This Newsletter features: Linda Gehron Chosen to Lead Frank H. Hiscock Legal Aid Society | Fordham’s Center on Neuroscience & Crime | Holiday Community Engagement Update | Appellate and Criminal Court Case Notes, Newsmakers, and much more! January 2017 Bar Reporter
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Onondaga County Surrogate’s Court eFiling Now Mandatory
As of January 18, 2017, the Onondaga County Surrogate’s Court is now a mandatory eFiling court for probate and administrative proceedings and miscellaneous proceedings relating thereto for such proceedings.
Fifth District Judicial Assignments Announced
Fifth Judicial District Administrative Judge James C. Tormey announces judicial assignments in the five-county district. In a statement, Tormey expressed “every confidence that this team will continue to lead the State in innovative ideas, follow through with a systematic implementation of our standards and goals responsibilities, and the timely and efficient delivery of justice to all that seek it.”
Hopeprint Professional Clothing Drive Benefits Area Refugees
Donate your gently used professional apparel and help a new-to-Syracuse refugee look their best at a job interview. This clothing drive is brought to you by Hopeprint, a Syracuse organization, and is facilitated by Reta Raymond, Esq., an attorney with Legal Services of Central New York.
Applications Sought for two Pro Se Law Clerk Positions in NYS Western District
It’s 2017! Perhaps you, or someone you know, will begin the new year in Rochester. Applications are being accepted for two pro se law clerk positions in the United States District Court for the Western District of New York. Duties include drafting legal memoranda, reports and recommendations, decisions and orders plus analyizng statutes and legal issues in federal habeas corpus and civil rights matters.
Join Bar Association Committees, Volunteers Reap Benefits
The Onondaga County Bar Association is currently seeking volunteers interested in serving on its Continuing Legal Education and Lawyer Referral Service committees (each meets monthly), its Law Day Committee (Law Day will be held May 2 in 2017) — and members interested in being considered for its Board of Directors. (The OCBA year runs June 1 – May 31.)
Advertise in the Bar Reporter
Did you know you can advertise in the Bar Reporter?! There are many formats, sizes and prices for job postings, law firm announcements and all types of local business to advertise with. Check out the rate sheet!
November/December 2016 Bar Reporter
This Newsletter features: 141st Annual Dinner Photos | National Adoption Day | SUCoL Achieves High Bar Exam Pass Rate | Case Notes, Bar Boards, and much more! November/December 2016 Bar Reporter
Help your neighbor! Volunteer Sidewalk Shoveling Opportunities
‘Tis the season, the SNOWY season, that is! Don’t just watch it accumulate, help your neighbor dig out and easily get around when you join the Westside Walks Volunteer Snow Shoveling brigade.
October 2016 Bar Reporter
This Newsletter features: Major Law Firms on the Move | The Digitization of Harvard’s Case Law | Social Media Marketing for Law Firms | Paralegals, Bar Boards, and much more!