American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Liaison Training Co-Directors for Committees and Liaisons: Logan Murphy Casey Kannenberg

C&L Leadership Structure Casey Committees Logan Liaisons Renee ABA 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 ; – Three goals for the 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, – Q3 – Report Due April 1, – Q4 – Report Due June 22, 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 – Carol Reising: 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.