The Status of Women Lawyers Today (07/21/26)

This is a hybrid event with an in-person and a webinar option. Please select the appropriate button when registering if you plan to attend in-person. Event will take place at the Chicago Bar Association, 321 S. Plymouth Court, Chicago, IL 60604.

The National Association of Women Lawyers (“NAWL”) has been studying women lawyers and their careers as well as their employers for years. In this panel presentation, hear what we know about the status of and trends for women in law based upon NAWL’s research and how women leaders in Chicago’s legal profession are responding.

Panelists:
Elizabeth Manno, Partner, Holland & Hart LLP and NAWL Board Member and Co-Chair of the NAWL Research Committee
Trisha Rich, Partner & Chair of the Legal Profession Team, Holland & Knight LLP, President, Chicago Bar Association
Additional panelists TBD

This program is co-sponsored by Institute for Inclusion in the Legal Profession and the National Association of Women Lawyers.

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Live CBA Committee meetings and seminars will take place via Zoom webinar.  You will click on "view video" and be directly connected to the meeting/seminar on Zoom.  (You will not receive a Zoom link.)

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Please note that audience members do not need video or audio access.  Audience members are able to submit questions via the chat or Q & A features of Zoom. 

Chat: Open in-meeting chat, allowing you to send chat messages to and send a message to the host, panelists, and attendees (if permitted). Question & Answer: Open the Q&A window, allowing you to ask questions to the host and panelists. They can either reply back to you via text in the Q&A window or answer your question live.