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Serving
as a WSBA volunteer offers you a unique and rewarding experience to get
involved with issues you care about, connect with others, and make a
positive impact on the legal community and your profession. Volunteer
opportunities are varied and with mostly virtual meetings, you don’t have to travel to Seattle if you're outside of the area.
Apply
Today!
When considering volunteer
your time; it is important to share your time, skills & experience
with the volunteer opportunity that is right for you and aligns with your
interests.
WSBA encourages you to take
some time to review the myriad of volunteer opportunities and apply for
the one(s) that most interest you. Look below to aid your search:
• Learn About Volunteering
with WSBA.
• Hear directly from
volunteers about their experiences: See Q&As here, here, here, here
and here. See Q&As from WSBA volunteers Nicholas
Larson, Andrea
Jarmon, Stacey L.
Romberg, Michele
Carney, and Kristina
Larry.
• Check out the new Volunteer
with WSBA Guide for a quick-glance at all the
volunteer opportunities.
• Take the fun quiz: Which Type
of Legal Volunteer Are You?
• Get the details - Click here
to view volunteer position descriptions and visit the various committee/board
web pages or Sections
to learn more.
• Contact the Chair and/or
Staff Liaison to get your questions answered.
Application and
Selection Process:
To apply, select My Profile, then
select Volunteer
Application or Section
Executive Committee Application found in the left-hand
navigation column. Application deadline is April 16. Select the
committees/board you’d like to apply for. If interested in more than one,
please provide your preference by ranking the list. If you are interested
in serving on a WSBA Section Executive Committee, note that there is a
different application portal also found on myWSBA and
ranking is not available.
The online application closes
on April 15. WSBA volunteer opportunities may have specific eligibility
requirements. All applicants will be reviewed by a review team. If
selected, applicants will either be appointed by the Board Nominations Committee
or the Washington State Supreme Court. A majority of final appointments
will occur between June and September.
The WSBA values diversity and
inclusion, and encourages Black, Indigenous, people of color, women,
people from the LBGTQ communities, people with disabilities, and members
of other groups who have been systemically oppressed to apply for our
committees, boards, and panels.
Questions?
Email barleaders@wsba.org
or contact WSBA’s Volunteer Engagement
Advisor, Paris Eriksen.
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