COVID-19 Resources for Bar Leaders

Reopening Plans

• State by state reopening guidance - U.S. Chamber of Commerce
• Guide to Reopening Your Law Office - Los Angeles County Bar Association
  
• Guidance on Reopening Law Firms - New York State Bar Association
• Return to Full Capacity - Michigan Supreme Court

For Your Organization

Bar Surveys of the Legal Landscape

• ABA Task Force on Legal Needs Arising out of the 2020 Pandemic
• Federal Bar Association
• The Florida Bar
• State Bar of Michigan
  
• Tennessee Bar Association
• Impacts Felt by WSBA Members - Washington State Bar News
  

The Board’s Role + Strategic Questions

• The (New) Art of Virtual Collaboration (Webinar) - Kellogg School of Management
• Leaders, Welcome to the Beginning of Phase 2 - eblin group
  
• Scenario Planning: Rapid Planning in a Time of Rapid Change - BoardSource
• COVID-19 And The Reformation Of Legal Culture - Forbes
  
• What Nonprofit Board Members Should Be Doing Right Now to Address the COVID-19 Situation – BoardSource
• Beyond Coronavirus: The Path to the Next Normal – McKinsey 
  
• Strategic and Generative Questions for Boards - ABA Center for Bar Leadership
  

Bar Finances/Reserves

• How to Manage Your Reserve Fund in the COVID-19 Era - ASAE
  
• Navigating the Financial Crisis – Fundamentals for Nonprofits
• 6 Essential Tips for Getting Through Any Nonprofit Crisis – The Balance Small Business
• Fundraising During the Corona Outbreak: Answers to 5 Pressing QuestionsThe Chronicle of Philanthropy

Bar Operations

• State and Local Bar Pandemic Response - 2020 State and Local Bar Benchmarks Survey
  
• NABE Pandemic Preparedness Web Page

Presidents' Messages

• Just How Interconnected We Are - Florida Bar Journal
  
• Thanks...and Hope - Tennessee Bar Journal
• Living a Bad Sci-Fi Movie – Together - Wisconsin Lawyer

For You

Bar Leadership

• 4 Ways to Become the Kind of Leader Your Team Needs Today - Inc.
• How Real Leaders Step Up to the Plate During a Crisis - Thomas Koulopoulos
• Eight Steps to Manage through Tough Times – Bridgespan 
• Tips for Living in Space (or Anywhere) - NASA
• Leading in a Time of Crisis (Recording of ABA/NCBP webinar with John Phelps, former CEO, State Bar of Arizona)

For the Profession

• The Legal Profession's Reckoning - Above the Law
  
• The ABA Coronavirus (COVID-19) Task Force
• ABA advocacy that legal services are deemed essential services  (Letter from ABA President Judy Perry Martinez to Director of CISA)
• Updates on the July 2020 Bar Exam – National Conference of Bar Examiners
• The high demand for lawyers amid the coronavirus pandemic - Lyle Moran

For the Justice System

• National Center for State Courts
• U.S. Court Closings, Cancellations and Restrictions Due To COVID-19 - Paul Hastings

For the Community

• ABA Free Legal Answers