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Thank You – May 24, 2018

NJWLA participated in the State Bar’s Annual Law Day program on May 24th.   This year’s topic was the Separation of Powers.  A program was presented to AP students at J.P. Stevens High School, Edison, NJ with the help of NJWLA Board Members, Nancy Lottinville, Susan Kleiner, Jemi Lucey and Elyse Wolf and NJWLA Member, W. Lois Kahagi. 

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Thank You – May 14, 2018

NJWLA expresses its sincerest Thank You to the Honorable Freda Wolfson, Honorable Lois H. Goodman, Honorable Karen M. Cassidy and Honorable Kimarie Rahill for participating in NJWLA’s 2018 Judicial Panel at the Federal Courthouse in Trenton on May 14th!  Thank you to K&L Gates, LLP for the generous sponsorship and to our Judicial Outreach Committee for planning an informative and enjoyable panel discussion!

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New Jersey State Bar Association – Diversity Summit 2018

The Role of the Legal Professional in Civil Society: Combatting Hate, Bias, Intolerance, and Incivility

9am – 5pm

New Jersey Law Center New Brunswick

Earn up to 6.5 CLE Credits

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2018 Annual Meeting & Awards Luncheon

 

The New Jersey Women Lawyers Association is pleased to be a Partnering Organization of the National Association of Women Lawyers’  2018 Annual Meeting & Awards Luncheon 

Thursday, July 19 at the Grand Hyatt New York in New York City.

We have arranged a special 10% discount for our members.  To register, please visit https://www.nawl.org/2018annualmeeting and use the code AMNJWLA2018 to receive the discount.…

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Join us for cocktails, light dinner and conversation

6:00pm—8:00pm

Essex Fells Country Club 219 Devon Road Essex Fells, NJ

$60 Members $75 Nonmembers $25 Young Lawyers, Law Students & Public Sector Lawyers

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITY

Premier Level $500, includes: 2 tickets

Supporting Level $250, includes: 1 ticket

Contributing Level: $100

HOST ORGANIZATIONS Essex County Bar Foundation Hispanic Bar Association—NJ ∙ IWIRC-NJ Network  New Jersey State Bar Association  Women in the Profession Section  New Jersey Women Lawyers Association ∙ Seton …

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Ladies Night Out: Networking and a Style Discussion to Kick off Your Summer

Presented by Seton Hall Law School, Newark The Young Lawyers Divisions of NJWLA and Hispanic National Bar Association

6pm – 8pm

Fashion+Networking+Cocktails!

 

Please join us for an evening of style, fun and philanthropy at a cocktail reception hosted at Seton Hall Law in Newark.  Sharon Kornstein of ImageDesign LLC will discuss styling and fashion issues that newly-minted female attorneys often face, including key essential pieces to build a professional …

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63 Vacancies with the Judiciary

The jobs include: several Court Executive titles including EEO/AA Officer in Burlington, Family Division Manager, etc.; five Administrative Specialist titles – Human Resources (Monmouth) and Ombudsman’s Office (Union) and at other locations;  Court Interpreter; Court Services Officer 1 and 2; Court Services Supervisor 1 and 2; Financial Specialist; Judiciary Secretary; Attorney 1 and 2; many jobs in Information Technology, internships and many others. Application is made on NEOGOV. Please note the …

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Litigation Associate

Sills Cummis & Gross P.C., founded in Newark, New Jersey in 1971, is a full-service commercial law firm with offices in New Jersey and New York. As one of the largest law firms in New Jersey, Sills Cummis & Gross has established a national reputation in its handling of precedent setting issues. Our client roster ranges from Fortune 500 to emerging growth and foreign corporations doing business in the U.S. …

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NJWLA help out at the Community FoodBank of New Jersey

NJWLA board members (and their family members) had an opportunity to help out at the Community FoodBank of New Jersey on Tuesday, May 8th.  

We learned about the organization, its mission and its reach – 19 of New Jersey’s 21 counties are served by the FoodBank.  

We met some wonderful people and were able to help sort donations.  

NJWLA looks forward to another opportunity to give back!…

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Connecting Bridges and Borders in Real Estate Property Management

May 8-9

INTERNATIONAL REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

Hosted at New Jersey City University School of Business in partnership with the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM), the City of Jersey City –Department of Housing, Economic Development & Commerce, JCEDC, and the Institutes for Dispute Resolution (IDR) and the Peter Mangin Real Estate Institute at New Jersey City University (NJCU) and Burgos University, Spain.

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Winter/Spring 2018

Winter/Spring 2018 Newsletter  

Member News

NJWLA is happy to announce a baby girl, Lyla Grace, to Board Member, Natalie Richer, a baby boy, Mason William Carroll, to Board Member, Jessica Carroll and a baby girl, Maya Rose Hicks, to Board Member, Jenn Borek!

Congratulations to All!

NJWLA congratulates Board Member, Michellene Davis, for being listed in NJBIZ’s List of

New Jersey’s Power 100!

Congratulations to NJWLA Board …

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Office of the Attorney General/Dept. of Law & Public Safety

We are currently seeking qualified applicants for a number of leadership positions, noted below, that are open in our Division of Law.  Hopefully, you bar association previously received those vacancy notices and you have already shared these opportunities with your members.  Please remind your members that if they are interested in any of the below positions at the Division of Law, the closing date is this Friday, May 4th.

Division …

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Litigation Associate

Sills Cummis & Gross P.C., a full-service corporate law firm, with offices in New Jersey and New York, has the capabilities of a New York full-service law firm, but offers the economic benefits of a New Jersey-based headquarters. Our client roster ranges from Fortune 500 to emerging growth and foreign corporations doing business in the U.S. Our clients know that our goal is to be their advocate and to efficiently …

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Senior Commercial Real Estate Attorney

Sills Cummis & Gross P.C., a full-service corporate law firm, with offices in New Jersey and New York, has the capabilities of a New York full-service law firm, but offers the economic benefits of a New Jersey-based headquarters. Our client roster ranges from Fortune 500 to emerging growth and foreign corporations doing business in the U.S. Our clients know that our goal is to be their advocate and to efficiently …

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Corporate Associate

Sills Cummis & Gross P.C., a full-service corporate law firm, with offices in New Jersey and New York, has the capabilities of a New York full-service law firm, but offers the economic benefits of a New Jersey-based headquarters. Our client roster ranges from Fortune 500 to emerging growth and foreign corporations doing business in the U.S. Our clients know that our goal is to be their advocate and to efficiently …

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Our Mission

  • Engage in statewide efforts to support and promote our members.
  • Endorse qualified female attorneys for appointments to the state and federal judiciary.
  • Foster leadership among our membership
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