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The ABA Young
Lawyers Division provides numerous member services. At all the
Division's meetings and conferences include several different
kinds of programming --public service, affiliate outreach, bar
leadership, member service, professional development, and other
continuing legal education. Our conferences have no registration
fee and are open to all Young Lawyers. Our programming and program
materials are available free of charge. All Young Lawyers also
receive The Young Lawyer, a monthly publication.
Each year the
YLD focuses on a public service and member service project. 
Do It Yourself:
Your Career-Building Toolkit
The focus of the 2005-06 Member Service Project will be providing
young lawyers with the tools they need to create their own personal
career plans. The project will address topics such as finding a
mentor, seeking constructive feedback, pursuing continuing legal
education, finding opportunities for hands-on skills development,
and others. These materials will be available at YLD conferences,
in its publications and on its website, ensuring access to the YLD’s
120,000 members.
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Tool
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finished law school, passed the bar exam and landed your first
job practicing law. Believe it or not, you still have much to
learn about “making it” in your first job after
law school. For the next several months, we will be providing
you with free “pointers” from 100 Plus Pointers
for New Lawyers on Adjusting to Your Job, an American Bar Publication
from the ABA Resource Center in cooperation with the ABA Young
Lawyers Division. Click on the 100 Plus Pointers for New Lawyerslink and get your free pointers or find out
how you can order this publication from the ABA web-site. |
Have
a Question?
Is there a particular career or professional development issue
of interest to you? Take advantage of this new interactive member
service benefit. Ask us to address a particular topic or issue
of interest and then visit the Member Service section of the
ABA YLD website to find your answers in next month's Tool of
the Month. Complete Form |
Program
Materical from the Midyear Meeting on Your Career-Building Toolkit
Do
it Yourself: Adding the Next Level of Success through Client Maintenance
and Retention
Do
it Yourself: Creating a Blueprint for a Solid and Satisfying Career
Program Materials from the Fall Conference on Your Career-Building
Toolkit
Ten Minute Mentor: A Tool for Enhancing and Advancing Your Members'
Career
Program
Pamphlet
Mentor
Letter
Mentor
Confirmation
Mentor
Instructions
Information
Sheet
Emotional Intelligence:
Effective Relationship Building and Communication Skills Essential
for a Successful Career – Trainer the Trainers
PowerPoint
Presentation
Corresponding
Handout
Career Resources
Recent Member
Service Projects:
Our e-library
houses several projects that may be of interest
Unlock
Your Potential: Hanging Out Your Shingle
As lawyers, we often wonder whether we are choosing the right paths
for our careers. This year’s member service project is designed
to aid us in that assessment. Unlock Your Potential will focus on
the various career paths available to young lawyers and will provide
programming designed to highlight various career options. The program’s
focus this year will be to assist young lawyers in evaluating whether
solo practice is the path best for them. In Hanging Out Your
Shingle, young lawyers will receive materials designed to assist
them in exploring the various facets of forming and developing a
law practice. The program will also offer suggestions regarding
financing and marketing a solo
practice.
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