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Introducing the NABE New Year, New You Series
Make professional development a top priority for the New Year! Join NABE for the New Year, New You Series. The series is comprised of three sixty-minute virtual sessions featuring interactive conversations with knowledgeable presenters on managing staff and volunteers; annual reviews, raises, and promotions; and understanding financial statements. Learn more and register here.
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Discussing Your DEI Efforts
Your bar association may be doing a lot in the DEI space, but it may not be worth all the effort unless it is visible to your members. Associations Now offers "Four Strategies to Make Your DEI Messaging Clear to Members."
Leading Without Losing Time
"Time is the one resource business leaders can't get more of, so it's essential to make the most of the hours you have in your workweek," according to Will Erlandson, Chief Growth Officer of Relevance.com. In this article for Newsweek, he discusses how leaders typically tend to lose time and how to maximize their productivity.
In-Person Event Protocols
Even with Omicron raging, your bar association may be planning ahead for the resumption of in-person events. As you imagine restarting onsite events, this list of "20 Pandemic-Related Changes to Make in the Attendee Journey" from Event Farm may be helpful.
NABE Leaders Wanted
Are you interested in serving your professional community and sharing your unique talents? We'd love to have you as part of the NABE Board of Directors for terms that begin July 1, 2022. There are openings for a state bar director, local bar director, at-large director (from any type of bar), vice president, and treasurer. Director and treasurer terms are two years; the vice president term is one year, the incumbent succeeding to the office of president for 2024-2025. Nomination applications for the NABE Board of Directors are due on February 15. Learn more here.
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Planning Your Digital Path*
"Law firms are drowning in paper. Members of the legal profession generate a lot of physical documents and accumulate even more. While many might argue, and rightfully so, that a totally digital law firm is wishful thinking, it is certainly possible to be less reliant on paper," said writer JoAnn L. Hathaway in an article for the Michigan Bar Journal. She provides a "road map" for law firms looking to make a difference by going digital.
*This "Share with Your Members" piece is from the State Bar of Michigan's publication, Michigan Bar Journal. Do you have an article from your journal, blog, or other content platform relevant to lawyers nationwide? If so, email a link or copy of the article to karen@fullkorrpress.com. Please also indicate that you want to grant permission to other bar organizations to reprint the article, including any reprint language that should accompany the publication.
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Unplugged But Not Unbillable
Top 50 Biglaw firm Sheppard Mullin just launched a brand new firm-wide wellness initiative that gives attorneys 40 hours to "unplug and recharge" each year. The best part of the new initiative is that the 40 hours are credited as part of the attorney's billable hours, and the firm encourages attorneys to use all of them. Learn more in this article from Above the Law.
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Grants for Eviction Diversion Programs
The National Center for State Courts' Eviction Diversion Initiative (EDI) is a four-year, $11.5 million grant program to support state and local court efforts to transform eviction courts into problem-solving ones by funding the salary and benefits for court staff and related technical assistance. Courts that already have eviction diversion measures in place can use the funding to improve their program further. State and local courts are invited to apply or to seek additional information here. Register for an online overview of the application process scheduled for January 18 here. The application deadline is January 21, 2022.
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Not-to-Be-Missed NABE Events
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NABE New Year, New You Series: January 19, 26, & February 2
Make professional development a top priority for the New Year! Join NABE for the New Year, New You Series - three sixty-minute virtual sessions featuring interactive conversations with knowledgeable presenters on managing staff and volunteers; annual reviews, raises, and promotions; and understanding financial statements.
NABE Regional Meeting: Non-Dues Revenue - February 7-8, Phoenix, AZ
This event has been postponed until a later date. Registrants have been notified.
NABE Community Roundtable - Mandatory Bar Issues: February 8
Join your NABE peers at our hour-long, monthly roundtable meeting, where this month we will discuss opportunities, challenges, and the state of our bar associations related to mandatory bar issues.
NABE Community Roundtable - Mid-Level Bar Executive Gathering: February 8
Join your NABE peers at our hour-long, monthly roundtable meeting, where this month we will have a gathering for mid-level bar executives to discuss opportunities, challenges, and the state of their bar associations.
NABE Regional Meeting: Non-Dues Revenue - March 3-4, Nashville, TN
Join 30-40 of your bar professional colleagues from all levels to engage in a 1½ day workshop. This program is designed to get people connected, talking, sharing, learning and energized in an informal, fun atmosphere that delivers practical takeaways, including potentially new cross-bar collaborations.
NABE 2022 Chief Executives Retreat:
March 15-16, Chicago, IL
The CE Retreat is an exclusive opportunity for chief executives of bars of all sizes to gather in advance of the ABA Bar Leadership Institute to discuss personal development, human resource issues, and volunteer/management relationships.
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Steal This Idea: A Listening Party
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This month, the Multnomah Bar Association (MBA) will host its first virtual listening session, via Zoom, with the association's president. The monthly event will provide an opportunity for MBA members to "ask questions about the MBA and share any concerns or suggestions, or simply to join us for the conversation." Learn more here, and we will look forward to hearing about how it goes!
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