/news-archive/tag/arkansas-association-of-women-lawyers/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Fri, 03 May 2019 13:25:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2019/05/03/bowen-bar-scholarships/ Fri, 03 May 2019 13:25:13 +0000 /news/?p=74156 ... Arkansas Association of Women Lawyers presents scholarships to Bowen students]]> The Arkansas Association of Women Lawyers (AAWL) has awarded two female law students from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law bar examination preparation scholarships.听 AAWL celebrated their annual scholarship winners during an April 5 meeting at the Little Rock Club, where Joann Maxey, general counsel of the University of Arkansas System, served as the guest speaker. The 2019 scholarship recipients include Victoria Percifield and Sydney Rasch from Bowen. Aashika Jayanth, Margaret Rushing, and Dakota Thornbury from the University of Arkansas also received the award. Each of the students will receive a $2,000 scholarship that will go toward a bar preparation course to prepare them to take the bar exam later this year. Formed in 1938, AAWL is dedicated to promoting the interests of women in the law. In the upper right photo, the Arkansas Association of Women Lawyers awarded bar examination preparation scholarships to five female law students (L to R) Dakota Thornbury, Maggie Rushing, Sydney Rasch, Victoria Percifield, and Asshika Jayanth. Photo courtesy of the Arkansas Association of Women Lawyers.]]> /news-archive/2017/05/17/arkansas-association-of-women-lawyers-scholarships/ Wed, 17 May 2017 21:23:35 +0000 /news/?p=67200 ... Arkansas Association of Women Lawyers awards scholarships to Bowen grads]]> Three recent graduates from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Bowen School of Law received $1,500 scholarships from the.听 The Bowen scholarship recipients include Jennifer Goodwin, Nicole Paladino, and Nicole Winters. The association awarded seven scholarships this year to female law students. The funds will go toward a bar preparation course. Goodwin said she is honored to receive the scholarship 鈥渇rom a group of women that have cleared the path before me in a career that was formerly dominated by men.鈥� After passing the bar, Goodwin will begin a two-year fellowship at Arkansas Children鈥檚 Hospital through Equal Justice Works, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit that focuses on careers in public service for lawyers. 鈥淚 am excited to have the opportunity to serve some of the patients there who have found themselves in seemingly impossible circumstances,鈥� Goodwin said. Another scholarship recipient, Winters, a native of Flint, Michigan, plans to continue her career in the Legal Department at Windstream Communications. Her focus is on regulatory compliance and contract review. 鈥淕iving back to your community is something I strongly believe in, and the AAWL Scholarship does just this,鈥� Paladino said. 鈥淭he members of the AAWL parent chapter provide annual support to graduating law students, and their support makes a very stressful part of our lives (bar prep) a little more manageable. I am incredibly thankful for AAWL’s support. Additional recipients are University of Arkansas School of Law students, including Amber Farris, Caroline Kelley, Dequeshia Prude, and SaVannah Reading. In the upper right photo, pictured, from left to right, are Michael Hunter Schwartz, dean of the Bowen School of Law; scholarship winners Nicole Winters, Jennifer Goodwin, and Nicole Paladino; and Theresa Beiner, associate dean for academic affairs at Bowen. Photo by Nick Popowitch/Daily Record.]]> /news-archive/2016/10/24/ualr-bowen-law-student-organizations-donate-to-lucis-place/ Mon, 24 Oct 2016 14:25:12 +0000 /news/?p=65547 ... 糖心Vlog传媒LR Bowen law student organizations donate to Lucie鈥檚 Place]]> The law school鈥檚 student division of Arkansas Association of Women Lawyers, in partnership with Lambda Legal Society, made a donation of $2,500 worth of appliances and furnishings to聽聽to help the organization open the first transitional living shelter for homeless LGBTQ youth in Arkansas. Lucie鈥檚 Place is a local nonprofit organization that provides homeless LGBTQ young adults in central Arkansas with safe living environments, job training, and counseling services in order to ensure lifelong stability and success. Additionally, the organization works to promote equality and acceptance for these young adults. 鈥淭here is such a need in Arkansas for a shelter of this kind that we decided this was the best use of our funds,鈥� said Lauren Reiche, president of Bowen鈥檚 student division of Arkansas Association of Women Lawyers. The appliances have been installed in the shelter鈥檚 kitchen. The items donated included a stove, dishwasher, microwave, oven, and a couch. Last week, the first resident moved into the shelter and will be able to make use of the donations. To raise funds for the project, both organizations held a silent auction at the Barrister鈥檚 Ball in April, as well as a baggo tournament earlier this semester. 鈥淲e really strive to make the biggest impact that we can,鈥� said Reiche. 鈥淭his is the first time that we have donated this semester, but we hope to do even more as the year goes on.鈥� The mission of the Arkansas Association of Women Lawyers is to honor, promote, and support women in the legal profession. It is a service-based organization that encourages community involvement. Bowen鈥檚 student chapter performs a service project every fall. The organization will be holding a Fall Festival for Women and Children First in October with the Hillary Clinton Children鈥檚 Library, as well as sponsoring a team for Race for the Cure.]]>