IndyBar: IndyBarHQ at 140 N. Illinois St. Opens March 6
After years of planning, months of renovation and weeks of moving, the new IndyBar Headquarters—IndyBarHQ—will open for business on March 6.
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IndyBar: Find the Talent You’ve Been Looking For: Sign On as a Diversity Job Fair Sponsor or Employer
The Indianapolis Bar Association aims to connect a potential pool of candidates from diverse backgrounds with the Indianapolis legal community through its annual Diversity Job Fair. This initiative is to give all students an opportunity to meet potential employers who are looking to build connections with a pipeline of new and diverse talent and learn more about the legal profession and the Indianapolis legal market.
IndyBar: Hear from Indiana General Assembly Key Players on Feb. 25
As we prepare to enter the final month of 2020’s shorter (but nonetheless exciting) legislative session, the IndyBar is excited to host again one of our most engaging and important networking events of the year: the Lawyer-Legislator Luncheon on Feb. 25!
IndyBar: Women and the Law Division Honors Germaine Willett with 2020 WLD Mentorship Award
Each year, the Women and the Law Division presents its Mentorship Award, which seeks to honor a female legal professional who’s exhibited exceptional efforts to be a mentor to other women in the profession. This year, the division has selected Germaine Willett of Ice Miller LLP as the honorable recipient.
IndyBar President’s Column: Why Lawyers are Essential to the Legislature — The Curious Case of Mr. Mears Fishing Without Bait
The would-be angler Marvin Mears took an unexpected trip to the Supreme Court of Indiana after he caught a fish without bait. The law in Indiana said that “[i]t shall be unlawful for any person to take . . . or attempt to take . . . any fish in the waters of this state . . . by any means other than angling with hook and line.” Mr. Mears didn’t reasonably believe that the Indiana General Assembly intended to outlaw his scheme. He was “angling with hook and line” after all. Or so he thought.
IndyBar: New for 2020: Reduced CLE Rate for New Lawyers!
The IndyBar is making legal education more accessible than ever. Get the info (and the credits) you need to succeed with our newly-reduced rates on CLE programs! Effective immediately, attorney members in practice eight or fewer years pay just $20 per credit hour at any one of the IndyBar’s more than 150 CLE programs held annually.
IndyBar President’s Column: The One Where Ross, Rachel, Seinfeld, and Keith Hernandez Move The IndyBar
Unbeknownst to many, a few loyal members and the IndyBar staff have been busy moving all of us. The IndyBar’s lease on the 15th floor of the BMO building ended on Jan. 31. The “new space” at 140 N. Illinois St. will open on March 2, and we are planning a grand opening celebration in early April.
IndyBar: The IndyBar’s Move is Underway!
The IndyBar location at 135 N. Pennsylvania St. is CLOSED! We’re so excited to move in to our new space at 140 N. Illinois St. Our new location will open on March 2. Meantime, IndyBar staff will work remotely.
IndyBar: Meet Your 2020 Indianapolis Bar Foundation Officers
We’re giving you an exclusive look at some of the IBF’s newest leaders.
IndyBar is Moving!
We are excited to begin the process of moving to our new space at 140 N. Illinois St.!
IndyBar: Who Is This Guy? How Did He Become President of IndyBar? And Why Should We Care About IndyBar Anyway?
What does the IndyBar do and why should we care and be active? Today, the IndyBar serves its members with 18 legal sections that provide expertise, resources, networking, referrals, CLE and much more.
IndyBar: Get More for Your Membership in 2020: Join us for Free Fridays!
Start your new year with a resolution to SAVE MONEY! We’re bringing back Free Fridays in 2020, which means you’ll save more time AND money with these complimentary offerings.
IndyBar: 2019 BGD LegCon’s Look Ahead at 2020 Legislative Session
This year’s Bingham Greenebaum Doll Legislative Conference (BGD LegCon) in December was rife with Indiana’s renowned legislative staples.
IndyBar: The IndyBar Law Student Division — A Pathway to Personal and Professional Enrichment
Few — if any — bar associations around the country have a separate and distinct law student-run entity that comes close to matching our level of programming and involvement. But the evolving nature of the legal field, both educationally and professionally, requires constant re-evaluation to make sure we remain in front of the curve.
IndyBar: YLD’s Office Hours: Ease the Burden of Young Lawyering
Whether you’re working at a firm, at a nonprofit, for the government or you decided to hang your own shingle, it can feel lonely being a new attorney in a world of people who seem to have things figured out. We’re here for you. The IndyBar Young Lawyer Division (YLD) has put into place something we’re calling Office Hours!
IndyBar: Give Yourself the Gift This Holiday Season!
This year, give yourself the gift. Give yourself the gift of a break, a little bit of sanity and some much-needed time with friends and family.
CLE certifies attorneys to administer opioid overdose reversal drug
In addition to checking off two hours of CLE credit before the year’s end, attorneys who attended an Indianapolis Bar Association event earlier this month left certified to administer a life-saving drug. Lawyers learned how to properly use naloxone – commonly known by its brand name, Narcan – following a demonstration presented by the Indiana State Department of Health.
IndyBar: Guest column: Small But Mighty (and Growing): Spotlight on Indiana’s Asian Legal Community
Have you heard of the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Indiana (APABA Indiana)? It is a newer affinity bar association that is striving to become a household name, but it can only happen with your help!