The NHWBA and the Women's Law Student Association at UNH School of Law invite bar members to a panel discussion with past Marilla M. Ricker Achievement Award recipients at UNH School of Law from 5-7 p.m., Tuesday, April 7. The panelists include NH Superior Court Chief Justice Tina Nadeau, NH Mediator Carol Hess, LARC Executive Director Connie Rakowsky, Professor Lucy Hodder and Professor Emerita Ellen Musinsky.

NH Supreme Court Justice Carol Ann Conboy, also a past Ricker Award recipient, will moderate the discussion, which will cover a wide range of topics, including mentoring, path to career, work/life balance and the practice of law in New Hampshire. There will be an opportunity to network with the panelists and attendees over light refreshments. To RSVP for this event, please email Gretchen Pyles.

How does your salary compare with other NH Lawyers? How do you know if your billing rates are in line with your competitors? What should you pay your paralegal? What technology and marketing channels are most popular among New Hampshire attorneys?

Read about the results of the NH Bar Association's Economics of Law Practice Survey in the March issue of Bar News and attend a special FREE breakfast event at the Bar Center from 8-10 a.m. Friday, April 3.

Space is limited. To register for this event, please contact Cheryl Moore. For information becoming a sponsor, please contact Donna Parker.

A.A. Dority LawPay Peak Business Consultants

Arthur Greene New England Employee Benefits Company

John Safford

A reception honoring retiring Hillsborough County North Superior Court Clerk John Safford has been scheduled for 5-7 p.m. Thursday, April 2, at the Puritan Backroom in Manchester. There will be heavy hors d'oeuvres and cash bar.

Tickets are $25 and can be purchased by sending name and email address along with a check made payable to Manchester Bar Association to: Jonathan M. Eck, Devine, Millimet & Branch, 111 Amherst St., Manchester, NH 03101

A minimum entry of 30 minutes is required when entering a course into the new Attorney Reporting Tool (ART). Enter only actual instruction time: omit breaks and lunch. Check the course certificate and program schedule to assess actual instruction time.

Attendance Certificates from course providers may vary state to state and list 'credits 'or 'hours'. One credit or hour may be a 50 minute hour. Assess and enter only minutes of actual instruction time.

If your address or email address has recently changed, please submit a name/address change form or contact Susan Lakeway immediately to update our member records so you will receive important correspondence from your bar association.

The US District Court for the District of New Hampshire has an immediate opening for a full-time permanent administrative deputy clerk. The primary position responsibilities are multifaceted and include legal research and writing, assisting with juries, managing the CJA attorney appointment and payment process, revising financial and procurement internal control documents, assembling and analyzing court statistics, developing new court processes and rules, and serving as a backup to the financial administrator.

A law degree is required. A minimum of three years of progressively responsible experience and an outstanding working knowledge of computer applications are preferred. Full benefits are available with a starting salary range of CPS CL26 $46,619 to $60,212, depending upon experience, with promotion potential to CPS CL27. Please send a cover letter and resume to Thomas Van Beaver, Human Resources Administrator, USDC - District of New Hampshire, 55 Pleasant Street, Rm. 110, Concord, NH 03301. Applications must be received by April 10. EOE.

Gen. McChrystal

Gen. Stanley McChrystal, whose last assignment before his 2010 retirement was as commander of the US forces in Afghanistan, will give a lecture on the importance of public service at the Rudman Center at UNH Law in Concord at 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 31. Register by email.

New Hampshire is currently the only state in New England that still imposes the death penalty. The purpose of this panel is to provide a fair and balanced discussion about this controversial and timely issue. The panel and audience questions will be moderated by UNH Law Professor John Greabe. Panelists include Andru Volinsky, State Rep. Robert Cushing, Sen. Lou D'Allesandro and Charles Douglas III.

This event is scheduled for 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, at the law school with a reception to follow. It is free and open to the public, but seating is limited. Please RSVP by email.

In the event of inclement weather, closings or delayed openings at the Bar Center will be communicated via the Bar's website at www.nhbar.org and on our voicemail greeting at the Bar Center.

If the Bar Center is experiencing a delayed opening, we will be open as soon as is reasonably possible for staff to safely get in to the office. If you are in doubt about the status of any meeting, please call the Bar Center ay 603-224-6942 before you head out.