2018 YLD Conference Highlights:

• Stay at the New Orleans French Quarter Astor Crowne Plaza
• Receive up to 8 hours of CLE (CLE approval for Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia)
• Joint reception and dinner at the infamous Antoine's Restaurant in the French Quarter with TBA YLD Board 

The Tennessee Bar Association's Public Education Committee is partnering with the YMCA to help mentor future lawyers in the Model United Nations and Youth in Government programs. The programs are designed to allow students ages 11-19 to experience the processes of government in a hands-on way. Model United Nations conferences occur in the Fall and Youth in Government conferences happen in the Spring. The YMCA is always in need of volunteers to help our young lawyers argue their cases well and to help our youth justices deliberate wisely. The Public Education Committee seeks volunteers for programs all across the state. Volunteers are welcome help serve for one, two or three days during the conferences. Each conference runs a similar program, just with different students from across Tennessee attending each weekend. For more information about the program, please visit the YMCA's website or contact Elise Dugger. 

The Association for Woman Attorneys (AWA) has some exciting events coming up.  First, on Sept. 12 the AWA will be hosting a membership happy hour titled "Wine-Down Wednesday." This event will be from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. at Grove Grill, 4550 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, TN 38117.  Next, the AWA is hosting a "Women in Law & Leadership Conference" on Sept. 28 at the University of Memphis Law School in Wade Auditorium.  Speakers include Justice Holly Kirby, Heather Joy Hubbard, Sally Pace and more. Join the AWA for a day of CLEs on business development, leadership, women's issues in employment, and more. Full or partial day rates are available. Then, on Oct. 6 the AWA is helping sponsor the 35th Annual Race Judicata - Run for Justice, benefiting the Memphis Bar Association's Access to Justice program. Tickets are $25 for 5K runners who register before the race (which includes a bib, tech t-shirt, two beers, food and a raffle entry) or $30 for 5K runners who register the day of. Tickets for spirit runners are also available and are $20. 

Also, the AWA will be hosting a CLE on Human Trafficking on Oct. 10  from 5 - 6 p.m. The event will be held at the University of Memphis Law School in Wade Auditorium, and will include the following speakers: Katherine Anderson from MALS, Tracey Branch from the FBI, and Sandra Ferrell from The Lisieux Community.  Lastly, please save the date for the AWA's annual Judicial Reception on Dec. 4. 

The NBA YLD is preparing its slate of officers for election to serve in 2019. If interested in being nominated to the slate, please contact President-elect Gulam Zade. The annual meeting approving the slate will be held Oct. 25 at 6 p.m., at a location to be determined.

The American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division will have its next Assembly at the Midyear Meeting in January 2019.  For those unfamiliar with the Assembly, the ABA YLD Assembly is the principle policy-making body of the ABA YLD.  During the Midyear Meeting, young lawyer issues and resolutions are debated and voted upon. Here's an example of an ABA YLD resolution. 

The process for submitting resolution ideas is currently under way, and the deadline is Sept. 15.  If you have an idea for a resolution that you would like to submit — but you need help navigating the process to submit your idea — please contact John Rice.  Here's more information on the ABA YLD Assembly.

As if there wasn’t already going to be a cascade of distraction this week at work with week one of college football amongst us, this edition of the TYL is packed with interesting events and stories from across the state to help keep you entertained.