interest to
women, among other activities. Our Committees are as follows:
- Annual Meeting, Program & CLE Committee,
which includes the following subcommittees, Annual Meeting, Women on the Move,
Awards and Programming
- Champions Committee
- Communications Committee
- Development & Sponsorship Committee
- Emerging Lawyers Committee
- Equity in the Legal Profession Committee
- Gender Issues Committee
- General Counsels Committee
- Legislative Affairs Committee
- Membership & Engagement Committee
- Partners Committee
- Reports, Surveys & Publications Committee
- Women in the Association Committee
Regardless
of your membership in the Women in Law Section, however, you are always welcome
to attend our committee programs. We
also encourage members to participate as organizers, speakers or attendees at
our educational programs and networking events, and to contribute their views
to the various issues we address.
You
are also invited to attend the following events that our Section has planned in
the coming months:
- Women on the Move
CLE Program on October 23, 2019 in Albany
- The Sixteenth
Annual Edith I. Spivack Symposium and the Women in Law’s Annual Section Meeting
on January 28, 2020 in New York City
A
list of our scheduled events and programs can be found at www.nysba.org/wils and on
the Women
in Law Communities.
The
Women in Law Section has an engaging and dynamic membership and we hope to
welcome you as a member or have your participation in our activities and
events.
To join this Section online go to http://www.NYSBA.org/sectionjoin,
or email the Member Resource Center at [email protected] or call them at (800) 582-2452 during
business hours. Section dues are $30 per year (NYSBA membership is required to
join the Section).
ALREADY A MEMBER OF THIS SECTION? JOIN
A COMMITTEE! Please email our
staff liaison, Tiffany Bardwell ([email protected]) to indicate the committees you wish to join.
I
look forward to welcoming you as a member.
Terri A. Mazur
Section Chair
