Mentoring

Mentoring Circles - Virtual Litigation

Join ChiWIP for a discussion about virtual litigation. The conversation will focus on considerations prior to a virtual proceeding,...

Mentoring Circles: Business Development Tips and Tricks

Join ChiWIP for a discussion about business development efforts in the post-pandemic world. The conversation will focus on how the...

Mentoring Circles: Transitioning Back into the Office

The transition back to working at the office can be overwhelming for many. Join us for an open and honest conversation on how to adjust...

Diversity and Inclusion: Views from Across the Pond

ChiWIP and the Women in IP Community of IP Inclusive are proud to join together for this one-of-a-kind international event. Join us as we...

Work-Life Balance: How to Strive for Balance as We Move Into a Post-Pandemic World

On April 27, 2021 the Mentoring Circles Committee organized a virtual workshop focused on work-life balance. We discussed navigating...

Mentorship: How to Identify, Build, and Leverage Your Connections

On March 24, 2021 the Mentoring Circles Committee facilitated a lunch discussion focused on mentorship. We discussed the differences...

Workshop for Leveraging Your Performance Review

On February 25, 2021 the Mentoring Circles Committee hosted a virtual workshop on leveraging performance reviews building on previous...

Mentoring Circles (Virtual) Brown Bag Lunch Series: Coping in 2020

EVENT RECAP: On October 7, 2020 over the lunch hour, the Mentoring Circles Committee hosted Gayle Victor, a former attorney who left the...

From Private Practice to In-House

– A Panel Discussion of Women Who Recently Transitioned to In-House Roles March 13, 2020 | 12 noon to 1 pm | Webex Are you in private...

Mentoring Circles Brown Bag Lunch: How Women Rise

If your New Year resolution was to cast off bad work habits and fine-tune your leadership skills (and even if it wasn’t), join us for the...

Mentoring Circles Brown Bag Lunch: Starting Your Career Successfully

Our next mentoring circle brown bag lunch’s theme will be “Starting Your Career Successfully.” Join us to share and learn about beginning...

ChiWIP Lunch & Learn: At the Crossroads of Women's Health and Patent Law: Myriad Genetics

The Supreme Court in Myriad Genetics overturned decades of USPTO practice and arguably US caselaw regarding the patenting of DNA. At...

Mentoring Circles Brown Bag Lunch Series: Time vs. Money

July 30, 2019, 12 noon to 1 p.m. Stout, 1 S. Wacker Dr., 38th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606 Please join us for our third Mentoring Circles...

Blessons for Women & ChiWIP: Resume Review & Interviewing Workshops

June 23, 2019 | 10:00 am - 12:00 noon Next Door | 659 W Diversey Pkwy, Chicago, IL 60657 ChiWIP will be hosting two workshops, a...

Mentoring Circles Brown Bag Lunch Series: Work-Life Balance

May 9, 2019, 12 noon to 1 p.m. 70 W. Madison St., Suite 3100, Chicago, IL 60602 Please join us for our second Mentoring Circles brown bag...

Mentoring Group Kickoff Lunch

Are you interested in joining a mentorship or affinity group? Please take our brief survey here to help us better meet the needs of our...

Mentoring Circles Brown Bag Lunch

When: July 26, 2018 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. Where: Sidley Austin, 1 S. Dearborn St., 37th Floor, Chicago, IL 60603 Our third mentoring circle...

Mentoring Circles Brown Bag Lunch Series: Starting Your Career Successfully

October 25, 2018, 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. McDonald's Corporation, 110 N. Carpenter St., Chicago, IL 60607 Our October 2018 Mentoring...

Mentoring Circles Brown Bag Lunch Series: Marketing and Self-Promotion Strategies

March 5, 2019, 12 noon to 1 p.m. McDonald's Corporation, 110 N. Carpenter St., Chicago, IL 60607 Please join us for our first mentoring...