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And the work is progressing very nicely, too.
Practice Section CLE. Over the last several months, Shari Faulkner, CLA, our Bar Sections Liaison has been in working with some of the
sections on issues involving CLE and possible non-voting membership. Thanks to Shari's efforts and with the support of these sections, Legal Assistant Division members will now be
included in CLE mailings for the Litigation Section, the Family Law Section, and the Business Law Section. In addition, our members are eligible for non-voting membership in the ADR and
Collections Sections, and in the Franchise Law Section subject to the approval of its chair. As most of us are aware, the CLE offered in the sections is practice-specific and often the
source of very current and helpful practice aids and support. In the meantime, Shari will continue working with the other sections and the Young Lawyers' Division on similar arrangements.
On other matters, the Board met three times in the summer and has considered the following:
June
- Approved the following standing committees: Bylaws / Standing Rules (Deb Calegory, Chair); Brown Bag CLE (Ann Bubert, Chair); Ethics (Suzanne Potts, Chair); Long-range Planning
(Tally Burke, Chair); Professional Standards/CLE (Sanda Kirkham, CLA); Utilization (Robyn Dotterer, CLA); Membership (Shawnah Dennett, Suzanne Potts, Deb Calegory, Denise Adkins).
- Renewed the appointment of Shari Faulkner, CLA, as Bar Sections Liaison.
- Approved the following as members of the Executive Committee: Bonnie Hamp, CLA (Secretary); Ann Bubert (Finance Officer); Deb Calegory (Parliamentarian); Shari Faulkner, CLA (Bar
Sections Liaison).
- Approved the appointment of Bonnie Hamp, CLA, to the software research committee to be chaired by John Adams, Bar President.
July
- Renewed the appointment of Danielle Davis as Liaison to the Bar Journal Committee.
- Reviewed the status of membership renewals.
- Received report from Denise Adkins regarding CLE and membership development in Region I.
- Agreed to continue coordinating and cross-mailing notices of CLE events with LAAU.
- Received report from Ann Bubert that the first Brown Bag CLE in Salt Lake will be August 21, 2002, on employment law issues.
- Received a summary of the bylaws from Deb Calegory, the Parliamentarian.
- Received report of the Chair, Marilu Peterson, CLA-S, on the Bar Commission meeting in Sun Valley, Idaho.
- Considered possible candidates for the position of Bar Commission Liaison.
- Approved the formation of a new committee chaired by Thora Searle to review the way the Division handles enrollment, CLE reporting, file retention and storage, and related matters,
and to make recommendations to the Board for possible changes in the overall management of the Division.
August
- Approved the appointment of Joyce A. Nunn as Bar Commission Liaison.
- Discussed the Division's financial status and future needs.
- Received the report from the Bar Commission Liaison and discussed the "Dialogue on Freedom" project sponsored by the leadership of the Bar.
- Received report from Shari Faulkner, CLA, on the status of possible non-voting membership and CLE opportunities for Division members in the various practice area sections.
- Received report from Denise Adkins that Region I will hold a CLE tour of the Weber County Recorder's Office on Wednesday, October 2, in Ogden, and discussed the possibility of a Legal
Assistants' Day luncheon in Ogden in May of 2003.
- Received report from Marilu Peterson, CLA-S, regarding the appointment of the CLE Committee. Yvette Gillespie will chair the fall CLE event on November 22, and Jody Jensen, CLA, will
chair the annual meeting on June 20, 2003.
- Received report from Bonnie Hamp, CLA, regarding the NALA Meeting in July. LAAU's delegate will be invited to the September Board meeting.
- Received report from Suzanne Potts regarding Brown Bag CLE in Region IV in October and plans for a membership drive in the Southern Utah area.
And so the work continues. The Division is its members. Positive input and new ideas are always welcome!
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