Open to all Bar members, the committee is responsible for mentor programs, the Minority Counsel program and semi-annual student outreach programs to law students of color. The committee also recommends minority scholarships grants to the Bar Foundation for the state's law schools. The committee is a forum to exchange ideas and information relevant to attorneys of color. Projects include promotion of model employment policies and the presentation of diversity training programs for the courts, law firms, and other employers. This committee initiates and coordinates innovative projects that improve the community.
Members recruit authors, editors, and market the manual.
This committee created Practice Manual Plus , our CD-ROM version of the Washington Lawyers Practice Manual. Members are responsible for producing the CD-ROM, developing marketing plans and designing sales brochures. Members are also responsible for organizing free monthly Judge's Lunches. The clinics provide legal advice and referral information to 5,000 King County residents per year through the efforts of more than 400 volunteer attorneys. The WLPM is the largest small business operated by the Young Lawyers Division, and provides a valuable amount of revenue to support the Young Lawyers Division community service efforts.