Daily Briefs

WBA plans Annual Dinner for May 25

The Women’s Bar Association, Oakland County Region of the Woman Lawyers Association of Michigan, will be hosting its 2023 Annual Dinner on Thursday, May 25, at the Birmingham Country Club, 1750 Saxon Drive in Birmingham.  

WBA will present its annual awards, including the Joan Young Judicial Excellence Award, the Evelyn Forrest Distinguished Advocate Award, and the Sarah Killgore Wertman Scholarship. A swearing-in of the new Executive Board for 2023-24 will also occur.

The event will open with cocktails and light appetizers at 6 p.m. with dinner, awards, and the swearing-in of the board beginning at 6:30 p.m.

Sponsorship opportunities are still available and include:

• Diamond Sponsor: $1,000 - Includes recognition in the program, on WBA social media accounts, and a reserved table (eight tickets)

• Gold Sponsor: $500 - Includes recognition in the program, on WBA social media accounts, and four tickets

• Silver Sponsor: $250 - Includes recognition in the program, on WBA social media accounts, and two tickets

• Bronze Sponsor: $150 - Includes recognition in the program, on WBA social media accounts, and one ticket

• Supporter: $100 - Includes recognition in the program and on WBA social media accounts

To sponsor or for additional  information, contact Kristina Bilowus at bilowus k@msu.edu.

Individual tickets for the 2023 Annual Dinner are $65 for WLAM members, $80 for non-members, and $50 for students.  To register, visit https://womenlawyers.org and click on “events.” Tickets will not be sold at the door.

 

‘Time Management for Lawyers’ focus of webcast May 23

American Law Institute Continuing Legal Education will present the webcast “Time Management for Lawyers” on Tuesday, May 23, from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.

This solution-oriented webcast outlines dozens of practical, specific time management techniques attorneys can use immediately to become more productive and less stressed

Attendees will learn how to create a user-friendly system to keep track of tasks, projects, and reminders; use basic project management techniques to accomplish larger projects; prioritize tasks to manage for the short-term; focus on the most important tasks throughout the work day; delegate projects and tasks to manage time and a legal team; accomplish the most important tasks despite the “tyranny of the urgent”; use technology wisely so it doesn’t become a time-waster; readjust habits to overcome chronic procrastination; get down to work even when not in the mood.

Cost for the webcast is $199.  To register, visit www.ali-cle.org


––––––––––––––––––––
Subscribe to the Legal News!
http://legalnews.com/subscriptions
Full access to public notices, articles, columns, archives, statistics, calendar and more
Day Pass Only $4.95!
One-County $80/year
Three-County & Full Pass also available


––––––––––––––––––––
Subscribe to the Legal News!
http://www.legalnews.com/Home/Subscription
Full access to public notices, articles, columns, archives, statistics, calendar and more
Day Pass Only $4.95!
One-County $80/year
Three-County & Full Pass also available