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Each session delivers actionable value you can bring directly to your clients. Reserve your seat and explore upcoming events on our website—your next great opportunity may be a click away. Discover our collection of resources and register for an upcoming event.

Looking for a new legal job this summer? Start your search at the ACBA Job Board, located at jobs.acba.org. The Job Board is the region’s top resource for legal job postings that gets more than 3,000 page views each month. For more information on the Job Board, contact Jennifer Pulice at jpulice@acba.org.

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.

The ACBA has added a new Wellness Circle: “Improv Games and Exercises.”

Ben Bratman, ACBA Member and Professor of Legal Writing at the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Law, launched in 2023 - Applied Improv for Lawyers, a unique course aimed at building law students’ confidence and communication skills. Rather than teaching legal doctrine or precedent, the course imparts on students the core tenets of improvisational performance — like agreement, supporting your partner and saying “yes, and” — and gives them opportunities to put the principles into practice through assorted improv exercises. These concepts will now be incorporated into an ACBA Wellness Circle. No experience needed to join this Wellness Circle.

Currently there are nine 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
• Improv Games and Exercises (No experience needed)
• Parenting Children with Disabilities
• Pickleball
• Sandwich Generation
• Support for Attorneys Battling Mental Health Issues/Addiction
• Support for Attorneys with Loved Ones Battling Mental Health Issues/Addiction

The ACBF Fellows Committee is seeking nominations for the Edward G. O’Connor Award; the deadline to submit a nomination is Monday, Aug. 31. Established in honor of Ed O’Connor’s outstanding work on behalf of the ACBF, this award is presented annually to an outstanding public service attorney (click here for a list of past recipients.)

Please consider nominating a colleague who meets the following criteria:

• Commitment to charitable, professional, and public service activities
• Member of the ACBA
• Has practiced law for at least 10 years
• Employed by a legal service provider, i.e. ACBF Juvenile Court Project, ACBF Pro Bono Center, Allegheny County District Attorney's Office, Christian Legal Aid, Conflict Counsel, Disability Rights PA, Education Law Center, Federal Public Defenders Office, Jewish Family and Community Services, KidsVoice, Neighborhood Legal Services, Pennsylvania Health Law Project, Women’s Center and Shelter, Women’s Law Project etc.

Dan Fitzsimmons took over as ACBA President on July 1. The ACBA’s news release on Fitzsimmons has garnered local media coverage.

More than 600 attorneys and judges attended the 62nd Annual ACBA Bench-Bar Conference last month. In addition to networking, CLEs, and social events, the conference featured a farewell celebration for longtime ACBA Executive Director David Blaner.

Attendees are asked to share their feedback on the conference at the survey below. Additionally, the ACBA Instagram page has countless photos of the event. Check out photos of Bench-Bar below. For questions on the ACBA Bench-Bar Conference, contact Mary Ann Fiorilli at mfiorilli@acba.org.

The annual ACBF Pro Bono Achievement Awards are an opportunity to recognize individuals and organizations that have made outstanding contributions in service to individuals and families with low incomes in Allegheny County. The Access to Justice Committee is now accepting nominations for the 2026 awards. Members are encouraged to attend and help celebrate legal aid attorneys, law firms, corporations, judges and anyone else who works to ensure equal access to justice for all.

The awards will be presented at the Fall Foundation Reception on Tuesday, September 15 at 5:30 p.m. at Hotel Monaco. The winners and their nominators will be invited to attend as guests.

Deadline for nominations is Friday, July 17 at 5 p.m. For more information, contact Olivia Hilborn at ohilborn@acba.org or 412-402-6641.

The ACBA is committed to providing Continuing Legal Education programs that are relevant, engaging and valuable to members. To help continue improving the program, the ACBA has created a short survey regarding the current CLE program.

Your feedback will play an important role in helping the ACBA evaluate what’s working well, identify opportunities for improvement and guide the development of future CLE offerings.

The survey will take only a few minutes to complete, and every response is appreciated. Whether you’ve attended one program or many, your insights will help the ACBA better meet the educational needs of members.

Thank you in advance for taking the time to share your thoughts. The ACBA looks forward to hearing from you and continuing to provide high-quality CLE programming that serves the Pittsburgh Legal Community.

It’s time to renew your ACBA membership.

All ACBA members should have received an email on June 5 containing a link where you can renew your membership for the 2026-27 bar year, which began on July 1. Members also will have the opportunity to make changes to their membership, such as adding committee or section memberships. For a snapshot of the benefits of becoming an ACBA member, click below. If you did not receive the email or have questions, email staff@acba.org.