OCBA Young Lawyers Division
Created to meet the needs of Orange County Bar Association members in their first four years of practice, the Orange County Bar Association Young Lawyers Division (YLD) brings new attorneys together through educational, community outreach, social and sporting activities. These activities help new lawyers adapt to their demanding profession, encourage early involvement in the legal community and build camaraderie with fellow lawyers.
YLD Membership Has Its Benefits — YLD Dues
are Just $10 per Year!
Membership in YLD will allow you to sign up for educational
meetings, social functions, community service projects and other activities
geared toward new attorneys. For only $10 annual dues, YLD members can
participate in exclusive YLD events and activities. Additionally, many
YLD events and activities are discount priced for YLD members. YLD membership
also includes exclusive mailers and electronic communications providing
advance notice of upcoming events of interest to YLD members.
What Can YLD Do For You?
To help the professional development and the interchange
of information between new lawyers and experienced lawyers, YLD offers
practical skills programs and seminars conducted by experienced practitioners,
trial lawyers, corporate counsel, judges and other young lawyers. These
programs also provide substantive continuing legal education (CLE). Past
YLD seminar topics include: So You’re a Rainmaker… Now What?: Business
Development for the Ethical and Practical Associate; The Difference Between
Winning & Losing; Litigation 101; Taking & Defending Effective
Depositions; Financial Planning for the New Lawyer; Truth or Dare: Ethical
Dilemmas, and many more seminars tailored for the new practitioner.
To help enhance your networking skills and promote fellowship among new members of the legal profession, YLD provides sporting and social opportunities such as a co-ed softball league, The YLD Bad News Bearristers, team activities such as the Alzheimer’s Memory Walk, quarterly mixers such as St. Patrick’s Day Spring Social, Oktoberfest Fall social, and the ever-popular annual holiday party.
To help new lawyers help others and provide a respite from a demanding profession, YLD offers community service and pro bono activities such as pro bono clinic training with the Public Law Center, beach clean up, annual visits to Orangewood Children’s Home and tree planting with ShadeTree Partnership, to name a few.
All of these YLD activities — social, sports, education and community outreach — provide new lawyers with an array of benefits and the keys to a successful legal career. So don’t miss out on YLD membership privileges — sign up for YLD today!
More Information
YLD News
OCBA
Introduces "Mentor on Demand"
The
Mentor on Demand (MOD) program is the first of its kind in California
and was developed exclusively for the OCBA Young Lawyers Division members.
The MOD program gives YLD members free online access to a virtual mentor
24/7. The Mentor on Demand Committee's goal was to supplement traditional
face to face mentoring with virtual mentoring that is accessible wherever
and whenever the young lawyer can find the time. The Committee's efforts
resulted in the creation and launch of "Mentor on Demand," a series of
virtual on-demand mentoring videos consisting of 10 minutes or less. To
check out these innovative video presentations, visit www.mentorondemand.org.
Photos
- YLD Sports Night - May 12, 2009
- YLD Spring Social - April 2, 2009
- YLD Annual Business Meeting - January 29, 2009
- YLD 2008 Holiday Party - December 18, 2008
- YLD/Children's Hospital Orange County (CHOC) Walk at Disneyland - October 19, 2008
- YLD Fall Social - October 2, 2008
- YLD Summer Softball - 2008
- YLD Golf Lesson & Dinner - August 26, 2008
- YLD Beach Cleanup - August 9, 2008
- YLD Spring
Social - April 24, 2008
For more information about the Young Lawyers Division and its upcoming
events, please contact the YLD Coordinator at MaryAnne@ocba.net
or 949.440.6700, ext. 119.
