Welcome to the Washington Young Lawyers Division!
The purpose of the Washington Young Lawyers Division (WYLD) shall be to encourage the interest and participation of young lawyers in WSBA activities, to develop and conduct programs of value to young lawyers and the public, to improve the legal system, and to enhance the quality of the legal profession in our state and our country.
To receive e-mails with information about upcoming WYLD events, subscribe to the WYLD Membership Committee list serve by sending an e-mail to WYLD-Membership-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.
UPCOMING CLEs AND SEMINARS:
October 24-25, 2008 and November 15, 2008 - WYLD Trial Advocacy Program registration now available. 18.5 CLE credits and 1 ethics credit pending.
October 28, 2008 - Block the Vote: Disenfranchisement Cases and Controversy. 1.0 CLE credit pending. FREE CLE.
OTHER NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Starting with the December 2008 issue, De Novo will be moving to an online-only format. By switching to online distribution, the WYLD will be able to more effectively focus your membership dues, reduce paper use, lessen fuel consumption, and conserve trees. Click here to read the full memo from the WYLD Board of Trustees about the switch to the online-only format.
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The Trial Advocacy Program (TAP) offers members of the WYLD an opportunity to improve their litigation skills, in both the civil and criminal justice fields, and acquire trial experience. The TAP provides a unique opportunity to interact with and learn from more experienced practitioners, and to network with other young lawyers. The TAP is an intensive two-weekend program emphasizing jury trials, and includes lectures, discussion groups, mock trials, exercises, and general education and instruction in courtroom trial practice.
The TAP will take place over two weekends on October 24-25 and November 15-16, 2008. Click here to download a registration form.
For more information, contact Jenny Reséndez, Young Lawyers Division Liaison at jennyr@wsba.org.
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This timely seminar explores current voter challenges around the fall presidential election. ACLU of Washington speaker Bryan Anderson will explain the effects of Washington law, where persons who have finished serving a prison sentence are prohibited from voting until they have paid off all debts related to their sentence, and the resulting uncertainty over who is eligible to vote. Attorneys will also learn about:
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Live cases against purge programs, including the Democratic National Committee's lawsuit over the use of home foreclosure lists to challenge a person's right to vote
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The ACLU's federal suit seeking to prevent the disenfranchisement of hundreds of thousands of Michigan voters, many of them college students
When: Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Time: 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Where: WSBA, 1325 Fourth Ave., Suite, 600, Seattle
Cost: Free
1.0 CLE credits pending. To download an information flyer and registration form, please click HERE.
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The WYLD Trial Advocacy Program is recruiting young lawyers and law students to act as jury members in the mock trials on Saturday November 15th from 8:00 am–4:00 pm. This is an excellent opportunity to become acquainted with a "live" courtroom setting, observe a trial from a juror's perspective, and to listen as the judges comment on what works and what doesn't during trial. This experience is of great educational value for law students and young lawyers. To volunteer as a Mock Trial Juror or for questions about the Trial Advocacy Program, e-mail jennyr@wsba.org. To download an information flyer, please click here.
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YLD Board of Trustees Elections
Congratulations to the following individuals, who will begin their term of service on the WYLD Board of Trustees commencing at the close of the WSBA's annual meeting.
Julia A. Bahner, President-elect
Grace C.S. O'Connor, Greater Olympia District Trustee
Manish Borde, King County District Trustee
Beth A. Wilcox, North Central District Trustee
Marie N. Gallagher, Northwest District Trustee
Nanette K. Dockum, Southeast District Trustee
Alma A. Zuniga, Southcentral District Trustee
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Attorneys and Non-Attorneys Needed To Volunteer at SGB/LBAW Free Legal Clinic at El Centro de la Raza.
When: Wednesdays, 6:00p.m. – 8:00p.m.
October 8
Where: El Centro de la Raza - Salvador Allende Room 106
2524 16th Ave. South, Seattle
The Latina/o Bar Association of Washington, in partnership with the Law Offices of Schroeter Goldmark & Bender, invite you to be a volunteer at an upcoming Free Legal Clinic for the Latina/o Community at El Centro de la Raza on the above-listed date. This clinic occurs every second Wednesday of the month unless there is a holiday.
Please complete and return a volunteer application if you are interested in volunteering. Individuals interested in volunteering only as an interpreter (Spanish) should e-mail Heather Hudson at volunteer@elcentrodelaraza.org. Questions may be directed to clinics@lbaw.org. Visit www.lbaw.org/legalclinics.html for more information.
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Join members of the legal community on October 19 for the third-annual Race Judicata 5K. The event seeks to raise funds to support student work in public-interest law geared towards public health issues. Click here for more information.
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Many young lawyers, particularly women, those of color, and those from traditionally under-represented groups, have not been recruited for leadership positions or made aware of opportunities for skill development, professional growth, and leadership training available through the WSBA. In response, the WSBA Board of Governors decided in 2004, at the behest of President Ron Ward (WLI founder), to create a leadership development program for a select group of young lawyers, and the WSBA Leadership Institute was born.
The mission of the WSBA Leadership Institute is to recruit, train, and retain Washington attorneys who have been admitted to practice for three to 10 years for leadership positions in the legal community and in the WSBA. Program participants ("fellows") will be selected with an emphasis on diversity (racial, ethnic, gender, sexual orientation, disability, cultural, and geographic). An additional benefit of this program will be expansion of leadership potential for local, minority, and specialty bar associations. Although diversity is the emphasis, no one will be excluded from consideration if they have been admitted to practice for three to 10 years and timely submit a completed application. To learn more about the WLI or to download a 2009 application, click here.
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Join us at the Job Seeker Discussion Group the second Wednesday of each month from noon to 1:30 p.m., at the WSBA offices: 1325 4th Ave, Ste 600. We'll discuss where to look for jobs, how to use your network of contacts, strategies for resumes and cover letters, and how to keep yourself organized and motivated. Exchange information and ideas with other lawyers. For more information, contact Rebecca Nerison, PhD., at 206-727-8269 or rebeccan@wsba.org.
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Initiated by the Washington Young Lawyers Division in 2002-2003 in response to the WSBA's long-range goal to support the professional development of new lawyers, WSBA new admittees are offered one free year of membership to one section based on the date admitted to the Bar and in relationship to the current section membership year. Individuals admitted to the Bar between September of 2007 and September of 2008 may take advantage of free membership in one section for the current section membership year of October 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009.
The Washington Young Lawyers Division values the support and interest of the WSBA's 26 sections to provide this mutually beneficial opportunity for new lawyers. For information about WSBA sections, click here. For new admittee free section membership form, click here.
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The King County Bar Association Young Lawyers Division announces the Washington Lawyers Practice Manual, with 100% of the proceeds supporting the KCBA's Neighborhood Legal Clinics Program. Click here for more information.
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The WYLD provides programs and services of special interest to young lawyers, to the public and to those denied access to the justice system. In particular, the WYLD:
- Publishes De Novo, a bi-monthly publication serving young lawyers.
- Sponsors programs that benefit high school students, including the Pre-Law Student Leadership Conference and the YMCA Mock Trial Competition.
- Sponsors seminars that address the questions facing young lawyers as we balance our professional and personal lives.
Any active member of the Association shall be a member of the Division until the 31st day of December of the year in which such member attains the age of thirty-six (36) years or until the 31st day of December of the fifth (5th) year in which any such member has been admitted to practice in any state, whichever is later.
To play an active role in WYLD, please contact any member of the Board of Trustees, or send an email to Jenny Resendez, WYLD Liaison.
Disclaimer: THE WSBA DOES NOT ENDORSE WYLD SOCIAL ACTIVITIES POSTED ON THIS PAGE. Therefore, notices of social/networking events posted on this site does not constitute any form of endorsement, approval, sponsorship, or any other type of official support from the Washington State Bar Association ("WSBA") Young Lawyers Division("YLD") or any other component, division, subdivision, committee, task force, section, or staff personnel of the WSBA or the WSBA YLD.
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