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2019 Fall Forum
We are holding our annual Fall event again in November! This year’s agenda is packed with quality CLE at a reasonable price…and features some tremendous local experts! We will open our discussion and learning with a panel on Utah’s cold cases and will be glad to include Gail Miller as our lunchtime plenary speaker, too. Breakout sessions at this year’s Forum are dynamic and wide-ranging, including criminal law, dispute resolution, well-being, and topics for new lawyers and veteran practitioners alike. In addition, as an opening session, the night before, we will host a dialogue on the new regulatory and policy reforms of the Utah Work Group which is trying to improve access to justice for our community.
We hope that you come join us!
November 14-15
Little America Hotel
500 South Main, SLC
FastCase
Effective September 1, Fastcase and the Utah State Bar will provide free access to Fastcase’s nationwide legal research system for all of its active members. This will take the place of the Casemaker service the Bar previously provided.
Each of the active members of the Utah State Bar will receive complimentary access to one of the largest law libraries in the world. This member benefit provides access to online legal research in Fastcase’s robust database and includes unlimited nationwide legal research, printing, webinar training, and reference support; it is not restricted by time or number of transactions.
The service also includes industry-leading mobile app and unlimited live, free customer support from experienced reference attorneys on the Fastcase team.
The full release is available here.
Well-Being
The Well-Being Committee for the Legal Profession (WCLP) was created in 2019 to advance the recommendations of The Utah Task Force on Lawyer & Judge Well-Being.
Report and Recommendations from THE UTAH WORK GROUP ON REGULATORY REFORM
In the latter part of 2018, the Supreme Court charged Justice Deno Himonas and Former Bar President John Lund with organizing a task force to study and make recommendations to the Court about optimizing the regulatory structure for legal services. Here is their report.
Utah Bar Journal
Sept / October 2019: In this month’s edition | President’s Message On the Shoulders of Giants| What to Expect from a Judicial Settlement Conference | Sorting Out the Statute of Limitations for Utah Foreclosures | Innovation Can Come from Design, Rather than Technology | Well-Being is Key to Maximizing Your Success as a Lawyer | and many more…
E.Bulletin for October 2019
In this edition: | Fall Forum | JPEC Judicial Surveys will be Sent to Attorneys This Month | UMBA Announces Annual Scholarship and Awards Banquet | Utah State Bar Partners with Fastcase Legal Research Services | Litigation Section Schedules Annual Judicial Excellence Awards in Moab |University of Utah Conducting Survey to Determine Lawyer Well-being in Utah | Ever Ask Yourself,”What’s the Difference Between CLE and MCLE?” | Second Phase of Expungement Day Set for November 1 at Salt Palace | Nominations for Bar President and Commissioners are Now Open
Lighthouse Client Survey
Did you know? The top three factors when businesses are hiring an attorney are experience, area of expertise and references from their friends and neighbors. Cost ranks No. 6, tied with reputation. See the complete Lighthouse survey research data by logging into the practice portal.
Court Announcements
Meetings, Job Postings, and other Court Announcements.
2019 Fall Forum
We are holding our annual Fall event again in November! This year’s agenda is packed with quality CLE at a reasonable price…and features some tremendous local experts! We will open our discussion and learning with a panel on Utah’s cold cases and will be glad to include Gail Miller as our lunchtime plenary speaker, too. Breakout sessions at this year’s Forum are dynamic and wide-ranging, including criminal law, dispute resolution, well-being, and topics for new lawyers and veteran practitioners alike. In addition, as an opening session, the night before, we will host a dialogue on the new regulatory and policy reforms of the Utah Work Group which is trying to improve access to justice for our community.
We hope that you come join us!
November 14-15
Little America Hotel
500 South Main, SLC
FastCase
Effective September 1, Fastcase and the Utah State Bar will provide free access to Fastcase’s nationwide legal research system for all of its active members. This will take the place of the Casemaker service the Bar previously provided.
Each of the active members of the Utah State Bar will receive complimentary access to one of the largest law libraries in the world. This member benefit provides access to online legal research in Fastcase’s robust database and includes unlimited nationwide legal research, printing, webinar training, and reference support; it is not restricted by time or number of transactions.
The service also includes industry-leading mobile app and unlimited live, free customer support from experienced reference attorneys on the Fastcase team.
The full release is available here.
Well-Being
The Well-Being Committee for the Legal Profession (WCLP) was created in 2019 to advance the recommendations of The Utah Task Force on Lawyer & Judge Well-Being.
Report and Recommendations from THE UTAH WORK GROUP ON REGULATORY REFORM
In the latter part of 2018, the Supreme Court charged Justice Deno Himonas and Former Bar President John Lund with organizing a task force to study and make recommendations to the Court about optimizing the regulatory structure for legal services. Here is their report.
Utah Bar Journal
Sept / October 2019: In this month’s edition | President’s Message On the Shoulders of Giants| What to Expect from a Judicial Settlement Conference | Sorting Out the Statute of Limitations for Utah Foreclosures | Innovation Can Come from Design, Rather than Technology | Well-Being is Key to Maximizing Your Success as a Lawyer | and many more…
E.Bulletin for October 2019
In this edition: | Fall Forum | JPEC Judicial Surveys will be Sent to Attorneys This Month | UMBA Announces Annual Scholarship and Awards Banquet | Utah State Bar Partners with Fastcase Legal Research Services | Litigation Section Schedules Annual Judicial Excellence Awards in Moab |University of Utah Conducting Survey to Determine Lawyer Well-being in Utah | Ever Ask Yourself,”What’s the Difference Between CLE and MCLE?” | Second Phase of Expungement Day Set for November 1 at Salt Palace | Nominations for Bar President and Commissioners are Now Open
Lighthouse Client Survey
Did you know? The top three factors when businesses are hiring an attorney are experience, area of expertise and references from their friends and neighbors. Cost ranks No. 6, tied with reputation. See the complete Lighthouse survey research data by logging into the practice portal.
Court Announcements
Meetings, Job Postings, and other Court Announcements.
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