The National Association of Women Lawyers will host its Annual Awards Luncheon on July 16, 2008 at 12 PM at the historic Waldorf-Astoria in New York City. The Annual Luncheon celebrates NAWL's achievements and honors the recipients of the NAWL awards.

Honorees for 2008 include: Dean Elena Kagan, Harvard Law School, who will receive the Arabella Babb Mansfield Award and deliver the keynote address; DuPont Legal Department, the recipient of the President’s Award; Helaine M. Barnett, President of the Legal Services Corporation, who will be given the Public Service Award; and the Honorable Deborah A. Batts of the Southern District of New York and Professor Suzanne B. Goldberg, Columbia Law School, both of whom will receive the M. Ashley Dickerson Diversity Award.

In addition, four NAWL members will be awarded the Virginia S. Mueller Outstanding Member Award for their outstanding contributions to NAWL and the legal community at large. Those members include Marsha Anastasia, Angela Beranek Brandt, Barbara Flom and Karen B. Kahn.

Luncheon tickets are $150 for members and $175 for non-members

To register, please click here.

Additional Events Include:

Tuesday, July 15, 2008, 5:00 PM TO 7:00 PM
NAWL Networking Reception benefiting: The Bottomless Closet
Sponsor: LexisNexis®
Start NAWL’s Annual festivities by making a difference! Join old friends and make new ones at NAWL’s Networking Reception benefiting The Bottomless Closet. Space is limited so register early! Simply put a few gently used fashion accessories—business appropriate shoes, scarves, jewelry, purses—in your suitcase. Then bring them to the event and use them to accessorize suits provided by LexisNexis. Enjoy the company of your fellow NAWL colleagues while helping to give women returning to work a fashionable “leg up.”
McDermott Will & Emery LLP
340 Madison Ave
New York, NY 10173

Wednsday, July 16, 2008, 9:00 AM TO 11:15 AM
Ethical Issues in Inside/Outside Counsel Relationships
Sponsor: LexisNexis
Before heading to the Annual Luncheon, join your colleagues for a stimulating CLE program on building strong in-house/outside counsel relationships consistent with ethical obligations. This program will review, among other things, the factors considered by corporate counsel when engaging outside counsel; conflict of interest issues; the duty of confidentiality; and the arbitration of client-attorney disputes. As space is limited, early registration is recommended!
Cost $75
Nixon Peabody LLP
437 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10022

Wednesday, July 16, 2008
3:00 PM TO 5:00 PM
Flexing the Workplace: New Ways to Get Work Done, Build Careers & Maintain Productivity
Moderated by: Lisa Belkin
Complete your day at this exciting, interactive roundtable moderated by Lisa Belkin. Learnhow towin the war for talent by rethinking the way work gets done. Find out how the Facts and Mass Career Customization frameworks can help your firmfacilitate work/life balance, increase loyalty and productivity, and enhance flexibility while maintaining billable hours and meeting economic demands.
Cost: $25
Davis Polk & Wardwell
450 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017

Please register for these programs at www.nawl.org.
For more information, please go to www.nawl.org.
Questions: Annette Knitter (312.988.6729)