April 11, 2010
Yale Law Women, are you headed to a firm this summer where golf seems
to be the sport of choice among partners? Have you always wanted to
learn how to play golf?
Now is your chance! Yale Law Women is hosting a golf event next
weekend at the Yale Golf Course. The event will feature professional
lessons, a mini-tournament, and refreshments.
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December 7, 2009
CDO and YLW are pleased to present The Importance of Networking with Kimm Walton. Kimm Walton has authored several books including Guerilla Tactics for Getting the Legal Job of Your Dreams, America’s Greatest Places to Work with a Law Degree, What Law School Doesn’t Teach You, But You Really Need to Know, and The Best of the Job Goddess, a collection of her favorite “Dear Job Goddess” columns.
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December 7, 2009
Join Director Ruth Cowen, Linda Greenhouse, and Elizabeth Brundige for a screening of the award-winning documentary, Courting Justice, which chronicles the hard fought progress of achieving gender and racial justice in a burgeoning new judiciary.
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December 1, 2009
Faculty dinners are hosted by YLW members and provide an opportunity to get to know YLS faculty better.
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November 30, 2009
To
provide some early guidance for the clerkship application process, YLW
has assembled a panel of 3Ls who are clerking next year to explain how
they went through the process and to share their advice and tips for
next year's applicants. There will be time for Q&A.
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November 30, 2009
This session will inform students about how to select classes next semester.
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November 19, 2009
Yale
Law Women is hosting a 2-hour self-defense workshop on Thursday,
November 19 from 7-9pm in Room 122.
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November 18, 2009
Yale
Law Women, the Black Law Students Association, and the Women of Color
Collective are raising money and collecting Thanksgiving well-wishes
for LifeHaven, a local homeless shelter for women with young children.
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November 18, 2009
On
November 18, the Yale Law Women’s “Day in the Life” series will feature
Linda Greenhouse. Ms. Greenhouse is Knight Distinguished
Journalist-in-Residence and Joseph Goldstein Lecturer in Law at Yale
Law School. She assumed those positions in January 2009, after 30 years
covering the Supreme Court of the United States for
The New York Times.
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November 16, 2009
This session will help students plan to write their SAW/Substantial papers.
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November 5, 2009
Small group dinners of 1L "little sibs" and 2L & 3L "big sibs" will take place throughout the month of November.
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November 4, 2009
Join YLW for a trip to the Yale Rep to see a fabulous and courageous new play, Eclipsed on Wednesday, November 4th at 6pm. Linda Greenhouse and Prof. Jean Koh Peters will be joining us for the play and dinner beforehand.
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November 2, 2009
Join
Prof. Bill Eskrdige & Prof. Vicki Schultz for a screening of the
classic documentary Out at Work, released in 1997 and updated for 2009,
and a discussion about past and present workplace discrimination
against LGBT individuals.
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October 15, 2009
On October 15th, our “Day in the Life” series will feature women at
law firms. Davis Polk attorneys Jennifer Newstead (YLS ’94) and
Cristina Regojo will reflect on a typical “day in the life” of a firm
attorney and how they balance their career and personal lives.
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October 13, 2009
Please
join us for this year’s first YLW General Meeting. Find out more about
upcoming events and opportunities to get involved. We'll also be
brainstorming ideas for events, programs, and speakers.
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September 24, 2009
Join us for breakfast with four women justices from the highest courts in countries around the world. These women share their experiences and perspective as pioneer women in their field.
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September 16, 2009
On Wednesday, September 16th, Yale Law Women will host a welcome reception for incoming 1L and transfer women at the home of Professor Amy Chua. Light food and drinks will be provided.
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August 26, 2009
During FIP week, Yale Law Women (YLW) and the Women of Color
Collective (WoCC) are collecting
school supplies
for New Haven Home Recovery.
http://www.nhhr.org/.
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July 8, 2009
Current students, incoming first-years, and alumni are all invited to our two Summer Happy Hours.
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June 1, 2009
YLW is excited to launch a new summer mentorship program that will link current 1Ls with YLS alumnae.
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April 30, 2009
YLW will honor Faculty Teaching Award winner Heather Gerken and Staff Award winner Sharon Brooks at a luncheon at 12:30 PM in Faculty Lounge.
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April 28, 2009
Tonier Cain, a woman who graduated from a groundbreaking program in Maryland that provides trauma treatment for incarcerated pregnant inmates, will be speaking about her own history of abuse, her multiple pregnancies in prison, her path to recovery, and her current work with the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors.
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April 27, 2009
1L Women: Join us for a candid Q&A session with a diverse group of 3Ls
who’ve been through it all…
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April 23, 2009
YLW is thrilled to welcome back Maryana Iskander, former Chair of YLW, and YLS 2003 graduate. Maryana will speak about her study of gender at the Law School, her career path, and current position as Chief Operating Officer at Planned Parenthood.
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April 20, 2009
On Monday, April 20th, YLW, BLSA and LLSA have organized a
"law
school" day for the 32 students that make up the Teen Justice
Board at Warren Harding
High
School in
Bridgeport,
CT.
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April 16, 2009
YLW hosts a partner at Vinson & Elkins and the Assistant General Counsel at PricewaterhouseCoopers who will discuss how lessons learned from industry can be applied to law firms.
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April 13, 2009
Ms. Seymon will discuss her career choices, personal experiences, balancing work and family, a career in corporate law, and how she negotiates an average day in her life.
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March 27, 2009
YLW is excited to present its Spring 2009 Conference: "Opt Out" or Pushed Out: Are Women Choosing to Leave the Legal Profession?
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March 12, 2009
YLW is happy to bring back Works (Really) In Progress, an informal discussion forum for students looking for peer feedback in a casual setting.
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March 10, 2009
YLW is sponsoring a panel to help facilitate a discussion about the pros and cons of going out for the Journal.
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March 9, 2009
Join three distinguished litigators of various backgrounds to find out how women succeed as trial lawyers and overcome obstacles of gender stereotypes and discrimination.
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March 3, 2009
Women in prison are different from men both in the types of crimes they commit and in their needs once in prison. Join Professor Brett Dignam, a leading advocate for prisoners' rights, to learn more!
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March 3, 2009
YLW would like to invite you to attend our second workshop devoted to the issue of Gender in the Classroom. This workshop will focus on developing concrete initiatives to address gender disparity at the Law School.
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February 24, 2009
Ever wished you could stand up more to your boss? Join Erica Dawson, a School of Management professor, to find out how.
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February 6, 2009
Judge Nancy Gertner and Drucilla Ramey will be joining YLW to discuss the current state of women at law firms.
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February 3, 2009
Join your classmates to share your ideas for YLW programs this semester! Dinner will be served in Faculty Lounge.
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December 9, 2008
Want to change the way law firms operate while you’re still in law school? Join the Top Ten Family Friendly Firms Committee! Lunch will be served from 12:15 - 1 PM in Room 121.
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December 3, 2008
As you think about which classes to take next semester, you are also probably thinking about how to check off those writing requirements. Join YLW for lunch on Wednesday, December 3 from 12:10 - 1pm in Room 129 for answers and advice from fellow students.
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December 2, 2008
Join YLW for lunch with Catherine Weiss, one of the original writers on the issue of gender at Yale. Catherine’s article,
The Legal Education of Twenty Women, co-authored with Louise Melling, documents the experiences of twenty women in the YLS Class of 1987.
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November 21, 2008
Join YLW for an intimate discussion with students and faculty about increasing female participation in the classroom. Workshop will be in the Faculty Lounge from 12:30 - 2 PM. Lunch will be served starting at 12:10!
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November 19, 2008
Join YLW for the year's first workshop devoted to encouraging students to get student and faculty feedback on new scholarship.
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October 12, 2008
The classes of 2010 and 2009 would like to welcome the class of 2011 to YLS - and into their homes.
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September 17, 2008
Annual YLW Welcome Dinner - Hosted by Prof. Tracey Meares
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July 23, 2008
Current students, incoming first-years, and alumni are all invited to our two local Summer Happy Hours in New York and Washington, D.C.
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May 5, 2008
YLW and ACS are excited to host an intimate lunch with Judge Marsha Berzon of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Judge Berzon will discuss her life and career as a female attorney, labor lawyer, and federal judge.
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April 30, 2008
Celebrate the end of the semester and learn about how you can contribute to YLW's plans for the coming year. Dinner and drinks will be served in Faculty Lounge.
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April 28, 2008
YLW will sponsor a panel of 2Ls and 3Ls who will discuss how they approached their first legal internship. Panel will be in Room 128.
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