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UPDATE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION
The State Bar will be mailing orange postcard reminders regarding membership reporting and fees in June for the July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025 fiscal year. Please be sure to log into the membership portal and verify or update your contact information (Bylaw 2.02 (b)) by JUNE 1.
Information that you will need to verify or update include:
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Name of Employer (If sole practitioner, enter the sole practitioner’s name)
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Address of Principal Place of Business
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Telephone and Fax Numbers
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Email Address
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The Employment Law Committee is interested in welcoming new members. If you are interested in joining the Committee and for information on the Committee meetings, contact Wendy Adkins at wgadkins@jacksonkelly.com or Kristina Whiteaker at kwhiteaker@grubblawgroup.com. | |
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WVU College of Law
The WVU College of Law currently seeks to hire a teaching associate professor to lead our General Practice Clinic and up to two visiting associate professors to teach upper-level courses. Our Faculty Appointments Committee, chaired by Professor Caroline Osborne, will review applications on a rolling basis and recommend candidates to the faculty, the Dean, and the University. For more information about each of the positions, please refer to the following links:
Click Here for Teaching Associate Professor - General Practice Clinic
Click Here for Visiting Associate Professors
Submit applications by April 27, 2024
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Request for Public Comment on Proposed
Legal Ethics Opinion - 24-01
The Artificial Intelligence Committee of the Office of Lawyer Disciplinary Counsel is seeking public comment on a proposed legal ethics opinion on the use of Artificial Intelligence ("AI").
All comments must be filed in writing with the Artificial Intelligence Committee, c/o Office of Lawyer Disciplinary Counsel, 4700 MacCorkle Avenue SE, Suite 1200, Charleston, WV 25304 by no later than May 1, 2024.
Click Here to View the Draft Legal Ethics Opinion
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"Tuesday Legal Connect"
Earn FREE CLE Credit Providing Legal Information By Phone!
The State Bar needs volunteer attorneys each Tuesday evening in May from 6-8 p.m. to field legal questions from the public and provide legal information ONLY as part of the "Tuesday Legal Connect" program.
Volunteers from anywhere in the state can take calls remotely from their home, office, etc. All you need is a telephone and a computer/laptop/tablet.
This a great opportunity for solo practitioners, small and medium size law firms (adopt a night), and for those in corporate or government jobs!
Volunteers will receive 1 free pro-bono CLE credit for each two-hour shift completed. The more evenings you volunteer, the more cle credits you can earn! Time spent on volunteering for TLC will be submitted to the State Bar in June 2024.
If you would be interested in helping in May, please email Jenny Saladini as soon as possible at jsaladini@lawv.net
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April 8, 2024 - 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Bridge the Gap Program
Host: West Virginia State Bar Young Lawyer Section
About: Newly admitted members are required to complete a mandatory Bridge-the–Gap Program sponsored by the State Bar within 24 months after admission to the West Virginia State Bar. Any new lawyer admitted to practice between July 1, 2018 and December 31, 2020 has thirty-six months after their date of admission to complete the program due to COVID extension accommodations ordered by the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. All new lawyers admitted on or after January 1, 2021, have twenty-four months after their date of admission to complete the program per Administrative Rule 6.03(a).
Location: Embassy Suites, Charleston, West Virginia
CLE: 7.6 credits including 6.0 in ethics
Cost: Free
Click Here to Register
Registration Extended until April 4, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.
Only newly admitted attorneys who have not previously completed the Bridge the Gap requirement may attend the live course to satisfy the mandatory Bridge the Gap requirements.
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SAVE THE DATE
May 8, 2024
Basic Mediation Training
Host: State Bar ADR Committee
CLE: Pending
Location: Flatwoods Days Inn and Suites and Flatwoods Conference Center, 350 Days Drive, Sutton, WV
Time: 8:30 a.m.
Cost: $150.00
Click Here for Agenda | Click Here to Register
Registration ends May 3, 2024
Information on the Advanced Mediation Training coming soon.
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SAVE THE DATE
May 17-19, 2024
WVJLAP Annual Conference & Retreat
Host: WV Judicial & Lawyer Assistance Program
CLE: 8.4 credits in ethics/law office management/attorney wellness/elimination of bias credits
Location: Stonewall Resort, Roanoke, WV
Time: See Agenda
Cost: See Registration link
Click Here for Agenda \ Click Here to Register
Click Here for Hotel Room Link
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SAVE THE DATE
May 31, 2024
Mountain State Bar Association Annual CLE
Host: Mountain State Bar Association
CLE: Pending
Location: Martinsburg, WV
Time:
Cost:
More information coming soon.
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July 20 – August 3, 2024
CLE Abroad Program:
Oxford, England
Host: University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law in partnership with the West Virginia Bar Association
CLE: 30 hours, including 6 in Ethics
Date: July 20 – August 3, 2024
Platform: Live
Event Highlights: Join us for Oxford Summer School on the British Legal System and Profession where you'll embark on a unique two-week educational expedition to the native home of common law. This international adventure includes optional excursions to Scotland or Ireland. *$500 refundable deposit due by May 1, 2024
Click Here to Register
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