Looking for a new job this summer? Now is the time to start your search. Be sure to check out the ACBA Job Board at jobs.acba.org, the region’s top resource for legal job postings that gets more than 3,000 pageviews each month. For more information, contact Jennifer Pulice, the ACBA’s Director of Legal Employment Services, at jpulice@acba.org.

Experiencing a Financial Hardship? Did you know there is a fund that could help? The Allegheny County Bar Foundation Lawyers’ Fund can provide confidential, need-based financial assistance to area lawyers and their families. Funds may be available to help those struggling to make ends meet, manage student loan debt, cover funeral expenses of a loved one, pay for substance abuse counseling and more. Contact ACBA Executive Director David Blaner at 412-402-6620 or click the button below.

Step away from daily stress and reconnect with yourself through nature with the new ACBA Health and Wellness Committee’s new Hiking Wellness Circle. This supportive community combines the benefits of movement, nature, and connection. The group explores local trails at a comfortable pace while encouraging mindfulness, stress reduction, physical wellness, and meaningful conversation. For more, contact Kathryn Zeltwanger at kzeltwanger@agoc.com.

Currently there are eight Wellness Circles, which are listed below. Members are welcome to suggest ideas for additional Wellness Circles. For more details, FAQs and other information, click the button below.

• Attorneys who Run
• Cancer Survivors
• Hiking
• Parenting Children with Disabilities
• Pickleball
• Sandwich Generation
• Support for Attorneys Battling Mental Health Issues/Addition
• Support for Attorneys with Loved Ones Battling Mental Health Issues/Addiction

Active members of the ACBF’s Fellows GIVE help award grants to nonprofits for projects that increase access to justice for clients with low incomes. Fellows make an annual financial commitment, which allows members to participate in the grant process from initial donation to the determination of final awards. Active Fellows get a vote and help select the programs that are awarded grants.

Fellows can make their pledge at the level of their choosing:

• Advocate Level: $1,200 over 4 years
• Ambassador Level: $2,400 over 6 years
• Visionary Level: $5,000 over 8 years

Additionally, special consideration is offered for Young Lawyers Division members (who have practiced for fewer than 10 years), with the opportunity to pledge $100 for each year they have remaining as a YLD member.

Consider nominating yourself or a colleague who exemplifies the qualities of a Fellow for the Class of 2026; members may also nominate themselves. To nominate, click below.

The ACBA Knowledge Center is the premier resource library for legal professionals. Explore this library of content and resources from the ACBA, as well as experts and providers across the legal industry. These resources include timely, actionable research from the ACBA as well as third-party resources that are designed to be helpful to your organization. Please note that the ACBA does not endorse third-party content.

In addition to the hard copy edition that is sent to members through the mail, the June 12 edition of the Lawyers Journal — the ACBA’s flagship publication featuring substantive legal articles and stories of interest to the legal community — is available digitally on the ACBA website and at the button below.

The annual ACBA Golf and Bocce Tournament – one of the Pittsburgh Legal Community’s biggest events of the summer – will be held on Monday, Aug. 3 at South Hills Country Club in Whitehall, and it features a new twist this year.  In addition to the 32nd annual 18-hole championship golf tournament and 12th annual bocce competition, new this year is a pickleball tournament.

All competitions are suitable for players at all skill levels. Registration options include lunch and dinner options, beverages, skill contests and access to a silent auction and other exciting prizes. It is a great afternoon of networking and fun while raising money for two great organizations, as it supports the Allegheny County Bar Foundation and Neighborhood Legal Services. Thank you to Golf Tournament Sponsor UPMC for sponsoring.

Pre-registration for the 62nd annual ACBA Bench-Bar Conference ends tomorrow. After that, the only way to attend will be as a walk-in at the $735 rate.

The conference will be held June 18-20 at Seven Springs Mountain Resort, and in addition to three-days of three days of networking, fine dining, social activities, sporting events and CLE courses, Bench-Bar also will serve also serves as a farewell celebration for ACBA Executive Director David Blaner, who retires on June 30.

Hotel rooms for Thursday, June 18 are sold out. Seven Springs has made offsite condos available at a discounted rate for Thursday night, and hotel rooms remain available for Wednesday, June 17 and Friday, June 19. That means guests who have not yet booked a room can stay in a condo for the whole conference, or check out of the condo Friday morning and check into a hotel room for Friday event. Registration links are below; for questions, contact Mary Ann Fiorilli at mfiorilli@acba.org.

Need to dig through some digital files for a case? Members receive a five percent discount working with bit-x-bit, the ACBA’s endorsed provider for digital forensics services. The ACBA partners at bit-x-bit can also help you with eDiscovery, cybersecurity and incident response, ESI prevention and drive imaging, document review and more. For more information or to get started, click below.

The ACBA Knowledge Center is the premier resource library for legal professionals. Explore this library of content and resources from the ACBA, as well as experts and providers across the legal industry. These resources include timely, actionable research from the ACBA as well as third-party resources that are designed to be helpful to your organization. Please note that the ACBA does not endorse third-party content.