Aug 04 2009
Rookie Attorneys
Fox 13 in Salt Lake City Utah reports that the Utah Supreme Court will implement a new program for rookie attorneys. This program will pair new lawyers with veteran mentors to help them navigate the legal world, from how to go through metal detectors at the court house to how to find the building in the first place. Stephen Owens, recently elected Utah State Bar president, is implementing the mandatory New Lawyer Training Program.
He says Utah’s bar is young — many are recent law school graduates — and the training new lawyers get could be essential. Utah Supreme Court Justice Christine Durham says she hopes the new program will give lawyers better training in ethics, civility and professionalism.
This program is the only one of its kind, it is mandatory for all those that pass the bar in Utah and those attorneys that move to Utah and have practiced less than 2 years.
