Please join the Chicago Chapter of The Coalition of Women’s Initiatives In Law for our Third Annual Spring Networking Social! The Spring Networking Social is a signature program specifically designed to enrich and foster engagement amongst our members, plus give people practical tips to build and utilize their natural networks.

Presentation detail:

This year we are pleased to host TEDx and keynote speaker Amy Siegfried. Amy has built her career on helping people turn conversations into career moves and moving beyond small talk to create genuine connections. In this practical and interactive session, Amy will provide tips and simple habits to help with maintaining and strengthening the network you already have and learning how to speak confidently about your accomplishments without it feeling awkward.

Networking reception:

Enjoy a fine quality family-style dinner during the presentation, followed by time and space to connect with fellow attendees to reflect on the presentation, create new relationships, and deepen existing ones.

Please join The Coalition for this signature event! Remember, “We Are Your Network!”

Burnout isn't a workload problem — it's a brain and nervous system problem. Former litigation attorney and burnout coach Sammy Catone reveals why high-achievers burn out and why everything you've tried hasn't worked — using neuroscience to explain what's happening beneath the surface.

Key takeaways include:



✓ Understanding the neuroscience behind a dysregulated nervous system

✓ Identifying the subconscious beliefs and survival strategies driving your burnout

✓ Distinguishing self-worth from self-confidence and learning how to break the invisible

ceiling on your health, finances, and fulfillment

✓ How to reduce anxiety and depression and find more meaning and purpose

✓ Practical daily rituals to start rewiring your brain and nervous system

More About Our Presenter

Sammy knows what it costs to be a high achiever. After nearly a decade as a litigation attorney, she found herself fighting for her life — not burned out in the way people casually use the word, but severely ill, with her body giving out. From the outside, she looked like someone who had it together. On the inside, she was quietly suffering. She saw specialists, optimized every area of her life, and tried every evidence-based technique she could find. Nothing worked — until she started examining the root cause: her belief system, self-worth, and identity. She began studying neuroscience and applying the principles of neuroplasticity to rewire her brain and nervous system. She healed — and found a level of joy and fulfillment she didn't think was possible. That experience is the foundation of everything she teaches.

We are looking for 20-25 volunteers to host a Career Development Day for the residents of The Maryville Academy’s Mothers Recovery Home located at 1658 W. Grand Avenue, Chicago. Parking available on-site.  Maryville residents are pregnant and parenting women, ages 18 to 35, who are struggling with substance use disorders and who are being given the opportunity to acquire the skills to live an independent, safe, and sober life.  Many of these women have never had a job and are uncertain where to look for a job or how to apply for one.  Coalition volunteers will help review resumes, conduct mock interviews, provide general career/job seeking advice, and provide gently used professional clothing to the residents to help them feel empowered as they journey towards a better future for themselves and their children.  We expect between 10 and 25 women to attend.

Even if you cannot volunteer in person on June 9, we still would be grateful if you could donate gently used professional clothing and/or shoes that the residents may wear to job interviews.  Please bring such donations to Irwin IP, 150 N. Wacker, Suite 700 anytime from May 15 through June 2 (time will be needed to sort the items thus the early cut off).  Please ask at the lobby desk for Lisa Holubar or Preethi Nayaganti.