Getting involved with the Baton Rouge Bar Association is one of the easiest ways to get more connected to your legal community, meet people outside your usual circle and have a hand in shaping the future of the profession.
Whether you’re a seasoned attorney or still finding your place in the Baton Rouge legal community, there’s a seat at the table for you.
Here are five reasons to consider running for the BRBA Board or YLS Council:
1. You’ll meet people you actually want to know.
The legal community can feel surprisingly small, but it’s easy to stay in the same professional bubble. Serving on the Board or YLS Council puts you in the room with attorneys, judges and legal professionals you might not otherwise cross paths with.
You’ll build relationships, expand your professional network and probably make a few friends along the way. From committee meetings to happy hours to BRBA events, there are plenty of opportunities to connect outside the courtroom and office.
2. You get to have some fun with your profession.
Being a lawyer is serious business. Your involvement with the BRBA doesn’t have to be.
Board and Council members help shape some of the Association’s most engaging events, programs and initiatives. You might find yourself planning a CLE, helping organize a social event, brainstorming the next big member experience or simply finding new ways to bring people together.
It’s a chance to make your time in the legal profession a little more social, creative and fun.
3. You get a voice in the future of the Baton Rouge legal community.
Want to see more opportunities for young lawyers? More meaningful professional development? Stronger connections between the legal community and the public? More ways for attorneys to get involved? This is your opportunity to help make it happen.
BRBA Board and YLS Council members advocate for the needs and interests of the local legal community and help guide the programs, priorities and initiatives of the Association. You don’t have to have all the answers. You just have to be willing to bring your ideas to the table.
4. You’ll grow your leadership skills without having to leave your day job.
Leadership doesn’t always mean a new title at your firm.
Serving on the BRBA Board or YLS Council gives you a chance to practice leadership in a different setting: working with a team, planning projects, communicating ideas, solving problems and turning good ideas into things that actually happen.
It’s meaningful experience that can benefit you professionally while giving you the opportunity to contribute to something bigger than yourself.
5. You can make a difference in the place where you practice.
The Baton Rouge legal community is a network of people who share a profession and a community.
Serving on the BRBA Board or YLS Council gives you the opportunity to strengthen that community, support your fellow attorneys and help shape the kind of legal profession you want to be part of.
And truthfully, you don’t have to wait until you’re “ready.”
If you have ideas, care about your profession, enjoy meeting people and want to get more involved, you’re ready enough to raise your hand.
Run for the BRBA Board or YLS Council. Bring your ideas. Meet your people. Have some fun. And help shape what comes next for the Baton Rouge legal community.
Applications are open now. We’d love to see your name on the list.