NBA
Women Lawyers Division
Celebrating excellence since 1972
NBA
Women Lawyers Division
Celebrating excellence since 1972
ABOUT
The National Bar Association Women Lawyers Division (WLD) was founded in 1972 as a sub-part of the National Bar Association. The WLD’s membership includes both women and men and represents every sector of the legal community, including private practitioners from firms of every size and specialty, professors, judges, law clerks, corporate counsel, prosecutors, government lawyers, and law students.
Sharon F. Bridges
Chair
Since 1972, the National Bar Association (NBA) Women Lawyers Division (WLD) has supported issues impacting women and women lawyers. During this bar year, the WLD has fostered strategic partnerships, focused on targeted advocacy initiatives, hosted personal and professional development webinars and mentored women law student participants of the We Empower Mentoring Program.
The WLD is celebrating its 50th Anniversary during the 98th NBA Annual Convention in Memphis, TN, July 24-29, 2022. The theme for this milestone occasion is Celebrating Our Past and Chartering Our Future: 50 years of Excellence in Service, Impact, and Transformation. We hope that you will join in Memphis, Tennessee, for this historic celebration.
If you are not currently a member of the NBA WLD, please consider joining. The WLD has a great network of women lawyers, judges and law students. We are striving to grow personally and professionally while addressing the needs of women in the profession and the greater community. Let’s support each other as we advance our careers and continue to serve our community. We are always stronger together!!!
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Yours In Service,
Sharon Bridges
Chair, NBA Women Lawyers Division
2021-2022
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