This CLE program will introduce you to the Decisis system and examine legal research tools, strategies and techniques using content and features that are available in the system.
Celebrate individuals and groups making a positive impact on our community!
Achievement Award
To be presented at the 2025 Annual Meeting on December 10, 2025
Description: The Award recognizes significant accomplishments in improving the administration of justice (preferably in Philadelphia.)
Deadline: Friday, November 7, 2025
News
The Philadelphia Bar Association today released a statement regarding the Islamophobic attacks against Adeel Mangi, judicial nominee to the Philadelphia-based Third Circuit Court of Appeals, and standing in solidarity with a statement issued by the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Pennsylvania (APABA-PA).
We make finishing your credits easy with plenty of live webcasts, plus On-Demand programs available 24/7.
The Philadelphia Bar Association is seeking a dynamic part-time attorney to join our team of intake staff attorneys who handle calls from the public to our Lawyer Referral and Information Service (LRIS) call line.
Stay tuned for registration information!
Remote appearance technology can, under some circumstances, facilitate access to justice. Subject to the discretion of the presiding judge, consistent with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 42(a) and Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 26, certain civil and criminal proceedings in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania may be heard in-person, by remote court appearance, or by a combination of in-person and remote court appearance.
On Monday, April 15, 2024 at 7:00pm, the Committee of Seventy, along with Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts, the Forum of Executive Women, League of Women Voters of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Bar Association, and Philadelphia Bar Association, is hosting a bipartisan virtual forum for Pennsylvania attorney general candidates. The conversation will be moderated by Diana Cortes, former Philadelphia City Solicitor and current partner at Morgan Lewis.
This year marks the 45th Anniversary of the Philadelphia Bar Association 5K Run/Walk!
Features
Our Winter 2024 edition honors women trailblazers, profiling 97th Chancellor Jen Coatsworth and remembering U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, Temple University President JoAnne A. Epps, and longtime Bar Association staff member Elaine Lippe.
Download photos from the Spring Quarterly here
A roundup of the latest activity taking place in the Pennsylvania General Assembly.
Public Interest Spotlight
In 2024, the Pennsylvania Innocence Project celebrates 15 years of work in Pennsylvania to exonerate those convicted of crimes they did not commit, to prevent innocent people from being prosecuted and convicted, and to help those wrongfully convicted transition to freedom.
Around Our Community
You're invited to attend a Reentry Simulation co-hosted by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the Philadelphia Bar Foundation, and the Philadelphia Bar Association.
Benefits and Partner Spotlight
Philadelphia Bar Association members get FREE access to Decisis, a comprehensive, intuitive legal research tool powered by LexisNexis. Get a world-class citator and 24/7 customer support. Getting started is easy!
Through the Bar Association's partnership with Wealth Enhancement Group, members get access to WEG's extensive specialization in financial wellness and trust management through continuing legal education programs (CLEs), lunch-and-learns, thought leadership, and other opportunities.
Our Annual Partners and other benefit providers give Bar Association members access to discounts from local and national retailers, for legal and professional services and more!
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