Executive Director’s Report, 0118 ALBJ, 79 The Alabama Lawyer 10 (2018)

PositionVol. 79 1 Pg. 10

Executive Director’s Report

Vol. 79 No. 1 Pg. 10

Alabama Bar Lawyer

January, 2018

So Much More Than Just a "Mound of Dirt"

If you're reading this, you're a member of the Alabama State Bar.

The bar administers the exam twice a year, collects dues and then regulates its members, right? Sure. There's so much more, though.

I've been traveling across the state promoting our new "State of the Bar" initiative with President Augusta Dowd and other bar leaders. During these presentations, we have partnered with the Local Bar Outreach Task Force to talk about the bar as more than just a licensing and regulatory agency. I commonly compare the bar to an ant hill-on the outside it's a mound of dirt, but when you kick it over, you seen the intricate operation underneath. We have 43 employees spread across 12 departments, all geared...

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