New Jersey Women Lawyers Association |
Press Release |
NJWLA Celebrates 12th Annual WILL Platinum Gala:
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Michelle Schaap, NJWLA’s President, provided opening remarks to a sold-out room and expressed NJWLA’s gratitude for the support of the entire New Jersey legal community and especially those who joined at the Gala. Schaap noted that the support of the attending sponsors and members are the key to allowing NJWLA to further its mission of advancing and retaining women in the law through its law student scholarship program as well as the grants awarded to worthwhile organizations aligned with the NJWLA mission. The NJWLA awarded $25,000 in grants to its 2019 Grant Recipients: NJ LEEP, the National Association of Women Judges and People’s Preparatory Charter School. This is the seventh consecutive year that NJWLA has awarded grant monies, bringing the total amount of grants awarded to the recognized not-for-profit programs to almost $200,000. In addition, the NJWLA continued its scholarship program, and awarded $15,000 in scholarships to three law students in 2019: Carly Siditsky of Rutgers Law School – Newark; Abigail Cook of Rutgers Law School – Camden; and Priscilla Savage of Seton Hall University School of Law.
The NJWLA is an independent association of approximately 1,500 attorneys, law students and judges in New Jersey. Its mission is to retain women in the legal profession through education and activism; promote its members to the highest levels of law firm, government, academic, community and corporate positions; and endorse qualified female attorneys for appointments to the state and federal judiciary. Anyone interested in becoming involved with NJWLA is encouraged to visit the website for upcoming events, and to sign up for the Constant Contact emails to stay up-to-date on all upcoming events and news. More information about the NJWLA, including membership materials, can be found at www.njwla.org.