The 2025 Leadership Institute will run from February to October, with the first meetings held February 20-22, 2025. In an effort to achieve diversity among the participants, qualified individuals from groups underrepresented in the bar, from different backgrounds, large and small law firms, the private and public sectors, different practice areas, and different areas of the state are encouraged to apply. Applicants must have practiced law for not less than three years and for not more than 9 years as of January 1, 2025, based upon first admission to any state bar. To learn more about the Leadership Institute and to apply, click here.
The next Family Law LP Subject Matter Exam will be held on Friday, December 20th. To be included in this cohort, applications are due by Friday, October 18th. Please see the LP page for more information.
The case management systems for Oregon’s circuit courts and tax court will be offline from 5:00 pm Friday, October 4th to 8:00 am Monday, October 7th to allow for an upgrade. Further, all Oregon courts will limit hearings on Oct. 7, and will be closed on Tue. Oct. 8. It is highly recommended that attorneys who have hearings on Oct. 7th or 9th submit all documents by Wednesday, Oct. 2nd to ensure that the court has timely access. Members with business before the court that first week of October can find details here. Questions can be directed to Sam DuPree at the judicial department at L.S.Dupree@ojd.state.or.us.
The Oregon State Bar seeks public and member comment on three items, including 1) amendments to the new Rules of Licensure that will go into effect on January 1, 2025; 2) amendments to Bar Rule of Procedure 3.2 addressing the involuntary transfer of a bar member to inactive status when deemed mentally ill or incapacitated; and 3) amendments to Rule of Professional Conduct 1.16(a), addressing suspected usage of a lawyer’s services for criminal conduct. Please identify the subject of comments in the subject line, and send to feedback@osbar.org by October 30, 2024.
OSB and our partners are now testing Oregon Law Help, a new website where low-income Oregonians can find civil legal information and free or affordable legal help. During this soft-launch phase, OSB is collecting user feedback to help make the site the best it can be. View the in-progress site here and use this form to share your feedback or suggestions.
