March 1999 Volune 12 No3 - Utah State Bar

CONNIE HOWAR
Meet Connie Howard, the new Continuing
Legal Education Coordinator for the Bar.
In August 1998 she was surprised and
excited to be extended an offer from the
Bar for her current position and began in
September. For the prior seven years
Connie worked as a Legal Assistantlarale-
gal. Most of that time was spent working free-lance. If you are a
thorough reader of the Utah Bar Journal you may have noticed
that she was listed on the staf page from September of 1997
through March of 1998 under the Offce of Professional Con-
duct where she worked as a Legal Assistantlaralegal.
Afer four months as CLE Coordinator Connie tells us that her
position requires the use of al of her Legal Assistantlaralegal
and computer skis. Additionaly, she enjoys seeing attorneys
and support staf she worked with in the past, "at the Bar you
are bound to run into alost everyone within the legal commu-
nity you know and of course, get to know quite a few more."
Besides her work as the CLE Coordinator she is a board mem-
ber on the Legal Assistants' Division of the Bar. With the
creation of the Legal Assistants' Division she believes that "Legal
Assistants/Paralegals are creating an important niche in the
legal community and are enhancing their profession." Connie is
also encouraged with the membership requirements being
implemented the next renewal session, July 1999. She feels that
every Legal Assistantlaralegal meeting the requirements should
inquire and join the Division and then participate.
Born and raised with an older brother in northern Wyoming she
moved to Salt Lake in 1988. She has three chidren ages 17, 14 and
10 and is married to a Salt Lake City criminal defense attorney.
SADIE EYR
Any person applying for admission to the
Utah State Bar has the pleasure of speak-
ing with Sadie Eyre. Sadie, a new face at
the Bar is Admissions Assistant. She is
bright and enthusiastic as she greets each
question. Twce a year (historiCaly, at
least 94% of the time) she can say to the
other person on the telephone "you passed." Sadie came to the
Bar from Sutherland Title Company. Prior to this, Sadie was a
High School graduate. She graduated a year early from
Springve High School where she had interests in alost every-
thing. Specifcaly, she participated in drama and was a
cheerleader.
She recently moved out into an apartment with a few girlfriends.
Sadie says there isn't much of a diference living away from home
because there were al girls at home too. Sadie is the youngest
of five girls where each is completely diferent, despite their
similar looks. Currently, she enjoys working out at the local gym
where she plans to meet the man of her dreams. She also loves
the outdoors - biking, hiking, rollerblading, and sking.
Sadie had an early New Year's resolution not to drive. Due to
her three car accidents this past year, she advises that it is best
to deal with her in the offce, and stay away from her on the
roads. Her spunky personalty and dramatic liestyle keep her
coworkers entertained. She loves working for Darla Murphy,
Admssions Admistrator, from whom she says she learns a lot.
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