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Benefits of Membership

Joining the Arkansas Bar Association helps new and seasoned attorneys grow their practice, expand their knowledge, and connect with other legal professionals. By joining, you will have quick access to our carefully curated resources – like the new CLE Select/Membership Bundle, Fastcase for research, our Career Center and networking opportunities.

The Voice of the Arkansas Lawyer

ArkBar advocates for the interests of lawyers.
ArkBar facilitates Association excellence through leadership and resources.
ArkBar provides competitive advantage to members.
ArkBar provides education and resources to support Bar excellence.
ArkBar provides access to a fair and impartial system of justice.

2018 ABA Preferred Rate Hotel Directory.

The American Bar Association has released its 2018 ABA Preferred Rate Directory.

Two easy ways to make reservations using the ABA Preferred Rate Hotel Program:

Contact hotel directly for reservations and applicable rate at the time of stay, using the phone number as listed under each hotel.
Book online using Egencia, the official ABA travel agency at arericanbar.org/travel (an Engencia travel profile will be required, but free of charge.)

Download an electronic version of the directory and view our quarterly value-added promotions at www.americanbar.org/preferred or click here to access the 2018 Preferred Rate Hotel Program Rates

Problem booking at the ABA Preferred Rates? Contact ABA Travel Services at travel.services@americanbar.org

Credit Card Processing

The LawPay payment solution is proud to be a member benefit of the Arkansas Bar Association. Backed by over 90 bar associations and designed specifically for the legal industry, LawPay offers a secure and convenient tool for receiving online credit card payments – the fastest way to get paid.

How To...Video Library

The Chicago Bar Association's Law Practice Management & Technology Division is graciously sharing their video library of hardware and software "how to" videos geared to legal professionals. In an hour or less, you will learn how to use common technologies to be more productive, efficient, and tech savvy! CLICK HERE to access the library.

ABA Retirement

The ABA Retirement Funds Program (“the Program”) offers an employer-sponsored retirement plan; built by lawyers, powered by pros. For over 55 years, the Program has been committed to providing the tools necessary to help all legal professionals achieve retirement security. Our structure allows your firm to focus on the success of the practice while we provide the highest level of fiduciary oversight allowable through ERISA, reducing your fiduciary risk. Through our purposeful innovation we provide an investment platform with options to allow for optimal choice and flexibility for your participants and a fully bundled service model, custom designed to meet the unique needs of your firm, to help you and your plan participants learn more, save more and worry less. And we offer all of this at a competitive price whether you are a Solo Practitioner or a large corporation. Through the unique culture created between the ABA Retirement Funds and our Program partners, we aspire to help every law firm, lawyer and legal professional secure their financial futures. Call us at 800-826-8901 for a free consultation or visit http://abaretirement.com/welcome/arkansas for more information.

Answerfone

Clients never want to leave an impersonal email.
At Answerfone real people take your calls while you are busy, out, understaffed or in court. Imagine freeing up someone to help with your case preparation!

Also, when your receptionist can't take the overflow calls, we take messages for the attorney asked for and promptly email, fax, or text that attorney. All according to your instructions.

Answerfone provides attorney with competent compassionate live answering services 24/7/365.Call 51-375-3121 or email info@answerfone.com. ArkBar members get a 10% discount!

Fastcase

Member receive FREE online legal research with Fastcase. Fastcase’s smarter searching, sorting and visualization tools help you find the best answers fast. Click here to view the Fastcase Quick Reference Guide for 2015.

ArkBar Community Exchange (ACE)

Have you found your place in ACE? The ArkBar Community Exchange, ACE, is an online community created exclusively for ArkBar Members. Members can engage in discussions, access resources libraries, interact with colleagues through the Member Directory, and share information through ACE Blogs. ACE is also available for mobile devices! The mobile apps provides access to over 5,000 attorneys members through the mobile directory.

ArkBar Discounts

The Arkansas Bar Association provides benefits and services to members at a reduced rate. The following discounts are offered by the association exclusively to association members: CLE Registration, practice handbooks, and free meeting space at the Arkansas Bar Center, excluding arbitrations and mediations. Arbitrations and mediations can be scheduled at the rate of $125 for one half a day (4 hrs) plus set up fee if drinks are requested, or $250 for a whole day (8 hrs) plus set up fee if drinks are requested. (The Arkansas Bar Center will be closed from May 30, 2018 through July 6, 2018 due to activities related to our Annual Meeting being held in Hot Springs June 13 - 15, 2018)

ArkBar Docs

The ArkBar Docs library of hundreds of legal templates is now available for purchase through a cloud-based platform, the HotDocs Market. Firm pricing is also now available. Now subscribers can access up-to-date intelligent legal templates, anytime, anywhere and from any device, including Macs. Offered exclusively to members of the Arkansas Bar Association, these templates enable subscribers to create complex legal documents quickly and accurately by guiding users through a simple interview process, then automatically generating customized documents based on the answers provided. For more information visit the ArkBar Docs homepage.

ArkBar Travel Discount Program

Arkansas Bar Association Travel Discount Program

The Arkansas Bar Association is pleased to offer an exclusive worldwide travel discount service to our members. Savings average 10-20% below-market on all hotels and car rental suppliers around the world.

Save time and money. Let us negotiate the best deals and comparison price for you.

Any hotel, any car, anywhere, anytime.

This is a member only discount, you must be logged in to view the discount site.

Click here to save on your next trip.

Brooks Brothers Member Discount

Enroll for your complimentary Brooks Brothers Corporate Membership Card and Save 15%* on full priced merchandise at all Brooks Brothers U.S. and Canadian stores, by phone and online.

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ArkBar Job Board

The Arkansas Bar Association is excited to announce the NEW ArkBar Job Board! The Association is now able to offer free job postings for employers. The job board is provided as a benefit to our members to assist employers with connecting with job applicants. Any employer can post jobs on the ArkBar Job Board free of charge. All job postings will be positions for licensed attorneys or law students. Access to current job postings will be available exclusively to current members of the Arkansas Bar Association. For more information, visit the ArkBar Job Board.

ABA Books for Bars!

Discounts on ABA publications for your Bar members. SHOP. SAVE. EARN.

SHOP 24 hours a day via www.ShopABA.org

SAVE 15% off book purchases with YOUR exclusive bar association discount code ARBAR15

(Must be used at each time at checkout to receive the discount.)

Continuing Legal Education

The Arkansas Bar Association is proud to be the premier provider of CLE in Arkansas. We are dedicated to meeting your educational needs. The Association concentrates on providing high-quality seminars on a broad range of topics at a fair and reasonable cost. We appreciate your continued support to grow our program.

Case Summaries

Weekly case summaries of significant Arkansas court cases, provided exclusively for members of the Arkansas Bar Association. Check out the Case Summary mini reviews on Twitter (@ArkBar) #arcaselawupdates. Case summaries and mini reviews are provided by Robert S. Tschiemer.

Identellect Email Security

Law Firms are being aggressively targeted by hackers because of their access to Personally Identifiable Information, the potential of information for insider trading and corporate espionage. On average, there are 10,000 intrusion attempts per network every day and most lack of security protocols to defend from these attacks. The Arkansas Bar selected Delivery Trust to protect your client and firm’s sensitive information; members receive a 35% discount off of annual license price. Contact Identillect today for more information.

Above & Beyond Crossfit

Health & Wellness Member Benefits
Discounted Gym Membership at Above & Beyond Crossfit
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Arkansas Bar Association Membership Pricing

$50 for the first month and the member will be able to choose from month-to-month pricing or annual commitment.

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2017-18 Arkansas Legal Directory "Official Directory of the Arkansas Bar Association"

Contact information for Federal, State County, Courts and Professional Associations. Other sections include: Attorney and Firm Roster, Board of Legal Specialization, Mediators, Areas of Practice, Biographical, Classified.

Order your copy today! Arkansas Legal Directories Order Form or Call 214-321-3238

Hotel Discounts

Discount hotel rates are available for members of the Arkansas Bar Association at the Capital Hotel in Little Rock.

Discount hotel rates are available for members of the Arkansas Bar Association at the Homewood Suites by Hilton Little Rock Downtown
Booking Link: https://secure3.hilton.com/en_US/hw/reservation/book.htm?ctyhocn=LITDWHW&corporateCode=0003211310&from=lnrlink

Legislative Advocacy/Government Relations

The Arkansas Bar Association works full time to monitor legislation issues affecting justice and the legal profession. In addition to providing a full time lobbyist that represents the Association in the General Assembly, the ArkBar offers legislative resources to members including a Legislation Committee that proactively views all bills filed during the session to protect the practice of law, and publishes weekly legislative updates. The Arkansas Bar Association also provides a Legislation website that includes Bills of Interest the Legislation Committee felt might affect ArkBar Members’ practices, a New Laws Now page that lists laws in effect January through April, a Find Your Elected Official page, Search New Bills feature and a New Federal Legislation feed. Through the Engage feature, ArkBar Members can quickly access and respond to information about legislation the Association is requesting member assistance with.

Arkansas Bar Association Newsstand

The ArkBar Newsstand is a partnership with Lexology that provides free electronic newsletters (legal news feeds) specific to certain practice areas.

Lexology delivers the most comprehensive source of international legal updates, analysis and insights. Lexology publishes in excess of 450 articles every day from over 800 leading law firms and service providers worldwide across 50 work areas in 25 languages.

It is EASY to manage this new free subscription. Click on my account, which has already been created for you. Then you will request a password to make changes. Then you can adjust the how often you receive the emails (once/week, twice/week, daily) and the content (areas of practice). READ MORE

Networking Events

The Arkansas Bar Association is constantly working for you to provide a variety of networking opportunities and events throughout the year. Our largest event of the year, the Annual Meeting, IS THE PLACE TO RECONNECT WITH OLD FRIENDS YOU ONLY SEE THIS TIME OF YEAR, & MAKE NEW FRIENDS. The Association is your connection to the legal community in Arkansas.

Office Depot

Office Depot® and Arkansas Bar Association have partnered to provide exclusive benefits and savings on a wide selection of products and services including:

Office Essentials
Cleaning and Breakroom Solutions
Print & Copy Services
Furniture
Technology

Office Depot is your one stop solution. We’ve been doing this for more than 30 years, and we’re committed to helping you take care of business.CLICK HERE to download your store purchasing card or register for an online account.

Case Management Solutions - Clio

Case Management Solutions-Clio

Transform your practice with Clio — We are the world’s leading cloud-based legal practice management software that prides itself in simplifying operations, growing businesses, and improving productivity for individuals like you. Let Clio focus on the business side of running your firm while you spend more time doing what you do best—practicing law.

Our partnership with the Arkansas Bar Association gives you an exclusive 10% discount.

The Arkansas Lawyer Magazine

The Arkansas Lawyer magazine is an exclusive member benefit free to all members that contributes to lawyers’ professional growth; informs of issues arising in the legal profession; and keeps members abreast of ArkBar activities. The quarterly magazine is designed to inform and engage ArkBar members and the legal community-at-large.

YLS Resources for Attorneys

The Arkansas Bar Association Young Lawyers Section recently published Domestic Violence: A Practical Guide for Attorneys, Judges, and Court Clerks. This handbook is written for legal professionals who represent or interact with survivors of domestic violence. It provides helpful information about the security needs of domestic violence survivors, legal issues arising out of a domestic violence situation, and resources available to domestic violence survivors around the state. This handbook is available for free on arkbar.com.

American Bar Association International Preferred Rate Hotel Program

CLICK HERE to register with Egencia, the ABA travel company, for international hotel discounted hotel rates.

Vendors that would like to offer products or services to our membership as part of our member benefits package should complete the online Vendor Assessment form.

“The Arkansas Bar Association has equipped me with the tools to really grow my practice and enhance my involvement in the legal community. The wide variety of available continuing education programs helps me to stay on top of legal trends, while the networking events offer tremendous opportunities to meet great people who share a passion for the law and justice. I am honored to be a member of Leadership Academy class of 2014 and look forward to continuing my commitment to advance the legal profession in Arkansas.”

— Misty Wilson Borkowski

Cross, Gunter, Witherspoon & Gaichus, P.C.

Little Rock

“I joined the Association in 1980. My one regret as a bar member is that I was not more active in the association in the early years of my practice. I missed many opportunities to stay connected with my law school classmates and make new friends and contacts. My time as a member of the House of Delegates was an important course correction for me, and I have been actively engaged in bar activities now for many years. The question for me is not why I joined the Bar but why I became active in it. Participation in our association is an important way for me to give back to the profession and actively engage in bettering the administration of justice. Bar participation has given me the opportunity to serve on Supreme Court task forces and committees, as well as association committees. My time as a member of the House of Delegates and the Board of Governors provided insight for me into the workings of the bar and of its importance to the judicial system, the administration of justice, and the practice of law. Personally, I have cemented old friendships and made new friendships and have made myself and my firm more visible in the legal community. I encourage all young lawyers that I meet to join the association and become an active member in the Young Lawyers Section. Bar participation is an important part of the experience of being a lawyer and enhancing the bonds we have to our profession.”

— David M. Fuqua

Fuqua Campbell, P.A.

Little Rock

“For a very reasonable price, the Arkansas Bar Association provides me with all of my CLE every year, opens up a broad network of other attorneys with whom I am able to collaborate on various issues, and gives me an outlet for service both to my community and my profession. My work with the Young Lawyers Section, on committees, and in the House of Delegates has brought me great satisfaction which cannot be reduced to a dollar amount. I am grateful to the Association for all of the benefits and opportunities which it provides its members on a daily basis.”

— Laura E. Partlow

Hale Young & Partlow

Marion