NABE - News of Interest https://www.nabenet.org/news/default.asp Thu, 4 Jun 2026 01:37:55 GMT Fri, 18 Feb 2022 18:26:14 GMT Copyright © 2022 National Association for Bar Professionals Share with Your Members: Marketing Matters https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=596189 https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=596189 "In today's fast-paced world, where potential clients have access to limitless information, small firms have to do more to sell themselves. Keeping up with innovation and technical advancement is one necessity. Another is prioritizing your marketing efforts,” advises Rochelle Washington, a former D.C. Bar practice management advisor. Read her article on “10 Ways to Step Up Your Marketing” in the latest issue of Washington Lawyer magazine.
]]> Fri, 18 Feb 2022 19:26:14 GMT Share with Your Members: Giving Back is Good Marketing https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=561122 https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=561122 While there are obvious altruistic reasons to get involved and give back to your community, according to a recent article from Law Practice Today, it can also be a tool to help your new business development.]]> Fri, 16 Apr 2021 22:24:17 GMT Share with Your Members: Giving Back is Good Marketing https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=560008 https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=560008 While there are many altruistic reasons to give your time to good causes, marketing may be an unexpected fringe benefit. In an article for Law Practice Today, lawyer Todd Smith and law firm communications coordinator Kristine Palkowetz advise getting involved in a local community service organization right now, saying, “If you’re not currently a member of a community service organization or nonprofit board, now is the time to join…the people in your community served by these organizations need you, now more than ever. Not only will you expand your professional network, but when a group of people are joined in a common cause, trust and admiration follow. And trust is the foundation of any referral.” Read more here.
]]> Fri, 9 Apr 2021 15:49:02 GMT Share with Your Members: Content Marketing Strategy https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=537967 https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=537967 "Content marketing is a long-term strategy; results don't happen overnight. To set time-bound goals, determine what your definition of success will be in one month, three months, six months and so on," says Peter Boyd, attorney and the founder of PaperStreet, in this Forbes article on successful content marketing.


]]> Fri, 6 Nov 2020 20:08:53 GMT 2019 Benchmarks Survey--Spotlight on Governance https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=486525 https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=486525 In changing times, many bars make changes to their governance. Bar Leader magazine provides insights on some of the governance changes happening at bar associations around the country, referencing an analysis of data collected in the ABA Division for Bar Services 2019 State and Local Bar Benchmarks Survey.]]> Fri, 24 Jan 2020 22:23:24 GMT Looking to Ditch Your Print Directory? https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=464036 https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=464036 If you are still printing a membership directory but are looking to transition to a digital model, this article from Communicators Talk (the newsletter for NABE’s Communications Section) might help you create a transition plan. In the article, State Bar of Georgia Communications Director Sarah Coole details her successful plan.]]> Fri, 2 Aug 2019 15:37:05 GMT Do Bar Associations Need Influencers? https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=463270 https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=463270 While we may not have “influencers,” per se, it never hurts to have a team of “passionate messengers” at your association. Read about forming a team of passionate messengers here.]]> Mon, 29 Jul 2019 20:21:02 GMT Steal This Idea: Public Forums https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=449834 https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=449834 If you want to get the word out about an important issue in your community, you might think about hosting a public forum. The Dallas Bar Association recently hosted a public forum on how to recognize and stop sex trafficking in Dallas. Learn more about their program here.]]> Fri, 3 May 2019 15:56:13 GMT Texas Young Lawyers Association launch literacy program called "Bookshelves in Courthouses" https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=427215 https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=427215 bookshelfTexas Young Lawyers Association launch literacy program called "Bookshelves in Courthouses"

Bookshelves in Courtrooms is promoting literacy by stocking shelves in courthouses with books for kids.

]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2018 16:03:35 GMT LexisNexis launches Rule of Law news coverage by Law360 https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=426119 https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=426119 Law360LexisNexis launches Rule of Law news coverage by Law360

Access to Justice Law360 will focus its coverage on vulnerable and disadvantaged populations and their ability to receive equal treatment within criminal and civil justice systems. 

]]> Wed, 7 Nov 2018 15:40:32 GMT Legal help offered to Hurricane Michael victims in Georgia https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=424130 https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=424130 Hurricane MichaelLegal help offered to Hurricane Michael victims in Georgia

"I can't describe how shattered the landscape is," said one lawyer who survived the storm in Bainbridge.

]]> Wed, 24 Oct 2018 16:00:00 GMT ABA releases new report on access to justice commissions in the U.S. https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=419993 https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=419993 map of the landABA releases new report on access to justice commissions in the U.S.

Twenty-four years after the founding of the first access to justice commission, the ABA has released a report analyzing the structure, activity, staffing and funding in 40 state and U.S. territory commissions.]]> Wed, 26 Sep 2018 15:20:16 GMT Lawyers as first responders after the Parkland High School shooting https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=410924 https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=410924 Lawyers as first responders after the Parkland High School shooting

Anthony Karrat

In the case of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School (MSD), many attorneys from Legal Aid Service of Broward County acted as emergency responders...

]]> Fri, 27 Jul 2018 16:08:48 GMT The wheels of justice turn on the ‘Justice Bus’ https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=374021 https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=374021 Providing top-notch pop-up legal clinics to rural communities in California requires a few things… Read more at Bloomberg Law.]]> Fri, 10 Nov 2017 19:25:29 GMT Lawyers step up to help disaster survivors https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=373464 https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=373464 Hurricane Harvey made landfall and devastated Houston and other areas in Texas and Louisiana almost two months ago. Read more in The Houston Chronicle...]]> Tue, 7 Nov 2017 18:27:05 GMT In aftermath of Harvey, lawyers mobilize to help Houston victims https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=364086 https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=364086 Pro bono attorney Saundra Brown sat at a United Way in Houston for hours on Thursday, fielding questions about insurance claims and disaster-relief scams. Read more at The Wall Street Journal...]]> Mon, 18 Sep 2017 16:22:10 GMT The lawyers working as first responders to hurricane Harvey https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=363651 https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=363651 With much of the Houston area still underwater… it might seem an odd time for victims of Hurricane Harvey to think about legal services. Read more in The Atlantic...]]> Thu, 14 Sep 2017 17:27:19 GMT Florida Courts System launches social media to serve judicial branch mission https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=342141 https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=342141 Not a decade too soon, Florida’s State Courts System is entering the social media age. Read more in The Florida Bar News...]]> Tue, 25 Apr 2017 15:40:59 GMT In Alabama, ‘voiceless’ victims find their voice https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=301118 https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=301118 Fighting for Alabama’s ‘voiceless’ victims brought three diverse Birmingham lawyers together. Read more in the Birmingham News...]]> Fri, 29 Jul 2016 16:30:41 GMT Boston Bar program aims to teach students about their rights when confronted by police https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=296979 https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=296979 A new program launched by the Boston Bar aims to teach 1,500 students about their rights in police encounters. Read more in The Boston Globe...]]> Tue, 5 Jul 2016 15:46:57 GMT Online game to help people with no lawyer represent themselves in court https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=290280 https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=290280 Dan Jackson and Martha Davis of Northeastern University conceived the game to help prepare litigants in person (LIPs) in Connecticut. Read more in Lawyer2b...]]> Thu, 19 May 2016 18:14:22 GMT Money talks. Law firms need to pledge serious $$$ for legal aid. https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=241748 https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=241748 Read more at The New York Times...]]> Thu, 16 Jul 2015 17:48:08 GMT Kiosks could help Floridians get legal aid https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=233713 https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=233713 Read more at The Ledger...]]> Wed, 27 May 2015 18:22:00 GMT Thousands of lawyers set to march for justice https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=232069 https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=232069 Read more at The Law Society Website...]]> Mon, 18 May 2015 16:37:50 GMT Toledo lawyers make impact in community https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=221624 https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=221624 Read more at Toledo Free Press...]]> Mon, 16 Mar 2015 17:08:43 GMT