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.
Featured Resource: H1N1 Resources
The Division for Bar Services has gathered a few resources to help you and your bar get through the flu season in good health:
- ABA Division for Bar Services: Disaster Recovery Resources for Bar Leaders
- The Columbus Bar Association encourages its members to stay healthy with this poster
- ABA Health Law Section: Pandemic Flu/Swine Flu Resources
- Colorado Bar Association: Pandemic Preparation for the Workplace (Attorney Donald W. Benson has co-authored similar articles for the Connecticut Bar Association, Indiana State Bar Association, Ohio State Bar Association, the Florida Bar, and the Tennessee Bar Association)
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Workplace Planning
- PandemicFlu.gov: State Pandemic Plans
- Ford & Harrison LLP: Employers Should be Prepared for an Outbreak of Swine Flu
- Connecticut Employment Law Blog: H1N1 Influenza (Swine Flu) - What Employers Need to Know Now to Keep Their Workplace Sane and Safe
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.
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.
LegallyMinded
LegallyMinded is an online community serving the legal profession provided by the American Bar Association. Bar leaders and bar association staff are encourage to join.
- This community
fuses:
- Cutting-edge social networking features
- Top-notch news and articles
- User-generated content.
Quick Links
- Update your bar association's profile
- Find a local, state, or specialty bar association
- DBS Job Announcement Service
- Submit an Information Request
- Follow the Division for Bar Services on
Calendar
2/3 - 2/9/10
ABA/NABE/NCBP/NCBF Midyear Meeting
Orlando, FL
3/11 - 3/13/10
ABA Bar Leadership Institute
Chicago, IL
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.
NEW! 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. Continue building your BLI Briefcase
by reviewing selected 2009
workshop handouts.
