The Tennessee Bar Center will be closed Dec. 25 and 26 for the Christmas holiday. Operations will resume on Dec. 27 when the annual Year End CLE Blast will begin at 7 a.m.

The TBA Special Committee on the Evolving Legal Market (ELM) has launched an online discussion forum on the changing legal marketplace and the technology helping shape it. The committee hopes the forum will establish an online community of Tennessee lawyers who can ask or answer questions relating to the modern legal landscape, review new legal technology, discuss innovative marketing and business strategies and much more. You can read, learn and join the discussion here.

Voting ends tomorrow in the 2017 TBA Elections. A reminder email was sent on March 23 with a link to access the online ballot. If you did not receive an email, but are eligible to vote in one of the contested races, you can go to the ElectionsOnline website to get access to the ballot. Visit the TBA website for a full list of contest offices, as well as a list of contested Young Lawyers Division Board positions.

The ABA Retirement Funds Program is hosting a free webinar on the challenges of managing retirement savings through life’s transitions. The webinar will be held Feb. 1 at noon CST. Details and registration information can be found here.

The deadline for taking part in the TBA Communications Survey has been extended to Nov. 7. Make sure your voice is heard by completing the survey and helping identify the communications needs and practices of Tennessee lawyers. You can find a link to the survey in the email sent to you by Yacoubian Research.

As a TBA member, you have a great benefit available to you for free. You can search Tennessee Bar Journal issues back to its beginnings in 1965, thanks to Fastcase and HeinOnline. To access, view, download and print any article or issue, log in to TBA.org and follow the easy steps on the Journal’s archive page.

Make sure your voice is heard by taking part in the TBA Members’ Survey on Communications being conducted right now by Yacoubian Research. Please follow the link in the email you received from Yacoubian and complete the questionnaire. The TBA needs your help identifying the communications needs and practices of Tennessee lawyers so we can continue to improve our methods of communicating with you. If you have started the survey, but not completed it, please take a few minutes to answer the remaining questions. The deadline for participation is Nov. 4.

TBA members may have experienced an interruption in their Fastcase service today due to intermittent server issues at the company. All TBA members receive unlimited premium-level access as part of their Complete Membership package. If you experience service issues with Fastcase, please contact the company's support center.

The ABA Retirement Funds Program, a TBA member benefit, is hosting a live educational webinar entitled “What is happening in Washington, D.C., can impact your retirement plan” on Oct. 13 at noon Central time. Registration is free and a copy of the presentation can be emailed to you for future reference. Register online now.