BWLA Holiday Mix and Mingle 2025
Tue, Dec 2, 2025, 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm CT
Baker & McKenzie
Blue Cross Blue Shield Tower
Chicago, Illinois 60601, United States (US)
About the Event
Gather with the BWLA family as we close out the year in fellowship and joy at our Annual BWLA Holiday Party on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, from 5:30 – 8:30 PM at Baker & McKenzie LLP, 300 E. Randolph St., Chicago, IL.
Join BWLA for a fun evening filled with good food, music, holiday games, laughter, and community. We’ll celebrate and reflect on the year—and look ahead to all that’s to come. As part of its Enduring Legacy, BWLA will once again party with a purpose by assembling Blessing Bags during the holiday party. All are encouraged, but not required, to assist with assembling bags filled with essential items (e.g. hats, gloves, scarves, socks, toiletries, etc.) that will be donated to individuals experiencing homelessness and at local shelters this holiday season.
Purchase your tickets today by clicking the button below! No tickets will be sold at the door. Tickets are $65 for BWLA Members, $80 for non-BWLA members, and $20 for Law Students. With their ticket, law students who attend the BWLA Holiday Party will have the chance to win exciting prizes, including a free Themis Bar course and travel stipend for the upcoming MWBLSA Convention in February 2026 in St. Louis, Missouri. Stay tuned for more details on the raffle for these prizes!
Let’s come together to celebrate one another and BWLA’s Enduring Legacy this holiday season!
Location
Baker & McKenzie
Blue Cross Blue Shield Tower
Chicago, Illinois 60601, United States (US)
Date and Time
Tue, Dec 2, 2025, 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm CT
Sales Ended
Refund Policy
No refunds offered.
Organizer
Black Women Lawyers’ Association of Greater Chicago, Inc. (BWLA)
Founded in 1987, the Black Women Lawyers’ Association of Greater Chicago, Inc. (“BWLA”) is one of the fastest growing bar associations in Illinois. BWLA is representative of African-American female attorneys, judges, law professors and law students in the Chicago metropolitan area and across the Midwest. BWLA is committed to serving our membership, the greater legal community and the general public through educational programs, mentoring/networking opportunities, community outreach, scholarship awards to law students and various educational pipeline programs and initiatives. BWLA has recognized and rewarded notable African-American women attorneys and other civic leaders for their achievements and contributions to the legal community and society. Despite the hard-won achievements of some, barriers still exist for African-American women lawyers. African-American female lawyers still face the challenges brought on by the intersection of race and gender, including professional isolation, pay inequities, sexual harassment, and the glass ceiling. BWLA has been diligent and uncompromising in its commitment to addressing important issues that affect the lives of minority practitioners in the profession. BWLA is committed to promoting excellence in the profession and encouraging the inclusion of African-American attorneys in law firms, the judiciary, governmental agencies and corporations. BWLA recognizes that we live in an America that does not always embrace our differences. It is with this recognition that BWLA has committed its time and resources to encourage programming that supports diversity.Drawing upon the expertise and backgrounds of its membership, BWLA has developed programs and workshops to advance and assist African-American female lawyers in public and private practice, the judiciary and academia. Through building coalitions with other organizations, BWLA not only aims to address and combat the challenges that African-American female lawyers face in the profession, but through its programming and diversity initiatives, BWLA also brings about positive change in the legal workplace.
Organizer
Black Women Lawyers’ Association of Greater Chicago, Inc. (BWLA)
Founded in 1987, the Black Women Lawyers’ Association of Greater Chicago, Inc. (“BWLA”) is one of the fastest growing bar associations in Illinois. BWLA is representative of African-American female attorneys, judges, law professors and law students in the Chicago metropolitan area and across the Midwest. BWLA is committed to serving our membership, the greater legal community and the general public through educational programs, mentoring/networking opportunities, community outreach, scholarship awards to law students and various educational pipeline programs and initiatives. BWLA has recognized and rewarded notable African-American women attorneys and other civic leaders for their achievements and contributions to the legal community and society. Despite the hard-won achievements of some, barriers still exist for African-American women lawyers. African-American female lawyers still face the challenges brought on by the intersection of race and gender, including professional isolation, pay inequities, sexual harassment, and the glass ceiling. BWLA has been diligent and uncompromising in its commitment to addressing important issues that affect the lives of minority practitioners in the profession. BWLA is committed to promoting excellence in the profession and encouraging the inclusion of African-American attorneys in law firms, the judiciary, governmental agencies and corporations. BWLA recognizes that we live in an America that does not always embrace our differences. It is with this recognition that BWLA has committed its time and resources to encourage programming that supports diversity.Drawing upon the expertise and backgrounds of its membership, BWLA has developed programs and workshops to advance and assist African-American female lawyers in public and private practice, the judiciary and academia. Through building coalitions with other organizations, BWLA not only aims to address and combat the challenges that African-American female lawyers face in the profession, but through its programming and diversity initiatives, BWLA also brings about positive change in the legal workplace.
