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Women’s Leadership Coalition at Northwestern School of Law The Women's Leadership Coalition (WLC) is committed to fostering a supportive network for female law students and discussing issues of interest to women in the legal community. The WLC offers a mentoring program and Women’s Orientation for first year students, sponsors professional development events, and promotes volunteerism in the community. Also, the WLC hosts an annual WLC Symposium, with a full week of programming on legal issues affecting women in society and the law. WLC Executive Board with the Honorable Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg UPCOMING: WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP COALITION ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM Breaking New Ground: How Women are Changing the Legal Landscape February 15, 2010 – February 19, 2010 Monday, February 15, 2010 Balancing Acts: The Life of Women at the Law Firm 12:00 Noon, RB 150 Female attorneys from Vedder Price and White & Case discuss their experiences in law firm life. Moderated by Kristina Anderson, Founder, Anderson Legal Search, Inc. Lunch will be served. Co- Sponsored by Law Students for Reproductive Justice. Opening Address Susan Herman, President of the ACLU 4:00 PM, RB 140 Please join Ms. Herman and attorneys from our Premier Sponsors, Vedder Price and Fried Frank for a Reception 5:00 PM, Thorne Lobby. Beer, wine and heavy appetizers will be served. Co-Sponsored by the ACLU. Tuesday, February 16, 2010 On the Bench: A Conversation with Female Judges 12:00 Noon, RB 150 Hon. Ann Claire Williams, 7th Cir. Hon. Virginia Kendall, N.D. Ill. Moderated by Professor Lisa A. Huestis Lunch will be served. Co-Sponsored by The Black Law Students Association and Moot Court Club. Keynote Address Gloria Santona, General Counsel and Executive Vice President of McDonald’s Corp.  4:00 PM, RB 150 Please join Ms. Santona and attorneys from our sponsor firms for a Reception 5:00 PM, Lowden Hall. Beer, wine and heavy appetizers will be served. Co-Sponsored by the Latino Law Students Association. Thursday, February 18, 2010 Using the Law to Effect Change 12:00 Noon, RB 150 Attorneys from Mayer Brown and Latham & Watkins and Anita Maddali, attorney for MALDEF discuss their work creating change through the law. Lunch will be served. Co-Sponsored by the Public Interest Law Group. Friday, February 19, 2010 Building Your Brand: How to Build an Effective Legal Career 1:30 PM, MC 175, Strawn Hall Attorneys from Fried Frank, Sullivan & Cromwell and Michelle Kaplan McAndrew, Esq., Principal and legal recruiter at Zenner Consulting Group, give tips and strategies on how to build your ideal legal career.  Lunch will be served. Co-Sponsored by the Diversity Coalition.

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