Important Notices, 1113 ALBJ, 74 The Alabama Lawyer 370 (2013)
\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0Local Bar Award of Achievement
\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0The Alabama State Bar Local Bar Award of Achievement recognizes local bar associations for their outstanding contributions to their communities. Awards will be presented during the Alabama State Bar's 2014 Annual Meeting at the Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa.
\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0Local bar associations compete for these awards based on their size-large, medium or small.
\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0The following criteria will be used to judge the contestants for each category:
• The degree of participation by the individual bar in advancing programs to benefit the community;
• The quality and extent of the impact of the bar's participation on the citizens in that community; and
• The degree of enhancements to the bar's image in the community.
\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0To be considered for this award, local bar associations must complete and submit an award application by May 30, 2014. Applications may be downloaded from www.alabar.org or obtained by contacting Christina Butler at [334] 269-1515 or christina.butler@alabar.org.
\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0Position Available: Director, Montgomery County Public Defender's Office
\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0Pursuant to Ala. Code (1375) §15-12-4, the Montgomery County Indigent Defense Advisory Board is establishing a Public Defender's Office for Alabama's 15th Judicial Circuit. Our board is seeking extraordinary candidates for the position of director for our Public Defender's Office. Our director will be responsible for establishing a fully-staffed law office, while fulfilling the Constitutional obligation for high-quality legal representation for indigent citizens in Alabama's second-largest county. The founding director will be empowered to establish this office, hire its initial staff and be its spokesperson. This Public Defender's Office launch is a major achievement and the founding director will be granted substantial latitude to achieve its successful creation and operation.
\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0Duties of the Director
• Lead the Public Defender's Office as its senior lawyer and chief executive;
• Have, or develop, an intimate understanding of Montgomery County's criminal justice system, along with its unique needs;
• Hire sufficient staff to provide indigent defense services for Montgomery County. This will include, but is not limited to attorneys...
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