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EnglishWhat Missouri Lawyers Can Do in the MOBAR Member Portal
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The Missouri Bar's member portal (mobar.org) is the online workspace for licensed Missouri attorneys, and signing in gives you four core functions: managing your member profile, tracking and reporting MCLE credit, viewing and paying your fees, and accessing member benefits such as Fastcase legal research and no-cost trust accounting and billing software. You need an active Missouri Bar membership to use it — the portal is not a public-facing tool, and the site's navigation lists "Sign In" as the entry point for these services.
Managing your profile (My Profile)
"My Profile" is where your Missouri Bar record lives. After signing in, this is the section to update the contact and professional details the Bar uses to reach you and to list you in its directories.
Typical tasks handled here:
- Keeping your contact information current so Bar notices and CLE reminders reach you
- Maintaining the details that feed the Lawyer Directory and LawyerSearch, the public-facing tools the Bar offers under "For the Public"
- Reviewing your own listing as it appears to clients and the public
If a client or another attorney says they can't find you or your information looks wrong, your profile is the first place to check.
MCLE credit and compliance (My MCLE)
Missouri attorneys have continuing legal education obligations, and the portal is where you handle them. The "My MCLE" area sits alongside a full MCLE Compliance section in the main navigation, which includes:
- Report My MCLE — submitting your completed credit hours
- MCLE Home and Frequently Asked Questions — rules and deadlines
- Program Sponsors — for finding approved courses
- MoBarCLE — the Bar's own CLE programming, with a calendar, webcasts and webinars, ethics and elimination-of-bias courses, and an annual law update
The practical workflow is: take an approved course, then report the credit through the portal rather than tracking it separately. The MCLE Compliance section also links to related rules — Rule 6.06 (return to active status), Rule 8.10 (admission without examination), Rule 8.105 (limited admission for in-house counsel), and Rule 17 (alternative dispute resolution) — which matter if your status or admission category is changing.
Fees (My Fees)
"My Fees" is the section for viewing and paying your Missouri Bar fees. It appears in the portal navigation next to My Profile and My MCLE, so the three administrative essentials — your record, your CLE, and your dues — are grouped together after sign-in. Check this section if you're unsure what you owe or whether a payment has posted.
Member benefits and practice tools
Beyond administration, the portal is the gateway to benefits the Bar negotiates for members:
| Benefit | What it is |
|---|---|
| Fastcase | Legal research, listed under Member Portal with a "Fastcase Sign In" link |
| Trust accounting and billing software | Offered at no cost through a partnership with Smokeball, described on the site as available to all Missouri lawyers |
| connect.MOBAR | The Bar's member community |
| Practice Management resources | Guidance organized by stage: open, build, manage, protect, and wind down a practice, plus checklists, charts, white papers, and a practice resource library |
| Ask an Expert | A route to get practice questions answered |
| MAI & MACH Search | Jury instruction research |
| Jobs for Missouri Lawyers | Employment listings |
| Dispute Resolution / Neutrals List | Finding or listing as a neutral |
| MOLAP | The Lawyers' Assistance Program, with well-being resources and articles |
| Legal Ethics Opinions | Ethics guidance |
| Remote Public Access / Redaction Center | For handling redaction in remotely accessible court records |
The "Member Portal" menu groups Fastcase, the free trust accounting and billing software, My MCLE, My Fees, connect.MOBAR, the Lawyer Directory, LawyerSearch, MAI & MACH Search, the Neutrals List sign-up, the Economic Survey, and the Remote Public Access/Redaction Center in one place — so this is the single menu to scan when you're looking for a tool you've heard the Bar offers.
Getting involved and staying informed
The portal and its surrounding navigation also cover the non-administrative side of membership:
- News & Events — MoBarNews, the Journal of The Missouri Bar, and notices
- Conferences — the Solo & Small Firm Conference, DWI Law & Science Seminar, Family Law Conference, and Annual Meeting (the site notes registration for a virtual Annual Meeting, Oct. 5–9, in convenient mid-day time blocks)
- Get Involved — appointment vacancies, the Leadership Academy, pro bono and volunteer opportunities, and the Education Outreach Network
- Committees & Sections, Awards, and Local & Specialty Bars
- Law Student Resources and Young Lawyers sections
The site's current news item is that Jennifer M. Crompton, of St. Louis, was sworn in as the new Missouri Bar president, with the Bar electing its 2026–2027 officers — a reminder that officer elections and leadership changes are announced through the same News channel.
What the portal is not
Two limits are worth knowing before you go looking:
- It is not for the public. People who need to find or check a lawyer use the separate "For the Public" tools — the Official Directory of Lawyers, Find a Lawyer, and LawyerSearch. The member portal is behind sign-in.
- It is not a general legal research or document-filing system. Fastcase covers research, and the Redaction Center supports remote public access work, but court filing and case management happen elsewhere.
If you are a Missouri lawyer and haven't signed in recently, the four things worth confirming are that your profile contact details are current, your MCLE credit is reported, your fees are settled, and you know where the Fastcase and free trust accounting software links are — those cover the obligations and the benefits in one pass.