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Free CLE: Trial Prep and Tips Panel Date: March 16, 2017: Trial Prep. and Tips Panel Location: Federal Courthouse, 351 S. West Temple Time: 12pm-1pm CLE: 1 hour Join Trevor Lang, Torie Finlayson, and Ryan Holton for a panel discussion on trial preparation. Please register here. Registration is capped at 75 people. ABA YLD Mountain West States Regional Summit Date: March 30-April 2 Location: Hotel Albuquerque, Albuquerque, New Mexico The New Mexico YLD is hosting a YLD conference this year. Programming will address law practice and courtroom skills for young lawyers, bar service and leadership, the future of the legal profession in the Mountain West region, and an in-depth discussion of the Uniform Bar and reciprocity. For more information, contact Tomas Garcia at tomas.garcia@modrall.com. Fit2Practice CLE: Call for questions YLD will be hosting a CLE in March that will focus on mental, physical, and emotional health. There will be a panelist of three therapists who will answer questions. Please submit any questions on managing stress, dealing with burnout, menal fatigue, setting boundaries with clients, etc., to Jaelynn Jenkins (Jaelynn@mountainwestlaw.com). Networking Bar Review in Utah County Location: BYU Law School's Burn's Memorial Lounge Date: Thursday, March 23, 2017 Time: 5:30-7pm Cost: Free Come join the Litigation Section, Fourth District judges and commissioners, and fellow lawyers. There will be appetizers and beverages. Please RSVP to christy.abad@utahbar.org "And Justice For All" Law Day 5K Run & Walk Location: University of Utah Date: May 6, 2017 YLD will have a team for the 35th Annual “And Justice For All” Law Day 5K Run & Walk, held on May 6, 2017. The cost of the race is $30 per participant (prior to April 27, 2017, $35 thereafter) and alternatives to running or walking the race include participating in an “in absentia” division, a chaise lounge division, a wheelchair division, and a baby stroller division. All proceeds from the race benefit Legal Aid Society of Salt Lake, Disability Law Center, and Utah Legal Services. Last year’s race raised over $50,000 in support of these programs. Please join YLD in supporting this event. To register as a part of YLD please enter YLD17 into the “coupon code” box and click “apply.” In addition to participating in the race and providing to a worthy your cause, your support through using the YLD coupon code will also make YLD eligible to receive a prize for its recruiting efforts. For more information about the Law Day Run and to register for the race, please visit here: http://andjusticeforall.org/law-day-5k-run-walk/. If you experience any difficulties in registering for the race as part of YLD, please contact Jeff Simcox at jsimcox@disabilitylawcenter.org. We hope to see you there! Law Day Luncheon Location: Downtown Salt Lake Marriott, 75 S. West Temple Date: May 1, 2017 Time: 12-1pm We are excited to honor the award recipients and celebrate the theme, “The 14th Amendment: Transforming American Democracy.” Professor Clifford Rosky of the University of Utah’s S.J. Quinney College of Law will be our keynote speaker. Further information about the event and awards will be forthcoming. Volunteer Opportunities Serving Our Seniors Date: May 20, 2017 Time: 9-10am (CLE); 10am-12pm (clinic) Location: Draper Senior Center Come learn how to draft durable powers of attorney and health care directives at a free one-hour CLE. Then assist seniors in a clinic drafting those documents. To sign up for the CLE and volunteer at the clinic, or to sign a senior up for an appointment, please email ServingOurSeniorsYLD@gmail.com or call 801-382-9735 and leave a message. Project Street Youth Location: Homeless Youth Resource Center, 888 S. 400 W., Salt Lake City Time: Monday through Friday, 4-6pm Project Street Youth is in need of volunteers during the week from 4 to 6 to simply provide consults. No expertise in any field is necessary. The consults are basically issue spotting, taking down the name and information of the individual, and providing a brief description of the issue, then passing that information to Todd Livingston, the Project Street Youth Chair. The consults are provided on the first floor at a table in the corner in front of the food service area. Please contact Todd Livingston with questions: toddlivingstonlaw@gmail.com. West Jordan Landlord/Teant Pro Se Calendar Location: West Jordan Courthouse Time: Tuesdays at 8:30am Sign up to volunteer for the West Jordan Landlord Tenant Pro Se Calendar, a limited scope legal clinic where attorneys provide advice and representation at a single hearing for pro se individuals. It’s an extremely effective way to do pro bono, and you’re only on the hook for a couple hours. The calendar takes places every Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. at the West Jordan Courthouse, and rotates through all the judges at the court. Click hereto sign up. We’re trying to get three attorney volunteers per week. This calendar is providing a much needed service to pro se individuals involved in immediate occupancy hearings. We will have supervisory attorneys present, so don’t worry if you’re not entirely confident with landlord tenant law yet. We also have a debt collection calendar and family law calendars that function the same way – if you’re interested in those areas of law, reach out and Tyler Needham can get you signed up. To sign up, contact Tyler Needham at Tyler.Needham@utahbar.org.
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 This month the YLD kicked off its 2017 Practice in a Flash free CLE series! Over 50 young lawyers were fortunate to hear from Brooke Ashton, a partner with The Franchise and Business Law Group, where she focuses on franchise law and business opportunity law. Brooke provided us with insight into the contract drafting and negotiating process.
She began with the idea that every contract should tell a story—from the recitals through the main contract terms to the boilerplate provisions. Drafting a contract is chance to set up that story and make it favorable to a client. Brooke suggested looking at other agreements on the same subject matter to get a sense of different provisions and possible language. While she cautioned against relying on another person’s contract, Brooke found not having to reinvent the wheel for each new contract can potentially lead to fewer negotiations, which means less expense to a client. Brooke also gave practical tips about negotiation strategy. She emphasized that before any negotiation we should find out the client's end goals. Ask the client: What do you want to come out of this negotiation? What are you trying to accomplish? We should take actions based on the client's ultimate goals. Clients as well as attorneys can lose sight of the ends goals. It is important to remind both ourselves and the client during the negotiations what you are trying to accomplish. Lastly, Brooke suggested we keep a business perspective because attorneys' legal solutions are only helpful if it works for the business. Because every client and situation varies, young lawyers can show value by helping solve a client's specific problem. She concluded by reminding young lawyers to reach out to mentors when we need guidance or direction when drafting or negotiating. Join us next month for another free CLE featuring a panel of attorneys offering trial preparation and tips.  March Madness is just around the corner. In addition to your NCAA brackets, we’re going to be holding a step challenge. The challenge will start March 13th and end April 9th. We’ll be taking part in the American Public Health Association’s (APHA) 1 Billion Steps Challenge to help them reach 1 billion steps by April 9th. We know regular physical activity like walking can greatly reduce the risk of conditions such as diabetes, obesity, heart disease and cancer. Walking can be relaxing, spiritual, or when we do it together, it can be fun. We’ve created a team called Fit 2 Practice Utah so we can all enjoy walking together. Join our team in APHA’s 1 Billion Steps Challenge today! It’s always more fun when you exercise with others. Take family walks, schedule walking meetings at the office, walk your children to school – the more people who join, the quicker we’ll reach 1 billion steps. Plus, we’ll be encouraging healthy habits among our family, friends and co-workers. There will be prizes at the end! CLE
FREE CLE: Advising Families Facing Deportation Date: March 13, 2017 Time: Noon Location: Large Conference Room A, Main Floor, Matheson Courthouse The Self-Help Center and the State Law Library are experiencing a significant increase in requests from people about what to do to protect their families and assets in case a parent or other family member is suddenly deported. People need accurate, clear information about the legal tools available to them for planning ahead, including minor guardianship, delegation of parental authority, powers of attorney, housing and other contracts, and care plans. Many of these state-based legal issues intersect with immigration law. This CLE aims to inform lawyers volunteering with the Lawyer of the Day program, the commissioner pro se calendars, and the various free legal clinics about available resources and advising people in crisis. Materials will be provided. To register and for further information, contact Mary Jane at maryc@utcourts.gov. Free CLE: Trial Prep and Tips Panel Date: March 16, 2017: Trial Prep. and Tips Panel Location: Federal Courthouse, 351 S. West Temple Time: 12pm-1pm CLE: 1 hour Join Trevor Lang, Torie Finlayson, and Ryan Holton for a panel discussion on trial preparation. Please register here. Registration is capped at 75 people. ABA YLD Mountain West States Regional Summit Date: March 30-April 2 Location: Hotel Albuquerque, Albuquerque, New Mexico The New Mexico YLD is hosting a YLD conference this year. Programming will address law practice and courtroom skills for young lawyers, bar service and leadership, the future of the legal profession in the Mountain West region, and an in-depth discussion of the Uniform Bar and reciprocity. For more information, contact Tomas Garcia at tomas.garcia@modrall.com. Domestic Lawyer's Academy Dates: March 8, March 22, April 5, April 26, or self-study Time: 5:30-6:30pm This is a new opportunity to develop a domestic practice by seeing a pro bono case through the entire process, with support at each step of the way. Cases are available in all judicial districts with trainings held remotely over conference and video call. Utah Legal Services will provide access to newly developed online CLE self-study learning modules along with mentorship from an experienced family law lawyer. To sign up, please email Brooke Robinson, Utah Legal Services Director of Pro Bono at brobinson@utahlegalservices.org or call 801-376-6766 ext. 3524. Fit2Practice CLE: Call for questions YLD will be hosting a CLE in March that will focus on mental, physical, and emotional health. There will be a panelist of three therapists who will answer questions. Please submit any questions on managing stress, dealing with burnout, menal fatigue, setting boundaries with clients, etc., to Jaelynn Jenkins (Jaelynn@mountainwestlaw.com). Networking Bar Review in Utah County Location: BYU Law School's Burn's Memorial Lounge Date: Thursday, March 23, 2017 Time: 5:30-7pm Cost: Free Come join the Litigation Section, Fourth District judges and commissioners, and fellow lawyers. There will be appetizers and beverages. Please RSVP to christy.abad@utahbar.org "And Justice For All" Law Day 5K Run & Walk Location: University of Utah Date: May 6, 2017 YLD will have a team for the 35th Annual “And Justice For All” Law Day 5K Run & Walk, held on May 6, 2017. The cost of the race is $30 per participant (prior to April 27, 2017, $35 thereafter) and alternatives to running or walking the race include participating in an “in absentia” division, a chaise lounge division, a wheelchair division, and a baby stroller division. All proceeds from the race benefit Legal Aid Society of Salt Lake, Disability Law Center, and Utah Legal Services. Last year’s race raised over $50,000 in support of these programs. Please join YLD in supporting this event. To register as a part of YLD please enter YLD17 into the “coupon code” box and click “apply.” In addition to participating in the race and providing to a worthy your cause, your support through using the YLD coupon code will also make YLD eligible to receive a prize for its recruiting efforts. For more information about the Law Day Run and to register for the race, please visit here: http://andjusticeforall.org/law-day-5k-run-walk/. If you experience any difficulties in registering for the race as part of YLD, please contact Jeff Simcox at jsimcox@disabilitylawcenter.org. We hope to see you there! Law Day Luncheon Location: Downtown Salt Lake Marriott, 75 S. West Temple Date: May 1, 2017 Time: 12-1pm We are excited to honor the award recipients and celebrate the theme, “The 14th Amendment: Transforming American Democracy.” Professor Clifford Rosky of the University of Utah’s S.J. Quinney College of Law will be our keynote speaker. Further information about the event and awards will be forthcoming. Professional Development Cybersecurity Awareness Series: Legal Obligations & Best Practices to Protect Intellectual Property from Cyberattacks Location: Adobe (Lehi Campus), 3900 Adobe Way, Lehi, Utah Date: Tuesday, March 14, 2017 Time: 8:30am-3:30pm The Utah Bar Association and Braintrace are presenting a day-long event focusing on industry-led best practices and solutions to protect intellectual property and trade secrets from cybercriminals. Discussions will include laws, regulations, and ethical requirements of law firms; best practices; ensuring your firm and vendors have sufficient cybersecurity measures; insurance; and next-generation technology that will protect against such attacks. Contact Magaji Edwards (MEdwards@Braintrace.com) for registration information. Volunteer Opportunities Serving Our Seniors Date: May 20, 2017 Time: 9-10am (CLE); 10am-12pm (clinic) Location: Draper Senior Center Come learn how to draft durable powers of attorney and health care directives at a free one-hour CLE. Then assist seniors in a clinic drafting those documents. To sign up for the CLE and volunteer at the clinic, or to sign a senior up for an appointment, please email ServingOurSeniorsYLD@gmail.com or call 801-382-9735 and leave a message. Project Street Youth Location: Homeless Youth Resource Center, 888 S. 400 W., Salt Lake City Time: Monday through Friday, 4-6pm Project Street Youth is in need of volunteers during the week from 4 to 6 to simply provide consults. No expertise in any field is necessary. The consults are basically issue spotting, taking down the name and information of the individual, and providing a brief description of the issue, then passing that information to Todd Livingston, the Project Street Youth Chair. The consults are provided on the first floor at a table in the corner in front of the food service area. Please contact Todd Livingston with questions: toddlivingstonlaw@gmail.com. West Jordan Landlord/Teant Pro Se Calendar Location: West Jordan Courthouse Time: Tuesdays at 8:30am Sign up to volunteer for the West Jordan Landlord Tenant Pro Se Calendar, a limited scope legal clinic where attorneys provide advice and representation at a single hearing for pro se individuals. It’s an extremely effective way to do pro bono, and you’re only on the hook for a couple hours. The calendar takes places every Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. at the West Jordan Courthouse, and rotates through all the judges at the court. Click hereto sign up. We’re trying to get three attorney volunteers per week. This calendar is providing a much needed service to pro se individuals involved in immediate occupancy hearings. We will have supervisory attorneys present, so don’t worry if you’re not entirely confident with landlord tenant law yet. We also have a debt collection calendar and family law calendars that function the same way – if you’re interested in those areas of law, reach out and Tyler Needham can get you signed up. To sign up, contact Tyler Needham at Tyler.Needham@utahbar.org. Call for Applications and Articles Call for Applications The YLD Board is looking for individuals to serve as liaisons for central and southern Utah. YLD is also looking for someone who can help with Wills for Heroes. Please submit you resume and cover letter expressing interest to yldutah@gmail.com. Call for Bar Journal Articles If you'd like to publish an article for the YLD section of the Bar Journal, please send a copy of your article ot yldutah@gmail.com Call for Blog Posts YLD will be revamping its website soon. If you have published an article online that we could share or would like to contribute to the YLD blog (through a short 300- to 500-word article about tips for practice or substantive legal analysis), please email your information to yldutah@gmail.com.  Lost among the political debates surrounding Secretary of Education DeVos’s confirmation hearing was a real opportunity to learn what President Trump’s administration’s position is on the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. This is a critical question to many newer attorneys currently working, and law students planning to practice, in the public service or non-profit fields. Congress enacted PSLF in 2007 to provide loan forgiveness for those who work for 10 years (while making 120 payments) in a public service job. Unlike other loan forgiveness programs administered by the Federal government, PSLF fully forgives a borrower’s balance tax-free after ten years. PSLF is designed to make public service jobs more competitive in attracting graduates, who might otherwise choose better paying employment elsewhere. What is often overlooked is the work and the financial sacrifices that PSLF participants are making while working towards their 120 payments. PSLF participants carry the same debt burdens as their private sector colleagues, but work for significantly less as state and local prosecutors and attorneys generals, public defenders, agency counsel, and other critical roles that serve our entire community. Unlike other loan programs, PSLF only applies to those with federal loans, who have remained with their federal servicers. As a result, many are accruing interest at a much higher rate than their peers who may have reconsolidated with a private lender. For example, in the fall of 2011, the consolidated federal loan interest rate was 7.5%, while the private market was offering rates under 5%. This explains why many loan balances are higher for PSLF participants and also results in a larger interim return on investment for the government since most payments do not actually reach the original loan's principal. In October of this year, the first wave of people will become eligible for student loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. Unfortunately, no one knows exactly how many people are eligible for forgiveness under PSLF or how much this tax-free forgiveness will cost the American taxpayers, although some are estimating that it could be north of $12 billion over the next ten years The Department of Education has done a poor job of tracking participation in PSLF and has released cost projections that are riddled with mistakes and unreliable assumptions. These errors have been brought to Congress’s attention and are likely to be used to further justify the program’s overhaul. Others are also speculating that the majority of people enrolled in PSLF are carrying debt from graduate school, which is typically much higher than the average debt load for undergraduate loans. As a result, there is growing concern among PSLF participants that when the first loans are forgiven that the Administration’s and Congress’s reaction will be hasty and short-sighted. Prior proposals discussed capping the amount of forgiveness at $57,7000, which is the maximum an undergraduate may borrow. During his campaign, President Trump proposed consolidating all loan repayment programs so that a participant will not pay more than 12% of their monthly income over 15 years. It is unknown whether this proposal would still provide tax-free forgiveness for public service employees or not. Regardless, any hasty efforts to restructure PSLF will likely have adverse effects to both individuals who have relied on PSLF thus far and the clients that they serve. The reality is that most government workforces are aging and their budgets are shrinking, while the need for talented attorneys increases. Similarly, many non-profits offer young attorneys crucial opportunities for valuable experience, while providing services to those who could not otherwise afford an attorney. However, all struggle to recruit and retain talent because many cannot compete with the private sector’s payscale. PSLF helps level the playing field and our congressional leaders need to hear that message. The societal benefits that these attorneys provide in their jobs is difficult to quantify, but their hard work often results in more efficient government services and ensures that all have equal access to justice. They are your prosecutors, agency counsel, public defenders and advocates for the underprivileged. They work tirelessly to uphold our civic institutions, while relying on the promise of PSLF. Any revisions to the PSLF must consider these civil servants and uphold the promise they have relied on.  Cameron Johnson is an Attorney-Advisor with the Department of Interior’s Office of the Solicitor. The opinions contained in this post are his own. CLE
Free CLE: Practice in a Flash Series March 16, 2017: Trial Prep. and Tips Panel April 27, 2017: Family Law Basics May 18, 2017: Firm and Practice Management Location: Federal Courthouse, 351 S. West Temple Time: 12pm-1pm Registration information forthcoming. ABA YLD Mountain West States Regional Summit Date: March 30-April 2 Location: Hotel Albuquerque, Albuquerque, New Mexico The New Mexico YLD is hosting a YLD conference this year. Programming will address law practice and courtroom skills for young lawyers, bar service and leadership, the future of the legal profession in the Mountain West region, and an in-depth discussion of the Uniform Bar and reciprocity. For more information, contact Tomas Garcia at tomas.garcia@modrall.com. Domestic Lawyer's Academy Dates: March 8, March 22, April 5, April 26, or self-study Time: 5:30-6:30pm This is a new opportunity to develop a domestic practice by seeing a pro bono case through the entire process, with support at each step of the way. Cases are available in all judicial districts with trainings held remotely over conference and video call. Utah Legal Services will provide access to newly developed online CLE self-study learning modules along with mentorship from an experienced family law lawyer. To sign up, please email Brooke Robinson, Utah Legal Services Director of Pro Bono at brobinson@utahlegalservices.org or call 801-376-6766 ext. 3524. Fit2Practice CLE: Call for questions YLD will be hosting a CLE in March that will focus on mental, physical, and emotional health. There will be a panelist of three therapists who will answer questions. Please submit any questions on managing stress, dealing with burnout, menal fatigue, setting boundaries with clients, etc., to Jaelynn Jenkins (Jaelynn@mountainwestlaw.com). Networking Bar Review in Utah County Location: BYU Law School's Burn's Memorial Lounge Date: Thursday, March 23, 2017 Time: 5:30-7pm Cost: Free Come join the Litigation Section, Fourth District judges and commissioners, and fellow lawyers. There will be appetizers and beverages. Please RSVP to christy.abad@utahbar.org Law Day Luncheon Location: Downtown Salt Lake Marriott, 75 S. West Temple Date: May 1, 2017 Time: 12-1pm We are excited to honor the award recipients and celebrate the theme, “The 14th Amendment: Transforming American Democracy.” Professor Clifford Rosky of the University of Utah’s S.J. Quinney College of Law will be our keynote speaker. Further information about the event and awards will be forthcoming. Professional Development Cybersecurity Awareness Series: Legal Obligations & Best Practices to Protect Intellectual Property from Cyberattacks Location: Adobe (Lehi Campus), 3900 Adobe Way, Lehi, Utah Date: Tuesday, March 14, 2017 Time: 8:30am-3:30pm The Utah Bar Association and Braintrace are presenting a day-long event focusing on industry-led best practices and solutions to protect intellectual property and trade secrets from cybercriminals. Discussions will include laws, regulations, and ethical requirements of law firms; best practices; ensuring your firm and vendors have sufficient cybersecurity measures; insurance; and next-generation technology that will protect against such attacks. Contact Magaji Edwards (MEdwards@Braintrace.com) for registration information. Volunteer Opportunities Serving Our Seniors Date: May 20, 2017 Time: 9-10am (CLE); 10am-12pm (clinic) Location: Draper Senior Center Come learn how to draft durable powers of attorney and health care directives at a free one-hour CLE. Then assist seniors in a clinic drafting those documents. To sign up for the CLE and volunteer at the clinic, or to sign a senior up for an appointment, please email ServingOurSeniorsYLD@gmail.com or call 801-382-9735 and leave a message. Project Street Youth Location: Homeless Youth Resource Center, 888 S. 400 W., Salt Lake City Time: Monday through Friday, 4-6pm Project Street Youth is in need of volunteers during the week from 4 to 6 to simply provide consults. No expertise in any field is necessary. The consults are basically issue spotting, taking down the name and information of the individual, and providing a brief description of the issue, then passing that information to Todd Livingston, the Project Street Youth Chair. The consults are provided on the first floor at a table in the corner in front of the food service area. Please contact Todd Livingston with questions: toddlivingstonlaw@gmail.com. West Jordan Landlord/Teant Pro Se Calendar Location: West Jordan Courthouse Time: Tuesdays at 8:30am Sign up to volunteer for the West Jordan Landlord Tenant Pro Se Calendar, a limited scope legal clinic where attorneys provide advice and representation at a single hearing for pro se individuals. It’s an extremely effective way to do pro bono, and you’re only on the hook for a couple hours. The calendar takes places every Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. at the West Jordan Courthouse, and rotates through all the judges at the court. Click hereto sign up. We’re trying to get three attorney volunteers per week. This calendar is providing a much needed service to pro se individuals involved in immediate occupancy hearings. We will have supervisory attorneys present, so don’t worry if you’re not entirely confident with landlord tenant law yet. We also have a debt collection calendar and family law calendars that function the same way – if you’re interested in those areas of law, reach out and Tyler Needham can get you signed up. To sign up, contact Tyler Needham at Tyler.Needham@utahbar.org. Call for Applications and Articles Call for Applications The YLD Board is looking for individuals to serve as liaisons for central and southern Utah. Please submit you resume and cover letter expressing interest toyldutah@gmail.com. Call for Bar Journal Articles If you'd like to publish an article for the YLD section of the Bar Journal, please send a copy of your article ot yldutah@gmail.com Call for Blog Posts YLD will be revamping its website soon. If you have published an article online that we could share or would like to contribute to the YLD blog (through a short 300- to 500-word article about tips for practice or substantive legal analysis), please email your information to yldutah@gmail.com. CLE Free CLE: Practice in a Flash Series March 16, 2017: Trial Prep. and Tips Panel April 27, 2017: Family Law Basics May 18, 2017: Firm and Practice Management Location: Federal Courthouse, 351 S. West Temple, Jury Room 1.309 Time: 12pm-1pm Registration information forthcoming. ABA YLD Mountain West States Regional Summit Date: March 30-April 2 Location: Hotel Albuquerque, Albuquerque, New Mexico The New Mexico YLD is hosting a YLD conference this year. Programming will address law practice and courtroom skills for young lawyers, bar service and leadership, the future of the legal profession in the Mountain West region, and an in-depth discussion of the Uniform Bar and reciprocity. For more information, contact Tomas Garcia at tomas.garcia@modrall.com. Domestic Lawyer's Academy Dates: March 8, March 22, April 5, April 26, or self-study Time: 5:30-6:30pm This is a new opportunity to develop a domestic practice by seeing a pro bono case through the entire process, with support at each step of the way. Cases are available in all judicial districts with trainings held remotely over conference and video call. Utah Legal Services will provide access to newly developed online CLE self-study learning modules along with mentorship from an experienced family law lawyer. To sign up, please email Brooke Robinson, Utah Legal Services Director of Pro Bono at brobinson@utahlegalservices.org or call 801-376-6766 ext. 3524. Fit2Practice CLE: Call for questions YLD will be hosting a CLE in March that will focus on mental, physical, and emotional health. There will be a panelist of three therapists who will answer questions. Please submit any questions on managing stress, dealing with burnout, menal fatigue, setting boundaries with clients, etc., to Jaelynn Jenkins (Jaelynn@mountainwestlaw.com). Professional Development Cybersecurity Awareness Series: Legal Obligations & Best Practices to Protect Intellectual Property from Cyberattacks Location: Adobe (Lehi Campus), 3900 Adobe Way, Lehi, Utah Date: Tuesday, March 14, 2017 Time: 8:30am-3:30pm The Utah Bar Association and Braintrace are presenting a day-long event focusing on industry-led best practices and solutions to protect intellectual property and trade secrets from cybercriminals. Discussions will include laws, regulations, and ethical requirements of law firms; best practices; ensuring your firm and vendors have sufficient cybersecurity measures; insurance; and next-generation technology that will protect against such attacks. Contact Magaji Edwards (MEdwards@Braintrace.com) for registration information. Legislative Developments HB 93: Judicial Nominating Process Amendments Utah State Bar President Robert Rice wrote an op ed in the Salt Lake Tribune opposing HB 93. President Rice has thanked those to have contacted their legislator to oppose HB 93. Please review the bill and the op ed piece, and act as you see fit. Volunteer Opportunities Project Street Youth Location: Homeless Youth Resource Center, 888 S. 400 W., Salt Lake City Time: Monday through Friday, 4-6pm Project Street Youth is in need of volunteers during the week from 4 to 6 to simply provide consults. No expertise in any field is necessary. The consults are basically issue spotting, taking down the name and information of the individual, and providing a brief description of the issue, then passing that information to Todd Livingston, the Project Street Youth Chair. The consults are provided on the first floor at a table in the corner in front of the food service area. Please contact Todd Livingston with questions: toddlivingstonlaw@gmail.com. West Jordan Landlord/Teant Pro Se Calendar Location: West Jordan Courthouse Time: Tuesdays at 8:30am Sign up to volunteer for the West Jordan Landlord Tenant Pro Se Calendar, a limited scope legal clinic where attorneys provide advice and representation at a single hearing for pro se individuals. It’s an extremely effective way to do pro bono, and you’re only on the hook for a couple hours. The calendar takes places every Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. at the West Jordan Courthouse, and rotates through all the judges at the court. Click hereto sign up. We’re trying to get three attorney volunteers per week. This calendar is providing a much needed service to pro se individuals involved in immediate occupancy hearings. We will have supervisory attorneys present, so don’t worry if you’re not entirely confident with landlord tenant law yet. We also have a debt collection calendar and family law calendars that function the same way – if you’re interested in those areas of law, reach out and Tyler Needham can get you signed up. To sign up, contact Tyler Needham at Tyler.Needham@utahbar.org. Call for Applications and Articles Call for Applications The YLD Board is looking for individuals to serve as liaisons for central and southern Utah. Please submit you resume and cover letter expressing interest to yldutah@gmail.com. Call for Bar Journal Articles If you'd like to publish an article for the YLD section of the Bar Journal, please send a copy of your article ot yldutah@gmail.com Call for Blog Posts YLD will be revamping its website soon. If you have published an article online that we could share or would like to contribute to the YLD blog (through a short 300- to 500-word article about tips for practice or substantive legal analysis), please email your information to yldutah@gmail.com.  by Atim Effiong There are so many benefits to exercise, not just to our bodies but also to our productivity. If you are wondering how to fit some exercise into your schedule, here are a couple ways to get you started. #1 Walk to lunch instead of driving. Being outside helps you refocus when you return back to work. #2 Take a quick 2-5 minute break every couple hours to stand up and stretch. You can even do a couple squats here. These exercise breaks are also really great for getting you back into the zone by getting blood flowing through your body again. #3 Take the elevator up to your office and the stairs on the way back down. If it is a lot of stairs, take the elevator halfway, and the stairs the rest of the way. #4 Try a quick 10-15 workout at home once a week in the morning before coming into the office or at lunch.  Atim Effiong is a wellness coach for busy professionals who are ready to fit fitness back into their lives. Atim has a bachelors in Exercise Science, and a master’s in Public Health. She is a certified through the American College of Sports Medicine as an exercise physiologist and is Precision Nutrition Level 1 certified. Atim has had experience working with challenging working populations to get them fit and healthy on their schedule and has researched the effects of various jobs on the working population’s health. She is a Utah native and is growing an appreciation for the outdoors. by Atim Effiong  It is now February. Perhaps you started the year off with some big ambitious fitness goals. But now they have fallen to the way side. Before you let them go for good, here are 3 tips to help you stick with it. #1 Reassess a goal. Is it specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and time-bound? Probably you have heard this before in other aspects of your life, but the same holds true for your health and fitness goals. #2 Put your game plan in place. Often what happens with fitness goals is we focus too much on the outcome (lose 20 lbs, run a 5k). While that is good and all, we want to really focus on the behaviors that are going to get us to the outcome (eating vegetables with dinner a few times a week, exercising 2-3 times a week). #3 Pick one behavior and do it consistently. We are all too busy to try and change everything at once, but small choices lead to big changes. Pick one behavior you know you can do weekly that will help you progress toward your goal. Consistency is more important than perfection.  Atim Effiong is a wellness coach for busy professionals who are ready to fit fitness back into their lives. Atim has a bachelors in Exercise Science, and a master’s in Public Health. She is a certified through the American College of Sports Medicine as an exercise physiologist and is Precision Nutrition Level 1 certified. Atim has had experience working with challenging working populations to get them fit and healthy on their schedule and has researched the effects of various jobs on the working population’s health. She is a Utah native and is growing an appreciation for the outdoors. CLE
Free CLE: Practice in a Flash Series February 16, 2017: Contract Drafting Tips and Negotiations March 16, 2017: Trial Prep. and Tips Panel April 27, 2017: Family Law Basics May 18, 2017: Firm and Practice Management Location: Federal Courthouse, Second Floor Conference Room Time: 12pm-1pm Networking Government Relations Committee Representatives Location: Utah State Bar Law and Justice Center, 645 South 200 East, Salt Lake City, Utah Time: Tuesdays from 12:00 to 1:00, January 17 through March 7 The Government Relations Committee (GRC) reviews bills and assists the Utah State Bar with its legislative advocacy in accordance with Utah Court Rule 14-106. We are currently in need of representatives for the following sections:
Law School to Lawyer Event Location: Utah State Bar (645 S 200 E SLC, UT 84111) Date: January 28, 2017 Time: 9 am- 12 pm Law students from the UofU and BYU will be attending two sessions to learn about the transition from law school to practicing law from attorneys who have been there! One session will include a panel of lawyers there to give advice to law students, share their experiences as law students looking for jobs and as young attorneys, and to answer any questions law students may have about the practice of law. The other session will include resume review, where volunteer lawyers will meet with law students one-on-one to provide them with feedback about their resumes. If you are interested in volunteering to review resumes, please email Whitney Krogue at WKrogue@rqn.com |
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