Last Chance to Register on July 12: 2017 Annual Affinity Bar Association Quizzo Championship July 13
Love trivia? Possess a wealth of knowledge about all things obscure? Tired of "proving" your skills by yelling at Jeopardy contestants on TV?
Come compete against your friends and colleagues at the annual installment of the Affinity Bar Association Quizzo Championship. This event is open to the entire legal community. If you are not a member of one of the participating groups, volunteer your talents to the highest bidder (and consider joining)! To participate, you must register in advance. Registration has been extended through Wednesday, July 12.
Please take note: this event will also serve as a Special Meeting of the Young Lawyers Division. The sole item on the agenda for this Special Meeting is to vote on proposed amendments to the YLD's bylaws…READ MORE
Legal Line Staffing Needed July 19
The YLD is looking for a few people to work the phones during Legal Line on Wednesday, July 19 from 5-8 p.m. Help someone with some free legal advice and enjoy dinner on us! Please contact Dave Magagna at dcmagagn@gmail.com to sign up.
Summertime Special: Bring a 'Walk-In' Non-Member to CLE, Get Tuition Discount!
Share the benefits of membership with your colleagues. For Philadelphia Bar Association members who bring a "walk-in" non-member to a CLE program anytime from June 1 - Aug. 31, 2017 and if the non-member joins on the spot, you both receive a discount…READ MORE
YLD-Law Student Outreach Networking Happy Hour July 20
The YLD will welcome the next class of Philadelphia Bar Association members at the YLD-Law Student Networking Happy Hour at U-BAHN on Thursday, July 20. The first 60 people to arrive will receive a drink ticket and there will also be appetizers and drink specials. All law students are welcome to attend and network with Philadelphia attorneys and learn more about what the Philadelphia Bar Association and YLD have to offer.
Registration is requested but not required. Click here to register. U-BAHN is located at 1320 Chestnut St., Philadelphia.
Survey: Young Lawyers Career Satisfaction
What makes a happy career situation for a young lawyer? Take this ANONYMOUS 5-minute survey and let the community know. Data collected from this survey will inform a larger report by IN.CORPORATE, LLC that will analyze why lawyers stay in their roles, and why they leave. Take the survey here.
Questions? Contact Francesca Rothseid at francesca@incorporate.net.
Survey: Why Do Young People Sit out Elections in Philadelphia?
In the 2017 municipal primary election, only 1 in 5 Philadelphians between the ages of 18 and 35 voted. Young Involved Philadelphia (YIP) is surveying city residents about which elections they vote in, their reasons for not voting and whether they plan to vote in the upcoming municipal election in November. The results of this survey will be used to help YIP improve its "Get Out the Vote" efforts.
The survey will take five minutes to complete. Your responses will be anonymous. Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey and sharing your comments! Take the survey here.
The Challenge Ahead: Access to Justice - Public Interest Organization Volunteer Opportunities
The Philadelphia Bar Association's new pro bono volunteerism initiative "The Challenge Ahead: Access to Justice" provides opportunities for Association members and beyond to help people in need by providing limited legal representation, education, advice and advocacy. This one-stop-shop allows the city's legal-aid nonprofit organizations to know who is interested in assisting by giving volunteers the opportunity to add their name to a list for these groups to access if they need additional support for a particular cause.
For a list of volunteer and pro bono organizations and opportunities, click here.
Upcoming Philadelphia Bar Association CLE Courses
The Philadelphia Bar Association, a statewide Continuing Legal Education (CLE) provider in Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey, offers CLE courses to lawyers and members of the business and legal communities throughout the region. Lawyers and other professionals can turn to the Philadelphia Bar Association for convenient, high-quality, low-cost CLE courses on the latest issues, legislation and regulations.
Join your colleagues in July for a month of must-see video-encore Philadelphia Bar Association CLE programs!
Featured Philadelphia Bar Association CLE
VIDEO ENCORE - Family Permanency Planning for Immigrants July 11
Gain the knowledge necessary to get involved and assist this vulnerable community.
This CLE program provides training on something that has been coined, in other contexts, "permanency planning." Attendees will learn the tools for assisting mixed status families where parents of minors are facing deportation and
separation from their U.S.-citizen children…READ MORE
VIDEO ENCORE - New Protections for LGBT individuals in the Workplace: Fact or Fiction July 12
The protections of Title VII's prohibition of sex discrimination as forbidding any employment discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation should apply regardless of any state or local laws.
This video course will examine recent developments in employment protections for members of the LGBT community, and whether such developments will withstand appellate and legislative challenges. The course will also explore the historical evolution and consideration of sexual orientation as a protected class, and the trending direction of protections both legislatively and judicially…READ MORE
VIDEO ENCORE - Ethics of Pro Bono Representation and the Naturalization Process July 13
Attend this video encore to gain the knowledge necessary to assist at one of the many naturalization clinics!
In a time where immigration law faces many uncertainties, naturalization is the best defense to deportation. This CLE course will focus on the ethics of Pro Bono representation and an overview of the Naturalization Process…READ MORE
Bridge the Gap Aug. 2
Tell Your Colleagues - the BRIDGE THE GAP course is available at the Philadelphia Bar Association
In recent years, the Disciplinary Board of Pennsylvania has recorded an increasing number of complaints filed against newly admitted attorneys for violations of the Rules of Professional Conduct which directly relate to the practical aspects of operating a law office…READ MORE
Examining "Ugly Prey:" Constructed and Communicated Stereotypes and the Impact of Bias on Juries Aug. 9
Co-hosted and presented with the Justinian Society of Philadelphia
The objective of the CLE is to examine how clients can be wrongfully subjected to discrimination. In this program, featured speaker, Emilie L. Lucchesi, Ph.D., introduces how stereotypes are constructed and communicated, and uses two case studies to demonstrate the profound impact such bias has on juries…READ MORE
Full course calendar here.
Volunteer Opportunity: Young Friends of Youth Sentencing & Reentry Project
The Youth Sentencing & Reentry Project (YSRP) uses direct service and policy advocacy to transform the experiences of kids prosecuted in the adult criminal justice system…READ MORE
Volunteer Panels Needed for Federal Court
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania invites you to join one of its prisoner civil rights and employment panels…READ MORE
Philadelphia Bar Career Center
The Philadelphia Bar Association's Career Center, the career hub for the legal community, is open for business at careercenter
.philadelphiabar.org.
Announcing Holman Premier Partners Member Benefit
The Philadelphia Bar Association has joined Holman Automotive's Premier Partners Program as a corporate partner. Members of the Association are now eligible for competitive, no-haggle pricing on vehicles from a variety of brands.
Members must login to the Philadelphia Bar Association…READ MORE
Visit Member Benefits for full details on all exclusive member benefits of the Philadelphia Bar Association.
Call for Submissions to The Philadelphia Lawyer
The Philadelphia Lawyer magazine is looking for creative and fresh law-related content to publish in upcoming editions. Take your sense of humor or adventure, your urge to critique or your affinity for a special area of law and put pen to paper.
All submissions must be original and previously unpublished. For more information on submission guidelines, email tplmag@philabar.org.
Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts Young Friends Committee
Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts (PMC) is proud to announce its new Young Friends Committee: an advisory group of young professionals helping PMC to educate Pennsylvania's citizens about the judicial system and to find common sense solutions for modernizing the Commonwealth's judicial system. PMC is a statewide nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that also advocates for equal access to justice and greater judicial independence. For more information…READ MORE