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 White Plains, NY - The New York Times columnist who coined the phrase “the opt-out revolution” will bring her own brand of feminism to Pace Law School in a one-day colloquium on balancing work and home life, focused on women in one of the most demanding careers, the law.
Lisa Belkin, award-winning author and New York Times columnist who covers the balance – or imbalance – of home life and work responsibilities each week will be the dinner keynote speaker at the October 24 event titled “Women and the Law: How Far We’ve Come and Where We Need to Go.” Co-sponsored by Pace Law School organizations and the Westchester Women’s Bar Association, the event takes place at the New York Judicial Institute at Pace Law School, 78 North Broadway in White Plains.
The event will begin at 3:00 p.m. with two panel discussions: “How to Navigate the Road to Success” and “Initiatives, Programs and Retention of Women Lawyers.” Both panels are free and open to the public. Media admission by press pass.
A networking cocktail reception will follow from 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. ($15.00 fee) and dinner is 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. ($75.00, includes cost of cocktail reception).
How employer initiatives work. Belkin is also a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine, where she writes frequently about family life. She is the host of “Life’s Work with Lisa Belkin” on XM satellite radio and the author of three books, including Life’s Work: Confessions of an Unbalanced Mom. Belkin coined the phrase “the opt-out revolution” – now a part of the American lexicon – in her October 2003 New York Times article of that title. She is a magna cum laude graduate of Princeton University.
The event offers the opportunity to learn from experienced lawyers who have navigated the road to success and created or taken advantage of women friendly initiatives at their employers. Panelists will also discuss the worthiness of initiatives such as off-ramp and on-ramp/reentry programs, work-life balance policies, and the marketing pushes of ranking and grading systems based on “women friendly” policies.
Panelists include:
How to Navigate the Road to Success Panel 3:00 - 4:15pm
Lucy Reed, Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Emily Zeigler (Pace Law, ’80), Counsel, Wilkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Terri D. Austin, Chief Diversity Officer, American International Group (AIG)
Melissa McClenaghan Martin, President and Founder, Career Women’s Initiative
Initiatives, Programs and Retention of Women Lawyers Panel 4:30 – 5:45pm
Kayalyn Marafioti, Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates
Jody C. Lipton (Pace Law, ’97), General Counsel, The Office of Chief Medical Examiner, City of New York
Jennifer Reynoso, Counsel, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Amy Gewirtz, Founder and Associate Director of the Pace Law School program New Directions: Practical Skills for Returning to Law Practice
RSVP by October 17 to Pace Law School Center for Career Development at (914) 422-4217 or
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Co-sponsored by Pace Law School Center for Career Development, the Women’s Association of Law Students (WALS), and the Westchester Women’s Bar Association.
Founded in 1976, Pace University School of Law has nearly 6,500 alumni throughout the country and the world. It offers full- and part-time day and evening JD programs on its White Plains, NY, campus and offers the Master of Laws degree in Environmental Law, Real Estate Law and Comparative Legal Studies, and a Doctor of Laws in environmental law. The School of Law is part of Pace University, a comprehensive, independent, and diversified university with campuses in New York City and Westchester County. www.law.pace.edu
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