Statements and Updates:

The Coalition stands with the Black community and joins the outcry to end racial targeting and violence by the police. To read a statement from Chicago Chapter Leadership, click here.

COVID-19 Response: In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Chicago Executive Committee has composed a letter reminding firm leadership that dramatic economic events can have an overwhelmingly negative, long-lasting impact on women and diverse women in our profession. To read the letter, please click here.

Welcome to the Chicago Chapter of the Coalition

The Coalition of Women's Initiatives in Law began in Chicago in 2008. We are a non-profit membership association that brings together women in law firms, government, and companies of all sizes. Along with the New York and Washington D.C. Chapters, the Coalition has more than 120 law firms and companies as members, stretching the reach of the Coalition to thousands of women attorneys in its member organizations.

The Coalition provides dozens of programs in Chicago each year. Our goal is to foster career advancement and professional development, promote dialogue and a support-network among members, and to help address the many issues facing women lawyers and women's initiatives today. In addition to the live programming, the Coalition serves as an enduring network of other women professionals in the Chicago area.

Become a Member

Upcoming Events:

And Just Like That: Product Placement Best Practices and Pitfalls to Avoid
Thursday, April 21 @ 12:00PM CT via Zoom
The difference between good and bad product placement can be the difference between brand success or brand suicide. Join trademark and advertising attorney, Novaira Paul, in a discussion of best practices related to product and brand placement. The discussion will include various recent examples of how companies have benefitted from product placement and how others have suffered—taking both a financial and reputational hit.

This course has been approved for 1.0 hours of IL CLE credit.

View a recording of the 2021 National Leadership Forum!

View the National program, featuring keynote speaker Paula Boggs, here. Then click through to view the Chicago Chapter and New York Chapter Awards programs!

Resources:

Stay connected with the Chicago chapter! The new “Coalition Connects” newsletter offers insights from leadership, member news, timely articles and more. View past issues of Coalition Connects.

And check out the latest National Coalition newsletter by clicking the image below! You can also view past issues here.