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to justice issues, was promoted across social media channels.
o Photos from the 2021 YLD Barristers for Boards virtual event
were posted to social media in April to gain attention for the
program, which places young lawyers for nonprofit board
service.
o “Well Being Week in Law” was celebrated the first week of May,
drawing attention to the work of JLAP.
o Photos of the 2020 Young Lawyers Division awards were
posted to social media in May and affiliated organizations were
tagged.
o Photos of the 2021 Pro Bono and Children’s Law Award
recipients were posted to social media in May, including the
Career Public Interest Award and the Lifetime Achievement
Award, and affiliated organizations were tagged.
o Photos from the Shreveport “Wills for Heroes” event were
posted to social media in July 2021. This was the first WFH
event since the beginning of the pandemic shutdown in March
2020.
o Photos from the first “Free Legal Answers” Summer Associate
Challenge were posted to social media in July 2021. Attorneys
were shown getting trained on how to answer civil legal
questions posted on FreeLegalAnswers.org.
o LSBA YLD Council member Dani Borel was highlighted on
social media for being selected as the ABA Young Lawyers
Division Star of the Year for her meaningful impact on the
profession and the ABA’s work in public service. The YLD was
also highlighted for being selected as ABA YLD Affiliate Star of
the Quarter for its work with the Barristers for Boards program.
o The YLD created a worksheet for the public with tips and
resources dealing with a disaster in the wake of Hurricane Ida;
this free worksheet was publicized on all social media
channels.
o Following Hurricane Ida, social media was used to publicize
President’s Messages with resources for members, valuable
information from the Supreme Court, and important disaster-
related links.
o Photos of Judge Scott Schlegel were posted on social media
when he was awarded the 26th Annual William H. Rehnquist
Award for Judicial Excellence by the National Center for State
Courts.
o The 2021 “Lawyers in Libraries” program was promoted with
pictures of volunteer attorneys at events throughout the state.
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