Sections & Committees

Advocacy & Reproductive Justice Committee

The Advocacy & Reproductive Justice Committee vets legal issues (including proposed legislation, voter referendums, and appellate cases) through the lens of the Lawyers Club of San Diego (LC) mission to promote the status of women in law and society, and advises the Board on whether or not to take a position on an issue. If the Board approves a position on an issue, the ARJ Committee is then responsible for carrying Lawyers Club’s efforts to demonstrate its support, opposition, or constructive criticism thereof.

In addition, the A&RJ Committee promotes Lawyers Club’s commitment to reproductive justice. The AR&J Committee seeks to achieve these goals by monitoring legislative developments, liaising with the Coalition for Reproductive Choice, and providing information and opportunities to Lawyers Club members for activism and community involvement on issues related to reproductive justice.

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Lawyers Club is a member of the San Diego Coalition for Reproductive Justice (CRJ) - a consortium of individuals, non-profits, religious groups, and other organizations whose mission is to leverage its resources and capacities by working together to call for reproductive justice and preserving the right to privacy in San Diego. By providing members with information affecting reproductive justice locally, nationally, and globally, CRJ increases public awareness and accessible, affordable reproductive health care while fostering a strong local voice of support. 

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Amicus Briefs Committee

Purpose: 

The Amicus Briefs Committee reviews requests for amicus participation by Lawyers Club as directed by the Board of Directors, and provides recommendations to the board following review. Procedures adhere to the policy, Amicus Curiae Briefs, approved by the Board on March 8, 2016.

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Annual Dinner Committee

Purpose:

The Annual Dinner Committee plans and produces the Lawyers Club Annual Dinner, a gala event held annually to celebrate the achievements of Lawyers Club and its members, and honoring individuals and organizations that have made major contributions to Lawyers Club and its mission of advancing the status of women in the law and society.

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Awards & SDCBA Endorsements Committee

Purpose:

The Awards & SDCBA Endorsements Committee facilitates the recognition of Lawyers Club and Lawyers Club members by researching potential awards, awardees, and recommending to the Board nominees who have made important contributions to the community, the legal profession, or who otherwise best fit the specific award criteria. Through these awards, we honor those who support Lawyers Club’s mission to advance the status of women in the law and society.

In addition, the Awards & SDCBA Endorsements Committee evaluates and selects applicants for endorsement by Lawyers Club who are running for the San Diego County Bar Association Board of Directors. The Awards and SDCBA Endorsements Committee gives great weight to past and present participation and involvement in Lawyers Club and community activities that demonstrate a commitment to diversity and to advancing the status of women in the law and society.

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Bench Bar Committee

Purpose:

The Bench Bar Committee honors and engages with the judiciary, facilitates meaningful interaction and dialogue among Lawyers Club’s members and judges, offers our members opportunities to take on leadership roles through programming or publication efforts, and educates our members about the various roles and duties of judicial officers and pathways to the bench.

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Beyond The Law Committee

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Bradley Bunch

Purpose: 

The Bradley Bunch is an informal support group of Lawyers Club of San Diego. Its objective is to support social connections between active, long-term LC members who are no longer engaged primarily in the practice of law or the administration of justice. Members are committed to providing mutual support, mentoring new members, and advancing the mission of LC. For information on joining, email LC Staff.

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Bylaws and Policy Committee

Purpose:

The Bylaws & Policy Committee is responsible for working with the Lawyers Club Board of Directors and Executive Director to draft, revise, and update Lawyers Club bylaws, policies, and guidelines. The committee also provides advice to the Board, staff, other committees, and members on questions regarding the organization's bylaws and policies and any related issues.

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Community Outreach Committee

Purpose:

The Community Outreach Committee creates volunteer opportunities through its own projects and in partnership with other bar associations and community organizations. The committee is also responsible for overseeing Lawyers Club's educational partnership with Central Elementary School, including read-ins where volunteers read, interact, promote literacy, and serve as role models for Central Elementary students.

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Diverse Women's Committee

Purpose: 

The Diverse Women’s Committee works to identify, confront, and address particular challenges that women of color, as double minorities, continue to face in the legal profession and society, particularly in San Diego. The committee plans and executes the Women of Color Reception and serves as the liaison to San Diego County Bar Association’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee.

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Fund for Justice Committee

Purpose: 

The Lawyers Club Fund for Justice makes charitable gifts in the name of Lawyers Club and its members to address, through education, research, funding and programming, social issues and specific problems in San Diego County, which relate to gender issues. The Fund for Justice Committee carefully vets grant applications, conducts on-site interviews and makes recommendations to the Lawyers Club Board of Directors regarding allocation of grant funding. The Committee also organizes the Annual Fund for Justice Holiday Luncheon and coordinates Lawyers Club's other fundraising activities for the Fund for Justice.

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Gender Equity Committee

Purpose: 

The Gender Equity Committee addresses issues relating to gender bias and barriers to the advancement of women in the San Diego legal community. The Committee presents the Annual Equal Pay Day event to highlight and address pay equity, and promotes gender equality through programming and supporting similar efforts in the greater San Diego community. In addition, the committee explores the prevalence of sexual harassment in the legal community and seeks to create solutions that prevent women from leaving the practice of law.

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Golf Committee

Purpose: 

The Golf Tournament Committee plans and executes the Annual Golf Tournament. Proceeds from the Tournament, in part, benefit the Fund for Justice, the charitable arm of Lawyers Club. The Tournament also provides networking opportunities for participants and is open to golfers and non-golfers alike. The Committee solicits sponsorships and donations, promotes and markets the tournament, and helps host a successful event.

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History Committee

Purpose: 

The History Committee gathers and preserves the history of Lawyers Club, including oral histories, documents, and research.

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Judicial Appointments Endorsement Committee

Purpose: 

The purpose of the Judicial Appointments Endorsement Committee is to support, assist and endorse for state court judicial positions those judicial applicants who have affirmatively demonstrated the goals and objectives of Lawyers Club of San Diego.

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Judicial Elections Endorsement Committee

Purpose: 

The Judicial Elections Endorsement Committee (JEEC) is charged with conducting a confidential evaluation process of candidates seeking election to judicial office in San Diego County who seek Lawyers Club’s support in the election. The JEEC thoroughly evaluates the candidates and makes recommendations to the Lawyers Club Board, which votes on the final determination as to who receives the organization’s support.

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Law Student Outreach Committee

Purpose: 

The Law Student Outreach Committee fosters relationships among students, lawyers, and judges to facilitate law student transition into the San Diego legal community. The Committee coordinates and oversees Lawyers Club’s outreach efforts to all San Diego’s law schools and encourages student involvement in Lawyers Club. The Law Student Outreach Committee reviews student applications for scholarships designated by the law schools, and recommends scholarship candidates to the Board for approval, employing Lawyers Club’s mission as criteria. This Committee meets regularly and all law students are encouraged to participate.

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Legal Community Outreach Committee

Purpose: 

The Legal Community Outreach Committee creates connections with diversity bar associations, law firms, and other legal professionals to foster engagement, education, and networking opportunities. The committee organizes special events, including the International Women’s Day Celebration, an Implicit Bias MCLE program, and a North County Mixer that brings the legal community together.  

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LGBTQ+ Committee

Purpose:

The LGBTQ+ Committee seeks to identify, acknowledge, and address the unique challenges faced by LGBTQ+ members of the legal community and advances equity, visibility, and inclusion. The committee creates opportunities for connection, education, and advocacy to foster a supportive and affirming environment. It also works to ensure that all identities are celebrated and respected within the legal profession and beyond.

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Marketing & Communications Committee

Purpose:

The Communications & Marketing Team promotes past, present, and upcoming Lawyers Club events and initiatives, profiles members’ achievements, highlights important advances by women in the law and in the community, and raises awareness of current issues related to women’s advancement. It also strives to memorialize Lawyers Club’s accomplishments, track the organization's rich history, and inform members about the work done by other committees and their purposes. The team accomplishes this through publications such as the monthly newsletter, the Lawyers Club blog, through social media, and through press releases and press statements to the media. The team includes: Newsletter Editor and Associate Editor, Articles Editor, About Us Coordinator, Member & Committee Profiles Coordinators, Press Liaison, Blog Editor, and 30 Years Ago Articles Coordinator.

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Mental Health and Wellness Committee

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Membership Development Committee

Purpose: 

The purpose of the Membership Development Committee is to attract new members, as well as to retain and serve current membership. The Committee seeks to increase members’ involvement in Lawyers Club activities and to provide members with leadership and networking opportunities.

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Professional Advancement Committee

Purpose: 

The Professional Advancement Committee inspires and equips female lawyers to succeed at the highest levels of the legal profession through innovative training, networking, and professional growth opportunities, cultivates Lawyers Club members as civic leaders, helps develop leadership skills, and assists efforts to obtain leadership positions in the community.

The Professional Advancement Committee also organizes events with community leaders to share information about how to get appointed and elected to various leadership positions.

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Red, White & Brew Committee

Purpose:

The Red, White, and Brew Committee plans and produces the annual Red, White and Brew event, which in part benefits the Lawyers Club Fund for Justice, the charitable arm of Lawyers Club.  The Committee solicits sponsorships and donations, promotes and markets the event, and helps host a successful event.

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Trial Advocacy Committee

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The Trial Advocacy Committee seeks to build our members’ trial skills, increase opportunities for women to act as lead counsel, and provide courtroom skills and experience to enhance judicial applications by women.

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Liaisons

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National Conference of Women’s Bar Associations (NCWBA) Liaison: Lawyers Club is a member organization of NCWBA, which advocates for the equality of women in the legal profession and in society by mobilizing and uniting women’s bar associations to effect change in gender-based process and laws.

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Lawyers Club is an “affiliate” of California Women Lawyers (CWL). CWL is the only statewide bar association for women in California. As an affiliate, LC appoints one Board member to serve on CWL’s Board of Directors. The CWL Board has over 30 members from all over the state of California, including regional and affiliate governors. CWL Board members join committees, help with membership recruitment, fundraising efforts, and event coordinating, submit newsletter articles and assist with evaluations of judicial candidates. CWL advocates and opposes certain legislation and participates in lobbying efforts in Sacramento. The CWL Legislative Committee is very active and the Governor has appointed a special liaison from CWL for assistance on legislation. In order to be a voting affiliate, 100 Lawyers Club members must belong to CWL. The CWL Liaison coordinates with WAC and the Amicas Committee to review opportunities to participate in amicus curiae briefs and potential legislation. Participation is predicated on the issues being directly relevant to Lawyers Club’s mission statement.

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