State Bar of Wisconsin

Practice resources

• State Bar of Wisconsin Fillable Forms Bank: The Fillable Forms Bank incorporates hundreds of forms, sample language documents, and checklists generated from our quality CLE Books, organized into 11 practice area libraries.
• CaseLaw Express: Stay abreast of recent Supreme Court and Appellate Court decisions with this free, weekly email service.
• Lawyer Referral and Information Service: A great resource for new lawyers to gain clients, an invaluable resource for lawyers to use to refer clients whose problems do not match their practice areas. Clients who need legal help are matched with concerned lawyers by professional legal assistants.
• Practice 411: The Law Office Management Assistance Program (LOMAP) provides an array of law practice management resources to help State Bar of Wisconsin members more efficiently and effectively practice law.
• Practice411 elist: Practice411 elist is open to all State Bar members to share information, ask questions, and connect with a panel of experts when tackling all areas of practice management including technology, human resources, client relations, increasing their client-base, and more.

Research resources

• CLE Books
• ABA Books
• Electronic resources
• Legal research services: Exclusive legal research benefits for members of the State Bar of Wisconsin.

Management resources

• Practice 411: The Law Office Management Assistance Program (LOMAP) provides an array of law practice management resources to help State Bar of Wisconsin members more efficiently and effectively practice law.
• Practice411 elist: Practice411 elist is open to all State Bar members to share information, ask questions, and connect with a panel of experts when tackling all areas of practice management including technology, human resources, client relations, increasing their client-base, and more.

Ethics resources

• Legal ethics advice: Protect your license to practice with free access to informal guidance in addressing Wisconsin's Rules of Professional Conduct for Attorneys.

Peer assistance

• Email lists (section or division membership required)
• Email list of solo practitioners and small firms (open to all)
• Lawyer-to-Lawyer Directory: Access more than 700 lawyers who have agreed to share their knowledge of particular areas of the law with other lawyers through brief, 10-minute telephone consultations – free of charge.
• Wisconsin Lawyer Directory: Every State Bar of Wisconsin member receives a free copy of the Wisconsin Lawyer Directory, published annually in January.
• Mentor Council Program and Tag Along Program: Connect with a mentor or help a law student, new lawyer, or college student make informed career decisions.
• Sections: Attend specialized CLE programs, receive newsletters, network with others in your specialties, and join in discussion forums through the State Bar’s 26 sections.

Staff and client training

• Legal support staff training: Law Office Videos train legal staff in matters of confidentiality, support, and professionalism.
• Client training resources: Law Office Videos prepare your clients for various legal situations including going to court, preparing for several types of depositions, preparing for a medical exam, and more.