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IndyBar: Indianapolis Bar Foundation Awards Academic and Educational Scholarships
The Indianapolis Bar Foundation recently awarded three academic and three educational scholarships to deserving law students and recent graduates preparing to take the Indiana Bar Exam in an effort to fulfill its mission.
IndyBar: A Roadmap to Professionalism: Just Follow the Five C’s!
The Indianapolis Bar Association Standing Committee on Professionalism strives to improve public confidence and trust in lawyers. For 2017, the Professionalism Committee has adopted as its organizing principles the Five C’s.
IndyBar: Volunteers Deliver Free Wills, Peace of Mind at Pro Bono Clinic
Low-income individuals are more likely to die younger and without wills or advance directives in place, but an Indianapolis Bar Association program on Wednesday, May 10 provided qualified community members with these vital documents for free in just one day.
IndyBar: Bar Leader Series Class XIV Demonstrates Leadership in Action
Throughout the IndyBar’s Bar Leader Series, the importance of motivating, inspiring and leading for the benefit of the profession and community is emphasized at every turn.
IndyBar: Civility in the Reality TV Era
Many of the people who appear in court are experiencing the legal system for the first time. Their only prior experience may be what they’ve seen on television. The problem is that they’re no longer watching the virtuous Perry Mason or my personal favorite, Ben Matlock.
IndyBar: The First Rule of Networking: “You Are Always Networking”
In my opinion, if you can come to the realization that the majority of your networking occurs in your daily life and not from your job and/or standard networking events, then you are in a good place to expand and grow your network.
IndyBar: Nomination Period Open for 2018 IndyBar Board of Directors
The nomination period has begun for the 2018 Board of Directors of the Indianapolis Bar Association, and Kevin McGoff, Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP, has been appointed to chair the effort. McGoff, who is a past president of the association, will lead a committee of members in selecting a slate of officers for the coming year.
IndyBar: Perspectives on House Bill 1036
The Indianapolis Bar Association has endorsed the House version of House Bill 1036 which would fill this gap by creating a new Marion County Judicial Selection Committee.
IndyBar: Ask a Lawyer
Indianapolis Bar Association members give back to community at free legal advice event.
IndyBar: Should You Go to Bench Bar?
President-elect James Bell provides a helpful guide to determine whether to go to Bench Bar.
Nissa’s News – 4/5/17
Do you know an Indianapolis-area lawyer who quietly goes above and beyond the call of duty?
ESI Bytes: Nine Things Every Attorney Should Know to Be Competent in eDiscovery
Fortunately for many attorneys, e-discovery expertise isn’t a prerequisite to obtaining and keeping their license to practice. But, attorneys do have a duty to be competent regarding technology under several state and ABA ethics rules as well as the recently amended Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
IndyBar: Bar Leader Series Participants Tackle Community Issues
In order to provide an opportunity for the participants of the Bar Leader Series to actively utilize the skills and knowledge that they are learning during the series, the class has been asked to identify unmet needs and develop and execute community service projects aimed to fill those gaps as a benefit to the Indianapolis community.
IndyBar: Get in on the Great Indy Clean-up with the IndyBar
Looking for a way to do good? We have just the thing! Join the IndyBar’s Young Lawyers Division (YLD) as they participate in Keep Indianapolis Beautiful’s Great Indy Clean-up on Saturday, April 29!
IndyBar: Delivering Peace of Mind: Volunteer for Free Wills Clinic
For years, IndyBar attorneys have helped community members living in poverty to safeguard their futures through the IndyBar’s Free Wills Clinics (formerly known as the Low Asset Wills Program).
IndyBar: Data Security in the Cloud-Computing Era for Law Firms – An Introduction
Any discussion of data security in the cloud-computing era must first start with describing what the “cloud” is and what it can do.
IndyBar: Spanish Speakers Needed for Ask a Lawyer
Small time commitment, big impact—answer legal questions from the public at the IndyBar’s Ask a Lawyer program, coming up on Tuesday, April 11.