Date: May 11, 2011
Time: 6:00p.m. - 7:30p.m.
Location: The LGBT Community Center (208 W. 13th Street)
Credits: 1.5 credits (.5 credits in Ethics / 1.0 credits in Areas of Professional Practice)
Cost:   LeGaL Member*: $20.00        Non-Member: $40.00      Law Student: $10.00

* Rate available only to members in good standing. For scholarship inquiries, e-mail info@le-gal.org.

 

 

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Out At Your Law Firm in 2011: A Discussion for LGBT Associates

A Panel Discussion & Networking Reception

 

Sponsored by the LeGaL Partners Group  

& generously hosted by Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP   

Join the distinguished panel listed below for a discussion of the  

following questions and more relevant to LGBT associates:

 

· Does being "out" as an LGBT associate even matter at law firms today? Does it hurt - or does it help?

 

· Have the old stereotypes really died - or are they just kept hidden behind closed doors? What can you do if you think that your openness is hurting your career prospects?

 

· How do clients respond to LGBT diversity - not just in general terms, but when it's their lawyer who will be representing them in a deal or in court?

 

· Are we too shy about leveraging our diversity as a positive factor? What more can we LGBT lawyers do - in our firms, with our clients, and in the community?

 

· How much do the answers (and even the questions) change for an associate based on gender identity and expression?

 

Register Today! 

 

Date: May 12, 2011
Time: 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Location: Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, 1285 Avenue of the Americas 

Cost: Complimentary

 

Panel:

David C. Bryan, Partner

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz  

 

Joseph Evall, Partner (Moderator)

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

 

Roberta A. Kaplan, Partner

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

 

Elizabeth A. McNamara, Partner

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

 

Immigration Equality Seeks Pro Bono Volunteers.  Immigration Equality seeks attorneys to take on LGBT asylum cases pro bono.  We will screen the case, provide you with training and mentoring, and you will gain valuable experience - and possibly save the life of an LGBT person who fears returning to their country.  No prior immigration experience is necessary.  For more information, please contact Vickie Neilson, vneilson@immigrationequality.org.

ACLU's LGBT & AIDS Project Hiring Staff Attorney.  The LGBT Project is part of the ACLU's Center for Liberty, which is dedicated to the principle that we are all entitled to determine the course of our lives based on who we are and what we believe free from unreasonable government constraint and baseless stereotypes. The Center for Liberty encompasses the ACLU's work on LGBT, women's rights, reproductive freedom, and freedom of religion and belief.  The Staff Attorney will work in New York City and be responsible for significant constitutional and statutory litigation and policy work on a wide range of LGBT and HIV-related issues throughout the country.  For complete information on the position and the application process, visit here

Newark-Essex Pride Coalition (NEPC) Seeks Attorney Panelist.  NEPC is looking for an attorney to participate in a panel discussion on the film, The Fire This Time. The screening will take place on Wednesday, June 8 from 7 - 9 pm at Wise Women's Center, Essex Community College. The film concerns the following events: On a hot summer evening in 2006, in the gay-friendly West Village neighborhood of New York City, a group of African-American women in their late teens were verbally threatened and physically attacked by an older man. Even though no killing took place as they tried to defend themselves, the media reported the event as "Attack of the Killer Lesbians." The justice system gave them unprecedented harsh prison sentences; despite the fact the women had no previous criminal records.  If interested in serving on the panel, please e-mail [redacted for archive version].  More information on the film here