Resources for Law-Related Public-Interest Groups & Bar Associations
Time-Sensitive Items
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VSB First Day in Practice Seminar
(limited at-cost seating may also be available for prior bar admittees with public interest law affiliations) -
Virginia Office of Protection & Advocacy
“Annual Public Input Survey”
re Needs of Persons with Disabilities -
Virginia Statewide Legal Aid Conference
Networking Opportunities -
Supreme Court of Virginia
2010 State of the Judiciary Address
Virginia State Bar Resources
- Equal Justice Works Career Fair-Public Interest Employer Registration
- VOPA Annual “Public Input Survey" on Needs of People with Disabilities
- Networking Opportunities with New or Expanded Programs
- Independent Risk Manager for the Virginia State Bar
- Ethics Hotline
- Insurance for Members
- VSB Sections, Committees, and Conferences
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VSB Publications
- Planning Ahead: Protecting Client’s Interests in the Event of Disability or Death (This pamphlet was designed to assist attorneys in planning for the future. 2/20/01)
- Legally Informed (PDF file) a reference guide to legal and public services programs sponsored by Virginia local and specialty bars (updated March 2008)
- Immigration Fraud
- VSB Conference of Local Bar Associations
Voluntary Bar Association and Bar Foundation Resources
- American Bar Association Standards for Programs Providing Civil Pro Bono Legal Services to Persons of Limited Means
- American Bar Association Center for Pro Bono
- Nonprofits and Sarbanes–Oxley
Funding Sources
- Virginia Law Foundation Funding Guidelines
- VA DSS Community Services – Neighborhood Assistance Act
- State Tax Credit Program
ALPS Corporation
- ALPS Professional Support Services (Practice & Risk Management Assessment)
- ALPS Foundation Services – Assistance for Nonprofits
Locating Volunteer Court Reporters, Paralegals, and Certified Public Accountants
- Virginia Court Reporters Association
- Virginia Alliance of Paralegals Association
- Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants
Legal Assistance Disaster Manual (from the Florida Bar Foundation)
Becoming a Licensed Legal Aid Society in Virginia
Basic Procedures for Appeal to Virginia State Bar Council from Final Determinations of the VSB Secretary-Treasurer Concerning Legal Aid Society License Revocations and Related Matters
Under §54.1-3916 and/or 15VAC5-10-10
1. Subsequent to receiving written notice of a final administrative determination and the reasons therefore made by the Secretary-Treasurer of the Virginia State Bar (VSB; “the bar??) pursuant to §54.1-3916 and/or 15VAC5-10-10, an aggrieved party directly in interest may appeal to the Council of the Virginia State Bar (“Council??) on the underlying record.
2. The written notice of appeal to Council should be addressed to the Secretary-Treasurer and sent by certified mail to the bar’s main address in Richmond within 30 days of the appellant’s receipt of the adverse determination.
3. The Secretary-Treasurer shall set the appeal on Council’s agenda at the next reasonably available regular meeting and notify appellant in writing of the date, time and location.
4. Evidence shall consist solely of the record before the Secretary-Treasurer including a transcript of any meeting or hearing if prepared by a certified court reporter. The appellant shall provide to the VSB, at least three weeks in advance of the appeal before Bar Council, the record and copies for each Council member to be distributed by the VSB to Council in support of appellant’s claims.
5. The appeal will be limited to whether the bar acted properly under the statute and regulations cited above.
6. The appellant and/or the Secretary-Treasurer or his or her designee may each make oral arguments to Council not to exceed fifteen minutes each (inclusive of rebuttal).
7. The appeal shall be decided by a majority vote of Council members present and voting.
Approved by the Council of the Virginia State Bar (Effective October 27, 2006)
