SCALA - Bar Relations
Lawyers Are Eligible For Membership
Managing partners and others who share firm management responsibilities with legal administrators and devote at least 75 percent of their working time to that responsibility are now eligible to become “regular ALA members” – with the full benefits that classification implies.
Practicing lawyers who have an interest in law firm administration and management are eligible to become “associate members” – a classification that offers many benefits, including subscriptions to Legal Management and ALA News magazines.
For information concerning membership please contact our Chapter President, Jane Todd at jane.todd@nelsonmullins.com.
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The following is information regarding two NEW publications from the South Carolina Bar that may be of interest to you. Both are very reasonably priced and could serve as valuable references. Please contact the South Carolina Bar or visit their website at www.scbar.org for more information or to order.
Spotlight on Legal Writing
The SC Bar’s CLE Division has just released two publications focusing on legal writing. These books are the perfect resources to help you prepare documents for your team of attorneys. A Guide to South Carolina Legal Research and Citation, Second Edition, ($35) by Paula Gail Benson thoroughly discusses all aspects of legal research unique to South Carolina, including services available on the Internet and by computer. The Scrivener, 3rd Edition, ($35) is a compilation of Prof. Thomas Haggard’s and Scott Moïse’s most popular columns. Loaded with practical advice and easy-to-follow examples, the Third Edition is a handy reference for punctuation and grammar questions, as well as a guide to brief writing and legal drafting of all kinds.
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SC Mentoring Program Update:
The Commission on CLE has taken over responsibility from the SC Bar for the mentoring program. If your program was approved by the Bar, give a copy of your policy to the contact listed at the link and your policy should be blessed fairly quickly. As a reminder, the pilot program applies to attorneys admitted to the Bar between 1 Mar 2009 and 1 Jan 2011. Please see the link: http://www.scbar.org/member_resources/mentoring/
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