Developing Global Bars

Bar Structure

• Snapshot of the Bar Community in the United States Excerpt from New Bar President
  

Bar Admissions

• Admissions Resources ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar

Regulation & Discipline

• Lawyer Regulation for a New Century (McKay Report)
• ABA Standards for Imposing Lawyer Sanctions
• ABA Survey on Lawyer Discipline Systems
• ABA Model Rules for Lawyer Disciplinary Enforcement

More information on lawyer regulation, ethics and discipline is available through the ABA Center for Professional Responsibility.

Bar Governance

• Bar Governance Structures 2019 Benchmarks Survey
  
• Teamwork at the Top | The President’s Role/Working with the Board/The Executive Director’s Role (Excerpt from New Bar President)
• Sample Board Member Contract CompassPoint
• Dealing with Conflicts of Interest BoardLink Tales from the Boardroom

More governance resources are available on the ABA Center for Bar Leadership Governance Resource Page

Administration & Finance

• State Bar of Arizona Policy and Procedures Manual
• Bar Financial Management: A Basic Guide

Communications

E-Newsletters

• San Diego County Bar Association

Social Media

Facebook

• DuPage County Bar Association

Twitter

• The Florida Bar
• The Missouri Bar
  

Programs & Services

For Members

• 2022 Benchmarks Survey | Information on membership benefits and programs for more than 130 state and local bars
  

Community Service Programs

• Free Legal Workshops Contra Costa County Bar Association
• Lawyers in the Classroom Illinois State Bar Association
• Cinderella Project South Carolina Bar Young Lawyers
• Economic Return on Investment of Providing Counsel in Philadelphia Eviction Cases for Low-Income Tenants Philadelphia Bar Association
  

Contact

Questions on this topic? Contact Jennifer Lewin, Director, ABA Center for Bar Leadership.

E: [email protected]
P: (312) 988-5361