Your active involvement in The Mississippi Bar Young Lawyers Division is critical to ensuring an active association, a respected profession and better Mississippi communities. One of the best ways to become involved is to join a YLD committee this year. As we are a statewide organization, we will ensure that our work reflects the strength and leadership from all parts of Mississippi.

 Complete the online form available below to get involved. 

• Bar Admissions Ceremony: The Fall and Spring Bar Admission Ceremonies are sponsored by the Young Lawyers Division. The induction ceremony enables new attorneys to be admitted to practice in all state trial courts, the Mississippi Supreme Court, the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. 
  
  
• Child Advocacy: The Child Advocacy Committee focuses on legal issues concerning children and develops Guardian Ad Litem training videos as needed.
  
  
• Disaster Legal Assistance: The Disaster Legal Assistance Committee coordinates emergency legal assistance for victims of natural disasters.
  
  
• Diversity: This committee will encourage minority and diverse members to participate in Young Lawyer Division activities and promote minority and diverse involvement in the legal profession. This committee will also evaluate the access and opportunity for all members of the Young Lawyers Division to actively be engaged and heard through activities within the Young Lawyers Division.
  
  
• High School Mock Trial: The High School Mock Trial Committee provides educational litigation experience to Mississippi high school students by sponsoring regional and statewide mock trial competitions and sending the state champion team to the National High School Mock Trial competition. Lawyers, judges and teachers throughout the state get involved in all levels of the competition as coaches, judges and committee members.
  
  
• Law-Related Education: The Law Related Education Committee sponsors the Lawyer in Every Mississippi Classroom program and other programs targeted at K-12 students. The Lawyer in Every Mississippi Classroom program offers classrooms throughout Mississippi a visit from a lawyer during the school year. Any teacher, Kindergarten through 12th grade, is invited to have a lawyer visit for one class period (approximately 55 minutes).
  
  
• Law School Relations: This committee will encourage participation and involvement with YLD by law students at Mississippi College School of Law and University of Mississippi School of Law. 
  
  
• Nominations, Elections & Awards: The Nominations, Elections & Awards Committee solicits nominations and selects persons to run for a position on the YLD Board of Directors. This Committee also accepts nominations for the annual Outstanding Young Lawyer Award, which is voted on by the YLD Board of Directors.
  
  
• Pro Bono: The Pro Bono Committee works to coordinate the pro bono efforts of the Young Lawyers Division across the state.
  
  
• Seminars: This committee will plan and implement multiple seminars each year, including the New Lawyer Program and the Litigation 101 Series.
  
  
• Solo and Small Firm Practitioners: This committee will focus on issues facing solo and small firm practitioners.

Please select a maximum of three committees below and indicate your preference order with a 1, 2 or 3 from the drop down menu beside each committee.