Ethan Smith, a student at University of Oregon School of Law, has been designated the recipient of the OWLS Foundation grant supporting a summer internship at Legal Aid Services of Oregon. Ethan earned his undergraduate degree in history, with minors in pre-law and political science, at the Missouri University of Science and Technology. Oregon Women Lawyers Foundation is a proud sponsor of the Multnomah Bar Association Fellows Program, providing financial support for a summer internship at Legal Aid Services of Oregon after the Fellow's first year of law school. To learn more about the Fellows Program, click here. For more information about Legal Aid Services of Oregon, click here. … [Read more...] about MBA Fellow Ethan Smith Selected as LASO Summer Intern

A few thoughts from 2009 Armonica Law Student Grant recipient Jacqueline Alarcón: I have been an attorney since 2011; however, my involvement with OWLS goes back to my second year as a law school student (2008-2009), when I was awarded the Armonica Law Student Grant by the OWLS Foundation. As part of that award, I was to be appointed a judicial mentor and attended the OWLS Roberts & Deiz Awards Dinner. I was paired with the Honorable Darleen Ortega who has provided me with invaluable mentorship and has helped define the type of attorney I am and want to be. The Roberts & Deiz Awards Dinner is a special event for me as two influential women have been awarded the Mercedes Deiz award, specifically; Armonica Gilford was awarded the Mercedes Deiz award in 1997 and Judge Ortega in 2011. I have served on the OWLS Fall CLE Committee, and the OWLS 25th Anniversary Committee, and currently serve on the OWLS Roberts & Deiz Awards Dinner Committee. In addition to my involvement … [Read more...] about Grant Recipient Pays it Forward