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Are you a Washington Bar Association, Inc. (WBA) member interested in giving back to the legal and law student community?

 If so, the Washington Bar Association Educational Foundation, Inc. (WBAEF) is currently looking for innovative and energetic individuals to consider joining our board. 

If you are interested, please submit your cover letter and resume to WBAEF President, Charlyn Stanberry at cmstanberry@gmail.com by September 15, 2023. 

The Washington Bar Association Educational Foundation, Inc. (WBAEF) is the only 501(c)(3) non-profit organization affiliated with the Washington Bar Association, Inc. (WBA).  It supports the WBA’s educational and charitable missions, including identifying and providing financial assistance to worthy programs that address the law and issues in the legal profession.

Note: There is a write or raise component to serve on the board.  Board service includes fundraising, community service events, and scholarship review.

Join President Dominique D. Calhoun and the National Bar Association for the 34th Annual Wiley A. Branton Symposium in Miami Florida, October 26-29, 2023.

The 2023-24 themes are Voting Rights and Affirmative Action. Conference activities include the Annual Wiley Branton Awards Reception, Welcome Reception, Continuing Legal Education (CLE) seminars, and a closing reception.

Register at www.nationalbar.org.

REGISTRATION FEE:

Member Rate $100
Non-Member Rate $200

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

THURSDAY | OCTOBER 26, 2023

• 9:00 am – 5:00 pm | CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION: EMPLOYMENT AND LABOR LAW SECTION
• 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm | LUNCH: LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT SECTION
• 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm | BOARD OF GOVERNORS MEETING
• 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm | RECEPTION: SPONSORED BY EMPLOYMENT AND LABOR LAW SECTION
• 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm | RECEPTION: LEXIS NEXIS (INVITATION ONLY)
• 8:30 pm – 11:00 pm | BOARD OF GOVERNORS DINNER | Dolce @ The Icon

FRIDAY | OCTOBER 27, 2023

• 9:00 am – 5:00 pm | CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION: LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT SECTION
• 9:00 am – 11:30 am| LEXISNEXIS AFRICAN ANCESTRY NETWORK & LEXISNEXIS RULE OF LAW FOUNDATION EQUITY IN THE LAW SYMPOSIUM (HOSTED BY THE NATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION)
• 11:30 am – 1:00 pm | LUNCH – SPONSORED BY LEXISNEXIS
• 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm | CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION
• 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm | NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK
• 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm | CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION
• 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm | WELCOME RECEPTION (HOSTED BY VIRGIL HAWKINS FLORIDA CHAPTER)

SATURDAY | OCTOBER 28, 2023

• 8:15 am – 9:00 am | SPECIAL PRESENTATION
• 9:15 am – 10:15 am | CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION
• 10:00 am – 11:00 am | CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION: LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT SECTION
• 10:30 am – 11:30 am | CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION
• 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm | AWARDS LUNCHEON (KEYNOTE ADDRESS PROVIDED BY EDDIE GLAUDE)
• 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm | PRESIDENTIAL SHOWCASE: COMMUNITY FORUM ON VOTING RIGHTS AND THE THREAT TO DEMOCRACY
• Please note: This event is being hosted offsite. Buses will begin to run immediately following the Awards Luncheon. Buses will run on a continuous loop until 7:30pm.
• 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm| DINNER: LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW SECTION (INVITATION ONLY)
• 10:00 pm– Until | “ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI” – ALL WHITE PARTY (SPONSORED BY LITTLER LAW FIRM)

DC Refers was created to increase access to justice for people of modest means in the District of Columbia. Many people in the District of Columbia earn too much to qualify for free legal services from pro bono lawyers or nonprofit legal aid providers, but do not earn enough to afford the rates that most lawyers charge for their services. People whose income falls between 200-400% of the federal poverty guidelines often have limited or no option to obtain legal assistance. We seek to fill that justice gap.

DC Refers invites lawyers with at least two years of experience in their practice area to apply to join our online directory of reduced fee lawyers. Attorneys who join our directory are not required to accept any particular client referral. But if they do accept a client who qualifies for a reduced rate, the lawyer may not charge the client more than $150 per hour. Of course, clients who do not qualify for a reduced rate may be charged the attorney’s normal rate.

If you know someone who would benefit from our services, please share our fliers in English or Spanish.

To learn more about DC Refers or join our directory visit our website https://dcrefers.org/ or follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Linkedin,

The Washington Bar Association, Inc. (WBA) is pleased to share the following opportunities, and we encourage you to share this information with others who may be interested.

• Various Positions – Legal Aid Society of DC
• Various Positions – DC Dep’t of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs
• Multiple Attorney Position – Ayuda
• Professor – University of Baltimore 
• Various Attorney Positions – NVRDC 
• Managing Attorney – UDC Law Clinical Program
• Various Positions – Department of Health and Human Services
• Various Positions – Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
• Various Positions – DC Office of Attorney General
• Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia – Various Positions