News/Press Releases

The National Conference of Bar Foundations (NCBF) recently award the New Jersey State Bar Foundation the 2024 Partnership for Success Award for an informative, interactive webcast entitled Sexting,...

The New Jersey State Bar Foundation has awarded 17 scholarships to students attending the state’s law schools. The scholarships benefit students from all walks of life – first-generation Americans,...

Thousands in New Jersey will benefit from grants awarded by the New Jersey State Bar Foundation to nonprofit organizations in support of law-related education programs. When all funded programs are...

The New Jersey State Bar Foundation is proud to bestow the 2024 Medal of Honor, the Foundation’s most prestigious award, to Hon. Peter F. Bariso, Jr., A.J.S.C (Ret.). Assignment Judge Bariso left a...

The New Jersey State Bar Foundation will award the 2024 Medal of Honor to Assignment Judge Peter F. Bariso (Ret.) and Karol Corbin Walker, Esq. The Foundation’s prestigious award, given annually to...

Respect’s spring 2024 issue contains articles on reparations for slavery, divisive concept laws and jury reform in New Jersey. A PDF of  the spring issue can be downloaded or individual articles can...

The Legal Eagle’s spring 2024 issue contains articles on artificial intelligence, whether misinformation on social media is protected free speech, and violence at youth sporting events. A PDF of the...

The New Jersey State Bar Foundation is providing grant funding to eight New Jersey-based nonprofit organizations to fund summer law associates. This program provides an opportunity for law students...

The New Jersey State Bar Foundation has awarded more than $6.4 million in multi-year grants to fund new and existing law school clinics at Seton Hall Law School and Rutgers Law Schools in both...

Respect’s winter 2024 issue contains articles on affirmative action, gender-affirming care bans and caste discrimination. A PDF of  the winter issue can be downloaded or individual articles can be...

Three New Jersey nonprofit organizations received grants from the New Jersey State Bar Foundation to fund a post-graduate law fellow who will work with the organization on public interest legal...

Every year, the New Jersey State Bar Foundation reaches thousands through mock trial competitions, educator trainings and law-related conferences. In 2023, the Foundation saw the expansion of its...