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Northern Kentucky Bar Association Young Lawyers Section (NKBA YLS)
Congratulations to the NKBA YLS! The young lawyers section from Crestview Hills, Kentucky, became the Division’s newest affiliate at the recent ABA YLD Fall Conference.

» ABA YLD Subgrant Applications Now Available Online

Does Your Affiliate Organization Have a Project That Needs Funding?
Subgrants are awarded annually by the ABA YLD, with support from the ABA Fund for Justice and Education. This program is designed to promote quality projects developed by affiliated young lawyer organizations and to assist in the success of the program by providing support through program funding for the following two categories: Public Service Project and Bar Leadership/Membership Service Project.

» 2009-2010 Public Service Project

They Had a Dream Too: Young Leaders of the Civil Rights Movement
The American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division (ABA YLD) is proud to present the 2009-2010 Public Service Project, They Had a Dream Too: Young Leaders of the Civil Rights Movement. The project is designed to educate 11th and 12th grade students about the civil rights struggles that have occurred since the 1950s and to inspire them to become future leaders. To learn more, visit the Public Service Project website.

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Resources for New Lawyer Bar Leaders

BAR LEADER TOOLKIT

The YLD Bar Leader Toolkit brings together recommendations, tips, and tools, from the Bar Leadership Academy Handbook, on how to increase the value of your young lawyer organization. Topics include Developing an Annual Report, Developing Future Bar Leaders, Developing a Diversity Plan, and more. View Toolkit

YLD INITIATIVES


	Through the Disaster Legal Services Program the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division work together to provide assistance to low-income disaster victims. After a disaster is declared a Disaster Hotline connects individuals with licensed attorneys who volunteer their services at no charge. Learn more about this on-going project.

They Had a Dream Too: Young Leaders of the Civil Rights Movement is designed to educate 11th and 12th graders about the important and often littleknown role of students, teenagers and children in the Civil Rights Movement. Learn more about this year's Public Service Project

MORE FOR AFFILIATES

► Awards, Fellowhips, & Scholarships

► Conference Funding for Affiliate Leaders

► Affiliate Reimbursement Form

► Assembly

► Become an ABA YLD Affiliate

► Join the ABA!

Questions?

Contact Jennifer Daugherty , ABA YLD Affiliates Director or
Kristine Gregorio, ABA YLD Deputy Director

ABA YLD Affiliates

ABA YLD is affiliated with more than 300 young lawyer organizations nationally and internationally assisting in the development and implementation of bar service and public service activities.

For information on ABA YLD affiliates in your area and to contact your ABA YLD District Representative:

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2009-2010 Calendar and Key Dates

	December 1, 2009	ABA YLD Assembly Delegate Information for the ABA Midyear Meeting Due to State Young Lawyer Organizations (Local YL Affiliates)
	December 1, 2009	2010-2011 YLD Appointment Process Opens
	December 7, 2009	ABA YLD Assembly Resolution Proposals for ABA Midyear Meeting Due
	December 15, 2009	ABA YLD Assembly Delegate Information for the ABA Midyear Meeting Due to ABA YLD (State and Specialty YL Affiliates and Military Branches)
	January 26, 2010	ABA YLD Assembly Preview for the ABA @ 1pm EST Midyear Meeting Teleconference 1-800-954-0650
	February 1, 2010	50th Anniversary of the Greensboro Four Sit-ins
	February 1, 2010	2010-2011 ABA YLD Scholarship Application Process Opens
	February 4-6, 2010	ABA Midyear Meeting (Orlando, FL)
	February 15, 2010	2010-2011 ABA YLD Leadership Appointment Applications Due
	February 15, 2010	ABA YLD Child Advocacy Award Nomination Process Opens
	March 1, 2010	ABA YLD Subgrant Applications Due
	March 15, 2010	ABA YLD Outstanding Young Military Service Lawyer Award Nomination Process Opens
	April 1, 2010	2010-2012 ABA YLD District and National Representative Information Due (Odd Numbered Districts, the Hispanic National Bar Association and the National Bar Association)
	April 1, 2010	ABA YLD Awards of Achievement Nomination Process Opens
	April 15, 2010	2010-2011 ABA YLD Scholarship Applications Due
	April 20-22, 2010	ABA Day (Washington DC)
	April 30, 2010	ABA YLD Child Advocacy Award Nominations Due
	May 1, 2010	Law Day
	May 13-15, 2010	ABA YLD Spring Conference (St. Thomas, VI)
	May 15, 2010	ABA YLD Outstanding Young Military Service Lawyer Award Nominations Due
	June 1, 2010	ABA YLD Assembly Delegate Information for the ABA Annual Meeting Due to State Young Lawyer Organizations (Local YL Affiliates)
	June 7, 2010	ABA YLD Assembly Resolution Proposals for ABA Annual Meeting Due
	June 15, 2010	ABA YLD Assembly Delegate Information for the ABA Midyear Meeting Due to ABA YLD (State and Specialty YL Affiliates and Military Branches)
	June 15, 2010	ABA YLD Awards of Achievement Nominations Due
	June 27, 2010	ABA YLD Assembly Preview for the ABA Annual @ 1pm EST Meeting • Teleconference 1-800-771-6781
	July 1, 2010	2010 ABA YLD National Outstanding Young Lawyer Award Nomination Process Opens
	August 5 - 7, 2010	ABA Annual Meeting (San Francisco, CA)
	August 31, 2010	2010 ABA YLD National Outstanding Young Lawyer Award Nominations Due

ABA YLD CONFERENCE FUNDING

How can I attend a YLD Conference?

Special Reimbursement Program
This program provides a limited number of special reimbursements to conference attendees representing new YLD affiliates or YLD affiliates who have not sent representatives to a national conference for three or more years or are new may request one of our special conference reimbursements. These reimbursements include lowest discounted round-trip airfares, up to $20 ground transportation and up to two days per diem at $100 per day. YLD Affiliates may request consideration for these reimbursements through their District Representatives prior to the fall and spring national conferences.