If you are interested in attending any of the following section meetings, RSVP via the LBA events calendar.

 

Thursday, January 17-- Corporate Law Section; Solo & Small Practice Section

Friday, January 18-- Public Interest Section

Tuesday, February 5-- Tax Law Section

Thursday, February 7-- Bankruptcy Section

Thursday, February 21-- Real Estate Section

Tuesday, February 26-- Probate and Estate Section

New Member Meeting!
Hosted by the Women’s Law Caucus

Wednesday, August 22, 2012
12 P.M. – 1 P.M.
Room 175

Please join us for the Women's Law Caucus new member meeting. We invite you to come find out more about the mentoring program, the Jail Tour/Q&A Session, Take Back the Night events, and other programs we have planned for this semester. T-shirts can be purchased or ordered at this meeting.

Questions? Feel free to contact officers Courtney Pawley, Megan Resch, Caitlin Baird, Jaime Nelson, or Katy Marie Sanborn.

* dues are $5 for members for the whole year!
* we have t-shirts for sale (girly ones and generic ones!)
* sign up for jail tour and find out more information about all of our programs!

Mentoring Options Panel 
Friday, August 24 11:40-12:40 in RM 175
WLC, BLSA, and a representative from The Leadership Council on Legal Diversity will present information about different mentoring opportunities at the law school.

August 22, 2012, 12:00pm – 1:00pm
University of Louisville, Brandeis School of Law Rm 175

The Women's Law Caucus and Women Lawyers Association invite any interested students to sign up for a Question & Answer session with representatives from the Commonwealth Attorney's Office, the Office of Jefferson County Attorney, and the Jefferson County Public Defender's Office followed by a tour of the Jefferson County Corrections facility.

 

Please email Courtney Pawley at crpawl01@louisville.edu no later than August 29, 2012 if you are interested in attending. 

Two Mentoring Events that are Happeneing In March, 2012

See the Event Calendar for details

 

Enhancing Employment Prospects through Mentoring

Panel on mentoring sponsored by the Student Bar Association

Wednesday March 7

3:45-4:45

Room 275

What’s the difference between a mentor, a role model, networking, and a person who serves as a reference?  How do you find a mentor?  How do mentoring relationships work?  Leaders in the legal profession will provide their perspectives on mentoring at an SBA sponsored panel.

Moderator:  Professor Laura Rothstein
Speakers:  Kentucky Supreme Court Justice Lisa Abramson
Bobby Simpson, Corporate Counsel, General Electric; President Louisville Bar Association
 
 

Speed Mentoring

Reserved Speed Mentoring program
Requires application to be submitted to Professor Laura Rothstein by Thursday, March 1.

Cox Lounge – 5:30-7:00

Sponsored by the National Association of Women Judges, the Brandeis Women’s Law Caucus, and the Brandeis Black Law Students Association

Members of the bar will have 6-8 minute conversations with students (like a speed dating program). Students will speak to each mentor. 

Some time slots are still available for Friday and Sunday evening. If you are a teacher at Central and would like to help with the binding fundraiser, please email Courtney at crpawl01@louisville.edu.Volunteers are especially needed on Saturday evening. 

 

Cost: $10.60 for 3 or $14.00 for 4

Please make checks payable to the UofL Foundation with Central Partnership Program on the memo line. 

TODAY, Friday Feb. 24, is the final day to purchase t-shirts. You can order Spring shirts for $12 OR purchase black and gray t-shits.

Part of proceeds go to charity of purchaser's choice. 

 

Deadline to submit money and forms is 12:30 so the order can be placed by 1:00. 

The sign-up sheet for brief binding is at the Resource Center at this time. Professor Sweeny's class will need to have four briefs instead of three, so please tell Ms. Haney or Ms. Wenning in the Resource Center if you need eight sheets of paper instead of six.

Cost: Three Briefs and Cardstock Covers: $10.60

          Four Briefs and Cardstock Covers: $14.00