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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. 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 3 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.
Professionalism articles were published in August-September 2019
Journal, October-November 2019 Journal, April-May 2020 Journal and
June-July 2020 Journal.
Practice Management articles were published in August-Sept 2019,
October-November 2019, December 2019-Jan 2020, February-March
2020, April-May 2020, June-July 2020 and August-September 2020,

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