State Bar Committees Need Volunteers

• Jurisdiction: California,United States
• Citation: Vol. 11 No. 2015 Pg. 06
• Publication year: 2015
• Pages: 06
• Year: 2015
• topic: Business of Law,Charity and Non-Profit Law,Civil Rights,Administrative Law,Public Sector Law

State Bar committees need volunteers No. 2015 #06 California Bar Journal November, 2015

The State Bar is recruiting dedicated volunteers for approximately 200 positions on more than three dozen committees, boards and commissions. Groups with open positions range from committees dealing with access and fairness issues to section executive committees focused on particular areas of the law to a committee addressing questions of professional responsibility and conduct.

If your interest is the day-to-day delivery of legal services to poor and middle-income individuals, administering the IOLTA program or exploring ways to improve access to civil justice, positions on legal services committees are available. Most of the appointments carry a three-year term, and the application deadline is Jan. 29.

Applicants can apply to up to two...