General Interest Division

Welcome to the home page for the ABA Section of Public Contract Law General Interest Division.

Two central themes provide the fundamental foundation for all activities of the General Interest Division: the personal, professional growth of members and the sound development of the public contract law relating to special topics. These two themes are captured in the General Interest Division's Mission Statements.

Officers

Chair

General Interest Division Goals and Benefits:

The Division seeks to improve the functioning of public procurement by contributing to developments in procurement legislation and regulations; by objectively and fairly evaluating such developments; by communicating the Section's evaluations, critiques and concerns to policy makers and government officials; and by sharing these communications with Section members and the public.

Section members receive:

• The Procurement Lawyer, a quarterly newsletter containing substantive articles as well as information about Section activities and programs.
• the Public Contract Law Journal, the public procurement periodical for lawyers by lawyers.
• discounts on an array of books, monographs, course materials and other publications outlined in the Public Contract Law Section's Publications Catalog.
• discounts on registration fees for members who attend any of the Public Contract Law Section's Educational Programs.
• the opportunity to join any of the Public Contract Law Section's 35 substantive committees, free of charge. The committees have been organized into five separate divisions - the Federal Procurement Division, the State and Local Procurement Division, the Construction Division, the General Interest Division, and the Operations Division, each composed of several substantive committees.
• the opportunity to join any of the six General Interest committees. Select here to read a brief description about each of the General Interest Division committees. The committees are:
  1. Alternate Dispute Resolution Committee
  2. Battlespace Procurement Task Force
  3. Electronic Commerce Committee
  4. Employment Safety and Labor Committee
  5. Homeland Security Committee
  6. Pro Bono Committee

The General Interest Division is here to serve those involved in procurement law. It is committed to providing quality service and materials not found anywhere else. If you have suggestions on how the Division can better achieve this goal, please send an e-mail message to pubcontract@abanet.org .

If you would like to talk to a Division representative about the services and benefits of Special Division in more detail, please contact the staff at 312/988-6033 or you can fill out an online membership application form and join us!

Public Contract Law Special Committees Division News:

Other Topics of Interest:

• Governance
• LAWlink - links to legal related Internet sites
• The ABA's State & Local Government Section's Home Page

For information about joining our Committee, contact one of the Officers above, or send e-mail to pubcontract@abanet.org

Created by PCLS Electronic Access Committee. Modified 1/19/05 1:55 PM