AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION LAW STUDENT DIVISION

1. AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION LAW STUDENT DIVISION ABA REPRESENTATIVE LEADERSHIP TRAINING Annual Meeting – San Francisco, California August 9, 2013

2. ABA Mission To serve equally our members, our profession and the public by defending liberty and delivering justice as the national representative of the legal profession.

3. Law Student Division Mission • To represent law students’ viewpoints to the ABA and to represent the ABA and all of its benefits to law students; • To help shape the policies and priorities that affect legal education; and • To create a forum for the exchange and expression of law student views and a voice to advocate those views.

4. Trivia time! How many ABA accredited law schools are there? 202

5. LAW STUDENT DIVISION 2013-2014 GOVERNANCE Division Officers Patty Brennan, Director TBA, Associate Director Carol Simmons, Marketing/Technology TBA, Program Assistant TBA, Administrative Asst. Barry Malone, Student Lawyer Editor Mathew Kerbis, Chair Steven Cometa, Vice Chair To be Announced, Vice Chair-SBA Ryan Meyerhoff, Secretary-Treasurer Jim Manning, Rep to ABA Board ABA House of Delegates Division Delegates (3) To be Announced Circuit Governors Lt. Governors ABA Marketing/Membership Kevin Henderson Sherion Reason SBA Presidents ABA Representatives Law Student Division Assembly

6. Law Student Division ASSEMBLY • The Assembly is the policymaking body of the Division. • The Assembly convenes only once a year at the Division's portion of the ABA Annual Meeting. • Assembly membership is comprised of two official voting delegates from each ABA-approved law school: • ABA Representative • Student Bar Association President • During the Assembly, delegates debate and vote on resolutions and issues of concern to law students, legal education, and the legal profession.

7. THE ROLE OF THE ABA REPRESENTATIVE • Leader • Advocate • ABA Ambassador • Member Representative

8. Role of THE ABA REPRESENTATIVE • Along with the SBA President, represents their law school to the ABA Law Student Division by voting in the Assembly on resolutions of concern to law students and legal education. • Elects the Circuit Governors at their Spring Circuit Meetings and the Division’s 3 Delegates to the ABA House of Delegates at the Annual Meeting. • Serves as voice of law students/schools in the Division and the ABA. • Brings law student concerns and issues to the forefront on a local, regional, and national level; • Helps law students enhance their law school experience by communicating and disseminating information regarding the hundreds of law student opportunities and resources offered by the ABA. • Per the U.S. Department of Education, receives critical legal education communications from the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, regarding accreditation matters, for circulation to their student bodies. • Assists development and promotion of ABA benefits, programs, and offerings.

9. Law Student DivisionBenefits of Membership • ADVANCEMENT • Develop your skills and get ahead on your job search. • Leadership Opportunities & Awards • Competitions, Writing Contests, Internships, Externships, and Clerkships • NETWORKING • Connect with professionals and other law students through the ABA. • SPECIALTY PRACTICE AREAS • Choose from a variety of Sections, Divisions and Forums to join. • BENEFITS • Take advantage of all the value an ABA membership offers students: • Student Lawyer magazine and the ABA Journal • Free and discounted Section memberships • Bar Review Discounts: Themis – $100 discount • Liberty Mutual Auto, Renter/Homeowner Insurance • Starwood Hotels Preferred Guest Rewards • Hertz Rent-A-Car discounts • Discounts on Lenovo computers, Sprint, and Brooks Brothers

10. LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES & AWARDS Leadership Nominations • January 15 Rep to the ABA Board of Governors • February 1 • Chair • Vice-Chair • Secretary-Treasurer • Circuit Governors • Student Editor • February 15 • ABA Specialty Group Liaisons • National Student Competition Directors • Project Directors Leadership Nominations • June 1 • Vice Chair Student Bar Associations • Division Delegates to the ABA House of Delegates Award Nominations • April 1 Student Bar Association Membership/Activity Diversity Public Service Law School Newspaper VITA (Rookie/Veteran)

11. NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES • Competitions • Online Member Directory • Section Memberships • Leadership Opportunities • Mentors • Meetings • Annual Meeting • Midyear Meeting • Fall Leadership Summits • Spring Circuit Meetings and Governor Elections • Local ABA Activities • Section, Divisions, and Forum Meetings • CLE Programs

12. PUBLICATIONS • Student Lawyer Magazine • Provides guidance on education and career • Opportunity for article and op-ed publication • www.ambar.org/studentlawyer • ABA Journal • Specialty Practice Group Periodicals • Monthly E-News • www.ambar.org/lsdnews • Discounts on Career Series publications

13. CAREER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES • Career Series publications • Internships, externships, and clerkships • NETWORKING, NETWORKING, NETWORKING

15. FUNDING OPPORTUNTIES • Membership Funds • $100 per school per year for membership activities • Representative Funds • Membership activities and programming • Travel to Circuit Meetings (not annual meeting) • Grant Program • Public Interest and Public Service • Diversity • Ethics and Professionalism • Mental Health Programming

16. Rep Resources Helpful Resources for ABA Reps to: • Access to program toolkits and manuals • ListServs and monthly eNewsletter • Browse through ABA Resources • Learn about Rep Rewards • Ask a Question • Contact the ABA ABA Rep Home Page: www.ambar.org/abareps

17. RESOURCES: Communication • ABA to ABA REPS • Division Email • “ABA Rep ACTION ITEM” • ABA Representatives List Serve • Monthly e-Newsletters • Publications and Newsletters • ABA REPS to ABA • Division Board of Governors • Division Staff • Liaisons • ABA REPS to ABA REPS • ABA Representative List Serve (lsd-abareps@mail.americanbar.org) Follow us on Facebook: ABA for Law Students

18. Other division activities & Resources • Skills Competitions • Fall Leadership Summits • Spring Circuit Meetings and Circuit Governor Elections • Section Programs & Initiatives • Local Programs and Interests • Use ABA resources to identify speakers and panelists for on-campus ABA programs and events • Support student organizations and interests

19. TRIVIA TIME What are the four skills competitions that are sponsored by the ABA Law Student Division annually? Arbitration Client Counseling National Appellate Advocacy Negotiation

20. ABA REPRESENTATIVE CALENDAR

21. TRIVIA TIME! Name one discount that Division members receive.

22. REP REWARDS PROGRAM • The success of the 2013-2014 ABA Law Student membership year depends on you! • Earn a $25 gift card for every 10 members who join the ABA August 1, 2013 through November 30, 2013. • Earn an iPad Mini if you recruit 75 or more new student members between August 1, 2013 and November 30, 2013. www.ambar.org/abareps

23. DUES SAVINGS PROGRAM • Individual Student Savings • 3 years of membership for $60 (20% savings). Must pay full $60 upon enrollment to receive savings. May enroll via 800# or online only. Cannot enroll via sign-up sheets. • Law School Group Enrollment Program • Law school pays law student dues at special group rate. • $20 per student for schools that enroll an entire class (1Ls, 2Ls, 3Ls) or combination of two classes. • $17 per student for schools that enroll their entire student body.

24. THANK YOU! abalsd@americanbar.org www.americanbar.org/lawstudent