Our Mission is to provide leadership, a collective voice, and essential resources to advance women in the legal profession and advocate for the equality of women under the law.


Since 1899, NAWL has been empowering women in the legal profession, cultivating a diverse membership dedicated to equality, mutual support, and collective success.

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    NAWL by the Numbers

    126 years


    of fighting for equity under the law.

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    Advocacy
    Women Lawyers Journal

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    in continuous production since

    1911

    500,000+


    women lawyers in the U.S. whose interests we represent.

    
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    Affinity Groups
    Research

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    tracking DEI in the legal profession for

    2 decades

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