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compliance and consistency with changing legal landscape.
In January 2020, HOD amended Bylaws to require all policy positions
adopted by the House to adhere to and agree with Article XI, Section 1
of the Bylaws, which sets forth scope and limitations for positions
adopted by the Legislation Committee.

BENCHMARK(S): Current case law and constitutional compliance, and defensible
policy positions that impact only the regulation of attorneys, the regulation of the
practice of law and the administration of justice.

Goal 2: The LSBA cultivates professionalism, collegiality and quality
of life among its members to improve the quality of practice

and respect for the profession.

■ The State Bar continues its professionalism and wellness outreach and
educational programs.
▪ Continue to offer Continuing Legal Education programs in these areas;
o Create and offer a one-hour CLE program (including
PowerPoint) to discuss the Revised Code of Professionalism
PowerPoint on the Revised Code of Professionalism created
and offered at CLEs starting in 2019. Approximately 25
programs on the Revised Code of Professionalism conducted
in 2021. LSBA offers Wellness Wednesdays CLEs. LSBA
offers Pursuit of Balance CLE every December. The LSBA
offered wellness CLEs in the COVID webinar series and has
added wellness resources to the LSBA website.
▪ Continue publishing articles on these topics in the Louisiana Bar
Journal;
o Consider a dedicated issue of the Journal with articles on
professionalism, collegiality, wellness and fitness
The Journal has four (4) regular sections that cover some of Goal 2:
1. Practice Management (contributed by Gilsbar), touches on
professionalism by focusing on best practices;
2. Lawyers Assistance (contributed by JLAP), wellness issues as
it relates to handling addiction;
3. Focus on Professionalism (contributed by rotating authors from
the Committee on the Profession), wide range of topics but all
focused on professionalism in some way.
4. New section, “Practice Makes Perfect,” starting in the February-
March 2021 Journal, offering best practices tips gathered from
the LSBA’s Practice Aid Guide.
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