The Women’s Fund of Southeeast Massachusetts (WFSM) and the Women’s Bar Association local chapter are hosting a networking event at the New Bedford Whaling Museum on the evening of January 28th featuring artwork on the theme of social justice with a focus on girls’/women’s issues. Over 200 women from the community attended the prior MFSM event! This is a great opportunity for women lawyers to come together and introduce their law practices to one another, especially for new attorneys who hope to get their name out in the community. Tickets are $20 and for an additional $105 you can be listed as a donor on the invitation (sent to 2,700 people) and other advertising including in the local newspaper, as well as display materials about your practice at the event. To support the event in a donor capacity, by Tuesday, December 29, 2009 you must contact Kate Fentress by telephone (508-717-0283) or email (kfentress@cfsema.org). Feel free to pass on this information to others who you think may be interested in attending and/or being a donor!

Sunday, September 20^th 1:30 p.m.: “SNESL Golf Tournament & Dinner Benefit” to benefit the Terrorism Law Conference and Law Journal at $125 per golfer/$400 per foursome including greens fee, golf cart, range balls, use of practice facility and dinner—or join only for dinner at $20 (register online at http://www.golfdigestplanner.com/13271-sneslgolf/)

Wednesday, September 23^rd 10:00-11:15 a.m.: “FREE Unemployed Lawyer Support Group” coordinated by Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers (LCL) on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month at LCL  to discuss strategies for dealing with the financial, emotional, social and psychological aspects of unemployment (register by telephone at 617-482-9600 or by email to gina@lclma.org or nancyb@lclma.org)

Thursday, September 24^th 5:30-8:30 p.m.: “FREE Alumni Association Cape Cod Regional Event” at the home of Anne Walsh Folino ’97 in Buzzard Bay to get together with fellow Cape Cod-based alumni for social and professional networking (RSVP to Leslie Becker Wilson at lwilson@snesl.edu)

Thursday, September 24^th 5:30-6:45 p.m.: “FREE Getting Your Student Loans Forgiven Webinar” explaining how you can benefit from the College Cost Reduction and Access Act (CCRAA)—especially if you are considering a career in public service—by Equal Justice Works, an organization dedicated to building the next generation of public interest lawyers; for further information about EJW’s resources for student debt relief, visit their website at http://www.equaljusticeworks.org/resources/student-debt-relief/default (space is limited so participants are required to register online at https://equaljusticeevents.webex.com/equaljusticeevents/onstage/g.php?d=668885402&t=a)

Thursday, October 1^st-Saturday, October 3^rd: “ILSA Terrorism Law Conference” which will explore the definitions of both terrorism and armed conflict, the difficult balancing act of ensuring national security while preserving human rights, and investigate how other areas such as the environment, immigration, micro-financing, and rule of law initiatives relate to developing better solutions within the law, as well as examine how the international community has responded to terrorism, both historically and recently, though international and regional agreements, the U.N. system, and in customary law (for further information and online registration visit the conference website at http://www.snesl.org/ilsaconference/)

1. Monday, August 17^th 5:30-6:45 p.m.: “FREE Loan Forgiveness Webinar” for government and nonprofit workers presented by Equal Justice Works (register online https://equaljusticeevents.webex.com/equaljusticeevents/onstage/g.php?d=666028325&t=a)
2. Thursday, August 20^th 6:00-8:00 p.m.: “FREE SNESL Orientation Dinner” at the law school and sponsored by the Alumni Association (RSVP to Leslie Becker Wilson at lwilson@snesl.edu)
3. Wednesday, August 26^th 10:00-11:15 a.m.: “FREE Unemployed Lawyer Support Group” coordinated by Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers (LCL) on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month at LCL  to discuss strategies for dealing with the financial, emotional, social and psychological aspects of unemployment (register by telephone at 617-482-9600 or by email to gina@lclma.org or nancyb@lclma.org)
4. Saturday, August 29^th 1:30 p.m.: “SNESL Golf Tournament & Dinner Benefit” to benefit the Terrorism Law Conference and Law Journal at $125 per golfer/$400 per foursome including greens fee, golf cart, range balls, use of practice facility and dinner—or join only for dinner at $20 (register online at http://www.golfdigestplanner.com/13271-sneslgolf/)
5. Wednesday, September 16^th 5:30-7:30 p.m.: “FREE New Bedford/Fall River Area Women’s Bar Association Social” at the Waterfront Grille at 36 Homers Wharf in New Bedford (RSVP to Michelle Keith at mkeith@snesl.edu)
6. Thursday, September 17^th 5:30-7:00 p.m.: “FREE Massachusetts Department of Industrial Accidents (DIA) Recruitment Information Session” co-sponsored by the Bristol County Bar Association and the New Bedford/Fall River Area Women’s Bar Association at the law school to learn about the DIA’s current effort to recruit minority attorneys to become Administrative Judges as well as Administrative Law Judges for which are 13 openings, each of which carries a six year term, for which applications will be due in December (RSVP to Leslie Becker Wilson at lwilson@snesl.edu)
7. Thursday, September 24^th 5:30-8:30 p.m.: “FREE Alumni Association Cape Cod Regional Event” at the home of Anne Walsh Folino ’97 in Buzzard Bay to get together with fellow Cape Cod-based alumni for social and professional networking (RSVP to Leslie Becker Wilson at lwilson@snesl.edu)
8. Thursday, October 1^st-Saturday, October 3^rd: “ILSA Terrorism Law Conference” which will explore the definitions of both terrorism and armed conflict, the difficult balancing act of ensuring national security while preserving human rights, and investigate how other areas such as the environment, immigration, micro-financing, and rule of law initiatives relate to developing better solutions within the law, as well as examine how the international community has responded to terrorism, both historically and recently, though international and regional agreements, the U.N. system, and in customary law (for further information and online registration visit the conference website at http://www.snesl.org/ilsaconference/)

“Justice is Sweet” June 25^th: The Boston Bar Foundation is hosting it’s third annual Gala—complete with live jazz, chocolate fondue and wine—where attendees can network and socialize all in support of over 50 nonprofit legal aid organizations.  Although tickets can be purchased for either $50 (law students and legal services attorneys) and $75, donated tickets are also available for those who are interested in attending but do not have the necessary financial resources. For further information and registration go online to http://bit.ly/5qEKX.

The Partnership for Public Service will be hosting its annual Public Service Career and Internship Fair on Friday, July 16, 2009 from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the National Building Museum located at 401 F Street N.W. in Washington, D.C.  Last year’s Fair brought together 67 federal agencies and over 3,000 students and young professionals to discuss government career and internship opportunities, and participate in numerous information sessions.  For further information and registration go online to http://careerfairstudentregistration.eventbrite.com/.