The Pittsburgh Legal Journal – the official legal journal of the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas containing trial lists, legal notices, sheriff sales and more – is published five days per week and is available only to subscribers. It is delivered via email as an easy-to-print, 8.5x11-inch pdf. For an informational video on the PLJ, click here.

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The ACBA is inviting members to a free paper-shredding event in the parking lot at Burns White in Pittsburgh's Strip District on Thursday, April 30 from 2-3:30 p.m. Members can bring up to two boxes of papers to be shredded - right in front of your eyes - by Steel City Shredding's mobile shredding truck. There's a limit of two boxes per person. Thanks to Steel City Shredding and Burns White for sponsoring the event.

All members are invited to join the Hispanic Attorneys Committee at the ACBA Cinco de Mayo Celebration on Tuesday, May 5 from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. at La Palapa Mexican restaurant on Pittsburgh’s South Side. The event will feature food, beverages and celebration of Hispanic culture.

Interested in having a web chat feature for your website? A limited number of ACBA members can get a free “chat bot” from the ACBA partners at the Fount team at JustAnswer LLC, who have spent more than 12 years building “Pearl,” an intelligent chat system that handles millions of legal conversations every year. For a limited time, ACBA members can receive Pearl completely free as part of Fount’s early-access program. It’s an effortless way to capture more leads, improve client experience, and show that your firm is embracing innovation in the legal space. For more, visit www.ACBA.org/pearl.

Empowerment is key when hiring and promoting employees. Teams with an empowerment framework and support structure make better choices. The below article covers more. For more on ACBA Legal Employment Services, contact Jennifer Pulice at jpulice@acba.org.

Need credits by the end of April? The ACBA is offering a Live Video Replay CLE sale event on Tuesday, April 28 in the Koppers Building. Save $10 per credit on any 12 previously recorded CLE programs – six substantive and six ethics – as the ACBA shows videos of Previously Recorded CLEs all day. Attend one program or several. Credits count as live credits, not distance learning.

By now, most members of the Pittsburgh Legal Community have heard that the Quatrini Law Group has purchased the former Lidia’s Restaurant building. Members will have the chance to check out the space at the next ACBA Members-Only Happy Hour on Tuesday, April 28 from 5-7 p.m. Admission is $10 in advance or $15 at the door, which includes beverages and appetizers, thanks to the Quatrini Law Group, which is also the event sponsor. No CLE. No Seminar. Just Happy Hour.

In addition to the hard copy edition that is sent to members through the mail, the April 17 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.

Due to the congestion, road closures and parking issues anticipated with Pittsburgh hosting the NFL Draft, the ACBA and ACBF offices will be closed to members and the public on Thursday, April 23 and Friday, April 24. 

ACBA and ACBF employees will be working remotely those days; please contact them via email for any needs. Additional information on road closures can be found below.