California Young Lawyers Association (CYLA)
California Young Lawyers Association (CYLA) is appointed by the Board of Governors to:
- advise the Board of the interests of California young lawyers
- develop strategies for increasing young lawyer involvement and participation in the State Bar
- facilitate the development of programs and services that would assist young lawyers in their professional and leadership advancement and programs that benefit the public.
Funded by mandatory State Bar dues, CYLA is composed of 20 young lawyer members appointed by the Board of Governors. Nine of the appointed seats are designated for representatives of each of the nine State Bar districts, one member per district. The remaining 11 seats are filled by appointments at large.
A California young lawyer is defined as a member in good standing of the State Bar of California who is in his or her first five years of practice in California or who is age 36 or under.
Current members consist of State Bar of California active members, drawn from diverse constituencies, including but not limited to geographic location, racial and ethnic diversity, practice setting, practice type, district representation, and gender and sexual orientation.
CYLA members:
Available Terms in 2012-13: 5 at-large seats; District 1 and District 2 seats
Time Commitment: Serving as a member of the CYLA Board of Directors is a time consuming obligation. Meetings require research and reading, and outreach efforts can occupy as many as ten (10) hours per month. The average full committee meeting may take six (6) to seven (7) hours on a Friday or Saturday. Subcommittee meetings occur on a more ad hoc basis, but can entail one or more conference calls per month. A member can expect to devote no less than one to two weeks of typical work-days per year.
Meetings per year: 6 times per year, with 3 in-person meetings (Northern California, Southern California and Annual Meeting) and 3 conference calls.
Chair: Kathryn Pietrolungo, Ventura
Staff Contact: Kristina Robledo 415-538-2467
Deadline for 2012 applications: Feb. 1, 2012
2012 terms begin: Conclusion of 2012 State Bar Annual Meeting (Oct. 14, 2012).