PLEADS
Section (Professional
Legal Education, Admission & Development)
Welcomes
You
This ISBA
Section Web page is designed to provide members of the PLEADS
(Professional Legal Education, Admission
& Development) Section
a reference for section activities and to encourage other
members of the ISBA to join the section.
Feel
free to provide feedback on this Web page by emailing your
ISBA Staff Liaison, Maryann Williams, or you may comment on the programs of the section
by emailing the current chair of the Section, Paula F. Cardoza.
Membership
·
Section Annual Dues,$15.00 , July
1-June 30
· Any member in good standing of the ISBA is eligible for
membership in the PLEADS Section.
· If you wish to join the PLEADS Section, send $15.00 to the
ISBA along with your annual dues or separately to ISBA Membership
Dept, One Indiana Square, Suite 530, Indianapolis, IN 46204.
ISBA
Membership Application
Pass
Program
In preparation
for the February 2005 Bar Exam, The PASS Program, Preparing
Accomplished Students for Success Program, seeks volunteer
mentors and graders. Please review the PASS Program Information
Sheet and fax the completed Volunteer Form to Jana Matthews
at (317) 233-6586. If you have questions about the PASS Program,
please contact Jana at jmatthew@courts.state.in.us.
Pleaders'
Digest Newsletter
The newsletter
of the PLEADS Section, Pleaders' Digest, is
currently being published two times per year. The editor,
Paula F. Cardoza,
welcomes members to contribute articles and information. Section
members receive the mailings of the newsletter as a member
benefit.
Section
Purpose
The
purpose of this Section shall be:
(1) To
promote the educational development of law students in the
State of Indiana;
(2) To promote
the educational development of the bench and bar in Indiana;
(3) To promote
the professional development of the bench and bar in Indiana;
(4) To promote
the preparedness of the young and newly admitted lawyer to
practice law in Indiana;
(5) To promote
the continued professional skills of the Indiana lawyer and
judge throughout his or her career;
(6) To assist
the law student, bench and bar in obtaining and retaining
an understanding of the lawyer's role in and responsibilities
to our legal system, our profession, and our society;
(7) To be
a resource for the mutual benefit of the members of the Association
with an interest in the area of legal education, bar admission
and professional development;
(8) To diffuse
knowledge or distribute information on the Rules of Professional
Conduct, and matters of professional civility;
(9) To monitor
and review the Rules for Admission to the Bar and Discipline
of Attorneys;
(10) To
monitor and review the Rules of Professional Conduct;
(11) To
advise the Association on issues related to the foregoing;
and
(12) To
plan, carry out and assist in programs, meetings, seminars
and other activities in furtherance of the foregoing.
Section
Bylaws
Officers
and Council
The Chair, Chair-Elect, and Secretary/Treasurer hold their
positions for one-year terms commencing at the Annual Meeting
held during the ISBA Annual Meeting in the fall.
The Council
consists of the immediate past Chair of the Section, the officers
of the Section and sixteen (16) Council representatives appointed
by the Chairman.
The Council
representatives consist of:
-one representative
for each of the four ABA accredited law schools in the State
of Indiana;
-four (4)
district representatives (one each from the North, South,
Central and Indianapolis Metropolitan area);
-two (2)
representatives from the bench or judiciary;
-one (1)
representative from each of the Commission for Continuing
Legal Education, the Board of Law Examiners, and the Disciplinary
Commission;
-one (1)
member of the Young Lawyers Section of the Association; and,
-two (2)
at-large members.
Initially,
the young lawyer representative shall serve for an initial
three-year term, and all other categories of representatives
shall be equally split with one-half serving for an initial
two-year term and other half serving for an initial three-year
term.
Thereafter,
each term of office upon the Council shall be for a period
of two years. If a representative position is vacant during
a term, the Chairman shall appoint a replacement to serve
the remainder of the unexpired term.
In addition
to the sixteen (16) representatives listed, the Council shall
also include as many as one law student from each of the four
law schools, provided that the law student was recommended
by a member of the faculty or administration of his or her
law school and appointed by the Chairman. Any law student
representative shall serve a one-year term.
No representative
shall serve more than three (3) consecutive terms in the position
of Council representative, except representatives of the Supreme
Court Commissions and Board who are employees of the Supreme
Court.
Each of
the four (4) ABA accredited law schools in the State of Indiana
may re-nominate its representative Council member if, after
inquiry, no more than one individual from that law school
has expressed an interest in participating in the Section's
activities, and the Council member may continue to serve at
the pleasure of the Council member's constituent law school.
View
the Officers and Council
Last revised:
November 16, 2007
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