Have you Resolved to Get Involved?
Happy New Year to everyone! We are gearing up for another busy spring semester here, including the selection of the AT Writing Competition and Janet D. Steiger Fellowship winners, Mid-Year meeting in Chicago, and Spring Meeting in Washington. The LSD and YLD will be making appointments for the 2006-07 bar year at the end of this semester, so now is the time to find out where you fit in and get involved.
A recurring issue new student and young lawyer members face is understanding how all the divisions, sections, committees and subcommittees fit into the overall organization. Here's my take:
Law student enrollment automatically makes you a member of the Law Student Division for only $20. When you enroll online, you will also be presented with additional Section, Forum, and Division enrollment options which may or may not require additional dues. You primarily select your practice area interests via section enrollment, e.g., you can add the Antitrust (AT), Business, and IP Law Sections for $10 each, as well as the Sections of Litigation (LT), Administrative & Regulatory Practice, or Public Utility, Communication, and Transportation all for FREE.
Once you've enrolled in a Section, you may get involved initially at the Committee level, e.g., the AT has several committees focused on practice skills/litigation, substantive law, and industry specialties. You might find committees that touch on antitrust in other sections, e.g., the Business, International, Labor, Litigation, and IP law sections also have antitrust committees.
The great thing about your student enrollment options is that the dues are low enough (or FREE) so you can try all the sections you're interested in to find out where you fit in. When you graduate, you'll also find the YLD has its own set of committees focused on certain practice areas that keep you in touch with the various section committees throughout the ABA as you develop your practice expertise.
If you've resolved to get involved, there are a lot of 3Ls (like me) getting ready to pass the torch to next year's student leaders. Apply for an LSD leadership position. Whether it's at the school, circuit, or national level, getting involved in the student leadership helps put the organization in better perspective and maybe even help you discover where your legal career is going to take you in the future.
Feel free to contact us if you have questions about the positions available, time commitment, benefits (and possible expenses). The deadlines will be here soon!
A recurring issue new student and young lawyer members face is understanding how all the divisions, sections, committees and subcommittees fit into the overall organization. Here's my take:
Law student enrollment automatically makes you a member of the Law Student Division for only $20. When you enroll online, you will also be presented with additional Section, Forum, and Division enrollment options which may or may not require additional dues. You primarily select your practice area interests via section enrollment, e.g., you can add the Antitrust (AT), Business, and IP Law Sections for $10 each, as well as the Sections of Litigation (LT), Administrative & Regulatory Practice, or Public Utility, Communication, and Transportation all for FREE.
Once you've enrolled in a Section, you may get involved initially at the Committee level, e.g., the AT has several committees focused on practice skills/litigation, substantive law, and industry specialties. You might find committees that touch on antitrust in other sections, e.g., the Business, International, Labor, Litigation, and IP law sections also have antitrust committees.
The great thing about your student enrollment options is that the dues are low enough (or FREE) so you can try all the sections you're interested in to find out where you fit in. When you graduate, you'll also find the YLD has its own set of committees focused on certain practice areas that keep you in touch with the various section committees throughout the ABA as you develop your practice expertise.
If you've resolved to get involved, there are a lot of 3Ls (like me) getting ready to pass the torch to next year's student leaders. Apply for an LSD leadership position. Whether it's at the school, circuit, or national level, getting involved in the student leadership helps put the organization in better perspective and maybe even help you discover where your legal career is going to take you in the future.
Feel free to contact us if you have questions about the positions available, time commitment, benefits (and possible expenses). The deadlines will be here soon!
posted by Nivine K. Zakhari @ 08:06
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