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

Is your firm looking to hire an attorney, paralegal or legal secretary this summer? The ACBA Job Board at jobs.acba.org is the region’s top resource for legal job postings. The site gets more than 3,000 page views each month, nearly all from jobseekers looking for legal positions in Pittsburgh. For more information on the Job Board, contact Jennifer Pulice at jpulice@acba.org.

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.

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.

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.

All members and guests are invited to join the ACBA Hispanic Attorneys Committee for an evening of networking, conversation, and community at La Palapa, one of Pittsburgh’s favorite Mexican restaurants, on Thursday, July 16 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Come connect and relax in a welcoming atmosphere while celebrating the vibrant culture and community that continue to shape the legal profession in Pittsburgh.

ACBA members can receive discounts on IT services and solutions through Plummer Slade, the ACBA’s endorsed provider for these services. Plummer Slade offers computer networking, managed services, cloud backup and storage, cyber security, IP telephone services and more. For more on Plummer Slade, click the button below.

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.

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 donation, which allows members to participate in the grant process from initial donation to the determination of final awards. 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.

Members are permitted to nominate themselves or a colleague who exemplifies the qualities of a Fellow for the Class of 2026. To nominate visit www.ACBA.org/Fellows; deadline is Tuesday, Sept. 1, in order to be included in the ACBF fall reception.

Volunteers are needed for the “Wills for Heroes” event scheduled for Saturday, July 11 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Veterans Breakfast Club, 5850 Centre Ave. in Pittsburgh’s Shady Side neighborhood.

Attorney drafters, witnesses, and notaries are needed to prepare basic estate documents including wills, durable financial powers of attorney, and healthcare powers of attorney for current and former first responders and veterans. Attorneys volunteering to draft documents must have malpractice insurance. Training on the software used for drafting will be provided in advance of the event.

Those interested in volunteering should contact  Alyssa Zottola at AZottola@williamscoulson.com, Paige Tamecki at ptamecki@gmail.com, or Erika Dowd at end@qrlegal.com.