Please join us for our Annual Summer Convention. This program is made up of 14 virtual sessions, with one session occurring each week.

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Agenda
June 1st, 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Session One – Improving Our Practice and Sustaining Our Industry – A Panel Discussion of the Bench and the Bar
Co-Sponsored by the Litigation Section
1 E-Verified Ethics Credit (Pending Approval)

June 8th, 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Session Two – DEI Pathway Part II: Inclusion in Our Utah Law Firms and Courts
Co-Sponsored by the Utah Council on Conflict Resolution & Inclusion Strategies
1 E-Verified Professionalism & Civility Credit (Pending Approval)

June 15th, 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Session Three – Recent Updates & Lessons for Practicing Family Law in our Utah Courts
A Panel Discussion to be moderated by Julie Nelson

June 22nd, 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Session Four – Skill Building Session on Best Practices for Young Lawyers & Finding Mentors
Co-Sponsored by the Young Lawyers Division

June 29th, 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Session Five – Innovation in Our Utah Law Practice- How Technology, Sustainability, and Adaptation Positively Effect the Practice of Law in Utah

July 6th, 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Session Six – Effectively Working with LPPs & Paralegals in Your Practice
Co-Sponsored by the Paralegal Division

July 13th, 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Session Seven – Business Law Skills for All Practitioners
Co-Sponsored by the Business Law Section

July 20th, 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Session Eight – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Resources of the Bar
Co-Sponsored by Lawyers Helping Lawyers
1 E-Verified Professionalism & Civility Credit (Pending Approval)

July 27th, 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Session Nine – Lessons from Veteran Practitioners for All Stages of a Legal Career
Co-Sponsored by the Litigation Section

August 3rd, 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Session Ten – The De-Escalation of Conflict; a CLE Incorporating our Utah Law Enforcement Community
1 E-Verified Professionalism & Civility Credit (Pending Approval)

August 10th, 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Session Eleven – Improving Oral Advocacy Skills
Co-Sponsored by the Appellate Practice Section

August 17th, 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Session Twelve – The Importance of Judicial Independence
Moderated by Nancy Sylvester, Utah State Bar General Counsel

August 24th, 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Session Thirteen – How to Use Your Lived Experience to Strengthen the Skills of Lawyering; A discussion about being trauma-informed, interpersonally effective, and showing emotional intelligence to advance our practice

August 31st, 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Session Fourteen – Ethics: Skills and Updates for Utah Lawyers
Including Utah State Bar Ethics Counsel and Office of Professional Conduct Attorneys
1 E-Verified Ethics Credit (Pending Approval)

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CLE Credit
10 Regular E-Verified CLE Credits
3 Professionalism & Civility E-Verified CLE Credits
&
2 Ethics E-Verified CLE Credit
Please note that all CLE credit is pending approval by the Utah State Board of Continuing Legal Education.

Please contact cle@utahbar.org or 801-297-7036 with questions. Thank you!

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