South Carolina Bar News December 2012 : Page 1
SC BAR NEWS Middle schools advance to state mock trial competition CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 12 MIDDLE SCHOOLS THAT ADVANCED FROM THE MIDDLE SCHOOL MOCK TRIAL REGIONAL COMPETITIONS ON NOV. 3. Crayton (Columbia), Dent (Columbia), Dutch Fork (Irmo), Forestbrook (Myrtle Beach), Hammond (Columbia), Hand (Columbia), Johnston Edgefield Trenton (Johnston), Johnsonville, Myrtle Beach, N. Myrtle Beach (Little River), Ocean Bay (Myrtle Beach) and Springfield (Ft. Mill) will compete in the state com-petition Dec. 7-8 in Lexington. The Law Related Education (LRE) Division thanks the attorney coaches, presiding judges, scoring judges and regional coordinators who made the regional competitions a success. The complete list of volunteers can be found on page 10. The LRE Division also thanks the Marc H. Westbrook Lexington County Judicial Center, Greenville County Courthouse and Conway Courthouse for providing the facili-ties that made the competitions possible. December 2012 | Vol. 25, No. 2 FEATURED ARTICLES: 2 3 3 11 24 25 Constitution and bylaw amendments proposed 2013 Convention: Early registration ends Dec. 3! License fees due Jan. 1 S.C. hosts ABA YLD Fall Conference Financial Statements Section Operating Funds RECURRING: 20 4 26 9 14 6 8 18 12 23 22 Bar Bytes Bar Foundation News Calendar Casemaker Corner CLE News Firm Announcements Health and Wellness Lawyers Helping Lawyers Legal Administrator News Lending Library Spotlight Risk Management Bar launches online community WITH A CONTINUED EMPHASIS ON RECOGNIZING THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY in the way members practice and network, the S.C. Bar has launched MyBar, a branded private social community open only to S.C. Bar members. MyBar works similar to Facebook and inte-grates with the Bar's database to allow members to more easily inter-act with their peers. Through MyBar, like-minded Bar members can communicate with each other, receive important information from their member Sections and gain opportunities for professional growth. Come on over to MyBar at http://mybar.scbar.org! For help getting started, watch the how-to video at http://mybar.scbar.org/ MyBar/HowtoVideo.
Middle Schools Advance To State Mock Trial Competition
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 12 MIDDLE SCHOOLS THAT ADVANCED FROM THE MIDDLE SCHOOL MOCK TRIAL REGIONAL COMPETITIONS ON NOV. 3. Crayton (Columbia), Dent (Columbia), Dutch Fork (Irmo), Forestbrook (Myrtle Beach), Hammond (Columbia), Hand (Columbia), Johnston Edgefield Trenton (Johnston), Johnsonville, Myrtle Beach, N. Myrtle Beach (Little River), Ocean Bay (Myrtle Beach) and Springfield (Ft. Mill) will compete in the state competition Dec. 7-8 in Lexington.<br /> <br /> The Law Related Education (LRE) Division thanks the attorney coaches, presiding judges, scoring judges and regional coordinators who made the regional competitions a success. The complete list of volunteers can be found on page 12. The LRE Division also thanks the Marc H. Westbrook Lexington County Judicial Center, Greenville County Courthouse and Conway Courthouse for providing the facilities that made the competitions possible.
Bar Launches Online Community
WITH A CONTINUED EMPHASIS ON RECOGNIZING THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY in the way members practice and network, the S.C. Bar has launched MyBar, a branded private social community open only to S.C. Bar members. MyBar works similar to Facebook and integrates with the Bar's database to allow members to more easily interact with their peers. Through MyBar, like-minded Bar members can communicate with each other, receive important information from their member Sections and gain opportunities for professional growth.<br /> <br /> Come on over to MyBar at http://mybar.scbar.org! For help getting started, watch the how-to video at http://mybar.scbar.org/ MyBar/HowtoVideo.
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