Women in the Profession
SECTION UPDATE
Women in the Profession
By Sarah Cipperly & Megan Hodgkiss Sarah @ cipperlylawgroup . com , mthodgkiss @ gmail . com
Ten Years of WIP
Thank you to everyone who has helped WIP celebrate our big 10th birthday this year ! From socials to CLEs to breakfasts to panels , we have had a great year . And it is not over yet ! More is yet to come . Did you miss out on any of the great events WIP put on this year ? Come join us next year ! We host an event monthly : an educational event , networking social , or both . We are active in pro bono legal services and community service , and there is always someone for everyone . Come be part of WIP in the next bar year !
What is the Women in the Profession all about ?
We are a section dedicated to furthering the practice and perception of law with a focus on issues unique to women in the practice . We offer CLEs and programs on issues relevant to women and law , as well as networking events allowing lawyers to meet each other and develop support systems and mentors . We organize and encourage community service opportunities for our members and friends , and we make pro bono legal service a no-brainer with our long-standing partnership with Atlanta Legal Aid ’ s Breast Cancer Legal Project .
Our CLEs and Programs
This year , we hosted a variety of CLEs and educational programs . These included : Our partnership with JAMS , featuring an October lunch CLE on international mediation ; our 10th anniversary panel discussing why we need women and minority bar sections today ; and in March , our own March Madness section , one of the most popular of the month , hosted by The Atlanta Legal Aid Society and training our members on assisting pro bono clients with simple wills .
Our Networking Events
There was no shortage of opportunity to meet fellow bar members this year ! We continued our tradition of kicking off the bar year with a September social at Little Trouble in West
Midtown . We had a great turnout with lots of members and friends ! In November , we had our second annual fall networking breakfast in Midtown at J . Christopher ’ s .
December always brings our annual Holiday Party . This year , we were lucky to ring in the holidays at the home of Immediate Past Chair Heather Miller . If you have never come by our annual holiday party , we would love to have you . It is the time of year when our dearest friends and members get together for great food and good cheer ( and adult beverages ). One of our favorite events every year is the joint social we do with another section of the Atlanta Bar . This year , we teamed up with the Solo / Small Firm section for a social at Krog Street Market . We took advantage of the great location , great food , and great drinks to have a successful event with other Atlanta Bar friends . Please join us next time !
Community Service and Pro Bono
WIP is most proud of the work it does around the Atlanta community . WIP focuses its commitments on causes that impact women and children . To that end , WIP has long supported the Breast Cancer Legal Project , helping low-income women battling breast cancer , and Forever Family , which supports children whose mothers are currently incarcerated . WIP has also collaborated with organizations and causes that help survivors of human trafficking . WIP is also involved with causes near and dear to the Atlanta Bar . This year , we sent a sponsored team to the Legal Runaround , collected gift cards for Forever Family , trained lawyers to interview clients at the hospital and prepare wills for low-income cancer patients , sent a team of walkers to the Komen-Atlanta Race for the Cure , supported the Summer Internship program , AVLF ’ s domestic violence programs , and collected toiletries for Wellspring Living . Our community involvement is a key piece of WIP ’ s leadership in the Bar . Everyone is welcome to join us !
32 May 2016