This year the Ohio Women’s Bar Association (OWBA) will be awarding one scholarship in the amount of $1,000 for the 2010-2011 school year. The deadline for application for the OWBA Law Student Scholarship is April 7,2010. For an application form, contact Adam Messner at apm@uakron.edu.
The scholarship winner will be announced at the OWBA annual meeting in Cleveland, Ohio on May 12,2010.
The Ohio Women’s Bar Association, formed in 1991, is the first state bar association that brings together women and men lawyers interested in issues that uniquely affect women. OWBA’s mission is to promote the leadership, advancement and interests of women attorneys through professional education, networking and the exchange of ideas between our members, local bar associations, business and the community.
The purpose and goals of the OWBA are:
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Fostering communications and networking among women attorneys.
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Promoting and advancing professional opportunities for women attorneys.
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Promoting the appointment and selection ofwomen to various federal, state and local positions of influence.
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Promoting women as leaders.
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Promoting and providing continuing legal education targeting areas ofparticular interest to women attorneys.
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Monitoring and supporting government legislation, policies, and practices affecting women.
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Serving as a statewide resource representing perspectives of women in the legal profession.