Bencher Election 2026 Nomination Portal Online
September 30, 2026
The nomination period for the 2026 Bencher Election is now open and prospective candidates are invited to complete their nomination form in the Lawyer Portal.
To submit your nomination, follow these steps:
- Visit the Lawyer Portal and select Applications.
- Under Applications, select the 2026 Bencher Election Candidate Application.
- Complete all the required fields, including:
- Legal name
- Preferred name, if different from legal name
- Member ID
- Firm, organization or practice setting name
- Location of practice
- Location of residence
- Year of call
- Practice area(s)
- The names of two nominators
- CV, in PDF format, no more than two pages in length with minimum size 12 font, minimum 1.1 line spacing and one inch margins
- Photograph (to be used on Bencher Election website), in jpg, png or gif format
- Candidate Statement, no more than 500 words in length
Nominations must be complete by 4:30 p.m. Mountain Time on Oct. 13 to be eligible for the election.
Communicating to the Profession
Per the Rules of the Law Society, candidates may begin communicating their candidacy to the profession starting Oct. 20, 2026, providing that they have received notification from the Law Society that their nomination has been approved.
The Law Society provides the Bencher Election website to serve as a single platform that will give each candidate a place for their information, including their biographical details, photo and candidate statement of the interest collected during the nomination process.
Other forms of communication, including additional websites, emails, social media and letter-writing will not be supported by the Law Society directly. However, all other forms of communication must comply with the election Rules in terms of content and what is and isn’t permissible.
The Law Society’s purpose is to protect the public interest. As such, candidates are precluded by the Rules from including campaign promises in their candidate statements. Once elected, Benchers are required to govern in the public interest, and cannot advance personal or political objectives through their governance role.
more information on the Bencher Election, including the governing rules and becoming a candidate and voting, visit the Bencher Election website.
