Need credits by the August compliance period deadline? 

The ACBA is offering a Live Video Replay CLE sale event this Tuesday, Aug. 26 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. Click below for more.

The ACBA Member-to-Member (M2M) Referral Guide is an online guide that lists Pittsburgh-region attorneys by practice area and languages spoken. It is updated and sent quarterly to ACBA’s more than 5,000 members and is available 24/7 on the ACBA website.

If your firm is looking to hire this summer, the Pittsburgh Legal Community’s top resource for legal job postings is the ACBA Job Board with more than 5,000 pageviews each month, the vast majority from Pittsburgh-area legal professionals looking for jobs. For more information, contact Jennifer Pulice, the ACBA’s Director of Legal Employment Services, at jpulice@acba.org.

Need credits by the end of the month? The ACBA is offering a Live Video Replay CLE sale event on Tuesday, Aug. 26 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 multiple; credits count as live credits, not distance learning. Available programs are below; click here for more.

Substantive Programs

• 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. – Law Firm Liability Exposures
• 10:05 - 11:05 a.m. – Advising Veteran Clients on Available Benefits
• 11:10 a.m. - 12:10 p.m. – Law for Cocktail Parties: PFAs and Neighbor Disputes
• 12:15 - 1:15 p.m. – Mastering Law Firm Cash Flow
• 1:20 - 2:20 p.m. – Overcoming Obstacles to Pro Bono
• 2:25 - 3:25 p.m. – Preparing for Trial as Solo or Small Firm

Ethics Programs

• 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. – Ethics and the Internet
• 10:05 - 11:05 a.m. –Recognizing Ethical Issues and the Limits of Confidentiality
• 11:10 a.m. - 12:10 p.m. – How to Navigate a Mid-Career Crisis
• 12:15 - 1:15 p.m. – Understanding the Pennsylvania Lawyers Fund for Client Security
• 1:20 - 2:20 p.m. – Perfectionism in the Legal Profession
• 2:25 - 3:25 p.m. – TikTok, Instagram and Medical Professionals

The Kennedy T. Friend Scholarship Fund was established by the will of Kennedy T. Friend, a distinguished member of the ACBA who passed in London, England in 1929. Any child of an attorney who is a member of the bar association, and/or who has their principal practice in Allegheny County, is eligible for this scholarship if they choose to attend Yale University or the successor schools of the University of Paris.

When is the last time you got a quote on your LPL insurance? The discount members can get on getting LPL through the ACBA Insurance Program – powered by USI – is often greater than the cost of ACBA membership. For more, visit www.ACBA.org/Insurance.

The ACBF is accepting Letters of Inquiry for legal aid grants to fund programs that provide direct pro bono counsel to low-income clients and/or promote the public understanding, interest, and support of legal-related issues. This year, the program is offering six fixed-amount grant awards at $10,000 and asks applicants to submit a letter of inquiry; approved LOIs will be invited to deliver a live pitch to the Fellows for consideration.

Deadline for Letters of Inquiry is Thursday, Sept. 12. LOIs must be submitted online via the button below. For more information, contact Stephanie Selya at 412-402-6674 or sselya@acba.org.

The Aug. 8 edition of Pittsburgh Legal Journal Opinions is available online. The Pittsburgh Legal Journal publishes timely, precedent-setting, full-text opinions from various divisions of the Court of Common Pleas. Opinions that appeared in past editions are available in a searchable database here; members must be logged in to the ACBA website to access this database.

Curious about the basics of practicing in Orphans’ Court? The ACBA Probate and Trust Law Section is presenting a non-CLE lunch-and-learn – ‘Orphans’ Court Basics’ – on Wednesday, Sept. 10 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Frick Building. This session – designed for attorneys early in their careers wishing to learn about this practice area, as well as experienced attorneys looking for a refresher – will offer attendees helpful information about the operation of the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas, Orphans’ Court Division.

Topics of discussion will include an overview of the jurisdiction of the Orphans’ Court, discussion from representatives of the Department of Court Records and Orphans' Court. They’ll cover the different departments within the Orphans' Court, as well as a discussion on Orphans' Court courtroom etiquette. The program will begin on the 17th floor of the Frick Building with a welcome and introductory tour led by Judge Michael McCarthy. Following the tour, attendees continue on the third floor for a pizza lunch and additional discussion.

In addition to the hard copy edition that is sent to members through the mail, the Aug. 8 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.