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The Division has used this space in the past to introduce its officers and directors, to update Bar members on the activities of the Division, and to comment on issues of
common interest including the ethical standards by which we, as legal assistants, are bound, and the utilization guidelines established by the Office of Professional Conduct for attorneys
employing legal assistants.
All of our members work under the direct supervision of a licensed member of the Utah Bar. The opposite is not true, however -many Bar members do not
use or employ legal assistants. There are a few good reasons, but the principal poor one appears to be a lack of understanding of the positive economic benefit. In other words, the money.
In future issues, we will have articles by legal assistants discussing their particular job duties in litigation, estate planning, probate, family law and other practice areas.
All of this is with an eye toward giving lawyers a better focus on the benefits of utilizing legal assistants effectively.
Beyond that, we want to use this space for a public
thank you to the firm of Strong & Hanni for its ongoing support of its legal assistants and the Division's Board of Directors in particular. The firm has made its conference rooms
available to the Division's Board and has provided meals for its meetings. We sincerely appreciate the firm's generous support of our activities.
With considerable pleasure, I am
announcing that Sanda Kirkham, CLA, will lead our Division next year as its Chair. The Division's first Bar Commission Liaison, Sanda achieved her CLA credential 1998. Sanda works with
Bob Janicki and Stuart Schultz at Strong & Hanni in the areas of insurance defense and construction law litigation. Sanda also served as the Bar Liaison for LAAU. Currently, Sanda is
our Professional Standards Chair.
And, on a similar note, the Division's annual meeting is on June 27, 2003, at the Law & Justice Center. We are arranging a full day of
interesting CLE so do make note of the date. In the meantime, the Division is seeking nominations to its Board of Directors, as well as others interested in chairing the Division's
various committees. Director nomination forms will be mailed to the members shortly. Participation in the leadership in the Division is an interesting and satisfying opportunity.
In the meantime, we hope you can join us at the annual legal assistant luncheon in St. George in conjunction with the mid-winter Bar meeting. In addition to the offerings by the Bar,
there's an additional hour of CLE for attending this luncheon. The Bar Commission's Liaison to our Division, V. Lowry Snow, will be the speaker.
Sun, golf, tennis, CLE. Sounds good.
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