Webinars
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Webinars
Free Webinar Discussion Series
The NCWBA presents webinars on an ongoing basis featuring a wide variety of panelists impacting our society in major ways. Please see below for some of our past events, some of which have been recorded. If you are interested in viewing a past program, please email [email protected].
The Partner Track
Tuesday, June 16, 2020; 10:00am PDT
Helen Wan, author and lawyer, discussed her book, The Partner Track, and shared her experience as an Asian-Pacific American woman lawyer and author.
The Partner Track is a story about a first-generation Chinese American woman, the first lawyer in her family, who is about to collect the holy grail of “firsts” and become the first minority woman to make partner at a venerable old law firm.
To listen to a recording of the webinar, click here.
Wednesday, May 20, 10:00 a.m. PDT
Lawyer and gender bias expert Andrea Kramer, discussed themes from her book by the same name.
Although there is no registration fee, advance registration is requested. Click here.
Thursday, February 27
Join a conversation with award-winning author Dr. Lois Frankel, author of Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office. Learn how women leaders can stand up and speak out for success in their careers.
Thursday, January 16, 2020
Presenters include Sandra Yamate, Chief Executive Officer, Institute for Inclusion in the Legal Profession; Daphne Forbes, Senior Counsel, Microsoft; and Ellen Ostrow, Principal, Lawyers Life Coach, LLC.
Thursday, December 12, 2019
Food from the Bar is a signature program of the National Conference of Women’s Bar Associations (NCWBA) set up as a friendly competition among law firms and legal offices to raise funds, donate food, and/or volunteer at your local Feeding America food bank. Food from the Bar programs now exist in many cities and states, including Washington, DC, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Houston, New Orleans, New Hampshire, and Kansas. Food from the Bar campaigns can be as simple as having a “Bar Association Volunteer Day” at your local food bank or organizing a fund-raising event (“Billiards Bash,” “The Bowl-able Hour”) for your local food bank. It’s easy, it’s fun – and it will be one of the best things you do as part of your legal career.
This program was presented by two lawyers who have spearheaded Food from the Bar campaigns in several cities across the United States: Kathleen McDowell, NCWBA board member and partner at Munger, Tolles & Olson in Los Angeles, and Mark Ruge, partner at K&L Gates in Washington, DC.
The Shield of Silence: How Power Perpetuates a Culture of Harassment and Bullying in the Workplace
Thursday, November 14, 2019
Lauren Stiller Rikleen, President, Rikleen Institute for Strategic Leadership, discusses findings from her book, The Shield of Silence: How Power Perpetuates a Culture of Harassment and Bullying in the Workplace as well as strategies for change, addressing the link between sexual harassment and gender discrimination, and the ways in which fear of retaliation silences victims and bystanders. NCWBA Board Members Teresa Beck (Co-Chair of California Litigation and Chair of Arizona Litigation for Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney) and Sheila Willis (Associate in the Columbia, South Carolina office of Fisher Phillips) facilitate the discussion.
Lauren Stiller Rikleen
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Mentoring is at risk of becoming a lost art. At a time when Facebook groups, Slack channels, and alternative means of networking, guidance, and education are on the rise, it’s critical to remain relevant to the newest generation of female attorneys, not only to provide support and much-needed resources to budding practitioners, but also to develop future female leaders who will pass the torch to the next generation.
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