BWLA’s Annual Spring Fundraiser & Luncheon 2024
Thu, Apr 25, 2024, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm CT
167 Green
167 N. Green Street
Chicago, Illinois 60607, United States (US)
About the Event
The Black Women Lawyers’ of Greater Chicago, Inc. cordially invite you to its 2024 spring fundraiser, which will include a series of events April 24,-25, 2024. BWLA’s theme for this year is Celebrating Chief Legal Officers Charting a Course for Change. Our focus is to highlight, uplift, and support Black women chief legal officers, corporate, and general counsels as they work to transform the legal profession. We will also be awarding and raising scholarships for students pursuing careers in the law. Please join us in this important celebration.
April 24, 2024 – Corporate Counsel CLE Seminar – 1:00-5:00 pm
To begin the celebration, BWLA’s corporate counsel committee will host a half-day CLE seminar on April 24, 2024 from 1-5:00 pm at Jones Day’s Chicago office. The programming will be targeted towards in-house and firm attorneys. The session will include 3.0 CLE hours.
Session I: What Keeps In House Counsel Up at Night
Session II: Hot Topics in Labor & Employment
Session III: Anatomy of an M&A Transaction
Session IV: General Counsels’ Roundtable: The Path to General Counsel & Lessons Learned
April 24, 2024 – General Counsels’ Reception – 5:30-8:00 pm
This reception is to be held at 5:30 pm hosted by Jones Day’s Chicago office. We will honor and celebrate Black women general counsels in Chicago and beyond. There will be an open bar and heavy hors d’oeuvres. Reception entertainment will feature live music. Seminar registration includes admission to the general counsel’s reception. Tickets are also available for separate purchase. Come join us for a toast to our Black women general counsels.
April 25, 2024 – Spring Fundraiser Luncheon – Celebrating Chief Legal Officers’ Charting a Course for Change – 12:00 -2:00 pm
BWLA’s 2024 celebration will culminate with the main event: the 2024 Spring Fundraiser Luncheon to be hosted at the beautiful 167 Green venue. At the luncheon, we will hear from various Black women chief legal officers from private and publicly held companies. We will also recognize and raise scholarships for students pursuing careers in the law. We hope you will join us or consider our sponsorship opportunities.
2024 BWLA Spring Fundraiser Sponsorship Packages
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Location
167 Green
167 N. Green Street
Chicago, Illinois 60607, United States (US)
Date and Time
Thu, Apr 25, 2024, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm CT
Sales Ended
Refund Policy
No refunds offered.
Organizer
Black Women Lawyers’ Association of Greater Chicago, Inc. (BWLA)
Founded in 1987, the Black Women Lawyers’ Association of Greater Chicago, Inc. (“BWLA”) is one of the fastest growing bar associations in Illinois. BWLA is representative of African-American female attorneys, judges, law professors and law students in the Chicago metropolitan area and across the Midwest. BWLA is committed to serving our membership, the greater legal community and the general public through educational programs, mentoring/networking opportunities, community outreach, scholarship awards to law students and various educational pipeline programs and initiatives. BWLA has recognized and rewarded notable African-American women attorneys and other civic leaders for their achievements and contributions to the legal community and society. Despite the hard-won achievements of some, barriers still exist for African-American women lawyers. African-American female lawyers still face the challenges brought on by the intersection of race and gender, including professional isolation, pay inequities, sexual harassment, and the glass ceiling. BWLA has been diligent and uncompromising in its commitment to addressing important issues that affect the lives of minority practitioners in the profession. BWLA is committed to promoting excellence in the profession and encouraging the inclusion of African-American attorneys in law firms, the judiciary, governmental agencies and corporations. BWLA recognizes that we live in an America that does not always embrace our differences. It is with this recognition that BWLA has committed its time and resources to encourage programming that supports diversity.Drawing upon the expertise and backgrounds of its membership, BWLA has developed programs and workshops to advance and assist African-American female lawyers in public and private practice, the judiciary and academia. Through building coalitions with other organizations, BWLA not only aims to address and combat the challenges that African-American female lawyers face in the profession, but through its programming and diversity initiatives, BWLA also brings about positive change in the legal workplace.
Organizer
Black Women Lawyers’ Association of Greater Chicago, Inc. (BWLA)
Founded in 1987, the Black Women Lawyers’ Association of Greater Chicago, Inc. (“BWLA”) is one of the fastest growing bar associations in Illinois. BWLA is representative of African-American female attorneys, judges, law professors and law students in the Chicago metropolitan area and across the Midwest. BWLA is committed to serving our membership, the greater legal community and the general public through educational programs, mentoring/networking opportunities, community outreach, scholarship awards to law students and various educational pipeline programs and initiatives. BWLA has recognized and rewarded notable African-American women attorneys and other civic leaders for their achievements and contributions to the legal community and society. Despite the hard-won achievements of some, barriers still exist for African-American women lawyers. African-American female lawyers still face the challenges brought on by the intersection of race and gender, including professional isolation, pay inequities, sexual harassment, and the glass ceiling. BWLA has been diligent and uncompromising in its commitment to addressing important issues that affect the lives of minority practitioners in the profession. BWLA is committed to promoting excellence in the profession and encouraging the inclusion of African-American attorneys in law firms, the judiciary, governmental agencies and corporations. BWLA recognizes that we live in an America that does not always embrace our differences. It is with this recognition that BWLA has committed its time and resources to encourage programming that supports diversity.Drawing upon the expertise and backgrounds of its membership, BWLA has developed programs and workshops to advance and assist African-American female lawyers in public and private practice, the judiciary and academia. Through building coalitions with other organizations, BWLA not only aims to address and combat the challenges that African-American female lawyers face in the profession, but through its programming and diversity initiatives, BWLA also brings about positive change in the legal workplace.
