CANBAR ASSOCIATION CO SHAHIEDAH SHABAZZ

Committee Work: We have streamlined our committee system to better serve the needs of our members, and have 9 member-based committees that are staffed with volunteers and that engage in a variety of work. In addition to our Continuing Legal Education and Events Committee, which put on the in-person education and networking events discussed above, we also have, among others, the: - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee, which promotes diversity in the legal profession, and which is focused on bolstering our diversity in leadership and membership to reflect and aspirational diversity of ethnicity, jurisdictional practice, type of position (in-house, academic, firm lawyer, etc.). - Online Content Committee, which runs our blog and feeds material to other publications on behalf of our members. - Allied Associations and Pro Bono Committee (a committee to connect our association with other similarly minded non-profits, and to help our lawyers find pro bono opportunities with other associations). - Amicus Committee, which identifies current cases and controversies, and files amicus briefs in select cases, as appropriate. - International Committee, which helps support non-us membership building, non-us education, and our presence at non-us events. - Students Committee, which has created and helps guide 12 student bar associations in law schools in the us. - Legislative Advisement Committee, which publishes public comments on pending legislative action and rulemaking. - Ethics Committee, which examines the pertinent ethics rules in each jurisdiction, and helps our members navigate the state level ethics rules applicableto lawyers.Our committees are 100% attorney members and do not permit participation by non members.