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Virginia State Bar Young Lawyers Conference Circuit Representatives

Virginia State Bar Young Lawyers Conference Circuit Representatives. 2010 Leadership Conference Richmond, Virginia. Admission & Orientation Ceremony Annual Meeting – Athletics Annual Meeting – Programs Bench/Bar Celebration Dinner Board Match. CLE on Legal Issues Facing Cancer Survivors

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Virginia State Bar Young Lawyers Conference Circuit Representatives

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  1. Virginia State Bar Young Lawyers Conference Circuit Representatives 2010 Leadership Conference Richmond, Virginia

  2. Admission & Orientation Ceremony Annual Meeting – Athletics Annual Meeting – Programs Bench/Bar Celebration Dinner Board Match CLE on Legal Issues Facing Cancer Survivors Docket Call First Day in Practice Seminar Professional Development Conference (PDC) YLC Programs - Service to the Bar

  3. Community Law Week Domestic Violence Safety Project Emergency Legal Services Immigrant Outreach Mental Health Reform Minority Pre-Law Conference Serving Our Seniors No Bills Night Oliver-Hill/Samuel Tucker Law Institute Students Day at the Capitol Wills for Heroes Legal Handbook for Cancer Survivors They Had a Dream Too YLC Programs - Service to the Public

  4. YLC Commissions • Purpose: to review current programs and make assessments and recommendations about them. • Women and Minorities in the Profession • Health and Law • Pro Bono • Children and the Law

  5. VSB YLC Circuit Representatives:Your Role • Conduit for YLC programs and information • Participate in and promote YLC programs in your circuit • Represent the YLC at local bar association events

  6. VSB YLC Circuit Representatives: Your Role • Report to your Board Liaisons on a regular basis to inform them of your progress • Create opportunities for cooperation between the YLC and your local bar associations • Attend YLC meetings and conference calls

  7. VSB YLC Circuit Representatives: 2010-2011 Budget • YLC has a total budget of $83,000.00 • Each program has its own budget • Circuit Representatives have a budget of $1,500, with additional $$$ depending on the program • If additional funds are needed, speak with your Board Liaisons

  8. VSB YLC Circuit Representatives:2010-2011 Signature Projects • The YLC’s Legal Handbook for Cancer Survivors • The Handbook was developed in 2009-2010 • The YLC is focused on distribution this year • They Had a Dream Too • Informs high school students about youth participants in the Civil Rights Movement • Entails a 25-minute video and discussion topics

  9. VSB YLC Circuit Representatives:Implement a Program • Recruit volunteers -- the more the merrier • Send a “call for volunteers” to Brian Charville and Maureen Stengel, to post on the VSB YLC website and Facebook page • Ask attorney friends and colleagues to volunteer • Email a “call for volunteers” to your attorney friends and ask them to circulate to their firms and attorney friends • Email a “call for volunteers” to local and specialty bar association list serves and publicize at local bar association meetings • Email a “call for volunteers” to the YLC Board of Governors and ask them to circulate to their firms and attorney friends • If it’s free, publish your “call for volunteers” in bar newsletters

  10. VSB YLC Circuit Representatives: Bar Resources • Board of Governors 2010 – 2011 Circuit Representative Liaisons: • Maureen Danker • Trevor Moe • Christy Kiely

  11. VSB YLC Circuit Representatives: Virginia State Bar Resources • Maureen Stengel and Catherine Huband • Have institutional knowledge of how programs were handled in the past, including past locations and vendors used • Can answer questions on expenditures and reimbursements • Can provide lists of attorneys in your locality, including mailing labels and email addresses • If you need to contract with anyone (i.e. bus service, significant catering), Maureen and Catherine must be involved

  12. Do keep in touch with your Board Liaisons Do submit Project Planning Worksheet prior to implementing Program Do ask for help Do set up a committee Do partner with local bar associations Do send thank you letters to all who participated Don’t keep your Board Liaisons out of the loop Don’t assume you are completely on your own. Don’t take all of the work on yourself VSB YLC Circuit Representatives: Dos and Don’ts

  13. Do think outside the box Do learn and follow the rules on expenditures Do take pictures and submit them to Brian Charville for inclusion on the VSB YLC website and Facebook page Don’t make significant new obligations without speaking with your Board Liaisons Don’t make purchases without obtaining approval from your Board Liaisons VSB YLC Circuit Representatives: Dos and Don’ts

  14. VSB YLC Circuit Representatives • Questions?? • Thank you for your service!

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