American Bar AssociationYoung Lawyers Division

2014-2015 Liaison Training

Co-Directors for Committees and Liaisons:

Logan Murphy

Casey Kannenberg

C&L Leadership Structure

CaseyCommittees

LoganLiaisons

ReneeABA Staff

Liaison Expectations

• Plan of Action

• Entity Leadership Meeting

• Corresponding YLD Committee Meeting

• Quarterly Reports

• Attend Entity Meetings

• Collaborative Programming with Entity

• Collaborative Programming with Corresponding Committee

• Attend Committee/Liaison Meeting at Midyear Meeting

• Initiative!

Critical Dates• September 29, 2014 – Plan of Action

• October 9-11, 2014 – YLD Fall Conference (Portland, OR)

• December 15, 2014 – Spring Conference & Annual Meeting Program Proposals

• January 1, 2015 – Q2 Liaison Reports

• February 5-8, 2015 – ABA Midyear Meeting (Houston, TX)

• April 1, 2015 – Q3 Liaison Reports

• May 14-16, 2015 – YLD Spring Conference (Tampa, FL)

• June 22, 2015 – Q4 Liaison Reports

• July 30 – August 2, 2015 – ABA Annual Meeting & Liaison Training (Chicago,

IL)

Plan of Action• Due September 29, 2014

• Form available on the ABA YLD Leadership Portal

• Must include:

– Name and description of your ABA Entity (committee, division, working group, etc.);

– Contact information for the leadership of your Entity, including ABA Staff;

– List of corresponding YLD Committees, if any;

– Contact information for YLD Committee leadership, if any;

– Calendar of your Entity’s meetings, conferences, and other programming for 2014-2015;

– Three goals for the 2014-2015 Bar Year;

– One (or more) idea for collaborative programming between your Entity and the YLD;

– One (or more) idea for collaborative programming between your Entity and a corresponding YLD

Committee, if any.

• Entity Leadership Meeting by September 29, 2014

• Use the last question to list any current interaction, projects, or questions.

Reporting

• Quarterly Reports are required and extraordinarily important.

– Q1 – Your Plan of Action serves as your Q1 Report.

– Q2 – Report Due January 1, 2015.

– Q3 – Report Due April 1, 2015.

– Q4 – Report Due June 22, 2015.

• Co-Directors must prepare their own reports, and we cannot

do that without your input.

• MidYear funding is based largely on your reports.

Awards

• Quarterly Directors List

• YLD Stars of the Quarter

• Funding for MidYear

• Liaison of the Year

Programming

• Teleconferences with Committees

• Live Program Proposals

• Committee Newsletters

• Co-Sponsorship

– Need approval of YLD Chair Andrew Schpak for YLD Co-sponsorship

– Email Carol Reising: carol.reising@americanbar.org

• YLD Assembly Resolutions

• Social Media for Existing Content

Public Service Project

• Lawyers serving the youth

homeless population.

• 3 Areas of Focus:

– Education and awareness

– Policy advocacy

– Legal clinics

• Crafting programming

• Diversity Scholars

• Speakers

• Co-Sponsorship

YLD Diversity

Liaison Tips

• Take the initiative.

• Be creative.

• Take on tasks no one else wants.

• Engage other young lawyers involved in your Entity.

• Don’t be afraid to ask leadership or staff for help or advice.