2023 – 2024 WBA Membership Dues!!
WBA Past Events
On behalf of the WBA: Thank you for attending Constitution Day and the Maximizing Your Personal And Professional Finances Event!
Thank you in advance for all of your support, hard work, and dedication to the WBA. If you were unable to attend, we definitely missed you and hope to see you next time!
Below is a preview of the event (additional photographs will be uploaded to the WBA website).
Constitution Day
September 18, 2023
WBA Upcoming Events
Pathways to the Bench: Judicial Nominations 101
Alliance for Justice’s Building the Bench initiative is partnering with the Washington Bar Association, the DC Bar, the Hispanic Bar Association of DC, and the Washington Council of Lawyers on Wednesday, October 18th at 3:00 PM EST to host an event aimed at educating criminal justice attorneys about pathways to the federal bench. Click here to register.
As the Biden administration has committed to prioritizing experiential diversity on the bench, we want to ensure the broadest possible pool of attorneys has a comprehensive understanding of the federal nominations process and is as prepared as possible to position themselves as candidates for judgeships. As you know, judges with a background in criminal legal reform are quite underrepresented in our courts, which is why we are organizing this information session for criminal justice focused attorneys who may be interested in pursuing a federal judgeship.
This will be a confidential, off the record conversation to demystify the process, answer questions, and encourage folks to consider a future on the bench.
Please join us on Wednesday, October 18 at 3:00 PM EDT over Zoom to hear from speakers Judge Richard F. Boulware, United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada and Judge Jamal Whitehead, United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. Panelists will give their insights on how judges get nominated, including commissions, timelines, and the ABA process, as well as discuss how judicial candidates should work with the White House, Senate (or in some cases House) offices, Department of Justice, and outside organizations. Don’t miss out; register today!
Please reach out to Mike Salamon at mike.salamon@afj.org if you have any questions.
For more information about Alliance for Justice, please visit our website at https://www.afj.org/about/.
New Job Opportunity
The Office of Intelligence (OI) of the National Security Division is seeking one or more experienced attorneys for its Operations Section. Attorneys in the Operations Section handle NSD’s intelligence operations workload, including representing the Government before the FISC. The Operations Section is responsible for preparing and filing all applications for Court orders pursuant to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) and works on a wide range of complex and highly sensitive operational legal matters involving counterterrorism, counterintelligence, and cyber.
For additional information about this position and how to apply click here.
Job and Mentorship Opportunities
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
DC Refers
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,
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Every donation – no matter the amount – is extremely valuable to the Washington Bar Association. Your contribution will help the WBA support professional development and address the related needs of Black lawyers in the District of Columbia, while furthering our commitment to social justice and advocacy efforts on behalf of the Black community.
