Bench & Bar January/February 2026

BAR NEWS

KENTUCKY BAR ASSOCIATION

LEGAL RESEARCH

The Kentucky Bar Association works to obtain special savings and benefits on a variety of products and services for its members. Members should fully evaluate each product or service to determine its suitability for the member's particular purpose. In some instances, the Kentucky Bar Association may receive non-dues royalty revenue from products and services purchased by members; however, the Kentucky Bar Association makes no representations, warranties, endorsements or recommendations containing any of the products or services listed.

The KBA offers Decisis as a complimentary legal research member benefit. Decisis shares the same parent company as Lexis Nexis® and offers an expansive library which includes both state and federal cases, stat utes, court rules, and more. Decisis provides KBA members with an easy-to-use inter face, a reliable citator, and 7 day a week live customer support online or via phone at 1-833-332-4747.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT

Clio is the world’s leading provider of cloud based legal technology, trusted by 150,000 legal professionals in 130+ countries. As the industry’s only end-to-end software solution, Clio centralizes client intake, case management, document automation, pay ments, accounting and more! Kentucky Bar Association members receive a 10% discount on Clio products.

Smith.ai is a virtual receptionist service for live calls and web chat, primarily serving solo and small-firm attorneys. KBA mem bers get $100 off their first month of calls and chats with code KYBAR100, 5% off bundled services, and 10% off annual plans paid upfront.

KBA KNOWLEDGE HUB* The KBA Knowledge Hub offers a library of free downloadable content and resources including white papers, guides, ebooks, reports, case studies, industry analysis, and much more, provided by experts and vendors within the legal industry. *By downloading the content, you may be con tacted by the provider.

FINANCIALS

Get paid faster with 8am™ LawPay, the secure, IOLTA-compliant online payment solution built for law firms. Offer clients more ways to pay, simplify billing, and take control of your cash flow. As a member of Kentucky Bar, you’ll receive 3 months with no monthly fee when you start with LawPay.

KBA members are eligible for a 0.25% rate deduction on student loan refinancing and 0.50% rate deduction on personal loans.* *This is not an endorsement. SoFi is not providing any services related to retirement benefits or bene fit plans. Please consider seeking outside financial advice before enrolling.

New Lexis+ AI subscribers receive an exclusive 15% discount, providing bar association members with immediate access to advanced legal AI solutions—all at a reduced rate.

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