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Membership in the Young Lawyers Section (YLS) is open to all law students and attorneys who have been admitted within the past 10 years.

Countless NYSBA members took their first steps within the Association through the Young Lawyers Section and have grown in their profession and continue to give back to the legal community.

As new attorneys adapt to practicing in an ever-evolving legal landscape, it is more important than ever to be engaged, so you can ensure your voice is heard for integral changes.

 

SECTION BENEFITS

YLS is committed to bringing our members together through the use of technology in order to ensure that we are at the forefront of this transformation, while providing the core programming, networking and professional development opportunities that the NYSBA is known for.

Young Lawyers Section Membership Benefits:

  • Free access to 100s of CLE courses/programs
  • Free access to the Section’s publication Perspective and other members-only content
  • Access to the members-only online Community
  • Networking opportunities
  • Professional development
  • Leadership opportunities on the Young Lawyers Section Executive Committee

* NYSBA Membership Required to join the Young Lawyers Section

 

Contact the Young Lawyers Section Liaison

To learn more about this Section, please contact Amanda Logue, Section Liaison
alogue@nysba.org
518-487-5795

Please do not contact the Section liaison with a request for legal advice or an attorney referral. You can instead visit our ‘Public Resources’ or ‘Lawyer Referral Service’ page for this type of request.

 

Alexandra L. Simels, Esq.

Alexandra “Ally” L. Simels, Esq. is the chair-elect of the New York State Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Section and a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. She is an attorney with Martenson, Hasbrouck & Simon LLP where she practices defense side labor and employment law. Ally is a graduate of New York Law School and now supports NYLS as a member of the Alumni Association Board. Since graduation, she co-founded and runs a mentorship program for all of NYLS’s graduating students taking the bar exam. In addition to her law practice in New York, Ally will be teaching Academic Support and Early Bar Exam Preparation at Seton Hall University Law School for the 2025-2026 school year. She also continues her commitment to her undergraduate institution, Lafayette College, where she acts as an alumni interviewer for prospective students and Co-Chairs the Friends of Lafayette Tennis group that gives back to the team that she previously captained. Ally is looking forward to a great year ahead with YLS!

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Newly released issues are restricted to Section & Committee Members only for the first 90 days, after which they become available to all members.

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Perspective

The Young Lawyers Section print newsletter (Perspective) is published by the Young Lawyers Section and distributed to Section Members free of charge. Perspective features substantive legal articles on current issues in all areas of practice, offers more in-depth treatment of professional development, career and networking topics, and provides a forum for expressing opinions and/or commentary on issues affecting young lawyers.

Perspective encourages article submissions on topics of interest to members of the Section. Writing an article for a NYSBA Section publication is a great way to get your name out in the legal community and advertise your knowledge. Our authors are respected state-wide for their legal expertise, and have written articles on such topics as mentoring; balancing job and family; young lawyers in a down economy; and ethics.

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Looking for specific articles from our issues? Explore our library of individual articles, available from current and past editions.

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Outstanding Young Lawyer Award

The Young Lawyers Section each year honors a young lawyer who has rendered outstanding service to both the community and legal profession. The Outstanding Young Lawyer Award recognizes an attorney who has actively practiced less than 10 years, and has a distinguished record of commitment to the finest traditions of the Bar through public service and professional activities.

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