CBA Record Feb-March 2018

YLS Special Issue: The Benefits of Belonging

percent were men.The discrepancy between male and female equity partners is even vaster. In 2015, women comprised approxi- mately 18 percent of equity partners, which is only 2 percent higher than in 2006. This income disparity, however, is not due to women working less hours. In fact, the median hours reported for a female equity partner in 2016 was 2,224 hours compared to 2,198 hours for male equity partners. There is no doubt that 2017 was the year of the woman. The statistics and studies outlined above, however, suggest that law schools and the legal profession can–and should–be doing more to make our profes- sion more inclusive of women. Although it is clear that many barriers still exist for women entering and remaining in the legal profession, it is also evident that progress has been made and more change can be expected. By recognizing these current issues and working together to generate solutions in this environment of female empowerment, the legal community can become a strong catalyst to ensure parity and inclusivity. In the words of Eleanor Roosevelt, “With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.” Katherine A. Welz is a 3L law student at DePaul University College of Law and a Law Clerk at Schiller, Ducanto, & Fleck

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CBA YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION Chair Jonathan B. Amarilio Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

First Vice-Chair Brandon E. Peck Peck Ritchey LLC Second Vice-Chair Octavio Duran Hart & David LLP

Member Service Manager Jeffrey Moskowitz J. Moskowitz Law LLC Public Service Manager Carl Newman City of Chicago Department of Law Project Officer Emily Roschek American Bar Association Project Officer Svetlana Gitman Bruce Farrel Dorn & Associates Secretary/Treasurer Alexis Crawford Douglas K&L Gates LLP YLS Journal Co-Editors in Chief Natalie C. Chan Sidley Austin LLP

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Lawyers Lend-A-Hand to Youth Spring Awards Dinner the

Honoring the Abraham Lincoln Marovitz Philanthropic Award Recipient:

Wednesday, April 25, 2018 Four Seasons Hotel - Chicago 5:30 p.m. Cocktails | 6:30 p.m. Dinner & Program $250 per person

Hon. Anne M. Burke, Illinois Supreme Court

Nicholas D. Standiford Schain, Banks, Kenny & Schwartz, Ltd. Assistant Editor Daniel J. Berkowitz Aronberg Goldgehn

Proceeds to benefit Lend-A-Hand Tutoring at the CBA, which serves students from the Englewood community.

Event Co-Chairs

Erin E. Clifford Cook County Treasurer’s Office

Morgan L. Stogsdill Beermann Pritikin Mirabelli Swerdlove LLP

Board President Timothy S. Tomasik Tomasik Kotin Kasserman

For tickets or sponsorship information, or please contact Kathryn McCabe at kmccabe@lawyerslendahand.org or (312) 554-2041. Tickets can also be purchased at www.lawyerslendahand.org.

YLS Director Jennifer Byrne

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