Tuesday,
August 25, 2015
Events
Philadelphia, PA
SAVE THE DATE:
Inaugural PENN LAW WOMEN'S SUMMIT!
March 22-24, 2016
University of
Pennsylvania Law School
3501 Sansom St., Philadelphia, PA 19104
You're hearing it here first...we are THRILLED to announce that we have
confirmed dates and some very exciting speakers and honorees for our
first-ever Penn Law Women's Summit. Through this inaugural
program, we plan to convene what will undoubtedly be the largest
gathering of women in the history of Penn Law!
Structured as a
multi-day event uniting smart, passionate women from across the country
and abroad under one roof in Philadelphia, the Penn Law Women's Summit
will serve as a forum for sharing experiences, ideas, and expertise.
The Summit will include: several phenomenal keynote speakers and award
honorees from within and outside of the Penn Law alumnae community, CLE
panels featuring women leaders in law, business, government, academia,
and beyond discussing a wide range of substantive topics and issues,
and a number of fun social and networking opportunities interspersed
throughout (...including an optional group fun run down Boathouse Row
and up and down the Rocky steps at the Philadelphia Museum of Art -
start training now!).
Programming will begin mid-afternoon on Tuesday, March 22 through the
morning of Thursday, March 24. Come catch up with Penn Law
friends and classmates, pick up CLE credits, and discuss the latest in
your area of practice or interest - whether you're currently working,
in transition, or retired, there's something for everyone and much to
be learned from our inspiring speakers, panelists, and fellow
attendees...don't miss out!
More information and a separate formal save the date to follow soon.
New York, NY
National
Association of Women Lawyers' General Counsel Institute (GCI)
November 5-6, 2015
Crowne Plaza Times
Square Manhattan
1605 Broadway, New
York, NY 10019
The Penn Law Kilgore Society is a co-sponsor of the National
Association of Women's Lawyers' 11th Annual General Counsel Institute,
a premier event designed specifically for senior women in-house
counsel. Thus year's conference, titled "Soaring to New Heights: Mastering the
Expanding Role of General Counsel as Legal Expert, Business Strategist,
and Ethical Leader," will focus on ways to:
create and promote your legal department as a key business partner,
develop and employ critical business relationships, and strategically
advance your expertise and skills to bolster your prominence within
your company.
As a co-sponsor of this event, all Kilgore Society members receive a
10% discount on the registration fee. Please use the following
registration code: GCIUPENN2015.
For more information on the 11th Annual GCI, please click here.
Job Opportunities
Human Rights
First, ACE
Rule of Law and Human Rights Fellow (New York, NY or Washington, D.C.)
With support from the ACE Charitable Foundation, Penn Law is providing
selected recent graduates a fully-paid one-year fellowship at Human
Rights First in either their New York or Washington, D.C. office.
For more details, click here and here.
Penn Law's Center
for Ethics and the Rule of Law (CERL), Program Director (Philadelphia,
PA)
For more details, click here.
New York State
Defender Association, Staff Attorney jobs + multiple other roles (New
York, NY)
Multiple positions in NYC area are available. Deadlines vary, please
review each role separately.
For more details, click here
American Friends
Service Committee, Staff
Attorney (Newark, NJ)
As part of the Immigration Rights Program, the Staff Attorney will
provide legal representation to immigrants who are facing removal
proceedings.
For more details, click here.
The National
Women's Law Center, Public
Policy Fellowship, Family Economic Security and Education and
Employment Programs (Washington, D.C.)
For more details, click here.
Community
Resources Exchange's Center for Community Alternatives, Executive Director (New York,
NY)
For more details, click here.
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Alumnae Notes
Sheila Bapat L'07
Bapat and her recently published book "Part of
the Family? Nannies, Housekeepers, Caregivers and the Battle for
Domestic Workers' Rights" were highlighted in a recent New York Times article discussing a living
wage for caregivers.
Donna Boswell L'89
Boswell, a Health Law Partner in Hogan Lovells's DC office, was recently
announced as the Chairwoman of Wake Forest University's Board of
Trustees. Her election to this role marks the first time that a
woman has served in this capacity at Wake Forest University.
Kathleen Massey
L'88
Massey was recently named Managing Partner at Dechert LLP. She is
a Litigation Partner resident in the firm's New York office, where she
focuses on high-profile securities and commercial litigation matters
involving allegations of fraud, breach of contract, and breach of
fiduciary duty.
Suzanne Serianni
Mayes L'91
Serianni Mayes, a member of Cozen O'Connor's Business Law Department
and Chair of the firm's Public and Project Finance Group, was elected
to serve a two-year term as president of The Forum of Executive Women.
In the News
Let's Expose the Gender Pay Gap (The New York Times, 8/13/15)
How can we help eradicate the gender pay gap? According to journalist
Joanne Lipman: transparency. Following the recent ruling by the SEC to
force companies to publish the difference between CEO and ordinary
employees' incomes, the author suggests that a possible way to close
the gender pay gap is to make it public.
Read more here.
Working Like a Man
Does Not Make Women Equal (Forbes, 8/14/15)
Takeaways from Amy Schumer's new movie Trainwreck, and a brief discussion of
the film's sharp, clever take on post-feminism and our blanket
acceptance of it.
Read more here.
7 Ways To Be a
Great Mentor for Women (The Glasshammer, 2015)
Wendy Marcinkus Murphy, Associate Professor of Management at Babson
College, acknowledges the importance of strong, female role models in
the workplace and describes seven ways to help fellow women achieve
career success by reframing the way you think about mentoring and by
helping your protégé to do the same.
Read more here.
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