The State Bar of New Mexico will be hosting the 2023 Annual Meeting at the Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort & Spa on July 27 - 29 and will feature a keynote address from New York University School of Law Professor Anthony C. Thompson on July 28. Discounted Early Bird Registration will begin in early April.

Equal Access to Justice helps ensure that New Mexicans are not denied justice due to an inability to afford it. Through an annual campaign, Equal Access to Justice raises unrestricted, noncompetitive funds for civil legal aid organizations. These funds help support New Mexico Legal Aid, New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty and DNA People’s Legal Services in their critical work providing essential legal services and advocacy. Donate before March 31 to help meet this year’s goal (98% of the way there!). Contributions are tax-deductible and help fulfill your pro-bono obligations by supporting civil legal services. Please visit www.eaj-nm.org for more information about how you can assist Equal Access to Justice and its initiatives.

Celebrate Women's History Month with a free CLE, "Presence, Progress, and Health: Building Women's Resistance in the Legal Profession," sponsored by the New Mexico Black Lawyers Association with lunch provided by the Equity in Justice Program. This session will explore some of the data on how and why women are staying or leaving the profession and ideas regarding how law firms and other organizations can create healthier and more just work environments for women. The CLE will take place in-person from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. on March 27 and will be located in the State Bar Center. Members who take the course will receive 1.0 EP credit. If you are an individual with a disability that requires accommodation for communication, please email amanda.parker@sbnm.org.

re:Search®NM to Replace Secured Odyssey Public Access (SOPA) 

The Judiciary is migrating all current Secured Odyssey Public Access (SOPA) accounts to re:Search®NM on Friday, April 7, 2023. If you currently have a SOPA account, no action needs to be taken ahead of time. re:Search®NM is a software application that replaces SOPA and provides access to Odyssey court case information and free documents to registered users based on guidelines developed by the New Mexico Supreme Court and the Online Access Subcommittee of the Judicial Technology Council per Supreme Court Order. Self-represented litigants and attorneys have been able to use the new software application since 2019. Expect to see several preliminary email announcements, including instructions for accessing the re:Search®NM account on the April 7, 2023 launch date. Training videos and user guides for re:Search®NM will be available on the NM Courts website on April 7, 2023 as well.

The State Bar of New Mexico Access to Justice Fund Grant Commission now seeks grant applications from nonprofit organizations that provide civil legal services to low income New Mexicans within the scope of the State Plan. Upon review of the applications, the Grant Commission will make the final decision regarding applicants to be awarded grants and the amount of each grant.

The Request for Proposals can be found at https://www.sbnm.org/Leadership/Commissions/Access-to-Justice-Fund-Grant-Commission. Contact Donna Smith at donna.smith@sbnm.org.