PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE, SPRING 2024
This is my last President’s Message and I treasure the past two years of my presidency and the good work our organization has done. The theme for my presidency was “camaraderie.” I felt that the [...]
Are you ready to make new friends, share experiences, ask for help,
and assist others?
WLIB created and funded the Jean Robertson Scholarship Fund which in the last 35 years has given yearly $2500 scholarships to deserving female law students, totaling over $100,000.
WLIB hosts “Meet and Mingle with your Elected Female Officials” yearly for last 40 years where our membership networks with state and local female state senators, assemblywomen, county commissioners and mayors,
We have begun partnering with the Susan Lucianna Breast Cancer Fund, a local non profit helping breast cancer patients with quality of life needs. We hosted a RALLY AGAINST BREAST CANCER last October outside the courthouse which raised over $7500 for the charity.
WLIB hosts a reception every fall for the BERGEN COUNTY judges, law clerks and membership so everyone can get to know each other.
WLIB passionately gathers generous donations for the shelter during the holiday season, spreading warmth and hope to those in need.
Kim served as President of WLIB when it celebrated the organization’s 20 th anniversary in 1996. Her President’s Message in the program reflected on the changes for women practicing law in the decades prior to 1996. She stated that “WLIB has been an island of caring in an adversarial sea and a coherent voice for women who are lawyers in this county.” She described the days when WLIB started. At that time, women were only about 6% of all lawyers, job interviewers asked women applicants about birth control and childcare, and often employers prided themselves on hiring a single woman for their law firms.
The Young Lawyers Committee of Women Lawyers in Bergen meets on the 1st Wednesday of every month. Each meeting is hosted by one of the members.
If anyone would like additional information including the location of the next meeting or are interested in joining the Committee, please contact Sarah Gloates Horta, Esq. at [email protected].
Date/Time | Event |
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05/08/2024 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Meet & Mingle
Forte Ristorante, Hackensack New Jersey |
05/13/2024 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm |
SWAG meeting |
05/21/2024 All Day |
WLIB Golf Clinics
River Vale Country Club, River Vale New Jersey |
05/28/2024 All Day |
WLIB Golf Clinics
River Vale Country Club, River Vale New Jersey |
06/04/2024 All Day |
WLIB Golf Clinics
River Vale Country Club, River Vale New Jersey |
06/04/2024 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm |
Annual Dinner and Swearing In
Seasons, Township Of Washington New Jersey |
06/25/2024 All Day |
WLIB Golf Clinics
River Vale Country Club, River Vale New Jersey |
07/23/2024 All Day |
WLIB Golf Clinics
River Vale Country Club, River Vale New Jersey |