BOSTON BAR ASSOCIATION

What they do

to ADVANCE THE HIGHEST STANDARDS of EXCELLENCE for THE LEGAL PROFESSION, to FACILITATE ACCESS to JUSTICE, and to SERVE THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. IN SUPPORT of THIS MISSION, THE ASSOCIATION WILL STRIVE to 1) FOSTER AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY of LAWYERS BY IMPROVING THE QUALITY of LIFE of LAWYERS AS PEOPLE, AS MEMBERS of A PROFESSION WITH LONGSTANDING VALUES and TRADITIONS, and AS CITIZEN-LAWYERS, 2) SERVE INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS and PROVIDE THEM WITH THE TOOLS, RELATIONSHIPS, OPPORTUNITIES and RESOURCES to DEVELOP SUCCESSFUL CAREERS and PRACTICES, 3) SERVE LAW FIRMS, IN-HOUSE LAW DEPARTMENTS, NON-PROFITS and PUBLIC AGENCIES IN and CLOSELY CONNECTED to THE LEGAL PROFESSION, 4) INCREASE ACCESS to JUSTICE for ALL, PROVIDE for THE FAIR and EFFICIENT ADMINISTRATION of JUSTICE, and ENHANCE THE QUALITY of THE LAW, 5) ENSURE THAT THE GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE, CAPACITY and OPERATIONS of THE ASSOCIATION ARE DYNAMIC and SUITED to THE TASK of ACCOMPLISHING THE ASSOCIATIONS GOALS and OBJECTIVES.