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Leaders in Legal Business
The IBA works toward these goals by means of:
1. Services for individual lawyer members through its divisions, committees and
constituents.
2. Support the activities of bar associations and, in particular, developing bars.
3. Support human rights for lawyers worldwide. 7
Why has the IBA become the leading association of individual lawyers and bar associations, and why is
it known as the global voice of the legal profession?
IBA individual members are practicing lawyers covering all the different areas of practice and
professional interests. At present, there are more than 55,000 individual members. IBA member organizations
comprise more than 205 bar associations and law societies. IBA members come from all regions of the world,
representing more than 126 countries.
IBA provides members with access to leading experts and up-to-date information. Through the
committees of the divisions (more than 40 specialized committees), the IBA enables the exchange of information
and views among its members as to laws and professional responsibilities relating to the practice of law around
the globe.
Within the IBA, we found the behaviors that James Scouller called “the four dimensions of leadership”:
“(i) a shared, motivating group purpose; (ii) action, progress and results; (iii) collective unity or team spirit; and
(iv) individual selection and motivation.”8
The IBA has group leadership. Its management board, councils, and officers provide direction and
guidance to the association and its divisions, sections, committees, and interest groups as a whole. At the same
time, the sections, committees, and interest groups (through their officers) provide direction and guidance to their
members.
We can identify specific characteristics within the IBA such as awareness of unity and interpersonal
relationships; its members have the opportunity to contribute, learn, and work with others and to act together
toward a common goal.
Within the IBA, we find “leaders who demonstrate persistence, tenacity, determination, and synergistic
communication skills will bring out the same qualities in their groups. Good leaders use their own inner mentors
to energize their team and organizations and lead a team to achieve success.”9
IBA’s leaders are individual practicing lawyers holding positions at all different levels of the association,
from sub-committee officers up to the president. The need for leaders at all levels is a requirement for an
association to build and maintain its leadership, and there is no doubt that this has been the cornerstone upon
which to build the success of the IBA.
[Ken] Ogbonnia (2007) defines an effective leader “as an individual with the capacity to
consistently succeed in a given condition and be viewed as meeting the expectations of
an organization or society.” Leaders are recognized by their capacity for caring for others,
clear communication, and a commitment to persist.10
Among other characteristics, a leader must also be intelligent, assertive, energetic, and flexible, with
initiative, good judgment, and strong personality.
Different components of the IBA have contributed to the development of law, either assisting post-conflict
countries to create their regulatory framework or drafting laws, regulations, and codes on different areas of law
and practice. Its different publications are well recognized, and its data bank is a source of knowledge for both
law students and practicing lawyers. The annual conference and the specialized conferences (more than 50) that
7 Id.
8 JAMES SCOULLER, THE THREE LEVELS OF LEADERSHIP (2011).
9 BART BARTHELEMY, THE SKY IS NOT THE LIMIT – BREAKTHROUGH LEADERSHIP (1997).
10 JAMES SMITH, LEADING FROM THE MIDDLE: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW 8 (2012).
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The IBA works toward these goals by means of:
1. Services for individual lawyer members through its divisions, committees and
constituents.
2. Support the activities of bar associations and, in particular, developing bars.
3. Support human rights for lawyers worldwide. 7
Why has the IBA become the leading association of individual lawyers and bar associations, and why is
it known as the global voice of the legal profession?
IBA individual members are practicing lawyers covering all the different areas of practice and
professional interests. At present, there are more than 55,000 individual members. IBA member organizations
comprise more than 205 bar associations and law societies. IBA members come from all regions of the world,
representing more than 126 countries.
IBA provides members with access to leading experts and up-to-date information. Through the
committees of the divisions (more than 40 specialized committees), the IBA enables the exchange of information
and views among its members as to laws and professional responsibilities relating to the practice of law around
the globe.
Within the IBA, we found the behaviors that James Scouller called “the four dimensions of leadership”:
“(i) a shared, motivating group purpose; (ii) action, progress and results; (iii) collective unity or team spirit; and
(iv) individual selection and motivation.”8
The IBA has group leadership. Its management board, councils, and officers provide direction and
guidance to the association and its divisions, sections, committees, and interest groups as a whole. At the same
time, the sections, committees, and interest groups (through their officers) provide direction and guidance to their
members.
We can identify specific characteristics within the IBA such as awareness of unity and interpersonal
relationships; its members have the opportunity to contribute, learn, and work with others and to act together
toward a common goal.
Within the IBA, we find “leaders who demonstrate persistence, tenacity, determination, and synergistic
communication skills will bring out the same qualities in their groups. Good leaders use their own inner mentors
to energize their team and organizations and lead a team to achieve success.”9
IBA’s leaders are individual practicing lawyers holding positions at all different levels of the association,
from sub-committee officers up to the president. The need for leaders at all levels is a requirement for an
association to build and maintain its leadership, and there is no doubt that this has been the cornerstone upon
which to build the success of the IBA.
[Ken] Ogbonnia (2007) defines an effective leader “as an individual with the capacity to
consistently succeed in a given condition and be viewed as meeting the expectations of
an organization or society.” Leaders are recognized by their capacity for caring for others,
clear communication, and a commitment to persist.10
Among other characteristics, a leader must also be intelligent, assertive, energetic, and flexible, with
initiative, good judgment, and strong personality.
Different components of the IBA have contributed to the development of law, either assisting post-conflict
countries to create their regulatory framework or drafting laws, regulations, and codes on different areas of law
and practice. Its different publications are well recognized, and its data bank is a source of knowledge for both
law students and practicing lawyers. The annual conference and the specialized conferences (more than 50) that
7 Id.
8 JAMES SCOULLER, THE THREE LEVELS OF LEADERSHIP (2011).
9 BART BARTHELEMY, THE SKY IS NOT THE LIMIT – BREAKTHROUGH LEADERSHIP (1997).
10 JAMES SMITH, LEADING FROM THE MIDDLE: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW 8 (2012).
112
