Jan. 10, 2025

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Save the Date for the State Bar of New Mexico's 2025 Annual Meeting - July 31 through Aug. 2 at Sandia Resort & Casino. Featuring Keynote Speaker Bryan Stevenson!


Harvard Law School graduate and New York Times best-selling author of Just Mercy Bryan Stevenson is a widely acclaimed public interest lawyer who has dedicated his career to helping the poor, the incarcerated, and the condemned. Bryan Stevenson is the founder and Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative, a human rights organization in Montgomery, Alabama.


More information and registration information for the 2025 Annual Meeting will be coming soon.

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Register Today for the 4th Annual Women in the Law Symposium

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The Digital Resource Deskbook 2025-2026 Is Coming Soon! Advertising Opportunities Are Now Available To State Bar of New Mexico Licensees At A Discount!

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Please Help the New Mexico State Bar Foundation Reach its Donations Goal this Licensing Renewal Season

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Center for Legal Education

Elimination of Bias - Combating Age Bias in the Legal Field

 

Gone But Not Forgotten: The Ethical and Malpractice Risks When Lawyers Leave Law Firms

 

4th Annual Women in the Law Symposium

  • Jan. 16, In Person or Webinar
  • 8:50 a.m. - 4:40 p.m.
  • 3.5 G, 1.0 EP, 1.5 EIJ
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Did You Know?


How important is the food we put into our body each day? Did you know that the Enteric Nervous System (ENS), often called the "second brain," is a vast network of neurons located in your gut? It contains over 100 million neurons, more than the spinal cord, and operates largely independently of the brain and central nervous system!

 

The ENS is responsible for managing digestion, from coordinating muscle contractions to moving food along the digestive tract. It also plays a crucial role in your mood and well-being, producing 95% of the body's serotonin—a key neurotransmitter linked to happiness. Learn more here.

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Judicial Wellness Program (NMJWP)


Fun is sometimes elusive in our busy jobs, but as judges and attorneys, we cannot under rate the power of play. Creative rest is a place where this can be advantageous. Having a sketch pad at your desk with some colored pencils or a journal where you can escape into putting your thoughts down and creating story around your experiences can sometimes feel therapeutic in our busy day. It also gives your mind a break to refresh and recharge. So maybe plan to meet your friend for pickleball during lunch or go walk around the Albuquerque BioPark on your lunch hour. Those things can stimulate parts of our brain that help us be our best selves when making the weighty decisions we make or solving the difficult problems of our clients.


Please visit our website to find out more about our JWELL services: https://www.sbnm.org/Member-Services/New-Mexico-Judicial-Wellness-Program.

New Mexico Judicial Wellness Program

Professional Development Program (PDP)


Did you know that the PDP offers nine (9) different confidential online self-assessments for your practice. Whether it’s intaking, accepting or terminating client representation, best communication practices, managing fees and trust accounts, or how to take care of yourself in the midst of a busy, stressful practice, these assessments are designed to support best practices. Take one, some or all of them today at PDP SELF-ASSESSMENTS. They’re anonymous, confidential, short, free and informative.

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Pro Bono and Volunteer Opportunities

The State Bar of New Mexico and the legal organizations it supports all provide rich and significant opportunities to provide pro bono and volunteer legal service to underserved populations in New Mexico. Take a look below at some of New Mexico's most impactful options for serving the state's diverse communities.

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Support the Santa Fe Dreamers Project!


For ten years, the Santa Fe Dreamers Project has been at the forefront of providing compassionate, high-quality immigration legal services to individuals in need, including asylum seekers, young immigrants, LGBTQ+ clients, and families seeking reunification. We are a nonprofit organization dedicated to uplifting and supporting those in our community who face substantial barriers to safety and stability. With your support, we can continue to build a more just and inclusive New Mexico.


Under the New Mexico Supreme Court’s Rule 24-108 on pro bono service, attorneys and law firms can support nonprofit legal services either through pro bono hours or financial contributions. Every contribution directly funds our legal programs and advocacy efforts, helping us serve clients who might otherwise go unrepresented.


How to Give


Contributing is straightforward and secure through our website at santafedreamersproject.org/donate. Should your firm wish to discuss partnership opportunities or event sponsorship in the future, contact miles@santafedreamersproject.org or by phone at 505-312-1566.

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Gene Franchini New Mexico High School Mock Trial Competition

Judges Needed in Albuquerque and Las Cruces


The Gene Franchini New Mexico High School Mock Trial Competition needs judges. The qualifier competitions will be held Feb. 21 and 22 in Albuquerque and Las Cruces at the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court in Albuquerque and the U.S. District Court in Las Cruces.


Mock trial is an innovative, hands‐on experience in the law for high school students of all ages and abilities. Every year hundreds of New Mexico teenagers and their teacher advisors and attorney coaches spend the better part of the school year researching, studying and preparing a hypothetical courtroom trial involving issues that are important and interesting to young people.


If you have any questions, please contact Kristen at the Center for Civic Values at

505-764‐9417 or Kristen@civicvalues.org

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Divorce Options Workshop

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Consumer Debt Bankruptcy Workshop
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Legal Resources for the Elderly Workshop

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For more information on the Volunteer Attorney Referral process, and to learn about the volunteer attorney pool for LREP or the Modest Means Helpline please click the button below.

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Featured Member Benefit

The Solutions Group

 

The Solutions Group partners with the New Mexico Lawyer Assistance Program to offer comprehensive, state-wide Employee Assistance Program (EAP) services to members of the New Mexico legal community and their immediate family members.


Services include up to four complimentary counseling sessions per issue per year, addressing any mental or behavioral health, addiction, relationship conflict, anxiety and/or depression issue. These sessions are conducted by licensed professional therapists. Additional no-cost services encompass management consultation, stress management education, critical incident stress debriefing, video counseling, and a 24/7 call center. Providers are available statewide.

  • To access this service call 505-254-3555 and identify with NMLAP. All calls are confidential.
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