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Workshop will help women mulling law school

January 14, 2011

Demystifying the Female Super Lawyer posterWomen who are considering law school, whether already admitted or just thinking about the LSAT, are invited to attend “Demystifying the Female Super Lawyer: Perspectives on Managing a Career, Family & Life” from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 9.

The event will take place in Swen Parson Hall. Sponsors include the Office of Admissions for the NIU College of Law, the Women’s Law Caucus and the NIU Women’s Resource Center.

Sessions include the law school application process, law student life, networking and balancing life with a legal career. Representatives from the Women’s Resource Center will discuss the multitude of on-campus and community resources available to women students.

The Hon. Janet Clark Holmgren (’85), chief judge of the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit of Illinois, is the keynote speaker. Panelists will include current law students and alumni.

For more information or to RSVP, call (815) 753-8595 or e-mail lawadm@niu.edu.