September-October 2002 Volume 27 Number 1 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: Bar Web sites: Today’s best practices By now, most bars have Web sites, and many have revised them at least once. Here, bar leaders from across the country share their thoughts regarding what a bar Web site can or should be. Is a members-only area a great service, or a logistical nightmare? And how important is it that the site looks good? Plus, David P. Whelan of the ABA Legal Technology Resource Center weighs in with some great and inexpensive ways to punch up your site. Should we ‘blast’ our members? A mass e-mail to all members or a targeted group of members can be a great way for a bar association to reach out with helpful information and updates. But we all know how “e-mail overload” feels, and too-frequent e-mails can annoy rather than inform. Should bars send blast messages and, if so, how often is too often? The nuts and bolts of how to send these messages are also discussed, including two options for bars looking to outsource the delivery portion of the process. Bars learn to avoid pitfalls in the landlord/tenant relationship A common source of tension between associations and foundations is that they’re often under one roof, with the foundation as the landlord and the association as a tenant. To avoid living in a conflict-filled “house divided,” both parties have to negotiate over such resources as space, staff time, and rent money. At the Annual Meeting of the National Conference of Bar Presidents, the National Association of Bar Executives, and the National Conference of Bar Foundations, foundation leaders and a tax attorney addressed how to keep the relationship running smoothly. An interview with ABA President Alfred P. Carlton Jr. Continuing a Bar Leader tradition, the president of the ABA, Alfred P. Carlton Jr., is interviewed by Stephen N. Zack, then chair of the ABA Standing Committee on Bar Activities and Services. The two discuss Carlton’s plans for his presidential year and ways leaders of other bars can get involved. One key initiative discussed is a plan to visit states facing hotly contested judicial elections, which, if not conducted fairly, can erode the public’s confidence in the judiciary. Back to Top Copyright American Bar Association. http://www.abanet.org
September-October 2002 Volume 27 Number 1
Bar Leader Home Subscriptions News/Story Ideas Form Current Issue Older Issues
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Cover stories:
Bar Web sites: Today’s best practices
By now, most bars have Web sites, and many have revised them at least once. Here, bar leaders from across the country share their thoughts regarding what a bar Web site can or should be. Is a members-only area a great service, or a logistical nightmare? And how important is it that the site looks good? Plus, David P. Whelan of the ABA Legal Technology Resource Center weighs in with some great and inexpensive ways to punch up your site.
Should we ‘blast’ our members?
A mass e-mail to all members or a targeted group of members can be a great way for a bar association to reach out with helpful information and updates. But we all know how “e-mail overload” feels, and too-frequent e-mails can annoy rather than inform. Should bars send blast messages and, if so, how often is too often? The nuts and bolts of how to send these messages are also discussed, including two options for bars looking to outsource the delivery portion of the process.
Bars learn to avoid pitfalls in the landlord/tenant relationship
A common source of tension between associations and foundations is that they’re often under one roof, with the foundation as the landlord and the association as a tenant. To avoid living in a conflict-filled “house divided,” both parties have to negotiate over such resources as space, staff time, and rent money. At the Annual Meeting of the National Conference of Bar Presidents, the National Association of Bar Executives, and the National Conference of Bar Foundations, foundation leaders and a tax attorney addressed how to keep the relationship running smoothly.
An interview with ABA President Alfred P. Carlton Jr.
Continuing a Bar Leader tradition, the president of the ABA, Alfred P. Carlton Jr., is interviewed by Stephen N. Zack, then chair of the ABA Standing Committee on Bar Activities and Services. The two discuss Carlton’s plans for his presidential year and ways leaders of other bars can get involved. One key initiative discussed is a plan to visit states facing hotly contested judicial elections, which, if not conducted fairly, can erode the public’s confidence in the judiciary.
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