CBA Membership Has Its Benefits
by Patricia Jordan
The CBA offers many benefits to its members in areas such as advocacy, professional development opportunities, a voice to improve the justice system, and services to improve your bottom line. Members receive discounts from preferred suppliers that are carefully selected to ensure personal and business benefits. Many services provide direct cost-savings that enhance law firm profitability.
The Canadian Bar Insurance Association
The CBIA has been providing Canada’s legal profession with a full line of not-for-profit personal and business insurance programs for more than 25 years. Developed and administered for lawyers by lawyers, these plans include term life, critical illness rider, permanent life, disability income insurance, accident insurance, business expense insurance, retiree health and dental, and more. Visit www.barinsurance.com to be informed of these benefits.
CBA Financial Services
CBA Financial Services is a not-for-profit corporation that is controlled and directed by lawyers. CBAF offers superior, low cost financial and investment services, specifically tailored to the needs of lawyers, their spouses, and law firm staff. For more information, contact Michael Mooy at m.mooy@barinsurance.com or visit www.barfinancial.com.
Member Services
Section Membership
Sections serve its members by providing a congenial forum to share new ideas and the most recent information on substantive and procedural developments in the law. Through programs of regular meetings and speakers, CBA Sections are designed to meet the educational, advocacy and professional needs of lawyers. Download a Section enrolment form online at www.cba.org/bc, look under Section News on the home page.
Did You Know?
- Since January 1, 2006, the CBABC site had more than 500,000 visitors and HR ads were downloaded more than 54,000 times.
- You can access an extensive index with links to courts and judiciary, law libraries, law schools, law societies, provincial and federal government, pro bono services and more at www.cba.org/BC/Public_Media/main/legal_links.aspx.
Site du Jour
CBA PracticeLink www.cba.org/cba/PracticeLink/MF/
Visit the Money & Finance section for guidance on how to: balance receivables and payables; finance growth; compensate associates; bill on time and on target; handle bad debts; organize your business to minimize taxes; and much more.
Patricia Jordan is the CBABC Manager, Interactive Media. She welcomes your comments, questions and suggestions. Tel: 604-646-7861 E-mail: pjordan@bccba.org
This article was published in the June 2006 issue of BarTalk and is subject to the copyright by the British Columbia Branch of the Canadian Bar Association, 2006, all rights reserved. |