Dear Attorney Antoine:
We welcome you as a member of the
Massachusetts Bar Association. Above, please
find your member card for the 2003-2004 year.
We are continuing to build on the success of
the Casemaker online Law Library and this
September "opened" the MBA Legal Tech Toolbox,
a brand-new set of technology-oriented products
and services for today's law practice -
including communication systems, software,
online CLE and more - all with members-only
pricing advantages.
Among the Toolbox "tools" are the following:
- CT Source's Legal Advantage
communication platform - a software -
based telephone system that incorporates
state-of-the-art, proven technologies from
Microsoft and Intel.
- Online CLE with LegalSpan - there is no
better benefit than access to an extended
array of continuing legal educational
programs, available on your time schedule
via the Internet.
- Lexis Nexis - Discounted programs
are available for online legal research,
Platforms include: New attorneys,
Established attorneys and Pay as You Go.
- Computer Training for Lawyers - In
partnership with CompuWorks, a Boston based
technical education and consulting firm
specializing in legal training and support,
MBA members have a chance to brush up or
expand their skills on word for lawyers,
Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint and more.
-
MassBar.org e-Groups online
discussion lists. You'll be able to join the
debate of current hot topics in your
practice area, post questions for your
colleagues, and much more. Receive messages
as they are posted or get a single daily
summary.
And don't forget that as a MBA member you
have exclusive, free access to unlimited legal
research using the Casemaker Online Law Library.
Your MBA exclusive benefits package, which
will give you an in-depth look at our newest
members-only benefits are being mailed out the
beginning of December. You will also receive a
copy of this year's premium publication, Fees
and Client Funds, 3rd Edition, which
provides all practitioners with a look at how
past precedents, MBA ethical opinions and the
Massachusetts Rules of Professional Conduct
affect how lawyers charge, collect fees and
handle clients' money in the commonwealth.
If you have any membership inquiries, please
contact the Member Service Center at (617)
338-0530 or our Western Office at (413) 731-5134
or toll-free at (877) 676-6500. You also can
contact us by e-mail at
membership@massbar.org. The members Service
Center staff can sign you up for practice
groups, additional Section membership, and
register you for any upcoming CLE programs.
The value of MBA membership keeps getting
greater, and we're glad to be serving you this
year!
Sincerely
