WLALA Newsletter: June 2019

Volume 24, No. 10

President's Messageby Heather Stern

I have tremendous pride in WLALA and its good work as a bar, anetwork, and a community. I am especially proud of WLALA’s ProChoice and Reproductive Rights committee and the excellentprogramming it has offered year after year.

Living and practicing in California, it can feel like a woman’s right tochoose is an established right that can be taken for granted. After all,Roe v. Wade was a 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision – over 45years ago – and a woman’s right to choose was recognized inCalifornia even before that. See People v. Belous (1969) 71 Cal.2d954, 963 (“The fundamental right of the woman to choose whether to

bear children follows from the Supreme Court's and this court's repeated acknowledgment of a ‘right ofprivacy’ or ‘liberty’ in matters related to marriage, family, and sex.”).

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Photo Gallery

Food From the Bar's Volunteer Day on May 11, 2019. To view more photos, please CLICK HERE.

WLALA's President-Elect Jennifer Leland & her family at Food From the Bar's Family and FriendsVolunteer Day on May 18, 2019.

WLALA's Diverse Women and Battling Bias in the Legal Profession on May 7, 2019.

WLALA June Events

June 8, 2019 - FAIR and CELApresent The 8th Annual Diversity

Leadership Summit

June 13, 2019 - WLALApaloozaSilent Auction Fundraiser

June 22, 2019 - WLALA SCGAGolf Club: Simi Valley Golf

Course

June 25, 2019 - How to Start a Law Practice

To view the rest of the WLALA Calendar, please go to www.wlala.org.

Young Lawyers Learn Strategic Communication SkillsBy WLALA Members Shelby King and Julia Matzenger

The Young Lawyers Section hosted its annual spring event on May 15 titled “Finding Your Voice:Effective Communication Strategies for Young Lawyers” at K&L Gates’ Century City office. After anetworking reception, four distinguished panelists and a moderator provided practical tips forcommunicating with the various audiences with whom young lawyers work.

The event began with an introduction by Elaine Chang, Roxana Guidero, and Nicole Ramirez, co-chairsof the Young Lawyers Section. Diane Cafferata, Partner at Quinn Emanuel, Ann C. Kim, Partner atHogan Lovells, Nyanza Shaw, Principal at Shaw Esquire, and Christina N. Goodrich, Partner at K&LGates, were panelists. The event was moderated by Stacy Horth-Neubert, Counsel at Sidley Austin andpast WLALA president. The panelists and moderator then shared their experiences and advice withattendees as follows:

1. Make yourself heard.

Ms. Horth-Neubert initiated the panel with a tip for ensuring you are heard and that your ideas are notreclaimed by someone else. She suggested using the phrase “Yes exactly, that is what I was justsaying” when confronted with a colleague who speaks over you with a similar idea. Ms. Horth-Neubertreferred to this as “self-amplification.” Ms. Shaw also noted that it is helpful to reiterate or clarify yourpoint, if you feel like you have not been heard. The panelists agreed and added that the key is also tobe prepared. Ms. Goodrich acknowledged that public speaking can be scary, but practice andpreparation can help to increase your comfort level. Ms. Kim noted that being the most preparedperson in the room can also help you be more confident.

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Of Interest

The Careerists "Law Firms Don't Get Women, Says Study" published on May 13, 2019. To read thisarticle, please CLICK HERE.

WLALA’s 2019 Judge Beverly Reid O'Connell Scholarships

The Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles (WLALA) Foundation is pleased to offer the 2019Judge Beverly Reid O’Connell Scholarship, which is awarded annually to a woman high school senior,who is interested in the field of law or public service, and who was inspired in this career choice by the

WLALA Foundation’s Power Lunch Program, the WLALA organization, or by a WLALA leader. JudgeO’Connell, who was long-time board member of WLALA, created the Power Lunch Program to provide

civic education, judicial mentorship and exposure to the judicial branch to local high schoolstudents. As part of the Power Lunch Program, students come to courthouses to have lunch with

judges, lawyers, courtroom staff and members of law enforcement. Applications must be postmarked

To read more about this fellowship, please CLICK HERE.

Submit Your Vote for the 2019-2020 Officers

Voting for the 2019-2020 WLALA Officers takes place this month. To vote, please CLICK HERE, print acopy of the ballot, vote (please make sure to follow instructions at the top of the ballot), and mail it to the

WLALA Office.

Voting will also take place at WLALApalooza on Thursday, June 13, 2019.

Ballots must be received by June 30, 2019.

Your vote is important, please make sure to vote!

For questions, please email the WLALA Office at info@wlala.org.

Member News

The Daily Journal names WLALA Member Mary-Christine Sungaila among Top Women Lawyers forthe 10th consecutive year. Congrats, Mary-Christine!

WLALA Board Member Julie Gerchik was named Partner at Glaser Weil, LLP. Congrats, Julie!To read the full article, please CLICK HERE.

If you are a member of WLALA and would like to share some news, please email info@wlala.org.

WLALA Upcoming Events

To view the rest of the WLALA Calendar, please go to www.wlala.org.

Upcoming Local Bar Events and News

Community of Legal Interns (CLI) Register Now Before Our First Session!

WHAT: An innovative online webinar and certification program. Attendance is freeWHEN: 12:00 – 1:00pm EDT (GMT -4) every Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday from June 4 – August 1WHO: Anyone, globally (You)WHY: To hear from the most well-known industry leaders across the globe and become CLI certified

This summer, NetApp and Southern University Law Center are proud to partner together along with

other innovative employers including Chronicle, Juniper Networks, Keesal Young & Logan, LexCheck,Liberty Mutual and Walmart, to launch CLI. CLI is a diverse global network of law schools, business

schools, corporations, law firms, technology providers, and others, working together to enhanceeducation and career opportunities, globally.

“Tipping the Scales” is a first-of-its-kind, free, online professional development certification program.

Participants who sign up for the series will receive free access to leading experts presenting ontopics ranging from data analytics to AI to leadership and career development. Sessions will take placeonline every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from June 4 - August 1 from noon - 1pm EDT (GMT -

4) (excluding July 4th week). For more information, go to OurCLI.com.

The California Employment Lawyers Association (CELA) and the Foundation for Advocacy Inclusion &Resources (FAIR) 8th Annual Diversity Leadership Summit on Thursday, June 6, 2019. For more

information and to register, please CLICK HERE.

LA Lawyers Philharmonic & Legal Voices 10th Annual Concert Extraordinaire is on Saturday, June 29,

2019. For more information and to purchase tickets, please CLICK HERE.

The National Association of Women Lawyers is having their 2019 Annual Meeting and AwardLuncheon on Thursday, July 18, 2019. For more information and to register, please CLICK HERE.

Save the Date!The Multicultural Bar Alliance of Southern California (MCBA) is having their Summer Reception on

8/22/2019. More details to come soon!

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California Women Lawyers Upcoming Events

The CWL Annual Conference and Annual Dinner will be September 20, 2019, in Sacramento. Save the Date!

WLALA, NAWJ, and CWL will be hosting a joint reception, “Looking Back, Looking Forward: Women’sProgress in the Law,” commemorating the 100th anniversary of WLALA and the 40th anniversary ofNAWJ, on October 16, 2019, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., at the Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand Avenue,

Los Angeles, CA 90012.

New Members

Ashley Baldassi, Amanda Barrow, Yasmin Best, Rissa Brazil, Emily Cameron, Kathleen Carter,Rebekah Catron, Stephanie Chau, Victoria Couch, Saphya Council, Nicoline Cu, Jesse-Justin Cuevas,

Shelby Cummings, Stephanie Delgado, Naira Dulgarian, Alexandra Dunton-Stackhouse, IsabellaEstrada, Katherine Gawel, Harmony Gbe, Mariel Gerit-Ferraro, Robin Gray, Minely Grigorian, KatieGrossbard, Aisha Hardaway, Ariella Hassid, Kim Haycraft, Kasey Hemphill, Rebekah Hoelscher,

Kaycee Holcomb, Alexandra Isenberg, Kristen Jaramillo, English Jennifer, Monica Johnson, VanuhiKarapetian, Ashley Kim, Emily Kong, Victoria Kreuzer, Tina Kuang, Harper Lanier, Lauren Landau,Daisy Larita, Michele Le, Jessica Leano, Amanda Lee, Jillian LeMaster-Dwyer, Jialin Li, Hannah

Linsenmayer, Mary Lu, Johana Lucas-Cruz, Ana Luna, Leslie Macchiarella (Odell), Emilie MacLean,Vivian Martin, Ashley Mehdizadeh, Isabelle Minoofar, Natalie Morales, JaMesha Morgan, Mariam

Nazaretyan, Nina Niedbalski, Samantha Pannier, Angelica Panosian, Catherine Parada, Nikita Patel,Haley Pollock, Brenda Rekechenetskiy, Rhea Ricard, Alexandra Sagona, Liliana Sanchez, Sarah

Sanger, Morgan Sasaki, Katie Simers, Amy Vuong-Tumu, Sophia Wang, Doris Yuen.

WLALA Member Discounts

Did you know your WLALA membership comes with opportunities for discounts on everything fromdeposition services to dry cleaning? To view our current member discounts, please CLICK HERE.

Request for Attorney Mentors for WLALA Law Student Mentor Program

WLALA's increased presence in the legal community over the years has resulted in increased interestand participation among the local law schools. WLALA needs attorney mentor volunteers for its Law

Student Mentor Program.

To volunteer as a mentor, please email info@wlala.org.

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WLALA Job Bank

Did you know that your WLALA membership allows you to access the WLALA Job Bank? The Job Bankhas employment opportunities from different non-profit organizations and law firms.

Fisher Phillips seeks an Appellate Counsel with 6-12 years of experience for its Irvine or Los Angelesoffice. For more information, please CLICK HERE.

Murchison & Cumming LLP has an immediate opening for an Associate with a minimum of 3 years ofexperience in civil litigation personal injury defense. For more information, please CLICK HERE.

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP has an exciting associate attorney opportunity in the areas of employmentand labor law for its Seattle or Bellevue office. For more information, please CLICK HERE.

The Los Angeles office of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP seeks to hire an associate with a minimum oftwo years’ experience to join its growing California and national employment law practice. For more

information, please CLICK HERE.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP is seeking a highly qualified associate with 3-4 years of solid litigationexperience to join our high-profile Investigation & White Collar Defense practice in our Orange County

office. For more information, please CLICK HERE.

Davis Wright Tremaine’s Healthcare M&A practice in Seattle is seeking a Healthcare CorporateAssociate. For more information, please CLICK HERE.

The Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) is seeking a highly qualified Deputy GeneralCounsel II. For more information, please CLICK HERE.

Thompson Coburn is seeking an associate with 1-4 years of experience in employment law. For moreinformation, please CLICK HERE.

Fellman & Associates, a boutique California law firm, is seeking an experienced Workers'Compensation Defense Attorney for their office located immediately adjacent to LAX. For more

information, please CLICK HERE.

The Los Angeles office of Haight Brown & Bonesteel seeks an associate with a minimum of 3 years’experience in handling workers’ compensation matters. For more information, please CLICK HERE.

The Los Angeles office of Haight Brown & Bonesteel is seeking an associate attorney with a minimumof 7-10 years of experience in Transportation Law/Personal Injury and Product Liability litigation. For

more information, please CLICK HERE.

You must be a current member and logged into the website to view job postings. If you need helpobtaining your username and password, please email info@wlala.org. To view the WLALA Job Bank,

please CLICK HERE and click on the Search Openings link in the upper left corner of the page.

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