Join us for the Specialty Section Volunteer Kick-Off & Training Meeting.  This will be a mandatory training meeting for those who are interested in participating.  We will discuss all the duties and responsibilities for section chairs/co-chairs and will be training on how to set-up events on the OCPA website.  I would like to have at least 2 volunteers for each section, but can try to accommodate more if necessary.  Note that student members are welcome to volunteer as co-chairs.

• Bankruptcy Section
• Corporate Section
• Criminal Section
• Employment/Labor Section
• Estate Planning/Probate/Elder Law Section
• Ethics Section
• Family Section
• Health Care Section
• Immigration Section
• In-House Section
• Intellectual Property Section
• Litigation Section
• Real Estate Section
• Technology Section

What do Section Chairs/Co-Chairs do? The goal is to hold at least one meeting per quarter and no more than one per month. Here are the basics:

1.  Find a speaker & select a topic – Do you know of any interesting attorneys? We can help you find speakers as well. Select an interesting and relevant topic for MCLE credit, find a meeting time that works best for the speaker.

2.  Pick a time and location for the meeting – We have lots of legal service provides that offer to host meetings or you can host at your company office or law firm. Most meetings are held at lunch 12-1 or evenings 6-7.

3.  Registration - Track meeting RSVP’s and payment via the OCPA website and follow-up with attendees as necessary.

4.  Prior to meeting – E-mail the speaker handout to all attendees to print ahead of time, prepare all required forms for the meeting (i.e. attendee roster & sign-in sheets, speaker evaluations, MCLE/NALA forms).

5.  At the meeting – Assist attendees at the registration table by having them sign-in and collecting money as necessary, handout MCLE/NALA forms and speaker evaluations.  Introduce the speaker and then thank the speaker & present the speaker gift.

6.  After the meeting – Prepare and submit post-meeting summary, final attendee headcount, any money collected and meeting forms to Kerry Swancutt with 5 business days of the meeting.

Thank you,

Kerry Swancutt, VP Administration

If you have any questions prior to the meeting, please send me an email at kerry.swancutt@impacmail.com.