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Articles
Surviving Corporate Change
To prevent career disaster, live by these three rules of career management:
- Expect Change
- Adjust quickly to change
- Build a strong professional network in good times
Download the whole article (PDF, 119KB), "Three Tips for Surviving Corporate Change," by Deborah Walker.
Puckerbrush Potluck on NPR The Puckerbrush Potluck, a tradition started by the late solicitor general of Iowa, Bess Osenbaugh, is carried on in her honor by the Polk County Women Attorneys and the Iowa Organization of Women Attorneys. They sponsor a food contest at the Iowa State Fair, where each entrant must explain why the food they bring is important to them or how it has helped bring people together. George Davison, a Des Moines radio producer and attorney, attended the Puckerbrush competition and gathered stories for National Public Radio. Go to the NPR page for stories and recipes.
The Iowa Lawyer Articles IOWA member Jackie Armstrong wrote an article that was published in the December 2002 issue of The Iowa Lawyer. It is reprinted here with the author's permission (read PDF file). We are seeking submissions from IOWA members for inclusion in The Iowa Lawyer on a regular basis. If you are interested in writing an article, please contact Emily Chafa at emilychafa@msn.com to learn the logistics and schedule for this cooperative project.
Books
The Joy Diet, by Martha Beck
Clarity, by Ann Daly
download an excerpt (PDF, 85KB)
To Go Free, A Treasury of Iowa's Legal Heritage, by Patricia Acton
Cooperative Village, by Frances Madeson
(features the PATRIOT Act, ex-felons and a superlative solo practitioner, Hope P. Hardon, Esq. Called "smart, macabre satire of the War on Terror," by Washington City Paper, it was selected as the NOW NYC June '08 Book Club pick. Rated 5 stars on Barnes & Noble and Amazon.com, readers have called it "deliciously subversive," "a blast of light in a dark time," "anarchically funny," "a mixture of uninhibited comedy and vehement politics," and an "hysterically funny antidote for whatever George Bush has managed to do to you.")
If you have any suggestions for recommended reading, send them to president@iowawomenattorneys.org.
Boutique
The Boutique is open! Available are the very popular Woman pins, as well as Little People, Flower, Cross, Cat, Dog, and Heart pins for sale from "Designs by Lucinda," as well as breast cancer pins to benefit the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure for $14 (all proceeds are tax deductible and will go to the Susan G. Komen Foundation). There are also a variety of IOWA T-shirts, sweatshirts and mugs, the proceeds of which benefit IOWA and related projects. Contact Emily Chafa at emilychafa@msn.com with any questions or to order any of these great items.
Scholarship
LAW of Polk County provides this scholarship to non-traditional female law students committed to public service. For more information, view or download this flyer (PDF, 315KB) and this pledge card (PDF, 723KB) to contribute.
Links
Bar Associations
National Conference of Women's Bar Associations
National Association of Women Lawyers
Links to Other Women's Bar Associations
Iowa Defense Counsel Association
Iowa Association for Justice (Iowa Trial Lawyers Association)
ABA Career Counsel Website
Provides centralized access to ABA career information, as well as daily tips on finding jobs and enhancing careers. Information sheet on the ABA Career Resource Center (PDF, 42KB)
Other Resources
Lorman Education (15% discount to IOWA members who sign up for Lorman CLEs. IOWA receives $25 toward our service projects for each registration made using our unique priority code. Contact the IOWA president for the priority code.)
Iowa Commission on the Status of Women
Trial Lawyers for Public Justice
Courts
Eighth Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa