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The Career Fair is a one-of-a-kind event targeted specifically to first-year LGBT law students, and provides an opportunity to meet informally with lawyers and recruiters from many of the area’s major legal employers and to learn about employment opportunities in preparation for the fall 2012 recruiting season.

To view a list of recent employer participants, visit here.

Also:

• Hear insiders’ tips on succeeding in your job search & on being out in the job search process and in the workplace at the pre-fair panel discussion.

• Speak with Career Coach/Entertainment Lawyer Jim Arnoff about career-related questions and learn how to get the most out of the fair.

• Bring your resume to be included in a resume book provided to participating employers.

Panel Discussion: 5:00 – 6:30 pm

Speak to Employers: 6:30 – 8:00 pm

Save the Date for BALIF’s 2012 Annual Gala!
March 9, 2011 at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

On Friday, March 9, 2012, BALIF will return to the SF MOMA for the annual Gala! Last year’s party was a huge hit, as BALIF members mixed, mingled, ate and drank the night away against the classiest backdrop in San Francisco . Get your individual tickets at www.balif.org, or make sure that your firm or organization is a BALIF sponsor (and therefore getting complimentary Gala tickets!). Firms and individuals are already starting to sponsor, so make sure that your firm gets their sponsorship in as soon as possible to enjoy the kudos of sponsorship as early as possible!

Co-hosts Senator Dibble and Dick Senese invite you to join them for refreshments and conversation while you learn more about local efforts to support youth homelessness. For more information, visit www.avenuesforyouth.org.

Sat, March 10, 5:30pm – 8:00pm

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

4:00pm – 6:00pm

Reception Immediately following at King and Spalding LLP

The Stonewall Bar Association of Georgia will proudly co-sponsor this event with the King & Spalding LGBT Affinity Group.  We will hear presentations from Brian Basinger on an “Overview of Same-Sex Marriage and Civil Union Laws” and Robert Lewis will be presenting “Why ‘Marriage’ Matters: Ten Financial and Legal Consequences of Marriage Inequality.” This event will be free for Stonewall Bar Association members.  Attorney participants can receive 2 hours of CLE credit.

A networking reception will follow from 6pm to 7pm, with drinks and hors d’oeuvres.

To RSVP, please email Brian Basinger at bbasinger@kslaw.com, by Friday, March 9th and make sure to provide your full name and Georgia Bar Number if you are seeking CLE credit.

Brian Basinger will present an “Overview of Same-Sex Marriage and Civil Union Laws” and Robert Lewis will discuss “Why ‘Marriage’ Matters: Ten Financial and Legal Consequences of Marriage Inequality.”  This CLE is free for Stonewall members.

The Transgender Law Center invites you to meet its new Legal Director, Ilona Turner. Opening remarks and an introduction will be given by Kelly Dermody, President of the Bar Association of San Francisco, and closing comments will be made by Masen Davis, Executive Director of the Transgender Law Center. Come meet Ilona and learn how the Transgender Law Center’s groundbreaking work is making authentic lives possible. Light refreshments will be served.

When: March 13, 2012, from 5:30 to 7:30pm

Where: Nixon Peabody LLP, One Embarcadero Center, 18th Floor, San Francisco, CA

RSVP online or call Paige at (415) 865-0176, ext. 307.

From time to time, LGLA invites luminaries to speak and hold dialogues with LGLA members. In addition to providing such first-hand personal interactions with the prominent speakers, the Speakers’ Series also serves to heighten LGLA’s visibility and standing in the minds of leaders in various arenas.

To that end, your participation is highly encouraged. Come with your questions and an open mind!

To maintain the intimate quality of the gathering, space is very limited. To reserve, please email: LGLACoPresidents@gmail.com with your name(s) under subject line “Speakers’ Series” Plus the date(s) to be reserved.

On March 13th 2012, the speaker will be the Hon. Jan Perry, an L.A. City Council Member (& an L.A. Mayoral Candidate).

Tuesday, March 17, 2012

Punchline Comedy Club ( 444 Battery Street , SF)

6:00 – 9:00 pm

A laugh-out-loud event just for the fabulous femme fatale of BALIF (and their male cohorts of course). We’ve got the Punchline Comedy Club all to ourselves. Featuring a trio of lesbian and transgender comedians, a welcome reception, and a Q&A session with the comedians. More information on its way…

March 20, 2012
Early registration deadline:  March 16th @ 5:00 p.m.
Blackburn Conference Center
Pre-Panel Reception from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Panel Discussion from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School, OutLaw, Allies, and I.C.L.E. are proud to co-host the CLE program, “Sex Discrimination after Glenn v. Brumby”. This program will focus on the recently decided employment discrimination case, Glenn v. Brumby, where the 11th Circuit held that discrimination against a transgender individual because of gender non-conformity qualifies as sex discrimination. You will hear from the plaintiff, Vandy Beth Glenn, and her attorneys, Greg Nevins, Supervising Senior Staff Attorney of the Southern Regional Office of Lambda Legal, Cole Thaler, National Transgender Staff Attorney for Lambda Legal, and supervising attorney for the Georgia Legal Services Program.

This program is sponsored by Lambda Legal, King & Spalding, the Stonewall Bar Association, and the law firm of M. Denise Dotson, LLC. The program will be held from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on March 20, 2012 at the Blackburn Conference Center. There will be a pre-panel networking reception at 6 p.m. Attorneys who attend will receive two CLE credits. The cost for early registration is $50 for attorneys, and the cost of onsite registration is $65 for attorneys. This event is free for students and non-attorneys. The early registration deadline is 5 p.m. on March 16, 2012.

Visit the event page here:  http://www.johnmarshall.edu/calendars/EventDetail03.php?r=161  If you are interested in accessing the downloadable registration form, please click here. If you are interested in downloading a copy of the program flyer, please click here. Online registration is available.  You can fax your completed registration form to, “Attn: The Office of Student Services”, at (404)873-3802.

If you have any questions, please contact Miessha N. Stennis, Assistant Director of Students, at mstennis@johnmarshall.edu or at (404) 872-3593, extension 158.

LGBT Rights & the Civil Rights
Division of the U.S. Dept. of Justice

Monday, March 26
6:30 – 8:30 pm
Room 127
Dinner provided

Diana K. Flynn

1979 graduate of Yale Law School and Chief of the Appellate Section of the United States
Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division since 1986

Sharon McGowan

Attorney in the Appellate Section of the United States Department of Justice’s Civil Rights
Division since 2010 and Co-Chair of the Civil Rights Divisionʼs LGBT Working Group;
previously Staff Attorney with the ACLU’s LGBT & AIDS Project

Please join us for a discussion with two attorneys from the Appellate Section of the Civil Rights Division of
the United States Department of Justice. Diana Flynn will offer some reflections on her 25 years as the
Chief of the Appellate Section, and on the rewards and challenges of working for civil rights as a career
government attorney. Sharon McGowan, who joined the Civil Rights Division in 2010, will share her
perspectives on transitioning from the ACLU to the Department of Justice, and will also speak about her
work on Schroer v. Billington, a successful Title VII sex discrimination lawsuit on behalf of a transgender
woman that Ms. McGowan litigated prior to joining DOJ. Finally, Ms. Flynn and Ms. McGowan will also
discuss the Civil Rights Divisionʼs efforts to build on cases like Schroer and the Attorney Generalʼs
February 2011 announcement regarding sexual orientation and heightened scrutiny to advance the civil
rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals.

For more information, email megan.wulff@yale.edu.

The Stonewall Bar Association of Georgia will proudly co-sponsor this CLE and reception with the Family Law Section of the State Bar.  Information on cost and registration will be available soon.

Wednesday, March 28, 2012
8:25 am – 3:30 pm
with Reception 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
@ State Bar of Georgia Headquarters

The Stonewall Bar Association of Georgia, Inc. will proudly co-sponsor this event with the Family Law Section of the State Bar and will be hosting a reception immediately following.

Make your plans now to attend the “Same Sex Legal Issues” seminar. This section sponsored event will be March 28, at the Bar Center in Atlanta. The seminar co-chairs, Randall M. Kessler and Dennis G. Collard, have put together a terrific set of topics and speakers for this program.

Topics include:

• Initial Consultation
• Remedies Not Available/Status of Gay Marriage and Civil Unions
• Our of OCGA Chapter 19; Alternative Applicable Law
• Parentage and Same Sex Couples
• Agreements
• Case Law Overview
• Specific Case Experiences of Panel Members
• Alternative Dispute Resolution

The program qualifies for 6 CLE Hours including .5 Ethics Hour, 1 Professionalism Hour and 1.5 Trial Practice Hours. For additional information and to register for this program, visit the ICLE website at www.iclega.org/programs/7951.html.

The Annual Dinner is the largest source of funds for the activities of the LeGaL Foundation including, among others, our pro bono clinics, the publication of Lesbian/Gay Law Notes, and our law student internship programs & beyond.

Ways to Support the Dinner & the LeGaL Foundation

Sponsorship Information – Sponsor a table in support of the LeGaL Foundation

Individual Ticket Information – Purchase Patron or Standard Tickets (early purchase discount)

Dinner Journal Information – An ad is a great way to promote your practice/business & to support LeGaL

Make a Donation – Even if you cannot attend, consider making a tax-deductible donation today

Vermont Law School, ANNUAL STONEWALL GAYLA “QUEERMAGEDDON!” *Longest running law student/professor drag show in the country! April 7, 2012 7pm-10pm, with celebration afterwards at CrossRoads Bar Tickets $8/$10 at door Doors:7pm/7:30pm Show Chase Student Center, Vermont Law School, South Royalton VT A raucous night of various musical acts, hosted by NYC Drag Emcee Miss.Fame Adult beverages and heavy appetizers served, “cross” dress code encouraged. *Please contact VLS Alliance for student guest housing assistance. Find us on Facebook for more details.

From time to time, LGLA invites luminaries to speak and hold dialogues with LGLA members. In addition to providing such first-hand personal interactions with the prominent speakers, the Speakers’ Series also serves to heighten LGLA’s visibility and standing in the minds of leaders in various arenas.

To that end, your participation is highly encouraged. Come with your questions and an open mind!

To maintain the intimate quality of the gathering, space is very limited. To reserve, please email: LGLACoPresidents@gmail.com with your name(s) under subject line “Speakers’ Series” Plus the date(s) to be reserved.

On April 10th, 2012 the speaker will be Anna Park, a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Regional Attorney.

http://galloplaw.org/membership/

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Six Feet Under Westside
685 11th Street
Atlanta, GA 30312

Come join us for happy hour at Six Feet Under Westside as we welcome our law student members.  Everyone is welcome!  Stonewall mentors and student mentees are especially encouraged to attend.

We will be set up in the downstairs downing room and will have access to their outdoor patio and rooftop deck.  Come enjoy this great Spring weather!

We will have drinks and h’orderves on hand!