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The 2023 Utah State Bar elections will begin April 1. A link to the online election will be supplied in an email sent to your email address of record. The email will come from vote@electionsonline.com, so make sure you allow that email address or check your spam folder. You may update your email address information by using your Utah State Bar login at https://services.utahbar.org/. (If you do not have your login information please contact onlineservices@utahbar.org and our staff will respond to your request.) Online balloting will begin April 1 and conclude April 15. Upon request, the Bar will provide a traditional paper ballot by contacting Christy Abad at adminasst@utahbar.org. Information about the candidates can be found here.
The recent failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) has brought renewed attention to the ethical implications of protecting client property, namely trust accounts, from improper interference.
Accordingly, the Bar, in conjunction with the Utah Bar Foundation, has issued a statement regarding protecting those accounts.
And for questions specific to your IOLTA account or your client’s situation, please contact Kim Paulding or call 801.291.7046
The Access to Justice department of the Utah State Bar has launched a new Utah Pro Bono Opportunity Portal in partnership with the Pro Bono Commission and sponsored by the Utah State Bar. This is a centralized dashboard using a system called Paladin that tracks pro bono opportunities in Utah in real time. These opportunities include Utah State Bar programs and listings from community partners.
Now is the time to consider how to engage with pro bono to reach your 50-hour service goal for the year. There are options for brief advice, limited scope representation, and full representation pro bono cases. Part of being a legal professional means serving the community. Paladin makes this process easier by tailoring the process to an attorney’s interests and availability. This is truly a one-stop shop where attorneys can filter opportunities by interests, practice areas, type of service, and availability.
View it here: https://app.joinpaladin.com/utahprobono/.
The Utah State Bar’s new well-being services, Tava and Unmind, are now available to Bar members and their dependents.
Tava is a free, confidential mental health benefit available to all members and employees of the Utah State Bar and their dependents (age 13-25). Bar members can now register for this service. The benefit provides up to 6 free sessions annually with licensed clinicians through Tava’s secure, web-based technology platform.
The Bar has also partnered with Unmind – an app that gives you confidential access to tools, training and exercises to support your mental wellbeing.
Mental health exists on a spectrum – from surviving to thriving – and we all have it, all of the time.
Wherever you are on that scale, you deserve to have access to the right mental health support for your own personal journey. Sign up now to start taking advantage of this benefit! For more information, visit the Thriving Practice web page.
We are committed to serving the public and our members. Send us a message, so we can know how to help you.
