Clark County Bar Association

Resources

Clark County Law Foundation: The foundation was created to serve as a central point where money could be raised to support law-related programs that benefit the entire community. Including Trial By Peers® (the juvenile diversion program) and scholarships for deserving students of UNLV's William S. Boyd School of Law

Community Service Opportunities: Learn about community service programs CCBA is involved in and how you may contribute to the success of these efforts.

FAQ: Find answers to frequently asked questions regarding CCBA and our Web site.

Legal Links: Find links to Nevada state, city and county Web sites as well as links to law libraries, legal search engines, databases, legal news and legal organizations.

Mentor Program: Help shape the future of your legal community by participating in Boyd School of Law's mentor proram.

Practice Development: Find career and practice development related services and resources locally and nationwide.

Pro Bono Opportunities: Find lists of organizations or programs that a Nevada attorney may consider in their efforts to fulfill their goal to provide pro bono service to the public.

Public Legal Resources: A list of some of the available legal services and resources in the Las Vegas community.

Specialty Bars and Legal Associations: Find contact information and links to many of the specialty bars and legal associations in Nevada.

Student Lounge: Access career-enhancing services and resources for law school students.

Trial By Peers (TBP): Learn about this life changing program and how you may participate. TBP is an innovative juvenile court diversion program used for first time and some second time juvenile offenders. Juveniles charged with misdemeanors are tried, represented, and sentenced by their peers; other teens. TBP, of the Clark County Law Foundation works in cooperation with the Clark County Bar Association and the Department of Family and Youth Services and is based on the Youth Court concept.

Work-Life Balance

CCBA Members, take advantage of your 20% discount and purchase, The Lawyer's Guide to Balancing Life and Work, Second Edition, By George W. Kaufman, from the ABA Bookstore

If you are dominated by work from the moment you arise until the moment you turn off the lights at night, you are not alone. Years of narrow focus, hard work, pressure, and endless striving for material reward are the hallmark of many lawyers' lives. This book is written specifically to help lawyers achieve professional and personal satisfaction in their career. Discover how the law fits inside you, not how you fit inside the law.

George Kaufman addresses the difficulty of dividing time between the law and your personal life, and how to overcome it.

Save 20% on purchases made on www.ababooks.org when you use the CCBA Source Code PAB6ECCB. Enter the CCBA Source Code PAB6ECCB upon checkout at the ABA Web site and receive 20% off of the ABA Publications you purchase. **Discount does not apply to ABA-CLE iPod products.** Note: The 20% discount will not be applied if you do not enter the CCBA source code PAB6ECCB.

Center for Professional Responsibility

The ABA has an excellent website that provides resources to help you understand and resolve ethics questions that come up in your law practice. Visit their Web site for immediate access to articles and checklists.

The Spring Valley Club

The Spring Valley Club provides AA resources for those in need. View their Web site for meeting details.