September-October 2018

Features

Labor & Employment

New bar association toolkits help legal profession confront harassment, gender bias

by Robert J. Derocher

One job that bar associations generally do well is collecting information and making it available to members and other stakeholders. On the subject of sexual harassment, the ABA has put together a new toolkit, and The Florida Bar expects to release one soon.

Labor & Employment

How can the board of a bar association prevent and respond to sexual harassment?

by Michele Berger

Is your bar association doing all it can to prevent sexual harassment within your own building? At event venues? Anywhere else? Nonprofit lawyer Michele Berger shares some ways you can tighten up your policies—before there's an incident.

2018 Annual Meeting

Trade, Sports & Professional Associations

NCBP panel addresses how the legal profession can serve more consumers, better

by Marilyn Cavicchia

The statistics regarding the gap in access to legal services are alarming and well known. What has helped create this gap—and more important, what will help close it? At the 2018 Annual Meeting of the National Conference of Bar Presidents, panelists shared their bold visions for change.

Practice Management

Mutual respect: Advice from volunteer leaders and executive directors

by Tim Eigo

The relationship between the president and the chief staff executive affects everyone and everything at the bar association—for better or worse. What steps should each one take to make "better" happen, even before Day One? Guest writer Tim Eigo recaps a program from the 2018 Annual Meeting of the National Association of Bar Executives.

Trade, Sports & Professional Associations

Social media: Who’s got the right stuff?

by Karen Korr

What is the "right stuff" to include in your bar's social media presence—and what bar associations have found that magic combination of substance and style? Guest writer Karen Korr shares insights from a panel discussion at NABE's 2018 Annual Meeting.

Renew Your ABA Membership

September-October 2018

As women lawyers across the country say #MeToo, bar associations play an important role

Features

New bar association toolkits help legal profession confront harassment, gender bias

How can the board of a bar association prevent and respond to sexual harassment?

2018 Annual Meeting

NCBP panel addresses how the legal profession can serve more consumers, better

Mutual respect: Advice from volunteer leaders and executive directors

Social media: Who’s got the right stuff?

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Renew Your ABA Membership

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September-October 2018

As women lawyers across the country say #MeToo, bar associations play an important role

Features

New bar association toolkits help legal profession confront harassment, gender bias

How can the board of a bar association prevent and respond to sexual harassment?

2018 Annual Meeting

NCBP panel addresses how the legal profession can serve more consumers, better

Mutual respect: Advice from volunteer leaders and executive directors

Social media: Who’s got the right stuff?

ABA Resources

The ABA

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