Leadership Portal

Leadership Resources

Governing Documents

• Section Bylaws
• Section Strategic Plan
• ABA Business Conduct Standards
• Strategic Communications Plan

Section Leadership

• Officers
• Leadership Directory
• Organizational Chart

Leadership Resources and Helpful Documents

• Robert’s Rules: Parliamentary Procedure Refresher
• How To Advance in the Section
• Upcoming Meetings
  
• Role of the Division Chair

Boot Camp Presentations

• All Boot Camp Presentations
• Leadership
  • Running Zoom Meetings
  • Lessons – a Unique Perspective, Section Chair Rabbi David Schwartz
• Communications
• Programs, CLE, and Diversity
• Technology
  • ABA Communities
  • FreeConferenceCall
• Publications
• Membership
• Policy & Rule of Law (March 2023, Slides)

Staff

• Section Staff

Communication Resources

• Communication Protocols for World Events
• Social Media Policy for ABA Members

Council Minutes

• Approved February 2022 Council Minutes
• Approved November 2021 Council Minutes
• Approved August 2021 Council Minutes
• Approved April 2021 Council Minutes
• Approved February 2021 Council Minutes
• Approved October 2020 Council Minutes
• Approved July 2020 Council Minutes
• Approved April 2020 Council Minutes
• Approved February 2020 Council Minutes
• Approved October 2019 Council Minutes
• Approved August 2019 Council Minutes
• Approved April 2019 Council Minutes
• Approved January 2019 Council Minutes

Policy and Rule of Law Resources

• Policy Made Easy
• Section Guidance on International Legal Policy
• Protocol for Section’s Handling of Policy Resolutions with Report and Recommendation
• Rule of Law Statements/Policy Creation Deadlines
  
• Presidential Rule of Law Letter or Statement - Approval Request Form
• Blanket Authority Handbook
• Blanket Authorities Initiatives
• Disclaimer For Policy Statements
• March 2022 Policy Bootcamp Presentation: Developing ABA/ILS International Legal Policy
• Council Summary
• Drafting Groups Procedure
  
• Policy Document Library
• ABA Greenbook
• ABA House of Delegates Homepage
  
• House of Delegates Drafting Guide & Style Manual
• Toolbox: Options for International Engagement on Human Rights and the Rule of Law

Events & Programming

Approved List of Co-Sponsor Entities

• Co-Sponsors

Requests for Co-Sponsorship

• How to Request Co-Sponsorship of Programs with Non-ABA Entities
  

Marketing Meetings, Forums and Programs

• To Whom at the ABA Should I Market My Program? The ABA collects information on member “area of interest" or AOI. The Section uses this data for marketing purposes. Which groups do you think we should market your program to?

Continuing Legal Education

• MCLE Baseline Standards
• MCLE Information by Jurisdiction

Open Meetings Policy

• ABA Open Meeting Policy
  

Speaker and Moderator Guidelines

• Speaker and Moderator Guidelines
• ABA Standard Speaker Release

Outreach

Liaisons

• How to Be An Effective Liaison
  

Agreements with International Bar Associations

• Association Internationale des Jeunes Avocats
• American Society of International Law
• Barra Mexicana
• Canada Bar
• Canadian Corporate Counsel Association
• Consiglio Nazionale Forense
• Croatia Bar
• Dai Ichi Tokyo Bar Association
• Deutsche AnwaltVerein
• Hispanic National Bar Association
• Inter-American Bar Association
• International Law Students Association
• Korean Bar Association
• Law Council Australia
• Law Society of England and Wales
• Nigerian Bar Association
• Pan African Lawyers Union
• Union Internationale des Avocats

Membership

• Membership Powerpoint

City Chapters

• Barcelona/Madrid City Chapter Charter
• Buenos Aires City Chapter Charter
• Dublin City Chapter Charter
• Hong Kong City Chapter Charter
• Paris City Chapter Charter
• Quito-Guayaquil Chapter Charter
• Rome-Milan City Chapter Charter
• San Diego-Tijuana Chapter Charter
• Sao Paulo City Chapter Charter
• Tokyo City Chapter Charter
• Vienna City Chapter Charter

Committees

• Committee Business Plan Template
• Committee Leadership Position Descriptions
• Committee Leader Orientation Presentation
• Policy Boot Camp Call Presentation:Developing ABA/SIL International Legal Policy
• Committee Newsletters

Diversity

• SIL Diversity Plan
• Annex – Section Diversity and Inclusion Chart

Pathways to Employment in International Law

• Pathway Panelist Email Template
• Pathways Memo
• Pathways Program Chair Instructions
• Pathways Program Checklist

Publishing

• Publishing a Book with the International Law Section
• ABA Publishing Proposal Form
• Publication Agreement: Year In Review
  
• The Year in Review Guidelines
• Section Publications & Committee Leader Responsibilities
• Committee Editor’s Checklist
• Section Royalty Policy
• Publications PowerPoint
• Newsletter Release
  
• List of Contributing Authors
• Press Release Template for Leadership Appointees

Budget Documents

• Funding Policy

Quick Links to the ABA

• ABA Homepage
• ABA Calendar
• ABA House of Delegates
• ABA Office of the President
• ABA Board of Governors
• ABA Business Conduct Standards
• Section Officers Conference