WLAC News
2019 Slate of Officers and Directors
The annual membership meeting of the Women Lawyers of Alameda County will be held at 8:15 pm on October 4, 2018, at Scott's Seafood, at the Annual Judges' Dinner. Pursuant to the Bylaws, the following agenda is hereby published 10 days in advance of the meeting: 1....
read more“You Can’t Change What You Can’t See”
Read The Recorder article by Meghan Tribe
UC Hastings Report: New Tools Needed to Address Race, Gender Bias in Legal Profession
A new study from the Center for WorkLife Law at the University of California, Hastings College says law firms and in-house legal departments are barely moving the needle when it comes to combating gender and racial discrimination.
read moreJob Posting: Health Quality Enforcement Deputy Attorney General
Join the Health Quality Enforcement (HQE) Section and litigate California’s most exciting health care oversight cases. HQE handles a broad range of civil litigation matters on behalf of twelve state healing arts licensing agencies in disciplinary actions filed against health care professionals, including physicians and psychologists….
read moreJob Posting: Litigation Associate Attorney
LITIGATION ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY – Criminal Defense Bonjour, Thorman, Burns, Dahm & Wargo (www.bonjourthorman.com), a boutique Bay Area criminal defense and plaintiff’s personal injury firm, is seeking an Associate Attorney for the criminal defense side of the practice....
read moreJob Posting: Litigation Senior Associate Attorney
LITIGATION SENIOR ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY - Plaintiff Personal Injury Bonjour, Thorman, Burns, Dahm & Wargo (www.bonjourthorman.com), a boutique Bay Area plaintiff’s personal injury and criminal defense firm, is seeking a Senior Associate Attorney for its personal injury...
read moreCongratulations to Alameda County Superior Court’s Newest Commissioner!
2018 WLAC President Bentrish Satarzadeh was appointed to serve as an Alameda County Superior Court Commissioner and embarked upon her new duties this week. Commissioner Satarzadeh received her J.D. with high honors from Golden Gate University in San Francisco,...
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Elizabeth Warren
Twenty-five years ago today, the U.S. Senate voted 96-3 to confirm Ruth Bader Ginsburg as a Supreme Court Justice. And I think that’s reason to celebrate — especially when our country’s future depends on the Supreme Court right this minute.
Join Women Lawyers of Alameda County for their Annual Judges’ Dinner on October 4.
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🎉 It's happening! Thanks to the support of 15,653 people on Kickstarter, we are going to turn RBG into an action figure! #Notorious
Perspective | ‘Tormented and traumatized’: Rage toward women fuels mass shooters
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Before Jarrod Ramos was accused of killing five people in the Capital Gazette’s Annapolis newsroom, he aimed his fury at a woman he knew from high school.Inside the Georgia town where every single person in charge of law and order is a black woman — CNN
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One of Georgia's newest cities isn't conducting some kind of grand diversity experiment. Being both black and female means these leaders see things — and do things — a little bit differently.Affiliations
WLAC is a affiliate of California Women Lawyers (CWL), a statewide bar association. CWL brings together leaders from around the state to advocate for issues important to women lawyers. By working together, WLAC and CWL support and strengthen each other.
As a WLAC member, you are entitled to a discounted membership rate. We encourage you to become a concurrent member of CWL and help maintain our voting seat on the Board of Governors.
WLAC is a proud member of the Minority Bar Coalition.
