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Free Legal Research from the SCCBA

CaseMaker is the easiest to use, fastest-growing on line legal research service on the Internet today!

CaseMaker gives you access to a comprehensive, robust search engine system with many of the features that you have come to expect from online legal research. The legal research service includes:

	basic and advanced research functions for all of it's "libraries," which includes all 50 state appellate case law, codes, statutes and many secondary sources;
	all federal district, circuit court, bankruptcy and US Supreme Court opinions;
	state/federal legal forms and much more.

Members can keep, organize and reference legal research through their CaseMaker account. Best of all, the legal research service is FREE to SCCBA Members. CaseMaker is only available through a participating bar association. The SCCBA is the only bar association in California to offer this benefit.

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President's Message

Lawyers In The Community As Well As the Courtroom
January 2012, Mindy Morton, President

Welcome to 2012! I hope that you are all still basking in the delights of the holiday season and the joy of giving to others. I am excited and honored to serve as the 2012 President of the Santa Clara County Bar Association. Those who have served before me have left large shoes to fill, and I hope that together we can make 2012 a great year for the SCCBA and for the community. Many thanks to Shannon Stein and the members of the 2011 SCCBA Board of Trustees for a job well done.

Those who know me well know that I have three great passions: the law, music, and Cal football. These seemingly disparate pursuits share at least one important trait, and it is this trait that I hope to focus on this year: community. It is impossible to succeed in any of these pursuits (indeed, most endeavors), without the support and involvement of the community. So my message is that we must remember to build and support the community around us.

Career Center

Dedicated to legal professions and the community, the Santa Clara County Bar Association Career Center is a valuable search and recruitment resource for legal professionals and employers in Santa Clara County. The SCCBA Career Center offers simple and easy-to-use tools to make searching for career opportunities and finding qualified professionals fast, efficient and successful. Click here for direct access to the Career Center.

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Quick Court Tools

Looking for an Attorney? Look Here

We can help you find a lawyer through our Public Directory of Attorneys or through our Lawyer Referral Service. Attorneys with the Lawyer Referral Service are screened for minimum qualifications and must have malpractice insurance. Initial appointments with these attorneys are free of charge. Learn more by clicking below.

Renew Your Dues for 2012

Don't miss out on all the benefits of membership by failing to renew your 2012 dues. You can renew your dues on line TODAY. Your can find your dues invoice in your Personal Account Portal by simply logging in to the SCCBA website. From there, you can pay on line or mail in your payment. If you don't renew by January 31, 2012, you may miss out on the following benefits:

Access to the online Membership Directory
Use of CaseMaker, our free on line legal research benefit
Discounted CLE programs
CLE program marketing
Important local legal news in the bi-weekly e-newsletter, Legal FLash
Access to our online Judicial Profiles

DON'T TAKE A CHANCE ON LAPSED MEMBERSHIP. RENEW TODAY!!