Utah State Bar e.bulletin for November 2003, 2nd Edition
Public Disclosure
of Law Schools
Information obtained by the Bar indicating the law school from which
a lawyer has graduated has by policy been considered non-public and
accordingly has not been disclosed to the public. Information regarding
a lawyer’s status as active or in-active, a designated business
address, phone number, date of admission, other states of licensure
and the existence of any public discipline is available to the public
upon request, along with an e-mail address if the e-mail address has
been specifically authorized for disclosure.
The Bar Commission has been requested to also make the name
of the law school from which a lawyer has graduated available to the
public upon request.
The Commission is seeking your opinion regarding whether or not the
name of the law school from which a lawyer has graduated should remain
confidential as a matter of privacy or may be disclosed to the public
to assist in lawyer selection and because such information is already
almost universally available in a variety of published voluntary listings.
Please send your comments by January 31, 2004 to Bar Executive Director
John Baldwin at barsurvey@utahbar.org.
Utah State Bar Holiday
Hours
During the holidays, the Utah State Bar offices will be closed on:
- November 27 & 28, 2003
- December 25 & 26, 2003
- January 1 & 2, 2004
CLE - 3 Hours of Ethics in
the 3rd Annual Lawyers Helping Lawyers Ethics Seminar
In an event that typically sells out the Lawyers Helping Lawyers
Annual Ethics Seminar is providing a presentation entitled "Balancing
Your Professional Life: Successful “and” Happy Lawyers"
with guest speaker H. Stephen Glenn, Ph.D. This event will be held
December 12th, 2003 from 9:00am to 12:00pm at the Utah Law & Justice
Center. More information and registration on this and other Utah State
Bar CLE events can be found online at www.utahbar.org/cle/
MCLE Reporting Requirements &
Deadlines
Attorneys who are required to complete their Continuing Legal Education
hours by December 31, 2003, may file the Certificate of Compliance
form and the $5.00 filing fee with this office through January 31,
2004 without paying the $50.00 penalty. Please note that the hours
must be completed by December 31, 2003 to avoid paying the $50.00
penalty. MCLE Office hours of operation; MCLE status report request;
and all MCLE filing forms can be found online at www.utahbar.org/mcle/
- New Lawyers admitted in 2001, or lawyers who have not yet complied
with the New Lawyer CLE requirements must attend a one-day Mandatory
Seminar (ethics), obtain 12 New Lawyer CLE hours and 12 regular
CLE hours.
- Lawyers with an "odd year compliance cycle" must obtain
27 hours of approved Continuing Legal Education (with at least 3
hours in ethics)
Member Benefit Highlight
T-Mobile
November 24th marked the first day when cellular phone numbers could
be moved from one provider to another. The Utah State Bar has a great
partnership with T-Mobile ( www.tmobile.com
). T-Mobile has unlimited talk time between phones on their service;
Internet access, text messaging and a variety of phones, PDAs and
plans to suit your business or domestic needs. T-Mobile offers special
equipment discounts and a personal corporate sales contact for Bar
members. Your corporate sales executive is Jaqueline Lee. Call her
at 801.860.1149 to find out more about this program.
AKASHA Day Spa
AKASHA Day Spa ( www.akashaspace.com
) Is offering a 10% discount on gift certificates for services through
December 15th, 2003. AKASHA Day Spa offers complete hair and nail
salon services as well as skin care, massage, aromatherapy and other
comparable spa services. Open 7 days a week they are located at 363
South 500 East in Salt Lake City. Their phone number is (801)-364-3330
News for Legal Professionals
ARMA Foundation Releases E-Mail Destruction Report
In October, the American Records Management Association's Educational
Foundation released its "Legal Obstacles to E-Mail Message Destruction"
research report. This 42 page PDF report highlights legal issues in
managing, retaining and storing e-email communications. This report
will prove helpful for law firms in developing e-mail policies for
themselves and their clients. Get the Adobe Acrobat PDF report at
www.armaedfoundation.org/images/LegalObstaclesToEmailDestructionV634.pdf.
The Most Cited Legal Periodicals
Have you have ever wondered which are the most cited legal periodicals
in the U.S.? If so, check out http://law.wlu.edu/library/research/lawrevs/mostcited.asp.
This site, provided by the Washington and Lee School of Law, lists
the periodicals with rankings and provides a nice search tool for
finding and linking to each periodical.
Blog or Blawg?
Blog's have become a new and innovative tool for reaching clients
over the Internet. At Denise Howell's Blog entitled, Bag and Baggage,
you can actually learn about the value of a lawyer having a Blog,
on a Blog. This will all make more sense when you click here - http://bgbg.blogspot.com/2003_11_02_bgbg_archive.html
and read the entry for November 7th, 2003
ABA TechShow Preview
If you really want to immerse yourself in legal technology, you should
consider attending the ABA TechShow in March 2004. This annual event
provides a ton of information on developments in legal technology.
It has something for everyone from the beginner to the Uber Lawyer
Geek. This year the Utah State Bar is a proud partner and program
promoter for TechShow. Check out complete TechShow information at
www.techshow.com.
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