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Holiday Party Highlights Continued from page 4 Page 14 Women’s Bar Association of Illinois All Law School Event The WBAI invites all law students to attend our spring law school event Thursday, April 12, 2012 Chicago-Kent College of Law 565 West Adams, Chicago, Illinois We will be hosting a panel event focused on leadership. The panel will then be followed by a reception that will promote networking among law students and attorneys in attendance. The goal of this event is to provide law students with practical career advice and networking.
Page 15 Share Your Experience - Join the Mentoring Circles Speakers' Bureau The Chicago Bar Association (“CBA”) Alliance for Women’s (“AFW”) Mentoring Circles Speakers' Bureau (“Speakers’ Bureau”) has been created to compliment the Mentoring Circles program. The AFW understands that for some practitioners it can be difficult to join an organization or group that meets frequently or requires consistent participation. The Speakers’ Bureau allows senior-level attorneys, with 20 or more years of experience, to participate in the AFW Mentoring Circles program without committing to a particular Circle on a regular basis. As background, AFW’s mentoring circles allow women of varying levels of experience, and from different practice areas, to join a group of 6 to 8 other practitioners. In these groups, the women are free to discuss many of the same issues at the heart of the AFW’s mission: professional development, networking, and work-life balance. The Circles offer a smaller, private forum, which allows each group to tailor solutions and strategies for their members. Circle discussions might touch on, for example, the balancing act of a new mother, the decision to change practice areas or a firm’s promotional practices. They meet at least four times a year but some meet as often as once a month. The Mentoring Circles were designed to benefit women of all ages and in all stages of professional development because junior members learn from those with more experience, and mid-level and senior attorneys gain an invaluable opportunity to hone management skills, build relationships and develop referral networks. Under the traditional rubric of mentoring, experienced practitioners give and junior apprentices take. In the AFW’s Circles, each member is both a mentee and a mentor. The Speakers’ Bureau is an addition to this setup. Because it is made up of senior-level attorneys who are willing to share their knowledge and expertise, but are not able to commit to a particular Circle, its members are available to visit individual Circles. A Circle may invite a Speakers’ Bureau member to join them one time, or perhaps request multiple visits to discuss a particular issue or concern members may be dealing with. It is an ideal alternative for Circles that do not have a balance of both junior and more seniorlevel attorneys within their group, or who simply would like another perspective on an issue. For more information, or to become a member, please contact the Mentoring Circle Co- Chairs, Mary Curry at marykcurry@gmail.com, or Rachael Pontikes at RGPontikes@duanemorris.com.
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