Connecting with potential clients is the first step to growing your practice. The PBA Lawyer Referral Service (LRS) receives over 10,000 inquires each year from individuals seeking an attorney and is the perfect way for you to connect with people in need of legal help. PBA Members can test drive the new Online LRS FREE for the remainder of 2020 (value of $150). Login to your PBA Member Dashboard to sign up.

It’s critical that every bar applicant taking the remote bar exam Oct. 5-7 has equal access to adequate testing space. The PBA has partnered with the Board of Law Examiners to help connect lawyer candidates with rooms with stable Wi-Fi connections. If your firm has a space to offer, please complete this form by Sept. 11. (Candidates may also need access to a computer with a camera, if available.) Get more information.

The PBA COVID-19 Task Force has compiled an informational tool, “Reopening Your Practice: Considerations from the Pennsylvania Bar Association” (member login required). The task force’s Resources Guide, updated regularly, provides links to federal information and programs to assist small businesses, and much more.

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the bar exam has been postponed until October. The PBA Covid-19 Task Force has initiated the PBA Project Board to help recent law school graduates gain paid short- and long-term professional assignments and to help members find the limited-time legal support they need. Go to the PBA Project Board.

In an effort to help you manage your costs during coronavirus-related office closures, PBI is offering all on-demand CLE programs and webinars, including resources designed to help you and your firm deal with the COVID-19 outbreak, at a 35% discount, through the end of the year. Use code ONLINE35 at checkout.