Thank You Volunteers!

Volunteer to Serve on a WSBA Bar Committee, Board, or Panel 

For any questions, please email barleaders@wsba.org. 

Applications will be reviewed by individual recommendation teams for each position, then by the WSBA Board of Governors Nominations Committee, which makes the appointments subject to review  by the entire Board of Governors. Positions began Oct. 1, 2021. Applicants are welcome to check on their status at any time by emailing barleaders@wsba.org.

The WSBA values diversity and inclusion, and encourages Black, indigenous, and people of color; women; people from the LBGTQ communities; people with disabilities; and members of other groups who have been systemically oppressed to apply for our committees, boards, and panels.

With the exception of those groups listed below, the annual volunteer application cycle for all groups will open again in March 2022. Feel free to complete the Volunteer Interest Form and you will be notified with the 2022 application opens. 

If you have any questions, please contact Volunteer Engagement Advisor Paris Eriksen at parise@wsba.org.

Openings/Upcoming Vacancies

• Character and Fitness Board (members in districts 8, and 9 with more than five years of practice)
• CLE Committee
• Client Protection Board (only 1 spot left)
• Court Rules and Procedures Committee (only 2 spots left)
• Disciplinary Advisory Round Table (two public members, one LPO and one LLLT)
• Disciplinary Selection Panel (open to former Hearing Officers and Disciplinary Board Chairs only)
• Editorial Advisory Committee
• Law Clerk Board
• LLLT Board
• Practice of Law Board (only 1 spot left)
• Pro Bono & Public Service Committee 
• Washington Young Lawyers Committee (specific regional positions open)

Specific eligibility requirements may apply. Email barleaders@wsba.org to check on the status of the appointment process. 

Volunteer Position Descriptions