National Conference of Bar Presidents 2009

Resources for bar leaders are provided on the following topics of interest. We invite you to send us content or links which are of use to bar leaders. NCBP also provides valuable resources for members through its quarterly newsletter, President's Forum and its list serve, NCBPCHAT.

Access to Justice	Educational Programs	Legislative Efforts	Retirement Planning
Affinity Programs	Electronic Filing	Member Benefits	Technology
Board Member Duties	Green/Ecological Concerns	Mentoring	Transition Planning
Controversy	Improving the Bar	Practice Management	Unbundling
Cloud Computing	Judicial Independence	Presidential Year	Young Lawyers
Disaster Planning	Juries and Jury Trials	Pro Bono
Diversity	Lawyer Advertising	Professionalism
Economic Challenges	Leadership Training	Public Perception Education

Access to Justice
Fair and Impartial Courts

Lawyer Referral

Affinity Programs

Board Member Duties

Duties of the Board Member

Sample Policies and Forms

Cloud Computing

Law Practice Management Section - ELawyering Task Force - NC Cloud Computing Comments

Controversy

Philadelphia Bar Association - Chancellor Issues Statement

Disaster Planning

Diversity

2005 Self-Audit for Gender and Minority Equity Report

Balancing Act (Legal Times)
Bar Leaders of Color Timeline

Creating Pathways to Success for All
Diversity and Gender Equity in the Legal Profession - Best Practices Guide

Diversity Related Web Sites

Making Diversity Work

Memphis Bar Association - High School Summer Law Intern Program
Minnesota State Bar Association - Diversity and Gender Equity Best Practices Guide

Economic Challenges

Educational Programs
Public Education

Electronic Filing

Green/Ecological Concerns

Chicago Bar Association Green Courts Initiative
Voluntary State Bar of California Lawyers Eco-Pledge

Improving the Bar
Mentoring

Judicial Independence

Juries and Jury Trials
Juries

Laywer Advertising
Lawyer Advertising Regulations

Leadership Training

Cincinnati Bar Association - Cincinnati Academy of Lawyers

Indianapolis Bar Association - Bar Leader Brochure

Legislative Efforts

2008 Postcards

Business Journal Article

Civil Legal Services - Loan Repayment Assistance

Day on the Hill 08 Registration Form

Day on the Hill Brochure

Final Increased Funding Resolution

Final Right to Counsel Resolution

Key Legislative Issues

Pennsylvania Lawyer Mar Apr On the Hill

Pennsylvania Lawyer May Jun On the Hill

Pennsylvania Lawyer SideBar on Legal Aid (Susko)

Pennsylvania Lawyer SideBar On the Hill (Susko)

PBA News (Susko)

Member Benefits

Mentoring

Alameda County Bar Association - Judicial Mentoring Project

Dallas Bar Association - Amachi Texas

Dallas Bar Association - Amachi Texas Chart 1

Dallas Bar Association - Amachi Texas Chart 2

Practice Management

The Future of the Legal Profession (Originally published in the Oklahoma Bar Journal, November 8, 2008)

Presidential Year

Bar Presidents How to Kit

Writing Effective President Pages: Resource Page
Writing President's Page

Pro Bono

Santa Clara County Bar Association - Developing an Effective Pro Bono Initiative

Santa Clara County Bar Association - Law Firm Pro Bono Pledge Form

Santa Clara County Bar Association - Pro Bono Reporting Form

Santa Clara County Bar Association - Pro Bono Task Force Report

Professionalism

Professionalism

Public Perception Education
Advertising

Retirement Planning

Los Angeles County Bar Association - Senior Lawyers Division

NOBC-APRL Joint Committee on Aging Lawyers Final Report

Technology

Collaboration Tools

How Can Acrobat Help My Bar Association

Monroe County Bar Association Partnerships and Technology

Using Technology to Improve Efficiencies

Transition Planning
Transition Planning

Unbundling
A Nation of Do-It-Yourself Lawyers (NY TImes)

Young Lawyers

ABA Young Lawyers Division Speed Networking for Bars

ABA Young Lawyers Division Speed Networking Diagram

Boston Bar Association President's Page

Boston Bar Association Public Interest Leadership Program Fact Sheet

Public Interest Leadership Program Schedule

For more information on the NCBP, contact Chrishelle M. Thomas, at NCBP, c/o ABA Division for Bar Services,
321 No. Clark Street, 20th floor, Chicago, IL 60654-7998, 312/988-5353, fax: 312/988-5492 or thomasc@staff.abanet.org