The Young Lawyers Division of the Louisiana State Bar Association will hold its Barristers for Boards program in New Orleans on November 16. The Barristers for Boards program aims to help young lawyers stay involved in their local communities through placement on nonprofit boards and committees. For the second year in a row, the LSBA YLD is partnering with the Louisiana Alliance for Nonprofits to bring this year’s event state-wide.

The event will be in-person, starting with a one-hour CLE board training presented by the Louisiana Alliance for Nonprofits. Young lawyers will also hear about the challenges and opportunities unique to young lawyers serving on nonprofit boards. 

Afterward, attendees and nonprofit organizations will “meet-and-greet” in the networking hour. In that space, the organizations can share their missions, insights about their work, and information about how young lawyers could get involved.

Information about each organization that attends the Barristers for Boards program will be housed on the LSBA YLD’s and Louisiana Alliance for Nonprofits’ websites, so that any Louisiana young lawyer looking to serve on a nonprofit board can easily see what organizations are looking for board members and how to apply.