Division for Bar Services: Accompanying You on Your Leadership Journey
Because
the year you plan for is not always the year you'll have, the Standing
Committee on Bar Activities and Services and the Division
for Bar Services are here to help you during your time as
a bar leader. Click
here for a short video on how we enhance your leadership journey.
Resources for Bar Leaders: Crisis in Funding for State Courts
The Division's resource page on the economy now has a new section addressing budget reductions in many state courts. Included in the section are handouts from the opening session at the 2010 NCBP Midyear Meeting: State Budgets, Court Funding and Access to Justice: Sobering Facts and Tentative Solutions.
Leading During Difficult Times: Resources on the Economy for Bar Associations
The economic downturn has had a profound effect on the legal profession. The ABA Division for Bar Services created this economic resource page to highlight some of the many ways the bar association community is responding to this crisis. Learn how state, local, and specialty bars are better serving their members and the community at-large during this trying time.
Featured Resource: Help with IRS Form 990
Perplexed by the new requirements from the IRS? The ABA Division for Bar Services has highlighted some Form 990 resources.
- BoardSource: Six Things You Need to Know About the New Form 990 BoardSource
- Bar Leader: March-April 2008: New Form 990 for 2008 and Its Impact on Bar Foundations
- Select Whistleblower Policies from Bar Associations
- Select Conflict of Interest Policies from Bar Associations
- Select Record Retention Policies from Bar Associations
- Select Investment Policies from Bar Associations
Find more information at the DBS 990 Resource Page.
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.
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Calendar
3/11 - 3/13/10
ABA Bar Leadership Institute
Chicago, IL
New! 2009 Bar Activities Inventory
The 2009
Bar Activities Inventory is available for purchase! Published
every three years, the BAI is an exhaustive look at bar association
operations. This collection of data on state and local bar associations
includes statsitics on administration, governance and leadership,
continuing legal education, communications, public education and other
programs.
2009 State and Local Bar Dues, Fees, and Member Benefits Survey
2009
State and Local Bar Dues, Fees, and Member Benefits Survey
is a comprehensive listing of the dues and fees of state and local
bar associations. This annual publication also covers the cost
to practice in each state, as well as information on affinity
programs, nondues sources of income, retention rates, and much
more.
BoardLink: Your Connection to Effective Board Governance
Board Link is the new quarterly newsletter from DBS for bar association board members that shares good practices and addresses governance issues that may be preventing boards from providing necessary leadership.
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.
Bar Leadership Institute
The 2010
BLI will take place on March 11-12. Registration
is now open!
