Events

November 3, 2021, 12pm-4:45pm EST: Diversity & Flexibility Alliance Virtual Annual Conference

GWAC is proud to serve as a Community Sponsor for Diversity & Flexibility Alliance's Virtual Annual Conference!

Diversity & Flexibility Alliance advocates for inclusion and diversity in the workplace and promotes flexible work schedules and fair hiring practices. Members who attended were able to receive 10% off of your registration. Aida Fitzgerald, Senior Staff Attorney in the Public Benefits Law Unit of the Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia

June Crenshaw, Executive Director of the Wanda Alston Foundation and member of the Diversity Committee for the DC Victim Assistance Network

November 3, 2021, 6:30pm-8:00pm EST via Zoom: Serving Clients in Crisis w/ the Washington Council of Lawyers

The Washington Council of Lawyers will be hosting another installment of its Racial Justice Series and GWAC is excited to be a co-sponsor! Fellow co-sponsors include the Washington Bar Association and the Inter-American Bar Association

All are invited to today 's program, "Serving Clients in Crisis, " at 6:30pm EST. This program will explore ways in which attorneys and advocates can better assist their clients of color by understanding the full context in which their legal matters arise. The moderator for this evening will be Keeshea Turner Roberts, Adjunct Clinical Law Professor and Supervising Attorney at Howard University School of Law ’s Fair Housing Clinic (FHC).

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Featured Panelists:

Ted Howard, Pro Bono Partner at Wiley Rein

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November 4, 2021 through December 30, 2021, 6:30pm-7:30pm EST: Glowing Up and Growing Up with Insecure

As the hit HBO series Insecure enters its fifth and final season, GWAC will host fun weekly recaps of the show as part of its social event programming. Join us on Zoom for a lively discussion.

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Monday, November 8, 2021, 6pm-8pm EST: Adopting While Black: Joys, Challenges & Legal Complexities, Part I: Adoption Education and Overview

In recognition of November being National Adoption Month, GWAC will be hosting a program series on the topic of adoption beginning Monday, November 8, 2021 from 6pm-8pm EST. The series will kick off with an introductory panel and will continue into more substantive areas. Several speakers will join the discussions. To sign up for future programs in this series, please click the links below.

Part 2: Obstacles and Preparation, 11/23/21 Part 3: Addressing Trauma, 11/30/21 Part 4: Adoption and Policy Reform, 12/7/21

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Wednesday, November 17, 2021 from 6:00pm-7:00pm EST: GWAC General Body Meeting

GWAC will host its fall General Body Meeting on Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at 6pm EST. The first half of the meeting will be dedicated to GWAC business and the second half of the Meeting will consist of a program led by lawyer and financial coach Rho Thomas, "Financially Preparing for the Holiday Season: How Not to Break the Bank. "

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Rho Thomas, Attorney, Financial Coach

About Rho Thomas:

I’m a wife, mother, money nerd, and shoe lover. I’m also an associate at an Am Law 100 firm. I know what it’s like to feel stuck and to want to make a change in your life.

My mission is to help you regain control of your time, build wealth, and live the life of freedom and choice you deserve.

You don’t have to choose between happiness and a paycheck. You don’t have to choose between your practice and your life. You can have it all. Time is our most limited resource. Money is a tool you can use to literally buy back your time. I can show you how.

Learn the tools you need to take back control of your life on my podcast. And if you’re ready to implement further, learn how you can coach with me.

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Thursday, November 18, 2021 through Saturday, November 20, 2021: The 17th Annual National Black Pre-Law Conference and Law Fair 2021

GWAC is proud to be an official partner with The 17th Annual National Black Pre-Law Conference and Law Fair 2021! This is a four-day conference founded in 2005 by Evangeline M. Mitchell, a graduate of HBCU Prairie View A&M University, the University of Iowa College of Law, and the Harvard University Graduate School of Education, for aspiring Black lawyers. The vision of the National Black Pre-Law Conference is to provide a powerful forum to help increase the numbers of excellent, strategic and competitive African American law school applicants, students and graduates nationwide. This event is free to attend!

The conference will consist of the following panels:

The Non-Traditional Path to Law School Blackness and Intersectionality You Don't Know What You Don't Know: Uncommon Knowledge That Helps Determine Success in Law School and in the Professional World African Americans and the Bar Exam: Advice on Overcoming the Obstacles of the Final Rite of Passage to Becoming a Lawyer Black Legal Entrepreneurship: How to Start and Sustain Your Black-Owned Law Practice African American Lawyers and Large Law Firms (BIGLAW): Things You Should Know About Recruitment, Expectations, Retention, and Career Advancement If You Choose to Pursue This Path Black Lawyers' Legal Careers: A Frank Discussion About Opportunities and Various Paths Available Once Armed With Professional Legal Training Black Lawyers for Black People: How Black Lawyers Can Utilize Their Legal Training to Do Significant, Meaningful Work and Contribute to the Uplift of the Black Community