Professional Resources

The Washington State Association for Justice provides legal education, litigation support, networking, information sharing, and government relations and amicus representation for its members.
 
Legal Education

• WSAJ offers 20-30 cutting edge CLEs annually, live and on-line
• Members receive discounts up to 40% off
• CLE materials - searchable on-line
• CLE materials can be downloaded on-line

Litigation Support

• Brief Bank - hundreds of trial and appellate briefs available on-line
• Trial Aids and exhibits available to members at no or minimal cost
• Hundreds of litigation forms are available for members on-line
• Members have access to a wide range of practice handbooks available:
  • Civil Rights Deskbook
  • Employment Law Deskbook
  • Motor Vehicle Deskbook
  • Nursing Home Litigation Deskbook
  • Products Liability Deskbook
  • Workers Comp Deskbook
  • Medical Negligence Deskbook -  (April 2016)
  • Consumer Protection Deskbook – COMING SOON

Networking

• WSAJ Members network at our roundtable and section meetings.  Roundtables are geographically based groups of members who meet to discuss cases, talk to experts and support each other. WSAJ has also eleven sections for different practice areas including civil rights, consumer protection, Nursing home and elder abuse, employment law, insurance law, legal staff, maritime law, medical negligence, product liability, workers compensation and WOW (Women of WSAJ).
• WSAJ sponsors a range of special events including a Law Day Celebration, the annual Holly Ball and a Convention.

Information Sharing

• Trial News - the associations highly regarded newspaper with practice tips and the latest information about developments in the courts. 
• List serves - WSAJ hosts eleven lists for different practice areas including the above mentioned sections and the EAGLE list.
• Media Tool Kit

• WSAJ members have the opportunity to connect with students to foster a dialogue with the next generation of lawyers and voters. Through law school speed networking events and the Atticus Adopts a School civics education program, members can share their experiences as a lawyer with their communities.

Government Relations

• WSAJ is the most effective law related organization in Olympia representing the interests of injured people

AMICUS

• Twelve to fifteen amicus briefs are filed each year with the Washington State Supreme Court by the highly respected WSAJ Amicus Foundation Committee and its staff.

EAGLE Member Benefits

The highest category of membership enjoys many special benefits

• Access to thousands of defense expert depositions
• Judicial information bank
• Motions and pleadings
• Opening and closing arguments and more