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Arkansas Bar Association

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Arkansas Bar Association
TypeLegal Society
HeadquartersLittle Rock, AR
Location
  • United States
Membership
5,638 in 2012 (694 out of state)[1]
Websitehttp://www.arkbar.com/

The Arkansas Bar Association is the voluntary (non-mandatory) bar association of the U.S. state of Arkansas.

History

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As early as 1837, there were efforts to organize association of lawyers in Arkansas, but it was not until 1898 that the Arkansas State Bar was organized.[2] Its first president was Uriah Milton Rose, whose name would come to grace the state's oldest and most prestigious legal enterprise, Rose Law Firm.

Structure

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The Arkansas Bar Association publishes the quarterly Arkansas Lawyer Magazine,[3] the weekly "E-bulletins,"[4] and other publications.

The Arkansas Bar Association does not control lawyer licensing; that is a function of the Arkansas Board of Law Examiners.[5] It does not enforce the requirement that Arkansas lawyers must complete 12 credits of Continuing Legal Education each year.;[6] that is the function of the Arkansas Continuing Legal Education Board [7]

References

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  1. ^ Arkansas Bar Overview, Martindale Hubbell, archived from the original on 2012-10-19, retrieved 2012-11-16
  2. ^ Arkansas Bar Association, The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture, retrieved 2012-11-16
  3. ^ "Publications". Arkansas State Bar. Archived from the original on 2012-12-16. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
  4. ^ "E-Bulletin". Arkansas State Bar. Archived from the original on 2013-01-17. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
  5. ^ "Rules Governing Bar Admission". Arkansas Supreme Court. Archived from the original on 2010-11-11. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
  6. ^ "MCLE Credit Requirements by State". Practising Law Institute. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
  7. ^ Continuing Legal Education Board, Arkansas Supreme Court, archived from the original on 2012-12-21, retrieved 2012-11-16