Join your MELAW friends and meet new members at the no-host Social Hour! When: September 22, 2009, 6:00 p.m. Where: Tig Asian, 614 1st Avenue, Seattle, WA (between Cherry St. & Yesler Way) The restaurant is offering special discounts to us, including extending their happy hour. In addition to socializing and networking, you will learn about MELAW’s upcoming plans and provide input on MELAW activities. The board is also setting up committees and you will be able to sign up for those, if you would like to get more involved with our group. Please RSVP and we look forward to seeing you...

The September issue of the WSBA Bar News contains an article entitled  MELAW:  The Birth of a New MBA, written by MELAW President Aneelah Afzali. The article discusses how MELAW started, developed, and its progress to date. You can read the entire article here on our website – Check it...

The MBA Joint Committee on Law Firm Diversity (“Joint Committee”) released a Law Firm Diversity Report last year, which evaluated the top 50 law firms in Washington on diversity issues.  Because MELAW was not yet in existence, it was not a member of the Joint Committee.  This year, MELAW is a member and, with the other members of the Joint Committee, is helping revise the questionnaire and improve the process for the Law Firm Diversity Report.  The Joint Committee anticipates sending questionnaires to law firms by the end of this year. For more information, please contact...