Young Lawyers Section

By The Officers of the Young Lawyers Section

The MBS YLS had a busy summer networking with fellow MBA members. The first networking happy hour took place on June 16th at the Great American Pub in Conshohocken following the Burn Bootcamp Fitness Event hosted by the DEI Committee, Solo/Small Firm Committee, and Criminal Defense Committee. For our second happy hour, we joined up with the TLS on July 28th at Well Crafted Brewery in Ambler. And our last happy hour of the summer was part of the MBA Get in the Loop networking events on August 17th at The Alley on High Street. Safe to say that the Pottstown MBA members know how to have a good time.

To end the year, YLS and the Membership Committee teamed up for what should be an insightful CLE, “The ‘Business’ Side of the Law: Ethical Considerations in Private Practice.” The CLE will be moderated by Past MBA President Patrick J. Kurtas and will include Ellen Freedman, the Law Practice Management Coordinator for the PBA, and attorneys Philip D. Press of Philip Press Law Office and Matthew T. Wilkov of Rubin, Glickman, Steinberg, and Gifford. The CLE will take place November 30, 2022 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM.

Current YLS leadership has spent 2022 putting our heads together to reconfigure YLS in a way that will allow it to run efficiently for years to come and to continue being an important aspect of the MBA. At our September meeting, YLS decided to formally create 5 subcommittees. Those subcommittees are Liaison/Law School Committee, CLE/101 Series Committee, Social Committee, Mock Trial Committee, and the Community Outreach Committee. The YLS Chair moving forward would lead the Social Committee and Mock Trial Committee; the Vice-Chair of YLS would lead the CLE/101 Series Committee; the Secretary of YLS would lead the Liaison/Law School Committee; and the Treasurer would lead the Community Outreach Committee. Each committee will have a chair.

These changes allow succession planning and continuity. These committees also provide YLS members with more opportunities to be involved in YLS specifically, and the MBA at large. It will assist the YLS leadership in their duties, allow others to have more of a hand in the daily activities of the Section, and would allow members to take on more of a leadership role if they so choose. If you would like to be assigned to one, or more, of these new committees simply reach out to current YLS leadership via email and we will add your name to the list.

Another change coming to YLS in 2023 is monthly meetings instead of bi-monthly meetings. The monthly meetings beginning in 2023 will be a learning opportunity. The meetings will be more of a lunch and learn environment which will include speakers and/or “101 Series” topics. YLS members that attend a meeting will be asked to “bring a friend.” This will be a way to introduce members and hopefully activate their interest in YLS. If you would like to be a speaker, present a CLE or “101 Series” topic, please reach out to YLS leadership now with your topic so the plans can be made.

Lastly, YLS will be appointing a new Treasurer as current leadership transitions to new leadership roles come January 2023. If you are interested in serving as Treasurer, please send your resume and a short statement of why you would like to serve as an officer for the YLS.