Member Benefits
| Jurisdiction | Georgia,United States |
| Citation | Vol. 25 No. 6 Pg. 0062 |
| Pages | 0062 |
| Publication year | 2020 |
Member Benefits and the COVID-19 Pandemic
The State Bar of Georgia and its various programs, initiatives and member benefits providers are available to lend support during this time of personal and professional uncertainty.
BY SHEILA BALDWIN
The year 2020 began with unusually challenging problems as the COVID-19 virus spread across the globe. Georgia's first cases were reported on March 2, and by mid-March companies were shutting their doors and setting up work from home procedures where possible. Abruptly shifting work from office to home isn't easy, particularly with a profession that's as complex as the law. The State Bar of Georgia and its various programs, initiatives and member benefits providers are available to lend support. This article will cover pandemic-related news and information, where you can find it and how to get in touch with those who can help.
COVID-19 Updates & Resources
Our communications team quickly added a robust pandemic resource page to the Bar website at www.gabar.org, providing easy-to-find information to assist both our members and the public whom we serve. Visit COVID-19 Updates & Resources, located under Recent News from the Bar, to access both the Updates and Resources pages. The State Bar COVID-19 Updates page has links to important information organized by categories: public resources, from the governor, from the courts, from the president, member resources, CLE information, Office of the General Counsel and a running list of cancelled/rescheduled State Bar meetings. The accompanying links are dated and refreshed to provide relevant and reliable information.
State Bar COVID-19 Resources directs you to a page full of resources for Georgia lawyers. Here you can access information and guidance on a wide range of topics presented by local, state and national organizations, in addition to member benefits offered by the State Bar and ways to help those less fortunate. Visit this page to access business and financial resources, general office management/working virtually resources, mental health resources, ways to aid Georgia's legal services organizations and additional law practice management resources. Information and categories are added as they are made available.
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