About WIL

Society of Women In Law-Chicago-Kent College of Law About WIL

A few of WIL's organizational goals
How WIL meets these goals
How to contact WIL

A few of WIL's organizational goals:

to identify the special needs of women law students;
to facilitate and assist in meeting those needs by enhancing access to existing student organizations, school administration and services;
to ensure that the interests of women law students are reflected in the curriculum;
to provide information and resources for academic and professional advancement;
to encourage the continued hiring and promotion of women faculty;
to create opportunities to hear professionals and other speakers on topics of special interest to women law students;
to enhance career counseling and career placement services for women;
to network with other women law student societies;
to provide an opportunity for women law students to voice their concerns or needs as a cohesive group;
to provide an atmosphere in which women law students can work together as a group to meet their own individual wants and needs; and
to serve the community.

How WIL meets these goals:

WIL strives to meet its organizational goals through monthly membership meetings, representation at 1L Orientation, forums, Student Bar Association meetings (including a presence at the Student Organization Committee meetings), special presentations, mentoring programs, outline exchange programs, lectures, brown bag lunch gatherings, conferences, community public service, and more.

WIL sponsors or co-sponsors many programs throughout the year covering a myriad of topics, as evidenced by recent programs on domestic violence, sexual harassment, networking, the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act of 1995 and balancing work and personal life.

WIL is pleased to announce that Chicago-Kent has recently been ranked within the Top 20 Best Law Schools for Women according to the Oct./Nov. 1995 issue of the National Jurist. Of the almost 1200 students enrolled at Chicago-Kent in 1996-97, 46% were women. In addition, 39% of the full-time faculty were women.

To encourage educational and networking opportunities for law students, WIL encourages participation in the numerous bar associations found in Chicago, such as the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois, the Chicago Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the Black Women Lawyers Association, the Latina Lawyers of the Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois, and others.

How to contact WIL:

BY MAIL:
Society of Women in Law
Chicago-Kent College of Law
Illinois Institute of Technology
565 W. Adams, #C-74
Chicago, Illinois 60661

BY E-MAIL: (our preferred method of communication)
wil@kentlaw.edu

BY TELEPHONE:
(312) 906-5015