AFBNJ CORONAVIRUS RESOURCE CENTER

The Association of the Federal Bar Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resource Center has been created to help our members, and all of those in the legal community, address the impact of the coronavirus on your business and life.

The coronavirus outbreak continues to escalate, causing major disruption to all of us both professionally and personally. The effects of this crisis are not only in the present but will extend into the future. Some of us may have health issues, suffer from some form of depression, some may have lost their savings, and others have lost or may lose their jobs. This Resource Center is designed to provide some information to help guide you as you navigate the impact of this crisis on your business and personal life.

The AFBNJ hopes you find it helpful, and wishes you nothing but safety and good health.

Latest Information on the Coronavirus:

New Jersey Department of Health: https://www.nj.gov/health/

World Health Organization: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: https://www.cdc.gov/

Key Numbers and Links for Medical Assistance and Economic Relief Assistance:

Call: 2 – 1 – 1

Text: NJCOVID to 898-211 ; Text: your zip code to 898-211 for live text assistance

United Way’s COVID19 Economic Relief Fund : 1-866-211-9966

Key Numbers for Mental Health Assistance:

Help is Available through the National Alliance on Mental Illness:

• Disaster Mental Health Helpline: 1-877-289-4357
• Crisis Text Line: text NAMI to 741741

Latest Judicial Announcements:

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit: https://www.ca3.uscourts.gov/

• 3rd circuit Press Release 3-19-20

U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey: https://www.njd.uscourts.gov/

• May 22, 2020 Standing Order 2020-13
• May 22, 2020 Standing Order 2020-12
• May 19, 2020: District of New Jersey COVID-19 Recovery Guidelines
• May 15, 2020 Standing Order 2020-11
• May 6, 2020: Applicants for Attorney Admission
• April 27, 2020: Remotely Attended Public Hearings
• April 20, 2020 Standing Order 2020-10
• April 17, 2020 Standing Order 2020-09
• April 16, 2020 Standing Order 2020-08
• April 2, 2020 Amendment to Standing Order 2020-06
• March 30, 2020 Order Re: Video Conferencing and Teleconferencing
• March 26, 2020 Order Closing Newark Vicinage Courthouses
• March 24, 2020 Order

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey: http://www.njb.uscourts.gov/

• Notice to the Bar 3.19.2020

Classifieds Ads:

Law firms, this is your opportunity, to place ads for new hires (full time, part time, temp hires, at any level or position within your organization) here on the AFBNJ Resource Page free of charge. Our goal is provide a forum to help attorneys seeking work during this crisis as well as law firms. If you would like to place an ad, please email execdirector@afbnj.org.

State of NJ COVID-19 Jobs and Hiring Portal: https://jobs.covid19.nj.gov/

Small Business Administration Office of Disaster Assistance Hiring: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/563261000

PRODUCTIVE IDEAS DURING QUARANTINE:

• Do things you would not otherwise have been able to do – write that book you always wanted to write, etc.
• Think about marketing and business promotion efforts: touch base with contacts with whom you have not been in touch with; research and draft an alert or article; develop a CLE program
• Satisfy your CLE requirements for 2020 using online resources like PLI
• Go through your contacts for “spring cleaning” – delete those that are of no value, update those who are, and add new ones from your recent experiences.
• Clean up your Outlook Inbox
• Catch up on the legal periodicals, articles, blogs, etc. that you have not had time to read in the past
• Exercise