Solo, Small Firm and General Practice Division: YOUNG LAWYERS COMMITTEE

Solo, Small Firm and General Practice Division:
YOUNG LAWYERS COMMITTEE

Message From The Co-Chairs

Welcome to the Young Lawyers Committee(YLC) of ABA GPSolo!

It’s over six-months into our Bar Year and we are going strong. The YLC will hold a committee meeting at the Spring Leadership Meeting on May 24th in Anchorage. It will be great to share ideas in person and plan our next steps to finish this year with confidence. We are looking forward to it.

We need your help. The Young Lawyers Fellowship Program is open for nominations and your energy is needed to consider and promote strong candidates for the next Bar Year. It offers a splendid opportunity for substantive work with GPSolo and the fellow’s also select another committee of their choice for even greater participation. Please make suggestions and referrals to us.

The YLC held a very successful social event in Dallas and intend to repeat this success in Anchorage. More details will be shared soon and look for the announcements as well.

As Co-chairs of YLC, we encourage you to join the young lawyers committee. It is a perfect opportunity to participate in events and access information of interest to young lawyers. The resources offered by this Division provide young lawyers and those inspiring in the legal profession with the framework needed to be successful.

We look forward to working with you all over the next few months of a very successful year.

See you in Anchorage!

Sincerely,

Alyssa Ehrlich
Richard Williamson
Co-Chairs, Young Lawyers Committee

Upcoming Meetings and Leadership Opportunties

2013 Spring Leadership Meeting

Anchorage, AK

You are invited to join us at the Spring Leadership Meeting in the land of wonder. Don't miss gathering with fellow committee members and GPSolo members at programs, networking events and during the YLC meeting.

2013 Spring Leadership Meeting
May 23 - 25, 2013
Hotel Captain Cook
Anchorage, Alaska

We look forward to seeing you there!

Don't miss this excellent leadership opportunity!

Young Lawyers Fellowship Program - 2013-2014

We are pleased to announce the sponsorship of two Young Lawyers fellowships in the Division during the 2013-2014 bar year. As a selected fellow, you are appointed to the Young Lawyers Committee and one other committee of your choice to engage in substantive work. Each fellow is paired with a mentor. The fellows are involved in a substantive project for GPSolo and working side-by-side with other lawyers. Funding is provided for airfare and $100 per diem for two days to attend GPSolo's Fall Meeting held in October and the Spring Meeting held in May.

The nomination process is now open through April 30, 2013.
Complete the application and submit to gpsolo@americanbar.org.

Service Opportunities

"101 Series" for Young Lawyers

The ABA Young Lawyers Division’s member-service project, the “the 101 Series”, provides short articles and checklists on how-to topics for young lawyers. The GPSolo Young Lawyers Committee has highlighted some of the most helpful articles for young lawyers who are general practitioners or practice alone or in a small firm. Public Service Tolerance Through Education Initiative Welcome to School: Helping Kids Belong The headlines continue concerning hate motivated attacks against individuals in our communities. As our schoolyards and workplaces continue to become a mosaic of cultures, the need for teaching tolerance remains a timely and important undertaking. You can be an instrumental part of teaching tolerance through education by participating in the General Practice Solo, and Small Firm Division's national public service project.

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