The CBA Is Listening, Responding, and Focusing on Our Members, 0816 COBJ, Vol. 45, No. 8 Pg. 6

• Author: Patricia Jarzobski, J.

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The CBA Is Listening, Responding, and Focusing on Our Members

Vol. 45, No. 8 [Page 6]

The Colorado Lawyer

August, 2016

CBA President's Message

Patricia Jarzobski, J.

The CBA Is Listening, Responding, and Focusing on Our Members

How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world. —Anne Frank^[1]

We asked you and the CBA’s entire membership for input into the CBA’s REFOCUS 20/20 Strategic Plan by completing a membership survey back in January. The answers from our member survey span nearly 250 pages and include in-depth results summarized by age, gender, practice area, and practice location.

You told us many things. Programs and initiatives rated important by you rose to the top of the list. (See Figure 1.) You also identified your concerns, and the CBA’s future priorities became clear. (See Figure 2.) Your valuable feedback helped the CBA create our strategic planning roadmap for the next four years. Thank you for your input. Follow this link to see the full Refocus 20/20 Strategic Plan:http://bit.ly/225jBO7.

Figure 1

Future Importance of Programs and Initiatives findings

In the next 5 years, what level of importance do you think the CBA should place on CBA: Involvement, each of the following types of programs or initiatives? Awareness, and Opinions

IMPORTANT*	SUMMARY
professional development for members	94%
education/info: substantive areas of the law	90%
education/info: current trends	85%
assisting young attorneys in the profession	84%
public access to justice/pro bono services	78%
representing the profession**	74%
law practice management info for members	74%
administration of justice	72%
support/opportunities for job placement	68%
local bar associations	68%
networking for members	66%
assisting/engaging retired attorneys	66%
local bar leadership training	59%
discounts for members	57%
increasing inter-section collaborations	53%
business referrals for members	50%

base: all 1, 800 respondents *important defined as a rating of 5, 6, or 7 on a 7-point scale where 7=high importance and 1 =no importance **through legislative policy/PR/charitable work Figure 2 Figure 2 Biggest Concerns in Law Today What are the biggest concerns, if any, facing you in your law practice today? Findings Professional Profile

keeping current with law	53%
managing the business of law practice	36%
keeping up with and using

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