Please Help Support Civil Legal Services in New Mexico!

State Bar Members - Donating to the New Mexico State Bar Foundation while submitting your license renewal is as easy as 1-2-3! Click on the graphic above for instructions on how to donate while renewing your license. Donations for the New Mexico State Bar Foundation are gratefully accepted year-round at www.sbnm.org/Bar-Foundation/Donations.

Advertise in the 2024-2025 Digital Resource Deskbook!

Reach 8,000+ members of the New Mexico legal community by advertising in the 2024-2025 Digital Resource Deskbook! Contact the State Bar of New Mexico's Advertising and Sales Manager, Marcia Ulibarri, at 505-797-6058 or marcia.ulibarri@sbnm.org.

Send In Your Articles for the Bar Bulletin!

Have your authored works on burning legal topics, and beyond, read by over 8,000 State Bar of New Mexico members and many more visitors of our website! Please click on the button below for more information on submitting your articles to notices@sbnm.org.

Reserve a Meeting Room at the State Bar Center!

The State Bar of New Mexico is always open to rentals at the centrally located State Bar Center in Albuquerque. From rooms conducive to mediation to larger rooms tailored for panels and celebrations, we have many options available! To inquire about room rentals, please call 505-797-6070.

Professional Development Program

The Professional Development Program offers law practice management services and resources to State Bar members. This includes continuing education courses, “how-to” manuals and workshops, confidential practice consultations, a confidential ethics advisory helpline and information, sample forms, checklists and assessments on best practices for lawyers. For more information please visit the Professional Development Program tab on the State Bar’s website, or call the Program at 505-797-6079.

Equity in Justice Program

Get your Equity in Justice CLE Credit!

The new requirement for one hour of Equity in Justice CLE is effective Jan. 1, 2024. Throughout the year, we will be offering monthly one-hour virtual CLEs that meet this requirement for $49 a session.

The first CLE, "Transgender Cultural Fluency," with Adrien Lawyer, will take place on Jan. 31 from noon to 1 p.m. (MT).

The second CLE, "Key Frameworks and Foundations in Equity in Justice Work," with Dr. Amanda Parker, PhD, is scheduled for Feb. 28 from noon to 1 p.m. (MT).

More sessions will follow on a variety of topics, including gender equity, digital accessibility, working with clients experiencing poverty and intersectionality 101. Join us to make local connections!

Please reach out to Amanda.Parker@sbnm.org with questions.

Join conversations facilitated by Dr. Amanda Parker, Equity in Justice Director of the State Bar of New Mexico, and Torri Jacobus, Statewide Equity, Inclusion, and Justice Director for the Administrative Office of the Courts for the next Equity in Justice Book Club pick, "Lies My Teacher Told Me," by James Loewen. The discussions will take place on Jan. 9, 2024, Jan. 23, 2024, Feb. 6, 2024 and Feb. 20, 2024. Each session will go from noon to 1:30 p.m. (MT).

The New Mexico Lawyer Assistance Program

Monday Night Support Group Important Announcement:

Start the New Year off on a good note: the next Monday Night Attorney Support Group Meeting will be on Jan. 1 at 5:30 p.m. (MT) The intention of this support group is the sharing of anything you are feeling, trying to manage, or struggling with. It is intended as a way to connect with colleagues, to know you are not in this alone, and feel a sense of belonging. We laugh, we cry, we BE together. Zoom link: https://bit.ly/attorneysupportgroup

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Create a great offer by adding words like "free" "personalized" "complimentary" or "customized." A sense of urgency often helps readers take an action, so think about inserting phrases like "for a limited time only" or "only 7 remaining"!

Judicial Wellness Program (NMJWP)

Read a Book

I can hear some of the objections to this. I read dense material, case law, depos all day long and now you are suggesting that I read a book! Although you may not think of reading as a leisure activity since it is part of your everyday job, remember that being a reader may be part of the journey that brought you to this profession. Reading a novel about a family in another country, a spy novel from the cold war era, or even a murder mystery/whodunnit can take us away into another world. We can leave our problems and stressors behind and get into someone else’s story, be transported to a different place. What is the last good book you read that made you relax and lose yourself for just a moment?

Try it and let us know how it worked, or what good books you have found. Reach out with any comments to Sandra.engel@sbnm.org.