Nominations for the OWLS 2015 Workplace Leader Award are due at 5:00 pm, Monday, June 1. They should be submitted electronically to Val Tomasi, OWLS Transformation Committee Co-Chair. The award will be presented at the OWLS Fall CLE, in Portland on October 16, 2015.
The OWLS Workplace Leader Award recognizes a legal employer making innovative and effective efforts to promote one or more of the following values:
a healthy balance between work and life;
acquiring and maintaining a diverse workforce with diverse leadership; and
maximizing opportunities for women and minorities to succeed in the workplace and
advance to positions of influence and leadership.
We are not looking for an employer to exemplify all of these virtues. Rather, the award will
recognize a specific program, policy, or project that is successfully addressing one or more
of the concerns outlined above. We particularly want to encourage applications from in-house
legal departments, government employers, and employers who are making strides in recruiting
and retaining women and minority lawyers and equipping them for leadership.
Qualifications
Qualifying firms or organizations have been in business in Oregon for at least three years.
Nomination information
Nominations should include the following:
- Information that will help the award committee evaluate the specific program, policy, or project of the employer;
- the markers of success for that program, policy, or project;
- and names of people who can be contacted for further information.
Download the form below for more information:
Workplace Leader Award Announcement
For information about previous Workplace Leader Award recipients, click here.
Former OWLS President Kellie Johnson congratulates Katherine McDowell
