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The VBA Law Practice Management Division is built on a strong
foundation developed by the Law Practice Management Section. Created in
1992, the Section focused on the operation and management of law firms,
both large and small, and the solo practitioner. It developed signature
programs such as the Managing Partners Roundtable and the Small Firm Practice
luncheon conducted at each Annual Meeting for the last several years.
Its focus also included technological advancements as they affected the
practice of law, which resulted in the LawTech conference conducted successfully
for several years. Under the chairmanship of Janet Thomas in 2000, the Section began a strategic planning process to establish long-term goals. At the same time, the VBA Executive Committee had begun its own strategic planning initiative which identified, as an element of the promotion of professionalism, a need to focus on the balance between a successful and rewarding practice and other lifestyle issues such as health, family relationships and intellectual development. The result of these two parallel processes was a recommendation from
the Law Practice Management Section, approved in the fall of 2001 by the
VBA Executive Committee, that the Section be converted to a Division which
would house the initiative on practice/lifestyle balance. As an integral part of this step, each of you will automatically become
members of the Law Practice Management Division without the necessity
of separate dues. The Board of Governors has approved bylaws similar to
those of the Young Lawyers Division which provide for an Executive Committee
of 11 individuals to be selected from diverse geographic areas and practice
settings. However, the real work of the Division will be carried out through
its substantive committees which will provide an opportunity for interested
VBA members to become involved with the Division and to contribute to
its operation and programs. The focus of the Division has expanded from that of the Law Practice
Management Section. While continuing to stress firm and other organizational
aspects of law practice management, the Division will add equal emphasis
on the individual and personal aspects of law practice management, such
as personal time management, professional skills development, personal
marketing, achieving an appropriate practice/lifestyle balance, and promoting
overall professionalism. The operation of the Division will initially be directed at three areas: •providing education; The following committees were established: Administrative Committees: Member Services Committees: We ask that each of you who have an interest in participating
with any committee let us know or advise the chairperson of the committee,
if one has been appointed. While there is, of course, some practical limit
on the size of a working committee, we hope to be able to accommodate
all of those VBA members who wish to become more involved in the Division’s
activities either through committee membership or other means of active
participation. We also solicit your thoughts on methods by which we can make the Division
a source of added value to you individually and to all members of The
Virginia Bar Association and the practicing bar in Virginia. Give us your
suggestions on desirable program topics and educational vehicles, methods
of communication and issues of concern. As a Division, we have a primary
mission to bring to our membership needed and valuable services. Each
of you can help us fulfill that mission, as it relates to both personal
practice management and organizational practice management, by telling
us how we can best serve you and your practice. Thank you on behalf of the Law Practice Management Division for your support and interest. |
