Professional organisations

Nebraska State Bar Association

Website of the Nebraska State Bar Association, the professional organisation representing lawyers and judges practising in Nebraska. The site gives a history of the Bar and contact details for members of the executive council and staff. Information for members includes current events, membership services and contact details for sections and committees. Resources include the Nebraska Lawyer magazine, The Complete Lawyer and an Internet Resources page in the public section. Parts of the website are available to members only.

Mississippi Bar

The Mississippi Bar regulates and represents the legal profession practising in the state of Mississippi in the United States. The website gives background information about the Bar and has sections aimed at members and the Mississippi public. Information for members includes details of member services, Bar publications (some of which are available full-text online) and contact details for the various committees and sections. indexes to ethics opinions adopted by the Mississippi Bar are arranged numerically and by subject.

Missouri Bar

Website of the Missouri Bar the organisation which represents lawyers practising in Missouri in the United States. The site contains resources aimed at members and the Missouri public. There is information about the Bar's legislative activities and links to Missouri legislation, a database of Missouri case law summaries and a database of informal advisory opinions that can be searched or browsed by topic. There is information about the Bar including education programmes offered and the various committees and sections.

State Bar of Montana

Website of the State Bar of Montana the organisation which represents lawyers practising in Montana in the United States. The website provides information about admission to the State Bar of Montana, a list of Bar officers and trustees along with contact details for members of staff. There are links to Montana legal resources including organisations, courts, forms, law libraries and the Montana legislature. Ethics opinions issued by the State Bar of Montana's Ethics Committee are available on the site. These can be searched or browsed by date, number or topic.

Massachusetts Bar Association

Website of the Massachusetts Bar Association (MBA), an organisation serving the legal profession and the public in Massachusetts. The website has information about the work of the MBA and contact details for the Committee on Professional Ethics, the Executive Management Board, House of Delegates and associated organisations. There is information about the various sections, Continuing Legal Education provided by the MBA and journals the association publishes.

State Bar of Michigan

Website of the State Bar of Michigan which is the regulatory body for lawyers practising in Michigan in the United States. The site has organisational information about the State Bar, links to Michigan law firms and a member directory. For members there is Bar news and events, information about the various sections and committees, links to Michigan legislation and other Michigan legal resources including government and other websites. Opinions of the Michigan courts are available on the site and can be browsed or search by date and name.

Faculty of Advocates

The Faculty of Advocates is the professional association for Scottish advocates (the equivalent of English barristers). Its website has information about the work of an advocate and details of the training courses and services offered by the Faculty. There is access to the Advocates Library online catalogue and a list of links to other Scottish legal sites. Profiles of practising members are also available on the site.

Council for Court Excellence

The Council for Court Excellence (CCE) is a non-profit organisation based in Washington DC whose aim is to improve the administration of justice in the courts.The site has information about the staff, Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the Council for Court Excellence. There is information about the work of the CCE along with related documentation covering areas such as children and the court system, child welfare system in the District of Columbia, jury reform and various court improvement projects. A selection of CCE publications are made available on the site in PDF format.

Kentucky Bar Association

The Kentucky Bar Association is an agency of the Supreme Court of Kentucky and is responsible for regulating the state's legal profession. The site has contact details for members of the Board of Governors, officers and staff of the KBA and a searchable directory of members. There are links to Kentucky legal resources including information about the Kentucky State and Federal courts. There are also links to published opinions of the Kentucky Supreme Court and the Kentucky Court of Appeal.

Louisiana State Bar Association

Website of the Louisiana State Bar Association (LSBA) whose role is to assist with regulation of the legal profession and to provide services to its members including Continuing Legal Education. The site has information about the LSBA including contact details for the officers and Board of Governors and details of sections and committees. There are links to Louisiana legal resources such as courts, government and law and information on lawyer discipline and Rules of Professional Conduct. The Louisiana Bar Journal is available to search or browse back to 2005.

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