NABE - News of Interest https://www.nabenet.org/news/default.asp Wed, 3 Jun 2026 22:37:51 GMT Fri, 6 May 2022 16:35:00 GMT Copyright © 2022 National Association for Bar Professionals Steal This Idea: Promoting Professionalism https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=604610 https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=604610 If promoting professionalism is one of your association's goals, you may be interested in the work of the Wake County Bar Association's Professionalism Committee and the blog dedicated solely to professionalism on the bar's website. Check it out here.

]]> Fri, 6 May 2022 17:35:00 GMT Steal This Idea: Creating a Support Committee https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=603188 https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=603188 The Indianapolis Bar Association has created a committee dedicated to helping other members. The "HEAL" Committee, which stands for Helping Enrich Attorneys Lives, provides "support and encouragement for local paralegals, attorneys, and judges in times of personal or professional challenge." Examples of HEAL Committee initiatives have included assisting attorneys with transportation to medical appointments, providing meals, and helping attorneys in need with household maintenance. Learn more here.

]]> Fri, 22 Apr 2022 16:09:00 GMT Steal This Idea: Patent Pro Bono Assistance https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=602667 https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=602667 The North Carolina Bar Foundation offers its members a unique pro bono opportunity that serves small businesses and entrepreneurs throughout the state. The Patent Pro Bono Program "is an opportunity for volunteer patent attorneys to provide pro bono legal services to low-wealth solo inventors, nonprofit organizations and small businesses by assisting them with their applications to the USPTO." Learn more about the program here.

]]> Mon, 18 Apr 2022 20:41:00 GMT New Year, New Sites in New Mexico & North Dakota https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=596213 https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=596213 Congratulations to the State Bar of New Mexico and the State Bar Association of North Dakota - both bars recently launched redesigned websites! Check out the new State Bar of New Mexico site here and the State Bar Association of North Dakota's website here. Kudos to both bar associations on the new looks!

]]> Fri, 18 Feb 2022 20:19:21 GMT Steal This Idea: Expand Your Online Marketplace with Commemorative Merch https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=596212 https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=596212 The Illinois State Bar Association offered its members some special merchandise to celebrate the organization's 145th anniversary in a special limited-time online merchandise store. The swag offered ranged from clocks and paperweights to sweatshirts and tumblers with a logo commemorating the special occasion.

]]> Fri, 18 Feb 2022 20:18:04 GMT Steal This Idea: Management Assistance Hotline https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=594122 https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=594122 While many bar associations have ethics hotlines, the Oklahoma Bar Association team staffs a Management Assistance Hotline. The hotline responds to questions about law practice management issues and technology, and directs callers to helpful resources. Learn more about the Oklahoma Bar Association’s Management Assistance Program here.

]]> Mon, 31 Jan 2022 17:48:27 GMT Great Listen https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=594113 https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=594113 The Chicago Bar Association's @theBar Podcast features an interview with Amanda Knox, author and journalist. She was wrongly convicted in 2007 by an Italian court of killing her roommate, a fellow exchange student.

]]> Mon, 31 Jan 2022 17:43:39 GMT Steal This Idea: Feed a Family https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=592545 https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=592545 Just before Christmas, New Jersey's Burlington County Bar Association, in partnership with the Burlington County Bar Foundation and the Burlington County Community Action Partnership, distributed meals and gift cards to some of the county's neediest families. The Trentonian newspaper highlighted their volunteer efforts. Read the article here.

]]> Fri, 14 Jan 2022 21:28:44 GMT Steal This Idea: Conduct a COVID Impact Survey https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=590775 https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=590775 Do you want to know how the pandemic impacted your members and how they practice law? Ask them! The Boston Bar Association is conducting a short anonymous member survey to find out how the association can “best address member needs and challenges facing the profession today.” Find the Boston Bar Association survey here.

]]> Tue, 21 Dec 2021 15:51:53 GMT Steal This Idea Create a President's Web Page https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=587842 https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=587842 If you want to give your president a bit more exposure, consider providing a platform on your website. The Dayton Bar Association has a dedicated page on its website for the bar's president, where it also links to his latest columns in the bar's Bar Briefs publication. Learn more here.

]]> Mon, 22 Nov 2021 17:27:41 GMT Steal This Idea: Bar History "Guess Who?" https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=582195 https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=582195 The State Bar Association of North Dakota includes a special feature in its publication – an older picture of bar members submitted by current bar members. The "Guess Who?" feature asks readers to guess the lawyers pictured in each issue. Members who guess correctly are entered into a drawing for a $2 Starbucks gift card. Check out the most recent Guess Who feature here located at the back page.

]]> Mon, 4 Oct 2021 17:47:13 GMT Steal This Idea: Honoring Your 50-Year Members https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=580502 https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=580502 The New Hampshire Bar Association honors lawyer members celebrating their 50th year in practice in a special booklet, available on the bar's website. The booklet not only highlights each 50-year practitioner but also includes anecdotes and their advice for other lawyers. Check out this unique publication, titled “Experience Takes Root,” here.

]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 21:17:06 GMT Steal This Idea: Online Library of Forms https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=578916 https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=578916

The State Bar of Nevada's online "library of forms" makes it easy for its members to access the association's most-requested forms. The form library includes forms for IOLTA enrollment, change of name, a child support disclosure, and more. Check it out here.

]]> Fri, 3 Sep 2021 16:24:08 GMT Steal This Idea: Two Truths and a Lie Tuesday https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=578905 https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=578905 The Lake County (IL) Bar Association is having some fun and getting some great engagement on its social media pages with its take on the “Two Truths and a Lie” game. On Tuesdays, the bar features one of its members and two facts and one falsehood about their life and career, and followers get to guess which one is the lie.

]]> Fri, 3 Sep 2021 16:09:08 GMT Steal This Idea: Educating Young Adults https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=576743 https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=576743 Earlier this week, the Ohio State Bar Association (OSBA) launched a new civics education initiative, My Ohio Rights. Developed specifically for young adults, OSBA created a new My Ohio Rights webpage, comprised of revolutionary resources addressing hot button topics such as knowing your rights during police stops, recording police during stops, how to change a law and more. Check it out at www.MyOhioRights.com.

]]> Fri, 13 Aug 2021 21:07:47 GMT Steal This Idea https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=576735 https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=576735 Consider a business development course for your small/solo attorney members. The Tennessee Bar Association's Scaling Small Law program is a "4-month long program...designed for entrepreneurial lawyers, solo practitioners or newly formed solo/small firms looking to strategically and sustainably scale and modernize their law practice."

]]> Fri, 13 Aug 2021 21:02:26 GMT Steal This Idea: Embark on a Listening Tour https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=575388 https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=575388 The Washington State Bar Association’s (WSBA) leaders are hitting the road to meet with their members. The goal of the WSBA’s “Listening Tour” is to give members throughout the state an opportunity to “catch up, hear what’s happening at the bar, ask questions, and share ideas” and to ensure that the WSBA meets the needs of its members, the profession and the public. Learn more here.

]]> Fri, 30 Jul 2021 21:44:43 GMT Steal This Idea: Step Into Summer Challenge https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=573718 https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=573718 The Massachusetts Bar Association (MBA) has challenged its members to walk for 30 minutes a day for the first 30 days of summer. MBA provides weekly walking tips for those participating in the challenge and for anyone who needs some wellness advice. Members who post their progress to social media using #MBAStepIntoSummer will earn entries for a raffle where they will be eligible to win a variety of prizes from the MBA. Learn more here.

 
]]> Fri, 16 Jul 2021 17:19:31 GMT Steal This Idea: Proof of Pledge https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=573375 https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=573375 During the pandemic, the Bar Association of Erie County, NY, (BAEC) joined forces with other local legal organizations to develop a pledge to, in part, "recognize and educate others about the disparate impact of COVID-19 on women lawyers, lawyers of color, and law students of color." In addition to being listed on the BAEC website, pledge signatories are free to use one of two graphics created by BAEC on their own websites or social media indicating that they have signed the pledge. BAEC provides members with an easy way to download the graphics here.

 
]]> Wed, 14 Jul 2021 22:06:30 GMT Steal This Idea: Host a COVID-inspired Creative Writing Contest https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=569376 https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=569376 The Illinois State Bar Association is seeking creative writing submissions from its members. Members are invited to send in poems, short stories, essays, and other forms of written expression "capturing the essence of lawyering during the COVID-19 pandemic." The winner will receive a gift card, and their submission will be featured in an issue of the Illinois Bar Journal. Learn more here.

 
]]> Fri, 11 Jun 2021 22:06:56 GMT Steal This Idea: Member Orientation Guide https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=568493 https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=568493 The State Bar of Michigan walks its members through all of the services and benefits the association offers in a special “Member Orientation” section of its website. The guide includes answers to frequently asked questions, instructions for completing an enhanced member profile, an overview of the association’s justice initiatives, and much more. Check it out here.


]]> Mon, 7 Jun 2021 16:05:21 GMT Steal This Idea: Member Advice and Opinions in a Minute https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=567750 https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=567750 The Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association (CMBA), following a great example from crisis communications expert Bruce Hennes, is asking its members to share their own advice or an opinion on video – in under a minute. Check out this “Hey Wait a Minute” example from CMBA President Joe Gross here.

 
]]> Tue, 1 Jun 2021 16:39:09 GMT Steal This Idea: Comic Books & Collaboration https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=564586 https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=564586 The California Lawyers Foundation (CLF) borrowed an idea and some words from The Missouri Bar for a creative collaboration. The Missouri Bar had created a coloring book titled "What Do Lawyers and Judges Do?" CLF used the text of the coloring book and hired a talented artist to create a comic book by the same name, featuring diverse lawyers. The Missouri Bar licensed the text to CLF, and in turn, CLF licensed the comic book artwork to The Missouri Bar. Check out the final product here.  

 
]]> Fri, 7 May 2021 19:37:15 GMT Steal This Idea: Create or Refresh Your Diversity Pledge https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=560010 https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=560010 The Iowa State Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division is leading the charge when it comes to the association’s new Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Pledge. The new pledge consists of “voluntary, concrete action items that legal employers can take to be part of this important work” and asks participating companies and law firms for a year-long commitment. Learn more here.

 
]]> Fri, 9 Apr 2021 15:52:25 GMT Steal This Idea: Create a Century Club https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=558208 https://www.nabenet.org/news/news.asp?id=558208 The American Bar Association (ABA) asks lawyers to aim to provide 50 hours of pro bono service annually, but the Louisiana State Bar Association (LSBA) takes the aspirational goal even further, celebrating those who double the ABA’s goal and hit 100 pro bono hours per year. The LSBA Century Award is presented to attorneys “who have demonstrated exemplary commitment to the ideals of their profession by providing over 100 hours of volunteer pro bono services during the past calendar year through an established pro bono organization.” Learn more about the award criteria here.

 
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