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On Thursday, Executive Director Larry Houchins and General Counsel Adam Kilgore met with a delegation of lawyers from Ukraine. The lawyers we in town as a part of a US tour and were being hosted by the International Visitors Center at Jackson State University.

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The Spring Bar Admissions Ceremony was held on Thursday, April 25, 2013 at the Gartin Justice Building in the Supreme Court en banc courtroom. Ninty new admittees were certified to practice in the State of Mississippi. Program participants included, Chief Justice William L. Waller, Jr., represe...   >> more >>

The Board of Commissioners established the Lawyer Citizenship Award to recognize outstanding lawyers and judges who have given back through service to communities. Multiple Lawyer Citizenship Awards will be presented to members of the Bar who have served their communities in the areas such as: ...   >> more >>

In observance of the 50th Anniversary of the landmark case of Gideon v. Wainwright, the ABA Section of Litigation has created a website with resources to educate, inform and commemorate this historic event. Included as part of the materials is video of a recent program featuring rare, vintage v...   >> more >>

The Mississippi Bar has partnered with Casemaker to provide our members the ability to use CiteCheck on a per-use basis at a great price. CiteCheck is a Casemaker service that allows users to verify that the cases cited in their briefs, pleadings, motions, or other legal documents are still goo...   >> more >>

The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) announces the availability of competitive grant funds to provide civil legal services to eligible clients during calendar year 2014. A Request for Proposals (RFP) and other information pertaining to the LSC grants competition will be available from   >> more >>

The ABA Task Force on Gatekeeper Regulation and the Profession has worked with other entities to develop voluntary good practices guidance for lawyers to combat money laundering and terrorist financing.  The Task Force has concerns about how mandatory gatekeeper provisions might affect con...   >> more >>

The Mississippi Bar Young Lawyers Division Disaster Legal Assistance Committee is seeking volunteer attorneys to provide telephone assistance to victims of the recent tornadoes in Forrest, Lamar, Wayne and Marion Counties. In conjunction with FEMA and the MS Emergency Management Agency, a toll-...   >> more >>

On February 12, 1988 the Mississippi Bar Foundation celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary with the dedication of the Mississippi Bar Center. This Tuesday February 12, 2013 is the 25th Anniversary of the Bar Center. The 12,000 square foot facility serves as headquarters for The Mississippi Bar...   >> more >>

Each year the Young Lawyers Division of The Mississippi Bar selects a Young Lawyer who is deemed to be the Outstanding Young Lawyer of Mississippi for the year based on his or her contributions to both the Bar and community, state and country. This person exemplifies the degree of ethical, mora...   >> more >>

In 2010, MVLP began a fundraising campaign to increase the number of volunteer lawyers statewide, boost the number of legal clinics to match volunteer lawyers with pro bono clients, ensure that small fees do not impede legal actions, provide outreach, and support operations of MVLP.  The c...   >> more >>

A Casemaker Mobile App is here! You will notice that when you login to Casemaker, there is a link you can click to get a reference code. Currently the apps are in Beta so if the users find an error in the app, they can let us know and we can have it corrected.  After a couple of months, we...   >> more >>

In accordance with the bar's bylaws each local bar associations in circuit districts with a vacancy on the Board of Commissioners in 2013, appointed representatives to a district wide nominating committee to nominate 2 candidates for the office of commissioner from that district. Nominations fo...   >> more >>