Women in Law: Achieving Gender Equality

This program will discuss the history of women in law and the impediments, statistics and recommended solutions for the advancement of women in authoritative roles in the legal field. This program is based upon a previous presentation that reviewed a report by the Commercial & Federal Litigation Section of the New York State Bar Association in 2017 entitled "If Not Now, When? Achieving Equality for Women in the Courtroom and in ADR" and will also address more current studies on the subject.

Learning Objectives:

1. Review the history of women in law and how female alumnae of the Commercial & Federal Litigation Section of the NYS Bar Association formed this group and uncovered the disparities of women in law

2. Identify changes and improvements made and where women in law are now, as well as what can be done to improve the playing field for women in law

3. Discuss how we can move the needle with the support of law firms, in-house counsel, outside counsel, the judiciary, ADR providers and neutrals

4. Establish procedures and policies to increase the appointment of women in all areas relating to the practice of law