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The New York City Bar was established in 1870 and works to improve the professional lives of its 23,000 members and to serve the public. The City Bar offers lawyers from all segments of the profession a wide variety of services and opportunities to meet their professional goals and fulfill their personal interests. The Association hosts over 200 events a year open to the public including career advancement and professional development programs. It also offers comprehensive continuing legal education programs by leaders in the profession.
- The Association’s 160 committees work to reform the law, improve the administration of justice and shape public policy on the local, state, national and international levels.
- The City Bar's members-only library is the largest member-funded law library in the country, and provides a gateway to online services, while continuing to provide more traditional library services.
- The Legal Referral Service, jointly sponsored by the Association and the New York County Lawyers' Association, provides the public with referrals to qualified, experienced and trustworthy attorneys. The public can submit a request at www.ilawyer.com or call 212-626-7373 to speak to a qualified referral counselor.
- The City Bar Justice Center identifies the most pressing legal concerns of New York's neediest and uses novel approaches to address them, often involving community participation.
- The House of the Association, at 42 West 44th Street, was built in 1896 and is a registered landmark.
- Join us, and 23,000 of your colleagues, as we continue to dedicate our commitment to the profession, civic duty and the individual needs of our members
