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New BBA Members receive the rest of this year for free!

Pay now and not only will you lock in this year’s dues rate, your membership will be good through the next program year (August 31, 2014). Learn More!

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New Record for BBA Summer Jobs Program -- 57 and Counting

The Boston Bar Association's Summer Jobs Program, celebrating its 20 year anniversary this June, has secured a record 57 summer jobs for Boston Public High School students, with two and a half weeks still remaining for firms to sign on. Read more.

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Read this week's Issue Spot

A Quick Take on the Senate Ways & Means Budget. For the full post, click here.

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Bench-Bar Bankruptcy Conference Facilitates Networking with Ambassador Program

In addition to offering a 50% discount on the registration price for all attorneys who are first-time attendees of the conference, the Bankruptcy Section is pleased to welcome these first-time attendees, new attorneys and law students to network with senior members of the Section through the Bankruptcy Section Ambassador Program. Read more.

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Justice is Sweet is June 27

Get your skewers ready for the sweetest event of the summer! For more information on sponsoring or purchasing tickets, Click here.

In the coming week the BBA has several technology and social media themed events to look forward to. This Friday the BBA will host a Social Media themed CLE, and an event on game publishing, and on Monday members will hear a breakdown of AOL & Microsoft’s $1 billion dollar patent deal. That’s why this week, we are asking:

"What is the best tech purchase you have ever made?"

If you would like to respond to a future Voices of the Bar, make sure you send a headshot, and contact Eric Fullerton at efullerton@bostonbar.org.

	George P. Field - Block & Roos, LLP It's a tie between my iPhone and my Fujitsu ScanSnap scanner. The first keeps me in touch 24/7, accesses 4 email accounts, efax, a blog, legal library and the indispensable LinkedIn (1400 connections) and Twitter, as well as about 750 music selections and some videos for background amusement. The second is a 6-by-11-inch powerhouse that seamlessly turns paper documents into e-docs, searchable and virtually portable and accessible anywhere. We 21st-century lawyers are very fortunate!!
	Stephen Seckler - Seckler Legal Consulting and Coaching I haven't even received the MasterCard bill yet, but I would have to say that my new iPad Mini is the best technology purchase I have ever made. While 12 days is hardly time to reflect critically, it is hard to see how I will grow tired of this purchase. It has the portability of an iPhone (much more so than the regular iPad or a laptop) with a screen that I can actually see. I use it to read books in bed (it is the same size as the Kindle), catch up on blogs, read the Globe and NYTimes, post items of interest to LinkedIn or Facebook and watch the occasional video. May Steve Jobs R.I.P.
	Stephanie Marzouk - Prisoners' Legal Services of Massachusetts My best tech purchase was my smartphone (iPhone). It's been both useful and fun, because I can email, tweet, Instagram, and Facebook from nearly anywhere. In July, I was able to tweet live updates from a public hearing, and in October I used it to keep our donors updated on the progress of an online fundraiser. I keep learning more about its capabilities and downloading new apps.