The Women on the Move (WOM) program is an annual continuing legal education program sponsored by the Women in Law Section (WILS). WOM is planned by a dedicated committee of WILS, led in 2021 by Co-Chairs Jennifer M. Boll and Nancy Sciocchetti. The WOM program is typically a fall half-day program beginning with lunch and ending … Continued

Women in Law Section (WILS) members were treated to a mesmerizing virtual tour of the New York Historical Society’s current exhibit honoring the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a trailblazing Supreme Court justice and cultural icon, on November 15, 2021. WILS welcomed Anna Danziger Halperin, PhD, a historian of public policy, gender, and childhood and the … Continued

The Women in Law Section (WILS) continued its popular book club series in 2021. We continued to invite attorney authors of fascinating books to attend our virtual book club meetings, discuss their work, and answer questions from the audiences. Topics covered in the latter half of the year included how women attorneys from across the … Continued

On June 3, 2021, the Women in Law Section (WILS) welcomed Abby Suckle, FAIA, LEED architect and president of cultureNOW: Museum Without Walls, who gave dozens of attendees a stunning and informative virtual architectural tour of New York City. Suckle led this exciting tour of impressive lower Manhattan buildings and structures, including the 1872 Tweed … Continued

As we enter 2022, many of us find ourselves in a “new normal,” returning to in-person work and social events as we continue to deal with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. While it can be exciting to re-engage with the workplace and the rest of the world, this “new normal” can also create anxiety … Continued

“Communication is key” is a phrase spoken daily to serve as advice in human interactions (workplace and otherwise). In the past 18 months, the global COVID-19 pandemic has changed every aspect of our lives and, in particular, the way we communicate. The degree of change apparent in each workplace varies. I started my career in … Continued

On May 18, 2021, the Women in Law Section (WILS) General Counsel Committee sponsored an informative training session led by Betsy Berkhemer-Credaire on the topic, ”How To Secure a Board Seat When Boards Don’t Want More Attorneys.” Berkhemer-Credaire, the author of The Board Game: How Smart Women Become Corporate Directors and Winning the Board Game: How Women Corporate Directors … Continued

It’s a boy! It’s a girl! These phrases are synonymous with the joy and happiness of childbirth. They speak to the excitement of a new life but fail to convey the difficulty experienced by the new and current mothers who gave birth to that new and precious life. Excitement is one thing, but society as … Continued

WILS Chair Sheryl Galler was a panelist at an interactive session held on October 26, 2021, as part of the Nigerian Bar Association’s (NBA) 2021 Annual General Conference. The title of the session was “Women in Practice: Coping with Modern Workplace Biases, Inequities & Challenges” and was sponsored by the NBA’s Women’s Forum (NBAWF). The … Continued

For my birthday this past fall, my husband revived his tradition of surprising me with tickets to a Broadway show. (Yes! Broadway is (mostly) back!) We saw Come From Away. It may be trite to say that “we laughed, we cried.” But we did. In fact, I found myself crying a lot, soaking my face … Continued