Since we all receive numerous invitations to join a variety of organizations, committees and groups, you may wonder why you should join The Woman Advocate Committee. There are many tangible and intangible benefits you can obtain from membership in this Committee; for example:

1. The Committee sponsors programs which feature talented, effective women trial lawyers demonstrating trial and advocacy skills and styles;
2. The Committee offers programs on rainmaking for women, emphasizing how women can effectively attract and retain clients;
3. The Committee offers the opportunity to network with other women trial lawyers and exchange information, questions or ideas on a wide variety of professional and personal issues confronting women lawyers, particularly those in a litigation practice; including alternative work styles, balancing trial work and motherhood, mentoring and perceptions of women advocates.
4. The Committee publishes a newsletter four times a year on a variety of topics that are of interest to women advocates.

We encourage you to join the Committee and benefit from all of the advantages the Committee has to offer. Through an active participating membership, we can create an even stronger Committee that will help all of us.

Read about the latest news and issues surrounding practing law as a woman. The Allegheny County, PA Bar Association announced the founding of its Institute for Gender Equality.

Keeping current on new developments in the law is essential if you want to succeed in the practice of law today, but it is no easy feat in today’s information-centric world, where there is a seemingly never-ending flow of information available to us at our fingertips via the Internet. In this article, a smart lawyer recognizes the value of staying current, not just in the law itself, but in the trends that develop in the industries they serve.

Our Spring 2007 newsletter issue included an informative article titled “Power Talk: Understanding Conversational Style.” We've added a resources area to our site with helpful links and print resources related to this article.