About the Division for Bar Services
The ABA Division for Bar Services is organized under four objectives:
- To serve as the primary communications link between the ABA and other bar associations
- To provide staff support and/or liaison for key bar-related organizations
- To provide education, training and management support services for bar leaders
- To serve as coordinating agency for ABA services to bar associations.
The Standing Committee on Bar Activities and Services provides leadership and oversees operation for the Division for Bar Services.
Bar Leadership Institute
Handouts and other materials from the 2008 ABA Bar Leadership Institute
are now available.
Field Service
Through complimentary on-site visits, Division for Bar Services staff exchange information with bar leaders and executive staff about bar association activities and priorities. During the discussion, division staff will identify resources available to help bar associations carry out their priorities. Staff also is available to assist with the development of bar leadership conferences.
Benefits of a field service visit:
- Expanded pool of resources
- Discussion focused on your bar association's activities and priorities
- Information on best practices and program models
- Direct contact with ABA staff specialists and connection to ABA resources
Support for Pakistani Lawyers
The poor treatment of lawyers in Pakistan and the suspension of that country's Supreme Court is a threat to the rule of law in our world. This situation has prompted many state, local, and specialty bar associations to issue statements and plan events in support of their colleagues in Pakistan. Read more about this here.
On Dec. 13, ABA President Bill Neukom will present a petition signed by concerned lawyers and judges to Pakistan’s Ambassador in Washington, D.C. All bar leaders are asked to add their name to that petition and encourage their members to sign it, too. “Sign” the petition electronically at http://www.abavideonews.org/ABA495/sign.php.
2008 NABE/NCBP/NCBF Annual Meeting: August 5-9th
Registration for the Annual Meeting in New York City is now open.
Bar Leader Toolkit:
The American Bar Association's Bar Leader Toolkit provides state and local bar associations with a sample op-ed piece, links to ABA resources to use in speaking, writing and editorializing within your communities. The publication focuses on a different issue for each of its monthly publications.
Bar Leader Magazine
Bar
Leader, a news magazine from the ABA Division for Bar Services,
published six times a year, covers the important issues and trends
that affect you as a leader at a state, local, or special-focus bar
association.
2007 State and Local Bar Membership Dues and Mandatory Fees Survey
This electronic publication contains a complete listing of the dues
levels and mandatory fees for 57 state bars and 150 local bars. Also
includes information on membership benefits and services, retention
rates, nondues sources of income, dues increases and dues collection
methods.
2005 Bar Activities Inventory Released
The
2005
Bar Activities Inventory is now available for purchase. This publication
is the result of a comprehensive survey of over 150 state and local
bar associations. Information was gathered in the areas of administration,
governance, continuing legal education, membership size, budgets,
expenditures, nondues revenue, staffing, and many other topics.
