Oregon State Bar

Negotiating is a core component of most lawyers’ professional lives. But few attorneys invest as much time and energy in developing negotiating abilities as they do other professional skills. Here, learn more about how to become a better negotiator, starting with six tips for favorably resolving complex problems:?https://lnkd.in/gaAj68ta

We’re seeking active OSB members with a principle office in Lane County for a new vacancy on the OSB Board of Governors. Interested candidates can learn more and apply by April 4 here:?https://lnkd.in/gaTaT6e

In legal writing, how do you seamlessly connect different pieces of information without being too repetitive or confusing your reader? This month’s Legal Writer explains how to effectively build bridges between your ideas:?https://lnkd.in/g-b_xedD

Applications are almost due for the next round of the Loan Repayment Assistance Program. If you’re a public service attorney or a rural practitioner with substantial student debt, you may qualify for help through the program. To alleviate the financial barrier to careers in public service and rural communities, the LRAP provides participants with a forgivable loan of up to $7,500 for a maximum of three years. Learn more and apply by April 15 here:?https://www.osbar.org/LRAP

Does where you work matter? Five years after the beginning of the pandemic, many Oregon law firms have changed how they view their business practices, including in-office time. In the new?Bulletin, Oregon firms discuss whether their attorney have returned to the office or work remotely and why:?https://lnkd.in/gzqRb_3c

Join us in April for?Writing Wednesdays featuring Ryan Standil, a three-part webcast CLE series designed to refine your legal writing. Sessions include?Crystal Clear Legal Writing: Five Techniques to Avoid Ambiguity on April 2, Enhancing Credibility: Attention to Detail in Legal Writing on April 9, and Email Best Practices for Legal Professionals on April 16.?Click here for details and registration info: https://lnkd.in/gR22Zr4R??

Join us in March for?Tech Tuesdays featuring Paul Unger, a three-part CLE series designed to help lawyers stay ahead of technological advances in generative artificial intelligence and beyond.?If you miss the live program dates you can still register to watch the recorded sessions: March 4: Getting Started with AI for Law Firms, March 11: Using AI for Better Time Management, and March 18: Getting Your Digital House Organized and Secure.?Click here?to view a brochure with registration info: https://lnkd.in/gxA8_c8B

In only three years in Oregon and one year as an OSB member, Disability Rights of Oregon attorney Meghan Apshaga has represented nearly 20 clients challenging guardianships, helped launch a DRO new program, conducted abuse and neglect investigations, litigated on behalf?of Oregonians with mental health struggles, and spent countless hours with incarcerated adults, whether or not their conversations led to representation. For her work and dedication, Apshaga has won ONLD's Public Service Award. Read more here:?https://lnkd.in/gTm2bKNg

We're seeking candidates for the Board of Governors election. There are two vacant seats open to active OSB members in Multnomah County and one open to active OSB members in Lane County. Learn more here, and apply by May 13:?https://lnkd.in/gaTaT6e?

Sarena Casarez has won ONLD's Advancing Diversity Award. One of Casarez's mentors, attorney Reid Kajikawa, describes her as "consistently making the right judgement call at the right?time for almost every situation you can think?of. She does so with poise, understanding and grit." Here, Casarez discusses how she's been able to draw from her own life experiences to be a better public defender:?https://lnkd.in/gSkwcDiT