March-April 2002 Volume 26 Number 4 Bar Leader Home Subscriptions News/Story Ideas Form Current Issue Older Issues This page uses JavaScript. To take advantage of this feature, please download Internet Explorer or Navigator 4.x. Bar Leader Home|Subscriptions|Current Issue|Older Issues Table of Contents Cover stories: Ready for your close-up? Media training for bar leaders When a reporter calls, do you always say, "No comment?" There may be better ways to handle the media-ways to ensure that your message is the one that comes through, and to show the reporter you’re an ally, not an enemy. Some bars hire media trainers-often former reporters themselves-to help leaders negotiate this tricky, but vital, relationship. Here’s a comprehensive look at the trainers, the bars, and the lessons learned. Women’s bars today: Three female lawyers on their purpose, challenges With more and more women entering the profession these days, how has the purpose of women’s bars changed from when female lawyers were few and far between? Here, three well-known lawyers with an active background in both women’s bars and general bars, talk candidly about the crucial work they feel a women’s bar is best equipped to take on. One provocative question: Are women’s bars putting enough emphasis on issue advocacy? Bar foundations step up their marketing efforts Some bar foundations have felt as if they were in the shadows of their corresponding bar associations. Even a person who is passionate about access to justice and other law-related causes may not be aware that the foundation is an excellent, “one-stop” place to donate toward those causes. What are some foundations doing? Raising their profile with eye-catching brochures, informative newsletters, and a bold sense of identity. BLI 2002 highlights From governance to finance to glimpses of the future, the ABA Bar Leadership Institute packs a lot of learning into a few short days. Stephen N. Zack, chair of the ABA Standing Committee on Bar Activities and Services, and Marilyn Cavicchia, editor of Bar Leader, discuss some highlights of their BLI 2002 experience. Back to Top Copyright American Bar Association. http://www.abanet.org
March-April 2002 Volume 26 Number 4
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Cover stories:
Ready for your close-up? Media training for bar leaders
When a reporter calls, do you always say, "No comment?" There may be better ways to handle the media-ways to ensure that your message is the one that comes through, and to show the reporter you’re an ally, not an enemy. Some bars hire media trainers-often former reporters themselves-to help leaders negotiate this tricky, but vital, relationship. Here’s a comprehensive look at the trainers, the bars, and the lessons learned.
Women’s bars today: Three female lawyers on their purpose, challenges
With more and more women entering the profession these days, how has the purpose of women’s bars changed from when female lawyers were few and far between? Here, three well-known lawyers with an active background in both women’s bars and general bars, talk candidly about the crucial work they feel a women’s bar is best equipped to take on. One provocative question: Are women’s bars putting enough emphasis on issue advocacy?
Bar foundations step up their marketing efforts
Some bar foundations have felt as if they were in the shadows of their corresponding bar associations. Even a person who is passionate about access to justice and other law-related causes may not be aware that the foundation is an excellent, “one-stop” place to donate toward those causes. What are some foundations doing? Raising their profile with eye-catching brochures, informative newsletters, and a bold sense of identity.
BLI 2002 highlights
From governance to finance to glimpses of the future, the ABA Bar Leadership Institute packs a lot of learning into a few short days. Stephen N. Zack, chair of the ABA Standing Committee on Bar Activities and Services, and Marilyn Cavicchia, editor of Bar Leader, discuss some highlights of their BLI 2002 experience.
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