Oregon State Bar

**Oregon State Bar Mission** The mission of the Oregon State Bar is to serve justice and the public interest by promoting respect for the rule of law, by improving the quality of legal services, and by increasing access to justice. **Oregon State Bar Functions and Goals** - Regulate the Legal Profession and Improve the Quality of Legal Services. – Our goal is to protect the public by ensuring competence and integrity and by promoting professionalism in the legal profession. - Support the Judiciary and Improve the Administration of Justice. – Our goal is to protect and advance the quality, integrity, and impartiality of the judicial system. - Advance a Fair, Inclusive, and Accessible Justice System. – Our goal is to foster trust in, respect for, understanding of, and access to the justice system. **Oregon State Bar Values** **Integrity** Integrity is the measure of the bar's values through its actions. The bar adheres to the highest ethical and professional standards in all of its dealings. **Fairness** The bar works to eliminate bias in the justice system and to ensure access to justice for all. **Leadership** The bar actively pursues its mission and promotes and encourages leadership among its members both to the legal profession and the community. **Diversity** The bar is committed to serving and valuing its diverse community, to advancing equality in the justice system, and to removing barriers to that system. **Justice** The bar promotes the rule of law as the best means to achieve justice and resolve conflict in a democratic society. **Accountability** The bar is accountable for its decisions and actions and will be transparent and open in communication with its various constituencies. **Excellence** Excellence is a fundamental goal in the delivery of bar programs and services. Since excellence has no boundary, the bar strives for continuous improvement. **Sustainability** The bar encourages education and dialogue on how law impacts the needs and interests of future generations relative to the advancement of the science of jurisprudence and improvement of the administration of justice. **Well-Being** The bar supports and promotes the well-being of legal professionals as integral to lawyers' professional duty of competence and to the effective administration of justice.