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Free Wi-Fi At New Jersey State Bar Association Headquarters

Stark & Stark is proud to support The Law Center, home to both the New Jersey State Bar Association and the New Jersey State Bar Foundation, through a donation which will enable The Law Center to provide wireless internet access to all public areas of the building.

For 20 years the Law Center in New Brunswick has been the state’s go-to place for public legal education and professional development for lawyers. Lawyers networking with their colleagues or attending an event at the Law Center need only bring their wireless-enabled laptop computers and turn them on. As long as the computer has a wireless network card installed, it will automatically recognize the network and enable Internet access.

“This is a great boon for all visitors but especially for attorneys who need to maintain electronic communication with their offices and clients while participating in a Foundation program, attending a Bar Association meeting or an ICLE [Institute for Continuing Legal Education] seminar,” said Angela Scheck, Executive Director of both the Association and the Foundation. “We’ve been working on an ambitious plan for Center upgrades for some time, so to see the first big technological step come to fruition is tremendously satisfying. Our sincerest thanks go to Stark & Stark for putting the first of many vital renovations and improvements into place. “

Stark & Stark is donating the Wi-Fi access in response to the Foundation’s Forever Vital Capital Campaign, which began last year. The campaign’s goal is to bring the Law Center into the 21st century with renovations and upgrades to state-of-the-art communications technology, including hotel-style workstations for visitors, videoconferencing in all rooms, and live and archived auditorium broadcasts of ICLE seminars and more. The technological advances will allow attorneys to reduce the time and expense of attending ICLE programming onsite by participating online if they so choose.

“As a leading law firm, we welcomed the opportunity to take a leadership position to help move the Law Center ahead technologically,” said John A. Sakson, Stark & Stark’s co-managing shareholder. “Today technology plays a large role in what we as attorneys do. Through this gift of wireless communication, we not only fulfill the needs of the Bar Association and Bar Foundation, but we set an example for other lawyers. Stark & Stark believes in the mission of the Bar and the Law Center.”

The wireless capability made possible by the Stark & Stark donation enhances the Bar Foundation’s burgeoning reputation as the preeminent resource for lawyers and law-related education for everyone. Founded in 1958, it is the educational and philanthropic arm of the New Jersey State Bar Association. The Foundation’s mission is to promote public understanding of the law through a free, comprehensive public education program. Among its activities, the Foundation conducts seminars and conflict resolution training, publishes materials, operates a videotape loan library and speakers bureau, and coordinates elementary, middle and high school mock trial competitions. For more information about the Foundation’s programs and publications, visit them online or call 1-800-FREE-LAW.

Full post as published by New Jersey Law Blog on June 09, 2008 (boomark / email).