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  Young Lawyers Section

The Young Lawyer Section (YLS) of the Anchorage Bar Association is a social and service section of the Anchorage Bar Association geared toward introducing beginning attorneys to the legal practice and the Anchorage legal community.  Attorneys and law clerks 35 years of age and younger and those in their first five years of practice are eligible to be members of YLS.  YLS members are encouraged to be members of the Anchorage Bar Association.




YLS Activities

 
YLS has over 100 members who engage in the following activities:
  • Host swearing-in receptions for lawyers newly admitted to practice in Alaska
  • Provide attorney volunteers for six landlord-tentant clinics a year
  • Organize the annual "Race Judicata" ~ a 5 km run fundraiser for Anchorage Youth Court
  • Sponsor and organize the Alaska High School Mock Trial Competition
  • Conduct a clothing drive for interview clothes for youth
  • Throw a holiday party for homeless youth at Covenant House
  • Participate in monthly meetings at the Glacier Brewhouse
  • Coordinate social networking events for YLS members
 

To join the YLS e-mail list and/or to obtain additional information about YLS, please contact us at YLSanchorage@gmail.com

 

Upcoming Events
October 5, 2011:  Monthly YLS meeting at Orso at noon.  Featuring a panel of young attorneys who have recently started their own law practices.

October 13-15, 2011: ABA YLD Conference in Seattle.

October 16, 2011:  Volunteering at Bean's Cafe.  12:30 - 2:00 p.m. at 1101 East 3rd Street.

November 2, 2011: Monthly YLS meeting at Orso at noon.  Featuring a panel of Alaska Native Law practitioners in honor of Alaska Native Heritage Month.

November 3, 2011:  (Tentative date) YLS Speed Mentoring.  Location and time TBD.

November 20, 2011:  Volunteering at Bean's Cafe.  12:30 - 2:00 p.m. at 1101 East 3rd Street.

December 2011:  Covenant House Professional Clothing Drive.  During the month of December, YLS will be collecting professional clothing for Covenant House youth.  Boxes will be located at local law firms, state and federal courthouses and the state department of law offices in Anchorage.

December 1, 2011:  Covenant House Clothing Drive Box Decorating Party.  5:30 - 7:00 p.m. at the Covenant House Community Services Center (750 W. 5th Avenue).

December 7, 2011:  Monthly YLS meeting at Orso at noon.  Annual election of YLS Board.

December 8, 2011:  Covenant House Holiday Party/YLS sponsored day at Covenant House.  5:30 - 8:00 p.m. at the Crisis Center, 609 F. Street.

December 18, 2011:  Volunteering at Bean's Cafe.  12:30 - 2:00 p.m. at 1101 East 3rd Street.

January 17, 2011:  Volunteering with Martin Luther King Day of Service.  Free legal advice given at Mountain View Community Center for the public.  Volunteers coordinated through the Alaska Bar Association MLK Day Committee.


Join the Anchorage Bar Association
If you are a new lawyer but not yet a member of the Anchorage Bar Association, please consider joining and supporting the organization that supports YLS.  Go to the Membership page for application forms.  Your first year of membership after passing the bar is free. October 5, 2011:  Monthly YLS meeting at Orso at noon.  Featuring a panel of young attorneys who have recently started their own law practices.


YLS Board of Directors

President - Leslie Need
leslieneed@gmail.com

Vice President/President Elect - Lindsay Van Gorkum
lindsayvangorkom@gmail.com

Secretary/Communications Director - Kirsten Kinegak-Friday
kfriday@fortmikk.alaska.com

Treasurer - Laurence Blakely
laurenceblakely@gmail.com

Social Chair - Jeff Davis
jdavis@hglawfirm.net