Wayne Region Home Page
Welcome to Wayne! The Wayne County Region provides a source of professional development, support, and networking for lawyers and law students living, working, or just interested in Wayne County. Our membership includes women working in firms of all sizes and as solos, in corporations, nonprofits, academia, the judiciary and government, and outside the traditional practice of law as well.
As a member of the Wayne Region, you will get to meet impressive, experienced women lawyers, including women like WLAM member Barbara McQuade, who in February 2010 became the first female U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of MIchigan in that office's 198 year history. Barb spoke at our annual lunch meeting on May 13, 2010 at the historic Book Cadillac Hotel in Detroit.
WE ARE ON FACEBOOK!! Become a fan of our Facebook page "Women Lawyers Association of Michigan - Wayne Region" and (if you are a WLAM member) be sure to join the WLAM Group on LinkedIn to access lots of good postings with useful information and opportunities.
We hope you will join us for a fabulous year from May 2011 - 2012!
Upcoming events:
September - -
September 21, 2011 - 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. "MentorJet" speed career networking event with law students at University of Detroit Law School. 90 minutes of speed networking (5 minutes each person) followed by a reception. Only a 2 hour commitment. Come talk about your career path! See more details on the calendar on this website's homepage. To RSVP and for information: Allison Bach, abach@dickinsonwright.com MentorJet is a national program of the National Association of Women Judges. Wayne WLAM member Hon. Kay Hansen is the midwest regional director for NAWJ. This event is co-sponsored by NAWJ, WLAM Wayne Region and the Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association.
October - -
October 5, 2011 - 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. "MentorJet" speed career networking event with law students at Wayne State University Law School. See above for event details.
October 12, 2011 - 11:30 - 12:30 p.m. "Moms-in-Law" open forum brown bag lunch discussion. For information: Tenicia Vanzant, tnvanzant1@sbcglobal.net Free. SMART Detroit training conference rooms 13th floor Penobscot Building, 645 Griswold, Detroit.
October 18, 2011 - 11:45 - 1:15 p.m. Kickoff to "Lead to Succeed: Leadership Skills Series". "Finding Your Strengths" Come learn about the "StrengthsFinder 2.0" assessment and using your strengths. @ DTE Energy. rsvp by October 14 to Tenicia Vanzant, tnvanzant1@sbcglobal.net. See the calendar of events on the Home Page for the event details.
October 25, 2011 - ABA Women Rainmakers Free Breakfast "Branding" Event, Supported by WLAM. "Understanding and Artculating Your Personal Brand." See the event details on the calendar of events on the Home Page. RSVP by October 20 to elizabeth@yourbenchmarkcoach.com
December - -
December 1, 2011 - 5:30-8:00 p.m. Holiday Mixer at the Detroit Beer Company. $20 members/$25 nonmembers ($25/$30 at the door.) See the event details on the calendar of events on the Home Page. RSVP and pay in advance by November 28 to Alena Clark.
January - -
January 10, 2012 - 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Quarterly Moms-in-Law brown bag lunch discussion. Bring your lunch for an informal discussion about the opportunities and challenges of lawyering and parenting. Open to all interested persons. Register w/ Tenicia Vanzant, tnvanzant1@sbcglobal.net 645 Griswold, Ste. 1300, SMART Detroit conference rooms, Detroit. No charge.
January 17, 2012 - 11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lead to Succeed Leadership Skills Series: Self-Promotion lunch & learn. Do you hate tooting your own horn and believe, like many lawyers, that doing good work ought to be enough? How do your limiting beliefs about self-promotion hold you back in your job? Try a change of perspective and learn techniques for appropriate self-promotion that are comfortable and realistic for you. The presentation will be an interactive format. Speaker: Elizabeth Jolliffe, Your Benchmark Coach. $10, includes light lunch. See the event details on the calendar of events. Hosted by Clark Hill PLC.
February - -
Date TBD - Lead to Succeed: Leadership Skills Series event on Effective Networking
March/April - -
Date TBD - Lead to Succeed: Leadership Skills Series event, Women Leaders Among Us
May - -
Date TBD- Annual lunch meeting
