Women Lawyers of Alameda County

Nominations Open for WLAC Officers and Board of Directors The Women Lawyers of Alameda County Nominating Committee is developing the slate for the 2020 Board of Directors. Anyone who has been a voting member of the organization for at least one year is eligible to hold office. We anticipate filling several open Director positions for the term beginning January 1, 2021. If you would like to be considered by the Committee, please submit a statement of interest and qualification... of two paragraphs or less to [email protected], with the subject 2021 Board by September 11, 2020. If you would like to be considered by the Committee for the office of President, Vice-President, Secretary, or Treasurer, please also submit a statement of interest and qualification of two paragraphs or less to [email protected], with the subject 2021 Officer by September 11, 2020. Members may also directly nominate Officers and Directors by submitting to the WLAC Secretary on or before September 11, 2020, 5:00 pm, a written nomination signed by the nominee and not less than 5% of the current membership in good standing.

The WLAC Board is disappointed to announce that our annual Judges’ Dinner for 2020 has been canceled to ensure the safety of all who would attend. With that door closed, we open a window of hope to young women graduating from law school in this difficult time. This year, we take the unprecedented step of tripling the number of recipients of our Margaret A. Gannon (MAG) Legal Education Stipend. The MAG Stipend is a fund dedicated to providing financial support to graduatin...g law students who find themselves in great need during their bar studies. We have already awarded four MAG Stipends to outstanding women in our community. We will now expand our reach to others in need. We invite you to empower women graduating during a time of financial crisis and sparse opportunity. Please donate what you would have paid for your ticket, what you would have pledged as a sponsor, whatever you can spare, to encourage young attorneys entering the profession in the face of so many challenges. We know that next year our Judges’ Dinner will be a spectacular time to celebrate the way we came together to support the ambition of women in a time of adversity. Please be a part of it. www.wlaconline.org

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DON'T FORGET THIS SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY: DEADLINE EXTENDED PLEASE SHARE:... https://wlaconline.org///2019/06/Hing-Scholarship-2019.pdf See more

The WLAC/Hing Scholarship is available to law students. Application is due July 8. Please help us spread the word. Second Annual WLAC/Rhoda and Judge Stuart Hing Scholarship Women Lawyers of Alameda County is pleased to announce that we will again be awarding one $5,000 law student scholarship, courtesy of the Stuart and Rhoda Hing Charitable Trust. The scholarship will be presented at the WLAC Annual Judges’ Dinner on October 24, 2019, at Scott’s Seafood Restaurant in Jac...k London Square, Oakland, California. The ideal candidate for this scholarship is: 1. Diverse1; 2. A law student2; 3. An individual with a demonstrated commitment to advocating for issues impacting women and/or the advancement of women in the legal profession; 4. Engaged in a leadership role in her/his/their community or demonstrates significant leadership potential; 5. Actively engaged in the Alameda County legal community; and 6. Able to attend the WLAC Annual Judges’ Dinner to receive the Scholarship. _____ 1 Has two or more intersecting background factors: e.g. gender, race, ethnicity, class, gender identity, sexual orientation, etc. 2 Has completed at least one year of law school and is currently in good standing. Interested candidates should email the following submissions in a single pdf file to Dorothy Chou Proudfoot at [email protected], with the subject line WLAC/Hing Scholarship Application: A copy of a certified law school transcript (including proof of good standing); A current resume or curriculum vitae; A personal statement of NO MORE THAN TWO DOUBLE-SPACED PAGES, addressing why the candidate exemplifies the description above; Up to one (1) letter of recommendation addressing the candidate’s suitability for this scholarship; and A statement confirming availability to attend the WLAC Annual Judges’ Dinner on October 24, 2019. A ticket to the Dinner will be provided to the scholarship recipient. Finalists will be contacted in early August to schedule an interview time on August 19, 2019. APPLICATION DEADLINE: JULY 8, 2019