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Circuit Lt. Circuit Lt. GovernorsGovernors

Division Leadership Division Leadership Positions (Elected)Positions (Elected)

Nomination Deadline: January 15Nomination Deadline: January 15 Representative to the ABA House of Delegates Representative to the ABA House of Delegates

(Represents law student interests to ABA Board)(Represents law student interests to ABA Board)

Nomination Deadline: February 1Nomination Deadline: February 1 ChairChair Vice Chair (membership)Vice Chair (membership) Secretary-Treasurer (oversees budget/maintains Secretary-Treasurer (oversees budget/maintains

meeting minutes)meeting minutes) Circuit Governor (oversees activities of circuit)Circuit Governor (oversees activities of circuit) Student Editor (Student Editor (Student LawyerStudent Lawyer magazine) magazine)

Division Leadership Division Leadership (cont’d)(cont’d)

Application Deadline: February 15 Application Deadline: February 15 (Appointed)(Appointed)

Liaisons to ABA Entities (represents the views Liaisons to ABA Entities (represents the views of law students to assigned entity)of law students to assigned entity)

National Student Director (VITA and each National Student Director (VITA and each competition)competition)

Nomination Deadline: June 1 (Elected)Nomination Deadline: June 1 (Elected) Vice Chair-SBA (communication with SBA Vice Chair-SBA (communication with SBA

Presidents)Presidents) Delegates to ABA House of Delegates (3) Delegates to ABA House of Delegates (3)

(Votes and represents law student (Votes and represents law student interests/positions in the House of Delegates)interests/positions in the House of Delegates)

Division 2009-2010 Division 2009-2010 Governance Governance (Effective 9/1/09)(Effective 9/1/09)

James Borkman, Chair

Patty Brennan, DirectorPeggy Pissarreck, Assistant Director

Carol Simmons, Marketing/TechnologyKatie Johnson, Administrative Asst.

Division Delegates3 Positions

To be Elected

Lt. Governors

SBA Presidents

ABA House of Delegates

ABA Marketing/MembershipMichael WynneGary AlexanderIlene BreitbarthSherion Reason

Amanda Evanson, Vice Chair

Mark Pascua, Secretary/Treasurer

To be Elected, Vice Chair of SBAs

Law Student Division Assembly

ABA Representatives

LSD National Officers

Brandon Sherr, Rep to ABA Board

Circuit Governors

Circuit Cabinet OfficersCircuit Cabinet Officers

Circuit CommunicationsCircuit Communications DiversityDiversity Legislative AdvocacyLegislative Advocacy Membership/ABA Membership/ABA

RepresentativesRepresentatives ProgrammingProgramming Public InterestPublic Interest Student Bar AssociationsStudent Bar Associations

Webpages for Webpages for Lt. Governors:Lt. Governors: 

Division: Division: www.abanet.org/lsdwww.abanet.org/lsd Lt. Governors: Lt. Governors:

www.abanet.org/lsd/leadership/ltgovs.www.abanet.org/lsd/leadership/ltgovs.htmlhtml

ABA Law Student Division Homepage

www/abanet.org/lsd/

Benefits of Benefits of Membership:Membership:

Broad array of benefits including:Broad array of benefits including:– networking opportunities networking opportunities – services services – CLECLE– scholarship scholarship – leadership positionsleadership positions– competitionscompetitions

Publications:Publications:

Student Lawyer Student Lawyer MagazineMagazine Distributed to Law Student Division Distributed to Law Student Division

members each monthmembers each month Opportunity for article and op-ed Opportunity for article and op-ed

publicationpublication Valuable information for Valuable information for

studies/opportunitiesstudies/opportunities http://www.abanet.org/lsd/studentlawyer/http://www.abanet.org/lsd/studentlawyer/

E-NewsletterE-Newsletter– Distributed to Law Student Division Distributed to Law Student Division

members each monthmembers each month

Discounts on Discounts on Career Career SeriesSeries publications publications

Preparing for the Bar Preparing for the Bar exam:exam:

PMBR discount from $50-$100PMBR discount from $50-$100

BAR/BRI Scholarship OpportunityBAR/BRI Scholarship Opportunity

– November DeadlineNovember Deadline– Application on ABA/LSD websiteApplication on ABA/LSD website

Leadership Leadership Opportunities:Opportunities:

National, Regional, & Local Opportunities:– Chair, Secretary-Treasurer, Vice-Chair, Division

Representative to ABA Board of Governors; elected at Spring Board of Governors Meeting (March)

– Division Delegates & Vice Chair/SBA; elected at Annual Meeting (August)

– Circuit Governor; elected at Spring Circuit Meeting by vote of SBA Presidents and ABA Representatives in each circuit (delegates to the ABA/LSD General Assembly) (March)

Leadership and Leadership and Networking Networking Opportunities (cont’d)Opportunities (cont’d) RegionalRegional

– Lt. Governors; appointed upon application by Lt. Governors; appointed upon application by Circuit Governor in the Spring (April-May)Circuit Governor in the Spring (April-May)

LocalLocal– ABA Representative & SBA President; delegates ABA Representative & SBA President; delegates

by nature of elected position at each law schoolby nature of elected position at each law school Other LSD Positions:Other LSD Positions:

– Liaisons to various Sections & Practice Groups Liaisons to various Sections & Practice Groups (Spring Application)(Spring Application)

– Student Editor for Student Editor for Student LawyerStudent Lawyer

Leadership Leadership Poster/FlyerPoster/Flyer

Opportunity to join over 30 ABA specialty Opportunity to join over 30 ABA specialty groups at discounted rate or for freegroups at discounted rate or for free– Receive publications from sectionReceive publications from section– Serve in internal leadership positionServe in internal leadership position– Actively work with attorney members in practice Actively work with attorney members in practice

interest areainterest area

All Access CLE Pass for Annual MeetingAll Access CLE Pass for Annual Meeting– Attend almost any meeting at Annual for free by Attend almost any meeting at Annual for free by

virtue of being law student attendeevirtue of being law student attendee– Entry into various practice section meetings and Entry into various practice section meetings and

socialssocials

Develop active network locally through sectionDevelop active network locally through section

Access to ABA listservesAccess to ABA listserves

Liaisons to ABA Liaisons to ABA Sections/ Divisions / Sections/ Divisions / Forums:Forums:

Academic Academic Enhancements:Enhancements:

Opportunity to participate in writing Opportunity to participate in writing contests, competitions and Annual contests, competitions and Annual Awards programAwards program

– Competitions: Arbitration, Negotiation, Competitions: Arbitration, Negotiation, Client Counseling, and National Appellate Client Counseling, and National Appellate AdvocacyAdvocacy

– Writing Contests (some with cash awards):Writing Contests (some with cash awards): Over 50 subjects to choose fromOver 50 subjects to choose from

– Annual Awards Program: National Annual Awards Program: National Recognition in a variety of areasRecognition in a variety of areas

Access to Program Resources including:Access to Program Resources including:– VITAVITA– Work-A-DayWork-A-Day– DiversityDiversity– Law Student Mental HealthLaw Student Mental Health

Study abroad, become a summer intern, Study abroad, become a summer intern, or join a judicial clerkship programor join a judicial clerkship program

Mentoring Programs for disabled students Mentoring Programs for disabled students and support for distressed studentsand support for distressed students

Academic Academic Enhancements Enhancements (cont’d):(cont’d):

Insurance:Insurance:

www.abiins.comwww.abiins.com; offered through Liberty ; offered through Liberty Mutual and American Bar Insurance for Mutual and American Bar Insurance for high-quality auto, home, and renters high-quality auto, home, and renters insurance at low group rates (For a free, insurance at low group rates (For a free, no-obligation quote, call 800.955.3379)no-obligation quote, call 800.955.3379)

www.uhcsr.com/abawww.uhcsr.com/aba; Student Sickness/ ; Student Sickness/ Injury Insurance offered through Injury Insurance offered through UnitedHealthcare Student Resources UnitedHealthcare Student Resources

Member Advantage Member Advantage Pograms:Pograms: Credit Cards, AMEX and VISA with Credit Cards, AMEX and VISA with

Worldpoints RewardsWorldpoints Rewards Online membership management with Online membership management with

MyABAMyABA ABA Retirement Fund ABA Retirement Fund Orbitz Travel Services, Hertz Rental Orbitz Travel Services, Hertz Rental

Cars, and Starwood HotelsCars, and Starwood Hotels– Hertz Car Rental to ABA members Hertz Car Rental to ABA members

under the age of 25 without under the age of 25 without surchargesurcharge

Computer SuppliesComputer Supplies Office Depot, UPS and SprintOffice Depot, UPS and Sprint

Career Development:Career Development:

Annual Career Fair & Resume ReviewAnnual Career Fair & Resume Review Career Counseling resourcesCareer Counseling resources Discount on Career Series Discount on Career Series

publicationspublications Opportunity for active involvement Opportunity for active involvement

in practice area specific sections / in practice area specific sections / divisions / forumsdivisions / forums

Online member directory/networking Online member directory/networking resourcesresources

American Bar AssociationAmerican Bar Association Law Student Division Law Student Division

Grant ProgramGrant Program

Grant ProgramGrant Program

Recognizing that law student groups Recognizing that law student groups need funding to sponsor new programs need funding to sponsor new programs and activities, the ABA Law Student and activities, the ABA Law Student Division established a Grant Fund to Division established a Grant Fund to provide financial assistance.provide financial assistance.

By assisting law student organizations By assisting law student organizations in launching new activities, the ABA in launching new activities, the ABA Law Student Division can ensure that Law Student Division can ensure that law students’ academic experiences law students’ academic experiences include a rich diversity of educational include a rich diversity of educational events run by their peers.events run by their peers.

Grant Program Grant Program

The Division’s Grant Program was created The Division’s Grant Program was created to provide financial and program support to to provide financial and program support to student organizations of ABA-approved law student organizations of ABA-approved law schools for newly established programs schools for newly established programs and other activities that:and other activities that:

– Provide professionalism and ethics trainingProvide professionalism and ethics training– Promote diversity in legal education and the Promote diversity in legal education and the

legal professionlegal profession– Advance public interest effortsAdvance public interest efforts– Advance public service effortsAdvance public service efforts

Grant ParametersGrant Parameters

Student organizations that are developing Student organizations that are developing “first-time” programs or activities promoting “first-time” programs or activities promoting diversity, ethics and professionalism training, diversity, ethics and professionalism training, public service or public interest are eligible to public service or public interest are eligible to apply for a Division grant. apply for a Division grant.

Approved applications may receive up to $500 Approved applications may receive up to $500 (maximum award), depending on the nature (maximum award), depending on the nature of the project and the availability of funds. of the project and the availability of funds.

The Division grants are designed to “assist” The Division grants are designed to “assist” student organizations achieve a successful student organizations achieve a successful first-time event.first-time event.

The grants are not intended to serve as the The grants are not intended to serve as the full or primary source of funding. The full or primary source of funding. The student group is expected to bring some student group is expected to bring some other funding to the tableother funding to the table

By helping student groups achieve a By helping student groups achieve a successful first-time event, the Division successful first-time event, the Division anticipates that the student group will anticipates that the student group will thereafter find financial support from the thereafter find financial support from the dean, SBA or other organization for the dean, SBA or other organization for the event in successive years.event in successive years.

Grant ExclusionsGrant Exclusions

The Grant Program is The Grant Program is NOTNOT intended to: intended to:

Support fundraisers (school golf outing to Support fundraisers (school golf outing to raise $$ for school scholarship fund)raise $$ for school scholarship fund)

Be used as a financial source for donating Be used as a financial source for donating funds to charitable organizations (school funds to charitable organizations (school auction to raise money for local charity)auction to raise money for local charity)

Be a source for funding student travel to Be a source for funding student travel to conferences, study abroad programs, etcconferences, study abroad programs, etc

Grant Exclusions Grant Exclusions (cont’d)(cont’d)

Grant funds may not be used Grant funds may not be used for staff time, attorney time, for staff time, attorney time, alcohol or honoraria.alcohol or honoraria.

To be used as an annual To be used as an annual source for existing or source for existing or established student programs established student programs (8(8thth annual conference on ...) annual conference on ...)

Eligibility RequirementsEligibility Requirements

Student organization must be officially Student organization must be officially affiliated with an ABA-approved law schoolaffiliated with an ABA-approved law school

Program/activity must take place between Program/activity must take place between September and MaySeptember and May

Applications must be submitted a Applications must be submitted a minimum of 4 weeks prior to event/projectminimum of 4 weeks prior to event/project

Program/activity must be in its first or Program/activity must be in its first or second year of trial presentationsecond year of trial presentation

Preparing Your Preparing Your ApplicationApplicationEach application should include:Each application should include:

Detailed background information – Present a Detailed background information – Present a thorough and detailed case about the program thorough and detailed case about the program or activity, including: or activity, including:

– Origin of the program/activityOrigin of the program/activity– Purpose program/activity seeks to fulfill & Purpose program/activity seeks to fulfill &

means by which this will be accomplishedmeans by which this will be accomplished– Administration participation/supportAdministration participation/support– Target audienceTarget audience– Proposed speakers/participantsProposed speakers/participants– Marketing planMarketing plan– Funding sources being sought/securedFunding sources being sought/secured

Preparing Your Preparing Your ApplicationApplication

Provide a detailed budget of all Provide a detailed budget of all anticipated expenses and funding.anticipated expenses and funding.

Don’t simply list $500 for a luncheon or Don’t simply list $500 for a luncheon or marketing. Be specific about how you arrived marketing. Be specific about how you arrived at $500. Indicate the type of luncheon, cost per at $500. Indicate the type of luncheon, cost per person. (Luncheon – catered from Ben’s person. (Luncheon – catered from Ben’s Catering –sandwich box lunches at $6.50 per Catering –sandwich box lunches at $6.50 per person plus tax for 70 ppl).person plus tax for 70 ppl).

Conditions of ApprovalConditions of Approval

If approved for a grant, the school organization If approved for a grant, the school organization must publicize and acknowledge the support of must publicize and acknowledge the support of the ABA Law Student Division on all collateral the ABA Law Student Division on all collateral materials.materials.

This may include, but is not limited to, banners, This may include, but is not limited to, banners, posters, fliers, letters, brochures, posters, fliers, letters, brochures, announcements, etc. announcements, etc.

The University of ABC Law School gratefully The University of ABC Law School gratefully acknowledges the ABA Law Student Division for acknowledges the ABA Law Student Division for its support of its (name of program).its support of its (name of program).

Approved RequestsApproved Requests

Grant applications are reviewed on an individual basis Grant applications are reviewed on an individual basis throughout the year, and funds are awarded on a throughout the year, and funds are awarded on a reimbursement basis only. reimbursement basis only.

The reimbursement request must include:The reimbursement request must include:– A completed Division reimbursement formA completed Division reimbursement form– A copy of the approval communicationA copy of the approval communication– Original receipts for all authorized expensesOriginal receipts for all authorized expenses– A detailed summary of the actual event (not to A detailed summary of the actual event (not to

exceed two pages), including number of attendees, exceed two pages), including number of attendees, a final accounting of the expenses/revenues and a a final accounting of the expenses/revenues and a list and copy of all mailings and materials produced list and copy of all mailings and materials produced including the acknowledgement of the Division’s including the acknowledgement of the Division’s support.support.

Reimbursements must be received within 30 days of Reimbursements must be received within 30 days of the project completion date.the project completion date.

The ApplicationThe ApplicationFund Criteria/Limitations

Applicant and

Program/Event Inform

ation

Funding Request

And Program Description

Program DescriptionProgram Description

ConfirmationConfirmation

Application SubmissionApplication Submission

Patricia BrennanPatricia BrennanLaw Student Division DirectorLaw Student Division Directorpbrennan3@staff.abanet.orgpbrennan3@staff.abanet.org

Website: Website: www.abanet.org/lsd/grant/home.htmlwww.abanet.org/lsd/grant/home.html