WELCOME TO THE DELAWARE STATE BAR ASSOCIATION!

Click Here for the digital October 2024 Bar Journal

MESSAGE REGARDING CLE CREDITS:

The DSBA staff is entering CLE credits for all continuing legal education seminars and videos completed.

Please be advised that we have 30 days from the date of the seminar to report credits. Credits will appear on CLE transcripts according to the date you attended the seminar, not the date the credits are entered by the DSBA.

We understand the importance of your credits being reported on time and thank you for your patience.

If you have any questions regarding your credits please feel free to contact Aqueelah Harris at accounting@dsba.org.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!

The Delaware State Bar Association website and database will be unavailable
between December 24th and January 2nd!

No transactions with the DSBA will be possible during this time.

You will not be able to rent or view CLE videos,
to access your membership or Section information,
or to make payments to the DSBA during this time!

Please register for CLE classes and obtain any credits you need now! 

We apologize for the inconvenience.

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SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO THE DSBA!

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Breakfast with Santa

Judicial Clerkship Opportunities

The Delaware State Bar Association invites you to apply for its 1L and 2L Judicial Clerkship program. To apply for this program, applicants must meet the following criteria: (1) be currently enrolled as a first- or second-year student in good standing at an ABA-accredited law school J.D. program; (2) be able to bring a different perspective as a result of your life experiences, cultural fluency or experience in overcoming a physical, social or economic disadvantage or cultural impediment to becoming a law student, or support the DSBA’s goal to address traditional underrepresentation in the legal profession; and (3) have an interest in bankruptcy law, civil litigation, or business litigation and be open to begin your legal career in Delaware.

2025 Judicial Clerkship Application will be available December 1, 2024

Applications are to be submitted to clerkship@DSBA.org. All application materials, including letters of recommendation will be due by January 21, 2025. 2025 Application will be available December 1, 2025. Zoom interviews of selected candidates will be conducted in the spring and applicants will receive notification shortly thereafter.

To view last year’s application please click here.

UPCOMING CLEs & EVENTS:

Ethics and Professionalism: The Delaware Way

November 21, 2024 @ 1:00 PM - 4:15 PM

Fundamentals of Lawyer-Client Relations 2024

December 3, 2024 @ 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Breakfast with Santa

December 7, 2024 @ 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

New Data Privacy Act 2024

December 9, 2024 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

SAVE THE DATES: Upcoming CLE Classes and DSBA Events

** NOTE: DATES AND LOCATIONS COULD BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. **

November 21, 2024 ** SOLD OUT** DSBA / Wilmington University CLE: Ethics – the Delaware Way | Location: Wilmington University

December 3, 2024 – Fundamentals of Lawyer-Client Relations CLE 2024 | Location: Delaware State Bar Association, Dover, Seaford

December 7, 2024 – Breakfast with Santa | Location: Delaware State Bar Association, Dover, Georgetown, Seaford

December 9, 2024 – New Data Privacy Law | Location: Delaware State Bar Association, Dover, Georgetown, Seaford

December 11, 2024 – Technology Section A.I. CLE | Location: Delaware State Bar Association, Dover, Georgetown, Seaford

December 13, 2024 – DSBA December Awards | Location: Riverfront Events/ Hyatt

December 16, 2024 – DSBA / Wilmington University CLE: Corporate Law | Location: Wilmington University

December 16, 2024 – DSBA / Wilmington University CLE: Bankruptcy Law | Location: Wilmington University

December 17, 2024 – Linking the Blocks: Combining Blockchain | Location: Delaware State Bar Association, Dover, Georgetown, Seaford

December 19, 2024- Family Law Update 2024 | Location: Riverfront Events/ Hyatt

COMING in 2025:

January 2025 – Office and Trial Practice  | Location: Delaware State Bar Association

January 20, 2025 – MLK Breakfast and Day of Service | Location: Chase Center

January 21, 2025 – Workers’ Comp Breakfast | Location: TBD

February 2025 – The February Bar Exam | Location TBD

February 13, 2025- Destination CLE: A Delegation in support of the Cuban People | Location: Havana Province of Havana, La Habana Cuba

March 20 – 21, 2025 – CLE – The Women and the Law Section Annual Retreat | Location: Hyatt, Dewey Beach

May 2025 – Law Day | Location: TBD

May 2025 – Pre-admission Conference (2) | Location: TBD

June 12, 2025 – Bench and Bar Conference | Location: Chase Center

THE PRESIDENT OF THE DSBA

Mary Frances Dugan, Esquire |
Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP

See a full list of the Past Presidents of DSBA here.

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