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August 25, 2009

UMBA 411 - August 24, 2009

This week's UMBA 411 and JobLert contaings the following:


  • HNBA Annual Convention, Sept 2-6, 2009 (Albuquerque, NM)

  • UMBA Banquet Scholarship Applications Available Online

  • UMBA Seeking Nominations for Officers for 2009-2010

  • UMBA Seeks Nominations for Annual Awards

  • Jobs

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August 18, 2009

UMBA 411 - August 17, 2009

This week's UMBA 411 and JobLert contaings the following:


  • Temporary Error in the UMBA Email Listserv

  • Message from UMBA President, Chrystal Mancuso-Smith

  • UMBA Banquet Scholarship Applications available

  • Seeking Nominations for UMBA Officers - Elections coming soon

  • Utah Bar Seeking ABA Representative

  • ABA National Conference for the Minority Lawyer - Deadline Discount extended

  • Jobs

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August 12, 2009

UMBA 411 - August 10, 2009

This week's UMBA 411 and JobLert contains the following:


  • Utah Bar Seeking ABA Representative

  • Next UMBA Board Meeting

  • UMBA Banquet

  • WLU's Banter with the Bench

  • NAPABA Convention Stipend

  • ABA's National Conference for the Minority Lawyer

  • Jobs


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August 5, 2009

Part Time In House Legal Counsel

Organizational Description:
Marquette Equipment Finance, a subsidiary of Meridian Bank, N.A. provides equipment leasing and financing to companies throughout the United States. Our ultimate parent company, Marquette Financial Companies (MFC) is a $2.0 billion financial services holding company with a portfolio of subsidiary operating businesses. MFC’s lines of business include: commercial real estate investment banking, residential construction lending, commercial finance lending, banking, indirect auto lending and wealth management.

Position Purpose:
Equipment Leasing Company, which does business on a national level, has an opportunity for a part-time position in our Salt Lake City office. This position would report to the President, and requires the following:

Key Accountabilities and Qualifications:

3 – 10 years experience in commercial transactions and contract work

Experienced in UCC documentation

Provide direct support to the Documentation Department

Legal compliance work

Must be very detail oriented

Must have the ability to work well in a team environment


Supervisory Responsibilities:
None

The Company reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as the need arises. This job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.

NAPABA Convention

The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA Convention) will be held this year in Boston, Massachusetts from November 18 - 22, 2009.
For more information, please visit http://www.napaba.org/napaba/showpage.asp code=convention.

I encourage you to apply to our stipend program, which provides registration waivers and travel/hotel stipends. To apply, you need to fill out a form and submit it by AUGUST 15. The form is available at http://www.napaba.org/uploads/napaba/2009%20Stipend%20Request.pdf.

WLU'S Banter with The Bench

Please join the Women Lawyers of Utah for the
2009 Banter with the Bench
on Friday, August 28, 2009 from 12-1:30
first floor of the Matheson Courthouse at 450 S. State Street

Join women commissioners, judges and justices from Utah's federal,
state, administrative, justice, trial and appellate courts for a lively
discussion on issues related to women and the law.

Lunch from Carlucci's Bakery will be provided. 1.0 hour of CLE credit is
approved.

Cost: $20 for WLU members, $10 for law students and recent graduates
(pre-Bar admission) and $30 for non-members. RSVP and prepayment is
strongly suggested. Only checks - no cash - will be accepted for day of
registration. WLU membership is $40.

This annual event is one of WLU's most popular - please RSVP early and
send in your payment to reserve a spot.

RSVP to Laura Lindsay at - llindsay@parrbrown.com, and mail your check made out
to WLU to her at Parr Brown Gee & Loveless 185 South State Street, Suite
800 Salt Lake City, Utah 84111

UMBA Banquet

The Annual Scholarship and Awards Banquet is October 23, 2009, less than 3 months away. Letters requesting donations; scholarship and table sponsorships; and RSVP forms will be coming out within the next few weeks. The UMBA Board is seeking volunteers to assist with pre-banquet preparation that needs to be done now, as well as with the banquet and silent auction. Please consider helping us be able to continue this long-standing tradition. We could not undertake this event without your assistance. Whether you can spare time now or closer to the banquet, we can find tasks that work with your schedule. Please contact Grace Acosta (gacosta@dunndunn.com) or Chrystal Mancuso-Smith (cmancuso@dunndunn.com)

UMBA Meeting

The next UMBA Board meeting will be held on August 12, 2009 at 5:30 p.m. at the offices of Dunn and Dunn. Please join us to help us with the upcoming banquet and other events. If you have any questions, please contact Chrystal Mancuso-Smith at cmancuso@dunndunn.com

August 3, 2009

ABA National Conference For The Minority Lawyer

The National Conference for the Minority Lawyer will be held on September 24-25, 2009 at the Hotel Sofitel in Philadelphia, PA. This conference has always been a good resource for minority lawyers on various topics of practice. This year's event includes topics, such as "Bankruptcy 101 and Career Paths in the Bankruptcy Field", "Shaking up the Black/White Paradigm: Hernandez v. Texas", "The New New Deal: Transactional Skills for a Changing Environment", and offers networking dinners and law student seminars.

$50 Discount on registration before August 12, 2009 if you're an ABA member or sponsoring section member.

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