WLA Events and Sign Ups Post-Spring Break!

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The WLA has a bunch of awesome events right when you get back from Spring Break so mark your calendars! 
     
WLA Upcoming Events:     
1. Building a Better Legal Profession – Mon., Mar. 21, 12:00-1:00pm, Location TBD. 
2. How to Find the Right Fit:  Differentiating Law Firms and Getting the Most of Your Summer Experience – Tues., Mar. 22, 12:00 – 1:00pm, Pound 100 
3. Women on Board?: A Discussion on Gender Stereotyping in Business and the Pros & Cons of Gender Quotas on Company Boards – Wed., Mar. 23, 12:00-1:20pm, Langdell South 
4. When Marriage is Slavery: International Law from Geneva to Freetown – Wed., Mar. 23, 4:00-5:30pm, P332 
5. The WLA at HLS: A Conversation with Cheryl Conner ('82), Co-Founder of the WLA – Wed., Mar. 30, 7:00-8:30pm, P332 – Dinner! 
  
WLA Sign Ups and More: 
1. Sign Up for WLA's Second Book Club Meeting! 
2. Sign Up for WLA Golf Lessons – Deadline extended to March 18th! 
3. Sign Up for Political Bootcamp – April 8, 3:00-7:00pm! 
  
General Announcements:    
1. The Jackie (and Jill) Robinson Effect: Why Do Congresswomen Outperform Congressmen? – Thurs., Mar. 24, 11:40-1:00pm, WAPPP Cason Seminar Room, Taubman Building, Kennedy School 
   
WLA Events This Week: 
  

Building a Better Legal Profession 

BBLP is is a national grassroots movement that seeks market-based workplace reforms in large private law firms. By publicizing firms' self-reported data (from NALP) on billable hours, pro bono participation, and demographic diversity, we draw attention to the differences between these employers in each region. We encourage those choosing between firms and students deciding who to work for after graduation, corporate clients deciding who to hire, and universities deciding who to allow on campus for interviews and to exercise their market power and engage only with the firms that demonstrate a genuine commitment to these issues. Co-Sponsored with APLASA. Monday, March 21, from 12:00 – 1:00pm, Location TBD. 
  

How to Find the Right Fit:  

Differentiating Law Firms and Getting the Most of Your Summer Experience 

On Tuesday, March 22, from 12 – 1pm in Pound 100, come hear from a panel about how to distinguish among firms for your summer associate experience and how to make the most of your time with a firm.  A helpful discussion that shouldn't be missed! 
  

Women on Board?: 

A Discussion on Gender Stereotyping in Business and the Pros & Cons of Gender Quotas on Company Boards 

A mere 15% of board members of companies are women, the European average is 11.7%, in China it is approx. 7% and in Japan it is even lower. What are the reasons for this disparity and what are measures against it? Some countries, notably Norway, have taken the step to mandate gender quotas for boards of companies. Other countries are debating similar laws. Are gender quotas for boards of companies the right tool to address the problem, or do they lead to unintended consequences? The discussion will address these questions and the underlying sociopsychological issues. March 23, 12pm-1.20pm in Langdell South. Co-sponsored by the Harvard Association for Law and Business, the HLS Advocates for Human Rights, the HLS Student Association for Law and Mind Sciences, ACLU and the Harvard Journal of Law & Gender. 
  

When Marriage is Slavery: International Law from Geneva to Freetown 

Please join Dr. Jean Allain for a discussion of situations in which marriage must be deemed slavery in international law, with a focus on the notion of “forced marriage” in the context of recent armed conflicts in Africa. He will challenge the determination of the Special Court for Sierra Leone that such relations are conjugal, and contend that they are a form of enslavement that allows other crimes to transpire. Jean Allain is a Reader in Public International Law at Queen’s University, Belfast, and Extraordinary Professor at the Centre of Human Rights in the Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria. He is the co-editor of the Irish Yearbook of International Law and is currently a Leverhulme Research Fellow. Dr. Allain clerked for the President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and is the author of The Slavery Conventions (2008) and the forthcoming Slavery in International Law (2012). Wednesday, March 23, 4:00-5:30pm, Pound 332. 
  

The WLA at HLS: A Conversation with Cheryl Conner ('82), Co-Founder of the WLA 

Join us Wednesday, March 30 from 7-8:30pm in Pound 332 for dinner and conversation with Cheryl Conner, one of the founders of the WLA at HLS. Cheryl will be talking about life at HLS during the early 80s and her impetus for founding the WLA. We will also be discussing women and leadership, highlighting Cheryl's very own empowered leadership model. Thai food (and dessert!) will be served. 
  
WLA Sign Ups: 
  

Sign-ups for WLA's Second Book Club Meeting! 

The WLA is having its second book club meeting with Diane Rosenfeld on Tuesday, March 29th at 7:30PM. The book that Prof. Rosenfeld has chosen for this meeting is "The Woman Who Walked Into Doors" by Roddy Doyle. Prof. Rosenfeld writes, "This is a short and very powerful novel about domestic violence that offers insights into how abuse can interplay with love to create the complications faced by survivors of DV." Dinner will be served. Space is limited! Also, you did not have to attend the first meeting to attend this one. If you are interested in attending, please email Kathryn at kc...@jd11.law.harvard.edu. 
  

WLA Presents: Golf Lessons at CityGolf Boston  

Golf lesion sign ups have been extended to this Friday, March 18th! There are just 5 spots left so act fast!  Remember the lessons are $25-30 (will let you know the exact amount as the event gets closer) for two days of an hour and a half worth of lessons. Spots left include: Group One – 2 spots available – Wednesday March 23rd and Thursday March 24th Both Days: 1-2:30PM; Group Three: - 3 spots available – Wednesday March 23rd and Thursday March 24th Both Days: 5-6:30PM. CityGolf is an indoor driving range and putting green located near Downtown Crossing. Clubs will be provided. These lessons would normally cost over $150, but City Golf is giving us a great deal. Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity! Email Meredith at mrov...@gmail.com by this Friday the 18th to sign up. 
  

WLA Presents: Political Bootcamp 

Get the skills you need to run and win political office! Join the WLA on April 8, from 3:00 – 7:00pm for a special, non-partisan training session for HLS students interested in running for office. Whether you're thinking of running in 5 years, 10 years, or this year, we want to make sure you have the tools to win! Dinner served. Location TBD. Space is limited. To reserve a spot, email hls...@gmail.com. 
  
General Announcements:    
  

The Jackie (and Jill) Robinson Effect: Why Do Congresswomen Outperform Congressmen? 

In this paper, Berry and Anzia argue that the process of selection into political office is different for women than it is for men, which results in important differences in the performance of male and female legislators once they are elected. If voters are biased against female candidates, only the most talented, hardest working female candidates will succeed in the electoral process. Thursday, March 24, 11:40 am - 1:00 pm, WAPPP Cason Seminar Room, Taubman  Building 1st floor - Harvard Kennedy School.

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