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"Do Something! Join Your Local Bar Association"

This post was written by Allison Shields: "If you live in an area with a 'volunteer bar,' have you joined your local bar association? If you are a member, are you active?

I have to admit that for most of the time I was actively practicing law, although I was a member and paid my dues every year for my local bar association, I wasn't particularly active. I seldom attended events, and in fact, rarely set foot in the home of the Association at all, other than when I needed MCLE credits. I didn't get involved. At the time, I just didn't see the value.

...Some recognize that the bar association can be an opportunity to network with lawyers, particularly when you're fresh out of school and looking for a job. But the networking and leadership opportunities offered by bar association involvement aren't limited to job-seekers..."

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Source: Legal Ease Blog, 7 October 2010, reproduced with permission of the author.

Full post as published by Stark County Law Library Blawg on October 08, 2010 (boomark / email).