October 2004

Opportunities For Service

Northwest Justice Project Board of Directors

Application Deadline: November 19, 2004

The WSBA Board of Governors is accepting letters of interest and résumés from members interested in serving a three-year term on the Northwest Justice Project Board of Directors (two positions). The three-year terms will commence January 1, 2005. A written expression of interest and résumé are also required for incumbents seeking reappointment.

The Northwest Justice Project is a not-for-profit organization that receives primary funding from the state and through the federal Legal Services Corporation to provide civil legal services to low-income people. Board members, who play an active role in setting program policy and ensuring adequate oversight of program operations, must have a demonstrated interest in, and knowledge of, the delivery of high-quality civil legal services to the poor. Further information about board member responsibilities is available on request by e-mail to mac@nwjustice.org.

Please submit letters of interest and résumés to Bar Leaders Division, WSBA, 2101 Fourth Ave., Ste. 400, Seattle, WA 98121-2330; or e-mail barleaders@wsba.org.

Bench-Bar-Press Committee of Washington

Application Deadline: December 17, 2004

The WSBA Board of Governors is accepting letters of interest and résumés from members interested in serving a three-year term on the Bench-Bar-Press Committee of Washington (two positions). A written expression of interest and a résumé are also required for incumbents seeking reappointment. The three-year terms will commence in February 2005.

The Bench-Bar-Press Committee was formed in 1963 to foster better understanding and working relationships among judges, lawyers, and journalists. Its mission is to seek to accommodate, as much as possible, the tension between the constitutional values of free press and fair trial through educational events and relationship building. The committee is chaired by the Chief Justice of the Washington State Supreme Court and includes representatives from the legal profession, judiciary, law enforcement, and news media. The committee meets as a whole once or twice each year. Subcommittees of volunteers are organized on an ad hoc basis to plan and execute events. Further information regarding the committee can be found online at www.courts.wa.gov/grograms_orgs/pos_bbp.

Please submit letters of interest and résumés to Bar Leaders Division, WSBA, 2101 Fourth Ave., Ste. 400, Seattle, WA 98121-2330; or e-mail barleaders@wsba.org.

Limited Practice Officer Board

Application deadline: November 12, 2004

The WSBA Board of Governors will be nominating two members who are appointed by the Supreme Court to serve four-year terms on the Limited Practice Officer Board. Terms will commence January 1, 2005. Incumbents are eligible for reappointment (up to two consecutive terms) and must also submit a letter of interest and résumé. The board oversees administration of and compliance with the Limited Practice Officer Rule (APR 12), and meets every other month.

Please submit letters of interest and résumés to Bar Leaders Division, WSBA, 2101 Fourth Ave., Ste. 400, Seattle, WA 98121-2330; or e-mail barleaders@wsba.org.

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