Miami Law Women
Miami Law Women is an organization for students with similar beliefs and goals regarding the advancement of women both in the legal profession and throughout society. We are an organization devoted to community service, networking with attorneys and organizations, and social programming within the law school as well as throughout our community.
The Women's Mentoring Program, connecting MLW members with women who graduated from the law school, has become one of MLW's most important projects. With the help of the Office of Law Alumni & Development, we continue to receive overwhelming support for this program. Last year, we reached out to alumni beyond South Florida, in hopes of expanding our mentoring options to include women located throughout the country and around the world. The program has proven a huge success and continues to be one of our big draws for new members. We could not have offered such a program to our members in the past without the encouragement from the UM Law community. Thank you and we look forward to working together again this year, and improving upon the great program we already have in existence. To participate as a mentor, alumni can apply online by following this link: http://www.law.miami.edu/studentorg/miami_law_women/mentors.php?op=2.
Working together with our faculty advisor, Professor Mary Coombs, and other accomplished professors and administrators at the law school, we facilitate and encourage student-faculty interaction beyond the classroom. Last year, MLW hosted a "Women in the Law" reception honoring the law school's esteemed female faculty and devoted administration. This year, we are hosting a Potluck dinner at Dean Stearns' home, inviting female faculty and administration to interact with our MLW members.
Although networking events are a major part of MLW's success, we are also dedicated to serving the community through various service projects. We are particularly devoted to two organizations: Susan G. Komen for the Cure (http://cms.komen.org/komen/index.htm) and Be Bright Pink (http://bebrightpink.com/). Annually, we participate in The Race for the Cure and we take a keen interest in organizations devoted to breast cancer research and awareness. Aside from these organizations, we collaborate with other organizations on campus, such as HOPE, the Student Bar Association, and The Honor Society of Bar and Gavel, to participate in and promote service-oriented and fundraising events. Finally, we maintain a year-long clothing drive for battered women shelters and Becca's Closet.
Miami Law Women is a forever evolving student group. We encourage new projects and want to be a resource for our student body. We firmly believe that although a law student's time is precious, volunteering or attending a student-faculty soiree is certainly worth the momentary distraction. Getting involved in a student organization is one way to maintain that "balance" we all so eagerly strive to achieve.
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