New York City Bar Association | 28,333 followers on LinkedIn. Equips and mobilizes the legal profession, promotes reform of the law and upholds the rule of law and access to justice. | The New York City Bar Association (www.nycbar.org) is a voluntary organization with 24,000 members. Since its founding in 1870, the City Bar has been dedicated to maintaining the high ethical standards of the legal profession, promoting reform of the law and providing service to the profession and the public. The City Bar's 150 Committees issue hundreds of reports and present hundreds of events annually.