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INVITATIONTOJOINWOMEN'SBARLEADERSLISTSERVEDearWomen'sBarLeader,ThisisaninvitationtojointheWomen'sBarLeaderslistserve.ThelistserveisoperatedasafreeservicebytheNationalConferenceofWomen'sBarAssociations.Thepurposeofthelistserveisfacilitatenational-eveninternational-exchangesamongwomen'sbarleaders.Amongthepurposesofthelistserveare:(1)generationofbusinessreferrals;(2)disseminationofconferenceandotherinformationdirectlyrelevanttowomenlawyersandWomen'sBarleaders;(3)exchangeofinformation,includingquestions,successstories,etc.toassistthedevelopmentofWomen'sBarAssociations.YouWILLNOTBEAUTOMATICALLYSUBSCRIBEDTOTHELIST.Thismessageisjustaninvitationtojoin.YouMUSTrespondasindicatedinthenextparagraphinordertobesubscribedtothelist.Ifyouwishtosubscribe,pleasesendamessagetoourlistmanager,Kathleen(Kate)Waits<4    5  wombarlead-owner@egroups.com6I ]  7 >.Inyourmessage,pleaseBRIEFLYidentifyyourselfand  yourinterestinorexperiencewithWomen'sBarAssociations.Weaskyoutoidentifyyourselftoavoidsubscribingdisruptive"lurkers"whodonotsupportthemissionofWomen'sBarAssociations.Sadly,women'semaillistshavesometimesencounteredsuchlurkers.Wewanttobeinclusionary,andweexpectthatnearlyeveryonewhoexpressesinterestwillbequicklyaddedtothelistserve.Needlesstosay,subscribingunderaphonyidentityormisrepresentingbackgroundinformationwillbethebasisforremovalfromthelistserve.Becauseweknowhowvaluableyourtimeis,WEHAVEESTABLISHEDSTRICTGUIDELINESONTHEUSEOFTHELIST.(Seebelow.)Wewantthelisttobeusefulbutdon'twantittoclogupyourmailbox.Weexpectthatthetrafficonthelistwillgenerallybefairlylight,althoughitmaypickupduringcertaintimesoftheyear(e.g.,aroundthetimeoftheABAAnnualMeeting).Basedonourexperiencewithother,similarlists,webelieveSUBSCRIBINGTOTHISLISTWILLNOTSUBJECTYOUTOSPAM(unsolicitedadvertisements).Spamwillnotbetoleratedonthelist,andneitherthelistnorthesubscribers'addresseswillbeavailabletocommercialvendors.Someofyoumaynotbeclearonhowalistserveworksorwhatitdoes.Alistserveisreallyjustaneasywayofdistributingemailtoalargenumberofpeoplewithsimilarinterests.Individualmembersofthelistmerelysendtheirmessagestothelistserveaddressandthemessageisthenautomaticallydistributedtoalllistmembers.Youshouldreceiveaconfirmationofyoursubscriptionwithinafewdaysafteryourexpressionofinterest,andhopefullymuchsooner.Thatinformationwilltellyouhowtosendmessagestothelistserveandhowtoaddressanyproblemsorquestions,includinghowtounsubscribe.Notethatthelistmanagersarevolunteers,sopleasebepatient.GUIDELINESFORWOMEN'SBARLEADERSListserveMESSAGES 11) Ї 11) Toomuchtrafficwilldefeatthepurposeofthelistserve,sincemanypeoplewillsimplyunsubscriberatherthandealwithtoomanymessages.PLEASEUSEYOURJUDGMENTinpostingmessagestothelist.Ifindoubt,PLEASECONTACTTHELISTMANAGERKateWaits<4    5  wombarlead-owner@egroups.com6   7 >forheropinionabouttheappropriatenessofa  particularmessage.ThefollowingtypesofmessagesareAPPROPRIATEfortheWomen'sBarLeaderslistserve:1)RequestsseekingreferralsTOANOTHERATTORNEY(NOTseekingreferralsforthepersonpostingthemessageorherfirm).Example:"We'relookingforaworker'scomplawyerinSeattle.Anysuggestions?"2)Requestsseekingsuggestedparticipants/nomineesforprogramsandorganizationsthatwouldspotlightorhonorthepersonsuggested.Examples:(1)"I'mlookingforafamilylawyerwho'sanexpertondomesticviolenceforaCLEinDesMoines,Iowa,inJuly.Canpayexpensesbutnohonorarium.Anysuggestions?"(2)"MystatebarclaimsthattherearenowomenofficersintheIntellectualPropertySectionbecausetherearen'tanywomeninterestedandavailable.Anysuggestions?"(3)"Wewanttohonorawomanjudgewho'smadeadifferenceinwomen'slives.Suggestions?"3)InformationalannouncementsDIRECTLYANDSPECIFICALLYRELATEDtowomenlawyersandwomen'sbarleadersandmembers.Examples:CLE's,booksandotherpublications,meetings,websites.4)QuestionsandinformationaboutWomen'sBarAssociations.Examples:SharingstoriesaboutsuccessfulprogramsthatyourWomen'sBarhasconducted;askingquestionsaboutother'sexperienceswithcertainprogramsand/orproblems.5)PoliticalandsimilarannouncementsDIRECTLYANDSPECIFICALLYRELATEDtowomenlawyersandwomen'sbarleadersandmembers.ThisisaVERYLIMITEDcategory,limitedtomatterssuchasjudicialappointmentsofwomen.ItSHOULDNOTincludemoregeneralpoliticalannouncements,eventhosethatconcernwomen'sissuessuchasbreastcancer,domesticviolence,reproductivechoice,etc.ThefollowingtypesofmessagesareNOTAPPROPRIATEfortheWomen'sBarLeaderslistserve:1)Marketingbylistmembers.DONOTsendannouncementsaboutopeningofnewofficesorchangestoanewfirm,orindicatingyouravailabilityforcertaintypesofwork.2)Generalpoliticalannouncementsorpetitions-INCLUDINGthoseconcerninggeneralwomen'sissues.3)GeneralCLE,lawyer-relatedorbar-relatedinformation.4)Anyothermessagenotdirectlyrelatedtowomenlawyersandwomen'sbarassociations.Thiscategoryincludes:jokes(evenfunnyones);warningsreinternetscamsorviruses,etc.5)Anykindof"flaming"orpersonalattacks.Anydisagreementwithotherpeopleonthelistshouldberespectfulandnon-personal. 22(  22( Thelistmanagersreservetherighttoexcludepeoplefromthelistforfailuretocomplywiththeseguidelines.(Butweareniceandreasonablepeople.)Inaddition,thelistmanagersreservetherighttochangetheseguidelinesaswegainexperiencewiththelist.THESEGUIDELINESARENOTINTENDEDTOSCAREYOUOFFORTOKEEPYOUFROMPOSTINGVALUABLEINFORMATION.Rather,experiencewithother_listserves_suggeststhatestablishingguidelinesatthebeginninghelpsthelisttorunmoresmoothlyandeffectively.Foryourinformation,theprimarylistmanagerisKathleen(Kate)Waits,AssociateProfessor,UniversityofTulsaCollegeofLaw,Tulsa,Oklahoma;BoardMember,NationalConferenceofWomen'sBarAssociations;Member,TulsaWomen'sLawyerAssociation.KateisassistedbyDianeRynerson,ExecutiveDirector,NationalConferenceofWomen'sBarAssociations,Portland,Oregon.