Summer 2011

Leadership Development

Bar associations look toward the future

by Robert Derocher

Bar associations are not generally known for enthusiastically embracing change. But many experts say the tremendous changes now affecting the legal profession are here to stay and may only intensify. How are bar leaders preparing for the future—and will it be enough?

Trade, Sports & Professional Associations

We built it. Would we do it again?

by Connie R. Pruitt

What’s one fulfilling, yet challenging way to cap off your career as executive director? Oversee the building of a new bar headquarters. Connie R. Pruitt gives us her candid assessment of the sometimes bumpy process of building—and financing—a beautiful new home for the Hillsborough County (Fla.) Bar Association.

Leadership Development

Bar presidents on social media: How to avoid risks and reap rewards

Just for our online readers, here’s some bonus coverage from the ABA Bar Leadership Institute. Two bar presidents explain why they maintained an active presence on Twitter and Facebook, respectively, during their terms, and a veteran bar communicator discusses how an elected leader can minimize the risks and maximize the rewards that are possible via social media.