Leadership Development

Practice Technology

(Safely) using all the tools in the toolbox: Bars help members gain technological competence

By Dan Kittay

As some states adopt—or adapt—the ABA's duty of technological competence, many bar associations are helping their members stay both sharp and safe.

New Board Catalyst videos offer on-demand governance training for your board

As a companion to its new Board Catalyst webinar series, the ABA Division for Bar Services has created a series of short training videos to help your board members and others learn about effective governance. What key topics are covered—and how can you use these videos at your bar?

New Attorneys

Young Lawyers Network: Six Things Nobody Tells You Before You Start Practicing Estate Planning

Here are six things that I wish someone had told me before I started practicing estate planning: (1) Knowing your craft is completely different from knowing how to deliver your craft. (2) Most clients come to you after experiencing loss. (3) Building trust is a game changer. (4) Break down your internal process. (5) Stay away from boilerplate forms. and (6) Compliance differs from competency, and you need to be good at both.

Diversity & Inclusion

Diversity and inclusion: Bar communications play a critical role

By Marilyn Cavicchia

Great efforts to diversify the bar or the profession won't get very far unless people hear about them. That's where communications come in. At the 2018 NABE Communications Section Workshop, a panel shared ways that bar communicators can help get the word out about diversity and inclusion.