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There are many other opportunities for involvement that exist
outside of these to consider as well:
• Create a Task Force or Committee: Have you identified
a pressing issue suitable for involvement by the Atlanta Bar?
Consider coordinating with the Bar to create a new task
force or committee to promote social networking and events,
mentoring, community service, cultural affairs, or other needs.
• CLE Programs: The CLE Board of Trustees welcomes
CLE program/topic ideas relevant to areas of practice and
the general membership.
• Board service: Active in a Section? Consider joining
the Board of the Section or volunteering with ones of its
committees.
Our obligation to pro bono and community service is not solely
altruistic; involvement with the Bar indubitably builds one’s
professional and personal portfolio. Consider the following
benefits of participation with the Atlanta Bar:
• Expand our professional, personal contacts: One has
the opportunity to create new relationships with colleagues
through service work while also growing her network of
contacts. Participation with Bar activities positions us to work
with the diverse group of talented Atlanta Bar attorneys with
whom we may not otherwise have the opportunity to work with.
Working with new colleagues promotes collegiality!
• Improved service to our clients: As our professional
contacts increase, we are better able to serve and advise the
diverse needs of our clients. We can provide more options for
referrals and reach out for advice and assistance.
• Elevate our practice: Networking not only elevates
individuals but highlights our practice by showing the good
work and commitment to pro bono and community service
our profession, and our firms, embody.
• Gain professional experience: By volunteering with
different projects, we gain experience in different areas like
teaching at Therrell or planning an event.
Please consider getting more involved with the Atlanta Bar
Association. As William Jennings Bryan said “Service is the
measure of greatness; it always has been true; it is true today,
and it always will be true, that he is greatest who does the
most of good.”
How Did You Get Involved in The Bar?
Was it a social, a ski trip, community
service work or did someone invite
you to a Section event?
We want
to hear
from
you!
Please share your story with us here.
We will post some of the stories in the
next edition of The Atlanta Lawyer.
The Official News Publication of the Atlanta Bar Association
May 2014
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